How long?

How long after losing your mucus plug until labour started?
I know it can be hours to days, everyone is different. But interested to see how long it took everyone!
Lost mine this morning.

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Lost mine on the 1st and still nothing :(

Same here, lost mine on the 1st!

I feel like I'm going crazy now - I've got my induction Monday I can't wait x

With my first 24 hours before contractions started. 72 hours from loosing the plug I was considered in active labour but it dragged on and was extremely painful (far more painful than my second) My baby was back to back. I ended up with an emergency c-section.

Second baby I lost my mucus at about 9am and my baby was born 1:51am via VBAC next morning. Contractions were getting extremely painful at 11pm.

@Olivia how many weeks are you? I'm going crazy with it all, in so much pain. Baby is big and I'm having a c-section. Consultant is refusing to do it till nearly 40 weeks, even though I have GD, strep b and very low platelets 🤦‍♀️ risking going into labour which apparently we should avoid. No sense to any of it!

noooo I feel the exact same! Baby is also big we measured 8lb 7 on the 27th of December. I'm going to be 39 weeks on Monday - I also have strep b and a misshaped womb. I'm surprised they aren't doing it earlier how many weeks are you now? If you go in for reduced movements they tend to bring everything forward x

@Olivia I will be 37 weeks on Sunday. My midwife and hospital manager are pushing for week 38, but the consultant is a stubborn a##hole who does not care!
Wow, have you got a date for anything yet?

@Olivia ahh just remdmbered that you have the induction on Monday. Hope the baby did not put that much weight on in the last week then 🤞 good luck for Monday

I only lose mine during labour xx

Lost mine on Xmas eve and still no baby! Having contractions most nights but never turns into active labour!

Update, my waters are trickling and i am now having some contractions. Baby wants to come early.
I am 36+4

Lost mine over the space of 2 days with my first baby, then my waters broke overnight and he arrived 7 hrs later 😄

did you go to the hospital

4 days roughly.

Had a sweep on Wednesday and been loosing it ever since. Pains most evenings but they come and go. Another sweep Monday 🙏🏼

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