OK, I've looked this up online as have been a bit worried since my bath this morning when I found stringy mucus when getting washed. There were a few discriptions of it ranging from 'it looks a bit like snot' to 'creamish stringy substance tinged with blood'. Many websites say that you can lose it in bits over the course of a few weeks or all at once. One website said if you lose it prior to 36 wks and it's blood tinged to call the Dr. No websites give any indication of the volume of mucus that comes out. I'm 35+6 and as I said, I found stringy mucus when I was getting washed in the bath this morning. I've never had anything like it before and it was a sort of opaque creamy kind of coulur, no traces of blood. How do I know A) if this is the mucus plug or not, B) if it's all of it or part of it? and C) should I be worried at losing it so early?? Any help or advice at all would be most appriciated!! Thanks Leigh & 35+6 wk bump

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Hi, I would get checked over by your midwife. If it is the plug you're a bit early, or if its a discharge because of an infection then you'll need to get medicine of some description. Give ya midwife a call would be my advice. Nat and 37+2 wk bump.

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Hi, mine looked like 'I'd blown my nose in my knickers'! - so I told my hubby anyhow! No blood & there wasn't any more over next days. I was 36+4 - 3 days later I went into 'proper' labour & had him. He was also my 1st. I would give your midwife a ring in morn & see what she says. - Mind I saw mine 2days later & she still said I'd be a full term girl. 2 days later 3wk early boy! Good luck x

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hi i had exactly the same thing a couple of wks before i had my baby and i thought it was the plug! turned out it wasnt still dont know what it was but when i did lose the plug prior to labour the desciption of it looked someone with a heavy cold had blown their nose in my knickers quite disgusting really my midwife said it could have been a bit breaking of who knows, good luck anyway and get some rest incase it is the start of labour

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sounds to me like mucus plug coming away in bits get it checked out at midwifes asap .x good luck happy labouring thats if ur not away by now lol

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