We also offer antenatal courses which are a great way to find out more about birth, labour and life with a new baby. Our support line offers practical and emotional support with feeding your baby and general enquiries for parents, members and volunteers: 03. However, a mucus plug tinged with blood (your doctor or midwife may call it the bloody show) is a sign youll meet your baby pretty soon. However, if it’s accompanied by more blood loss, or if the plug itself is very bloody, then give the midwife or antenatal ward a call to ask for advice. You don’t normally need to tell your midwife about it. The mucus plug can be stringy mucous or sticky discharge. A mucus plug is whitish in consistency, odorless, and may have a tinge of blood while a vaginal discharge can have different colors and may have unpleasant odor attributes. The mucus plug is usually clear, slightly pink or blood-tinged in color. A vaginal discharge occurs at different phases of pregnancy up to the post partum stage. Or it could be in smaller pieces which come away over several hours or more. A mucus plug dissolves before the start of pregnancy. It could be in one single piece, like a blob of gel. Because most women produce more vaginal discharge during pregnancy than at other times, the mucus plug may be difficult to detect. When you are losing the mucus plug, You’ll notice it on your underwear or on toilet paper after going to the loo. Estrogen-like supplements such as soy (non-processed such as miso, tamari or tempeh, rather than soy protein bars and soy powders) or phyto-estrogens as well as aggressive hydration may contribute positively to vaginal health. However, because during pregnancy, a womans vagina often secretes a white mucus. This article isn’t about any type of discharge (such as that from an infection), but specifically, cervical mucus. You’ll see it as a jelly-like substance, which might be clear or slightly pink or streaked with a small amount of blood. The most obvious clinical sign of cervical mucus plug is mucus discharge. You might be asked ‘have you had a show?’ if the midwife is assessing you in early labour. The mucus plug might come out all at once, gradually, or you might not. The plug coming away is known as ‘having a show’. When labor nears, the cervix starts to open wider, discharging the mucus into the vagina. "If your mucus plug is very bloody, do give your midwife a call." What is 'a show' in pregnancy? It loosens and comes away fully any time near the end of your pregnancy, from between about two weeks to a few hours before you begin contractions (although some women may never notice it at all). This ‘plug’ acts as an additional barrier, protecting your baby from bacteria. You may lose it if it is not your first pregnancy because you may dilate early when you are on a second or subsequent pregnancy.
Having it dislodged during exam does not mean labor is beginning. During pregnancy, your cervix is ‘sealed’ by a plug of mucus, which normally stays in place until the start, or close to the start, of labour. You may lose your mucus plug during routine vaginal exam.
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