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Questions about membrane sweep in the 38th week?

Yesterday my doctor checked me for the first time and I was 1cm dilated and then she did a quick membrane sweep. It hurt like hell.

She told me I might have some bleeding (yesterday) and I did but only for an hour or so after the procedure was completed.

I did have some brown stuff come out in little bits at a time.

If you have ever started your period and lined your panties with a napkin or toilet paper until you got a hold of a tampon and the paper kind of breaks up and little pieces stick to everything.. that is what it looked like only it was a brown color.

then this morning I checked to see if i had any discharge or the brown papery stuff and I didn't so i went about my business and baked some muffins.. then I checked again and there was this disgusting huge glob of yucky-ness there. Half of it was clearish-yellow and the other half was brown.. but the brown part had the same consistency as when you pass a small clot of blood during your period.. almost like hard-ish.

Am i right to assume that was the remainder of my mucus plug? I don't know what else it could be.

Also, have any of you been this far along and not had any painful contractions? Not even braxton hicks.

I can feel when my stomach tightens but it doesn't really hurt unless it tightens when the baby as a foot in my ribs or something.

Do you think i'll go into labour soon? She is sweeping my membranes again on Monday if i don't go in this week. She is trying to progress my labour without actual "induction" because I have breathing issues now because I'm really short, and baby is going to be one of the bigger ones it seems.. he has dropped and i still can't breathe.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Based on what you described, it definitely sounds like you lost part of your mucous plug. I had my membranes swept with my first three babies and you are right, it hurts like hell!! I had a little bit of discharge that same day and the next morning I would loose a little bit of my plug. Sometimes it takes two to three "sweeps" to get it all out. When it comes out it means your cervix is softening and labor could start several hours or several weeks later. With me it was always about two weeks. As for the contractions, I have had BH contractions starting around 5 months each time. Some can be quite painful but if they start coming regularly, you should call your doctor if they meet her timetable guidelines. Good luck, I am so excited for you!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes... it will be soon.

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