whats that slimy jelly!

[trish12]

Hi all, guess ur getting used to seeing my name crop up abit by now,lol. was just wondering if anyone who is in the later stages like 35wks plus has lost any slimy mucus like jelly, i dont think its a show coz there aint no blood in it. my babys head is engaged somewhat , could it be the pressure on my cervix do you think or things getting ready for labour?

It sounds like your mucus plug is shifting....it doesn't mean labour is around the corner - some people can lose their plug a good few weeks before labour starts but its a sign that things are going in the right direction! Wa-hey! Keep an eye out for any blood though and if so, report to midwife etc

PS Mine came out three days before I actually gave birth and labour had just started....

well that sounds positve but will try not to get my hopes up, ive got nearly 3wks to go but if i go over it could be four or five weeks, oh god i hope not!! but its my second so cant see that happening, heres hoping anyway

You never know with this whole birth thing! I expected my waters to break and they never did! Even when they broke them for me, nothing came out! Was gutted as was hoping to lose a good few pounds that way!!! ha ha!!

lol, yeah that would be good, ive put on nearly 3stone since ive been preggers , was only 8st before and im only 5ft 3 , been told to expect an 8pounder if i go full term, but most of it is my baby and boobs, ive got big boobs anyway, but theyve gone of the bloody ritcher scale i think, theyre huge!!! my fellas not complaining tho

I'm 5ft 2" and I put on 4st during pg!! Was constantly hungry!!! DS came out at 7lb 2.5oz....I still have 2st to lose Worth it though!

Am excited on your behalf! Do you know what you are having and how old is your other LO now?

Really does sound like your show TBH. It is exactly like that: mucous jelly. doesnt have to have blood in it at all. sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.

Mine came out a bit a week before being induced, which was at 34+4 for medical reasons. The rest came out the morning I was being induced, before I had the prostin!

Im having a girl this time round, my little boy would have been 9 now, but sadly passed away just over two years ago, due to a genetic condition, so as you can imagine my emotions along with extra preggers hormones are going haywire!! im so looking forward to the birth and having my baby in my arms, coz i really miss bieng a hands on mum, but at the same time im sad because i wish my boy was here to see her, but i know he is looking down on us, so theres comfort in that, sorry but when people ask that question i tend to go into overdrive and end up telling them my life story

oh , i hope your right susie, im gonna start getting excited now, best get my rasberry leaf out , lol !!!

Trish - wow..... Hope haven't upset you - didn't realise as have only been here a year so wouldn't know what happened in past etc

no its fine, ive only been coming on here for a few days myself and i dont bring up the subject unless im asked about other kids etc, but im used to it now , but sometimes u still get surprised if u know wat i mean