Nature showed amazing ingenuity and made sure that the fetus during the gestation was protected from infection. For this purpose, the woman's body, namely her womb, produces mucus, which accumulates during pregnancy, thickens and closes the cervix.
Before birth, the mucous plug leaves its intended place, which occurs under the influence of the hormone estrogen. Thus, the body begins its preparation for the resolution of the burden, opening the cervix and making its structure more smooth.
When does the plug come out before delivery?
This substance, which in appearance resembles a lump of mucus yellow, brown or whitish, leaves their genital tract as the baby's date of arrival approaches the light. However, one must understand that this phenomenon is not at all a direct sign of an early delivery, since such can only be fights. The very exit of the plug before the birth can very well happen both a few weeks before the day X, and during the very mystery of nature. Its departure only signals the preparation of the organism for the birth of the child, and how much the plug leaves before delivery will depend entirely on the natural predisposition of the future mother and the features of the course of gestation.
It is not necessary, at the first signs of the separation of the cork before delivery, to grab your "treasured" suitcase and go to the maternity ward. It is enough to inform your doctor about the incident and get guidance from him on further tactics of behavior. All received advice will be based on observations of the course of pregnancy and its characteristics.
How to understand that before the birth cork has departed?
Primordial women often confuse this phenomenon with the usual discharge from the vagina or leakage of the amniotic fluid. However, you need to clearly know the difference, for example:
- the consistency of the cork is much thicker than that of the amniotic fluid;
- color of mucus brown or yellowish-pink;
- Slime is excreted in portions and does not depend on the stomach tension, coughing or sneezing, which can not be said about the amniotic fluid.
And now about the most important thing. It is necessary to realize that after the mucous plug has left the uterine neck, your child will lose natural protection against various kinds of infections. That's why you should follow the following recommendations:
- do not swim in water;
- do not take a bath;
- often wash with boiled water;
- regularly change underwear;
- Do not engage in unprotected sex or even be shielded from it for a while.