Babies come when they are ready. Some women stay dilated and effaced for what seems like forever some don't until they are actually in labor. I went into labor at 33 weeks with my first and he came the very next day I wasn't dilated or effaced at all before I went into active labor every baby and pregnancy is different it doesn't make a difference. Baby could come today If they are ready
Well I thought I lost all my plug yesterday morning but I think I just finished it off ? Does that make a difference now that I dont have my MP.... I'm not having contractions just small pains in my hips and thighs...
I know it is a stressful time but you have to relax hon. :>) Nothing ever goes exactly text book and analyzing it so much will drive you insane. Your best bet? Stay occupied. Get a book, visit a friend, rent some movies, clean something. All of that good stuff. The mucus plug is such that it often isn't a 'plug' or an EVENT that happens. It is just a dislodging of mucus over time. I never had a dramatic loss of mucus plug with either of my kids. Just excess discharge in the last few weeks of pregnancy. Bloody, boogery goop. Some women do lose it more in a shorter time. But I tell ya, I lost mine and had my baby close to 3 to 4 weeks later. I was at 1 cm and then 2 for about that same amount of time for my first. I thought I was in labor a couple of times and still had my baby 10 days past 40 weeks. So, this is the hard part--- but keep busy to make it go faster. good luck