there's different kinds of mec... there's when the baby pooped a while ago and tinged the water greenish or yellowish, but the water is still essentially clear. that's not really much to get excited about.
then there's the pea-soup mec, which is pretty scary... the baby has recently evacuted its bowels.
if i saw the first type, i wouldn't worry. but when you can see particulate matter, or if the water itself is full of mec, then i'd look for assistance. it means the baby is compromised and needs some help.
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then there's the pea-soup mec, which is pretty scary... the baby has recently evacuted its bowels.
if i saw the first type, i wouldn't worry. but when you can see particulate matter, or if the water itself is full of mec, then i'd look for assistance. it means the baby is compromised and needs some help.
k
My ds was born hours after some, um, activity between dh and I. It's the best way to start things up. Happy birthing, whether today or a week from now~! 
You can do it!
My ds was transverse until a few hours before my water broke at 34 weeks. I remember telling my dh before we went to bed that the baby had turned and was head down and a few hours later at 2:33 am my water broke. Baby was born unassisted at 6:04 am into my arms. 
i haven't posted too much on this thread, but have been following it voraciously. my dh and i plan to uc and just started ttc less than a week ago...but i think i may be a few days pg!! 
: i'm not going to take a preg. test. i remember when blueviolet was writing that she may be pg, but wasn't taking a test. it was fun to follow. (i love all the like-mindedness that pops up on this thread) i want be to tuned in and find out gradually. i think that besides being a gentle transition, it can only help me have a better pregnancy and birth--you know, paying attention inside, instead of to measurements and tests and such. still, the reality after planning to ttc for soo long, for it to be possible so fast is 
even though i just did a search on mdc and read that the blood can be normal, i was driving a huge backhoe for a few hrs yesterday and that can be really bumpy and jerky, so i'm wondering if that's the culprit. i'm wondering if i should keep doing it, but we only have it rented for a couple more days, and it's such hard work, i can't really let my dh trash his body by doing it *all*...and i figure some women don't know for weeks or months, and do things they wouldn't do if they knew...i'm trying to find a rationale for getting the work done! what do you all think?
) altogether. my dh and i aren't even planning on telling his family we're pg for a few months at least, much less uc. he's close to his family, but they're so straight-laced and controlling. i won't let them control me and have no qualms about telling them where i'm at with some of their comments, but i try to bite my tongue for my dh's sake. watching me speak up for myself has triggered dh to try to advocate for himself and his life choices to his family, so i try to step back and let him have the chance, rather than speaking up for him. but his family is going to be the worst we have to deal with--at least it's a familiar struggle, that makes it alot easier! other than that, i don't know--it's all so new to even be faced with the choice of telling or not. i agree with you all that said you didn't want to tell anyone that would call cps or 911. afterwards, i may be more open, but then i think, "what about those that know now, when we get pregnant again?" any of you have thoughts on that?
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Hmmm that was last night and you haven't posted again 
: then i went to bed early (and had a horrible sleep).
to a fellow virgo! I hope your little bean is really in there growing and expanding. I had definate "boob growth" way before "they" say it should start. Sounds like you really are with child.
I'm just hoping that my body adjusts and gives me some peace for a while...
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