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What does the mucus plug look like after membrane sweeping?

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Varies: The appearance of the mucus plug varies but the general idea is that it looks like thick glob of mucus; slightly white and sometimes with a little blood in it.

Answered 6/22/2019

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I'm 40 wks on Wednesday, i had my membranes sweeped 8hrs ago and pretty sure I just lost my mucus plug how long till i could go into labor? I was 2cm

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Im 38+5 weeks pregnant i lost my mucous plug at 36 weeks so what is this mucusy stuff coming out? Fyi i had my membranes stripped last week.

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