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Bloody Show? Posted: 12-05-07 11:52am
I'm 39 weeks pregnant. Last night, I had
what I think is the bloody show. I had
lost most of the mucus plug a few weeks
ago. It was globby and snotty looking but
not blood-tinged. Around 3 AM this
morning, I had discharge with flecks of
blood in it. DH and I hadn't DTD in a
couple of days and I haven't had much
spotting with sex anyway and when it did
happen, it was more pinkish discharge, not
blood colored, and it's been since Monday
at my last OB exam and I doubt it is from
that (my doctor's internal exams are very
gentle). The one time I spotted after my
internal exam, it was also pinkish in
color and that same day. I'm hoping maybe
this is the start of something!
I haven't been having regular
contractions, just off/on BH contractions.
I've been having more AF-like cramping and
backaches (but all very mild, nothing to
rush to the hospital about). I'm hoping,
hoping, hoping this means labor will be
around the corner.
Does it sound like this could be the
bloody show? For BTDT moms, how long
after the bloody show did labor begin?
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Ingi
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Posted: 12-05-07 11:56am
It depends on how long from the bloody
show to labor - no one is the same. This
could also be from when your doctor
checked you - since they have to insert
their finger into your cervix to see if it
is dilated. When they check you, sometimes
things get 'stirred' up!
This could be it though! Good luck!
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fairytale007
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Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1379 Location: Denver, CO USA
Posted: 12-05-07 17:49pm
Sounds like the same thing I've had the
past 2 days from when my doctor stripped
my membranes.
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young Girl
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Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 13932 Location: everythings better in, texas USA
I was induced at 37 weeks & I had a
bloody show in the early stages of labour,
a few hours after the doctor got things
going. My daughter was born about 12 hours
after I had the show.
There isn't long to go now, no matter what
happens!
