How soon after you lost your mucus plug did you go into labor?

Question

I know there’s a million posts on this but just wondering for those that have given birth before, was it soon after? Days? Weeks? I’m 36 weeks and I think I lost some today. Had cervix checked yesterday and she said I’m 0 cm but cervix is very very soft.

Answer

Mucus plug doesn't mean much on its own. You can lose piece throughout and it regenerates. Bloody show is a different story. It's mucus plug mixed with blood. This means labor is a few hours to a few days away. That said I was induced with my first and never saw my bloody show. I went into spontaneous labor with my second and again no bloody show. I went in with a bulging bag of water and they still had to manually break it once I hit 10 cm. So it's also possible to go into labor without water breaking or having a bloody show.

Answer

I lost it at 10pm on my due date and labour began 30 mins later.

How soon after you lost your mucus plug did you go into labor?

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