Is the 'plug' always tinged with blood?

Jayneypops · Apr 1st, 2012, 12:01 PM

Hi,
I am 39 weeks + 5 days and for the past couple of days Ive had a few potentially early labour signs:

Increased lower back pain
Period-like stomach cramps low down
Urinating every 10/15 mins
Diarehea (sorry abt spelling!)

Anyway, today I have noticed that I have A LOT more discharge than normal, its fairly thick and creamy coloured (sorry if thats TMI!). I'm wondering if it could be the mucus plug coming out gradually?

Does the plug always have blood in?

LostAndAlone · Apr 1st, 2012, 15:07 PM

It usually does but you could have had it down the loo without even noticing it and the increase in discharge is also a sign of labour. I never noticed a show with my 1st labour but i was getting loads of discharge then the contractions started! I had a show about 3 weeks before i had my 2nd dd but nothing happened after that then all i had in actual labour was the contractions. My waters never went with either til in hospital and on the bed lol. xx

momof2babies · Apr 1st, 2012, 19:12 PM

it doesn't always mine didn't either time however like LostAndAlone said it is a sign of labor

NaturalMomma · Apr 1st, 2012, 19:52 PM

No, the plug can be yellowish, greenish, brownish, pinkish, bloody, clear, white, etc. If it is with blood it's called a bloody show.

KerryH1986 · Apr 2nd, 2012, 15:31 PM

I didn't :-)

princess2406 · Apr 4th, 2012, 06:44 AM

I lost my mucus plug the morning before me labour started in the evening and it was like a snotty colour - yuk! sorry tmi! I then had my bloody show in the evening but by that point I was 3-4cm dialated x

mamaduke · Apr 10th, 2012, 20:31 PM

My mucus plug came out long before (a few days) my bloody show started.

Apr 1st, 2012, 12:01 PM	#1
Jayneypops Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 538	Is the 'plug' always tinged with blood? Hi, I am 39 weeks + 5 days and for the past couple of days Ive had a few potentially early labour signs: Increased lower back pain Period-like stomach cramps low down Urinating every 10/15 mins Diarehea (sorry abt spelling!) Anyway, today I have noticed that I have A LOT more discharge than normal, its fairly thick and creamy coloured (sorry if thats TMI!). I'm wondering if it could be the mucus plug coming out gradually? Does the plug always have blood in?

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LostAndAlone Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,733	It usually does but you could have had it down the loo without even noticing it and the increase in discharge is also a sign of labour. I never noticed a show with my 1st labour but i was getting loads of discharge then the contractions started! I had a show about 3 weeks before i had my 2nd dd but nothing happened after that then all i had in actual labour was the contractions. My waters never went with either til in hospital and on the bed lol. xx

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Apr 1st, 2012, 19:12 PM	#3
momof2babies Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: us Posts: 192	it doesn't always mine didn't either time however like LostAndAlone said it is a sign of labor

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NaturalMomma Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,592	No, the plug can be yellowish, greenish, brownish, pinkish, bloody, clear, white, etc. If it is with blood it's called a bloody show.

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KerryH1986 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 77	I didn't :-)

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princess2406 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 2,031	I lost my mucus plug the morning before me labour started in the evening and it was like a snotty colour - yuk! sorry tmi! I then had my bloody show in the evening but by that point I was 3-4cm dialated x

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mamaduke Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Ohio, US Posts: 1,845	My mucus plug came out long before (a few days) my bloody show started.

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