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When you are pregnant you have a mucus plug that is there to stop bacteria entering your uterus and harming the baby. As you approach your due date and your cervix thins and dilates, the mucus plug can come out. It is just like a big bit of goo. Some women report seeing it fall into the toilet. Some women never notice it go. And sometimes it is still there when you go into labour. You can lose your plug up to two weeks before you go into labour, but it is one of the "signs" that your time is near.
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I was wondering if anyone knew if it is possible to lose your mucus plug when your cervix is closed?
well, your cervix is closed when you loose your mucus plug. When your mucus plug comes out, that means that your cervix is starting to deface and dialate.
How soon should you see a doctor when you lose your mucus plug?
As soon as possible, as losing your mucus plug can be fatal within 24 hours.
Will walking make you lose your mucus plug?
In the later stages of pregnancy, yes it can
Do you spot before you lose your mucus plug?
Some women do depending on how sensitive their cervix is
You lost your mucus plug with your first does that mean you will with your second also?
I did not lose mine with the second or at least it was not a noticeable loss. I am now expecting my 3rd, 34 weeks tomorrow. I am wondering if I will lose it this time or not?
Is there a way that you can lose your Mucus Plug and not know it?
Yes. Cause even tho you lose it most woman don't notice.
Does the mucus plug always come out before water breaks?
Yes, I did with my first baby. I was waiting and waiting for that mucas plug to fall out until one night my water broke. Came as a big surprise but I preferred it that way. No thinking oh it is almost time, IT WAS TIME!!
If you've already lost your mucus plug and you have strong pains in your pelvis and legs at 36 weeks pregnant could you in labor?
as soon as you lose your mucus plug you should go to the hospital cause the baby is on its way
Can you do anything to help lose your mucus plug?
You can't remove a mucous plug yourself. Your mucous plug comes out naturally shortly before you go into labor. You cant remove it but you can help it along. My OB told me sex was a good way that the semen helps losen it.
When you lose your mucus plug can you start contractions?
The mucus plug can be lost several days, or even a week before labor starts, so not necessarily.
Should you immediately talk to your doctor after you lose your mucus plug?
Yes! Immediately! Losing your mucous plug means that your water is about to break and you are about to go into labor.
If you are a fingertip dilated does that mean your mucus plug is gone now?
Not always. The mucus plug would stretch across a finger tip. As dilation continues it will be washed away with normal fluids.
