Bit of a TMI question....
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Topic: Bit of a TMI question....
Posted By: J0DIE
Subject: Bit of a TMI question....
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:29am
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hi, just wondering if anyone could help me out, but what exactly does a "show" look like? think i may have had a bit of a show yesterday afternoon followed by lots of BH some with lowerbelly and back pain. Was no blood just REALLY REALLY THICK kind of mucus. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:32am
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Thick, gooey mucus - clearish in colour, with a hint of pink (from what I can remember). -------------   
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Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:37am
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Sounds very "showy" to me.
I had 24 hours of lower back pains (very regular and increased in strength) then I got a very thick mucus with a tinge of red and brown blood. Within 6 hours I was 4cm dilated and in full labour. GOOD LUCK! 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:44am
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I see you still have a few weeks to go so thought I would let you know that it is normal to have a show even a couple of weeks before labour starts, but I would contact your m/w just to let her now. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: J0DIE
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:45am
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thanks, have a mw appointment this afternoon so see what she thinks. was clearish colour with a bit of very light brown wasn't that much, had 2 small amounts within an hour of each other tho. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 10:56am
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Yea that does sound like a show - from what i can remember... mine was like that. ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 11:04am
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certainly sounds like a show....mine was clear, thick mucus, almost snot like didn't know it was there until i went to the toilet and it was enough to need 3 wipes to get it all. that was saturday morning, went into labour monday. but as cuppatea said, it can still be 2-3wks before anything happens.......let us know what your mw says ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: J0DIE
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 11:09am
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SNOT! Thats exactly how i was going to explain it!!!
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 11:23am
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snot - exactly... if you think of it as a mucus plug i think that explains it better than "show". ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 2:04pm
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I was going to say SNOT too The amount varies from person to person from a little bit to a huge amount. Mine was the huge amount, followed by waters breaking and then birth 3.5hrs later. But as the others have said it can still be a couple of weeks till anything happens. -------------  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 5:04pm
Yup that's it! It can be a variety of colours but I recall Briona's being like a thick latex glove  -------------  |
Posted By: J0DIE
Date Posted: 14 February 2008 at 1:26pm
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well i saw my MD and told her about it and she said NOTHING! So guess i just sit back and enjoy the ride.
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