Does there HAVE to be a bloody show?

[BarefootinBrooklyn]

I'm just wondering because I haven't seen one, and with the full moon tomorrow, I would really like to believe that things could be happening. Contractions are still 10 minutes apart, consistently, feeling more intense----since Wednesday night.

But there is nothing exciting coming out of my cervix!

[GinaRae]

Nope!!!

I go into labor without one. My water breaks and I barely get a pink tinge for hours. With this birth I didn't have "bloody show" until 12 hours after water breaking, I was in the birthing pool, beginning to push!

Am I normal? Probably not. But I've never had a BS in 4 labors!

[free2be]

Not at all! With my first I lost my mucous plug but no blood. With my second I didn't have any signs and went into labor with contractions 5 min apart from the start. The blood came once I got to the hospital and I think I was about 6 cm dialated.

Anyway, sounds like you're on your way. Good luck!!!!!

[zjande]

Dec ddc lurker...

In the 3 labors I've experienced so far, I didn't see a bit of mucous until I was fully in the throes of labor.

Good luck!

[LittleLlama]

I had nothing exciting coming from below with #1 until his head came out.... and of course the water breaking with help.

[Undercover Hippie]

Another nope. I didn't have any with my first 2 until after I was in active labor, probably 5-6 cm at least. This time I had some blood-tinged mucus over the course of several days, and a week later I still have no baby.: So I don't think it means anything. I hope your ctx bring you a baby soon!

[*GreenMama*]

Not for me either! No bloody show with my first, no bloody show yet with this one. Plus, I think its possible that some people don't have a "bloody" show. It can be just clear or milky if thats the way your body make it!

[mothragirl]

i didn't have any show or mucus this time, i just went into labor.

[GearGirl]

I didn't have any with # one, not even after my water broke (I assume it came at some point during labor, but I never saw anything.) I never had any with #2 either, but my water didn't break until right before she was born so I saw nothing that time either. I wouldn't even know such a thing existed if I didn't hear about it all the time. I also never dropped until labor, even with # one.

[Isaac'sMa]

I only had it with ds1 when I was well into my labor. With ds2 I lost my mucous plug after my water broke and it was streaked wit blood. Not sure if that counts as bloody show or not. if not, I didn't have one with that labor at all. It sounds like you'll have this baby soon! ELV to you!

[chrysalis]

Originally Posted by *HolisticMama*

Not for me either! No bloody show with my first, no bloody show yet with this one. Plus, I think its possible that some people don't have a "bloody" show. It can be just clear or milky if thats the way your body make it!

ooo did you say clear or milkY???!!! then there IS hope for me!!! i've had little glimpses the past week or so but nothing that is a big deal probably...ho hum...

i can't recall if i had bloody show w/ megh. i think once i was in active labor i did...but i'm not sure...so hazy as i was on drugs (i mean...meds/interventions ). i did lose mucous plug w/ her, it was all intact, like a little tampon all yellowy and such...a few days before i went into labor.

[lisarussell]

Um- Yeah, but with every child past #1 with me it happened like within 2 hrs of birth, instead of like the day before with baby #1.

It's from the little blood vessels at the mouth of the cervix breaking as baby's head presses down on them- no way to avoid it, really.

Just because it hasn't happened, though doesn't mean you won't be a mamma within a few hours.

How's THAT to drive you crazy-obsessed.

welcome to my world.

I'm at 7 min apart today. every day it's something new. Never a baby, though.