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How Long After The Mucus Plug Comes Out Does Labor Start?

36 weeks pregnant, 3rd baby, IUGR, 2 cm dilated last week. Crampy and feels like I have a baseball between my legs! Can see bulge of head in pubic area. First 2 pregnancies at 37 weeks. Mucus plug already lost! How much longer??? I'm so uncomfortable and the pressure is intense at times....
Fri, 8 Aug 2014
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since this is ur 3rd baby, exact timing would be difficult even if u r 2 cm dilated because after 1 normal vaginal delivery, os never gets competely closed , it does not mean onset of labour. but since u hve lost mucus plug and its 3rd baby, u can go in labour 1-2 days also, as well as duration of labour will be small in this pregnancy than previous 2.
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How Long After The Mucus Plug Comes Out Does Labor Start?

since this is ur 3rd baby, exact timing would be difficult even if u r 2 cm dilated because after 1 normal vaginal delivery, os never gets competely closed , it does not mean onset of labour. but since u hve lost mucus plug and its 3rd baby, u can go in labour 1-2 days also, as well as duration of labour will be small in this pregnancy than previous 2.