38 weeks, 4cm dilated, having sporadic contractions

[RJC0405]

Since my 36 week check up I have been dilated 3-4cm. I have been terribly miserable the past couple of weeks, not being able to sleep or get up & down & bend over without getting cramps in my lower abdomen, having constant headaches, back aches plus a lot of pressure & pain in my pelvic floor. I had my 38 week check up yesterday & am still playing the waiting game for my water to break or my contractions to become more consistent. Now for my question! I wiped earlier after peeing & there was a large milky, brown tinged clot on the toilet paper(yes yuck, ik!). Was this my mucous plug I lost or just a result of having my cervix checked yesterday?

[RJC0405]

Thank you you ladies for your responses. I did some online research & I guess like everything else in pregnancy, every woman is different. I was hoping that if it was my plug that labor & delivery was coming next & very soon, but I saw that some woman can lose it as early as a couple of weeks before they go into labor. All I know is I'm over being pregnant & as ready as can be!!

[KTowne]

Could be mucus plug as a result of being checked, honestly. And the mucus plug, unless it's coming in globs every time you pee and paired with contractions, etc, it can regenerate itself and isn't a good indicator of labor, but it does things are moving in the right direction! Baby will be here before you know it!

[beautydeep22]

Sounds like your mucus plug