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A member asked:

I am 38 weeks 3 days today. i lost two pieces of my mucus plug last week and another the other night. then i had contractions off and on for two days.

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Time contractions: You need to start timing your contractions and contact your OB MD when the contractions reach an interval of 5 minutes apart or less consistently or the interval that your OB MD has designated in your instructions. Labor and delivery are coming soon to your pregnancy.

Dr Seibert agreed

Answered 5/29/2017

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