spotting/bloody show?

"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message
news
Hi there ya'll, a quick question... and of course this is all subject to
change for each woman involved, but when is it normal for bloody show to
start? I am just now coming up to 37 weeks with my first baby, and it
seems
quite early for me, but I am definitely spotting. It is not heavy blood,
so
I am not too concerned, but if it is too early for me to be having bloody
show, is spotting normal during this stage? Any info would be
appreciated.

Alicia


I started having a bloody show on my due date and had to be induced 12 days
after that. IIRC you can start having a bloody show a few weeks before
actually going into labour. A bloody show will be a blood tinged mucous
discharged. Have you recently had an internal exam at all? This can cause a
bit of a bloody show as well. I'd wager a guess that you are on your way and
you will at least not be overdue which is a very good thing :-) Good luck
and be sure to let us all know when you have the baby. If you need anything
before or after you have the baby feel free to give me a call, I'm only a
few blocks from you!

Take care,
Nadene

I went into labor 24 hours after I lost my mucus plug.


"Plissken" thought everything was going well until Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:46:32
GMT, when "Plissken" wrote the following to misc.kids.pregnancy :

"Alicia Elliott" wrote in message
news
Hi there ya'll, a quick question... and of course this is all subject to
change for each woman involved, but when is it normal for bloody show to
start? I am just now coming up to 37 weeks with my first baby, and it
seems
quite early for me, but I am definitely spotting. It is not heavy blood,
so
I am not too concerned, but if it is too early for me to be having bloody
show, is spotting normal during this stage? Any info would be
appreciated.

Alicia


I started having a bloody show on my due date and had to be induced 12 days
after that. IIRC you can start having a bloody show a few weeks before
actually going into labour. A bloody show will be a blood tinged mucous
discharged. Have you recently had an internal exam at all? This can cause a
bit of a bloody show as well. I'd wager a guess that you are on your way and
you will at least not be overdue which is a very good thing :-) Good luck
and be sure to let us all know when you have the baby. If you need anything
before or after you have the baby feel free to give me a call, I'm only a
few blocks from you!

Take care,
Nadene



---
"Most people are pantywaists.
Exercise is good for you."

-EMMA 'GRANDMA' GATEWOOD,
at age 67 first woman to thru-hike
the Appalachian Trail (1955), 1887-1973

Usually pretty normal you really should talk to your health care provider
though.