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187316 tn?1386356682

How soon after BLOODY SHOW did you go into labor?

Im not talking about thr mucus plug since ive been loosing that for weeks upon weeks but this morning I had what can only be described as the "bloody show" (tmi I know) where huge globs of bright red mucus came out after I felt like I needed to go #2. After this ive had back pain and light contractions and just now I went to the bathroom and again more of that bloody stuff came out. Ugh. I didnt get the "bloody show" until my water broke last time I was pregnant so im curious to know how soon after getting it people went into labor? Also I had a membrane sweep yesterday so could this just be a side effect and mean nothing? Tomorrow I will be 39 weeks.
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1123420 tn?1350561158
Mine happend at about 2:30 pm. while in labor already and had my baby at 2:27am!!! like someone else mentioned bloody show is different from mucus plug, i lost my mucus plug for like a month and a half before labor.   Good luck!! hope its very soon
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i was 23hrs after my show
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1303813 tn?1303159362
Awh congrats to herr :)

I was talking to her yesterday about the blood, said it might be her show.. she said nooooo its from her membrane sweepp.

:) Hope they are both okay!

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That bloody show is definitely a good sign of labor. Woo hoo!!! Welcome Navy!!!
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1194973 tn?1385503904
That's wonderful news. Congrats on the birth of Navy!!! Hope you both are doing well. :)
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1035252 tn?1427227833
She's already had her baby since posting this...welcome, Navy Autumn! Apparently it was less than 24hrs from bloody show to birth for her, LOL!
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