mucus plug

Hi everyone,hope yas are all well,im 34 weeks pregnant today,but last monday after i came back from the shops,i went to the toilet and when i wiped,there was a blob of bright orange jelly(tmi sorry).I rang my hospital and they told me to go in and be checked over,they said my cervix was closed and they couldnt be sure if i was leaking amniotic fluid,but i had lost some of my mucus plug and it could be days or weeks until i went into labour,i was just wondering if anyone else had lost part of there mucus plug this early and if so,how long before they actually gave birth,thanks in advance x

[Gili]

It's been a while.  I remember losing my mucus plug a month of so before going into labor.  Unfortunately, mucus plug doesn't really tell you if labor is imminent.  Even dropping, dilated or fully effaced is not.  When those really painful contractions comes, you'll know labor is coming.

[carmelazap]

I am pregnant with my third baby. I didn't lose my plug with my first baby until i was in the hospital, in labor, and they had to break my water for me. I don't recall losing it at all with my second baby, who is now 2 1/2. My water actually broke on its own with the second one..but I never saw any signs of a mucus plug before that. And I am 32 weeks along now with this one. So, I am not really sure if it has anything to do with when your baby will come.