Amalah Unplugged
September 29, 2005
Seeing as it became a popular point of discussion in the comments section, I hereby inform the Internet that I lost the mucus plug last night.
And that Peyton was right, you really, really don't want to Google that.
Not to be a spoil sport (did you take a picture???) But, I lost my plug ten days before I had my first.
Nice eh?
Okay, Jamie? No offense, but you clearly need to be slapped around a bit. Amy WILL be going into labor today, damnit.
any progress is good progess! come on babe!
Yay! At least you're finally moving in the right direction!!!
Yay! No mucus plug = well, I don't really know what it equals, but it sounds like you're moving in the right direction. Like pulling the drain out of the tub.
HOORAY!!! IT'S STARTING!! Okay, sorry for the gratuitous caps and exclamation points but hello? Excited!
You can lose it early but if you are already past your due date it usually means that labor is imminent. At least we hope.
Just around the corner...I have no doubt!!!
Thanks TB. Now I'm imagining Squishy sort of swirling around and then POP down the drain.
Which is very disorienting because I just woke up.
Yay for Amalah, though!
Yay!! I'm so happy for you :) This means that labor is coming! Woohoo!
And a positive labor story: my first came after 4 hours of hard labor (the 12 hours before that were mild cramping, so I went shopping, out for lunch, took a nap, ate 4 oranges in a row, watched "Father of the Bride" and ate chocolate cookies) and my second only took 2 hours from start to finish. I'm sure that as an expectant mother, you've been bombarded with horrific stories. I just wanted to share my not-so-horrific story. :)
I'm looking forward to reading about your baby's arrival! This is SO exciting! hehehehe!! (I'm a friend of Shiz's by the way)
Congratulations on managing to evacuate that pesky little plug!! Now you can work on evicting the Babalah from his cozy little Kiddie Condo...... hee hee
well, since my constant refreshing has surely added to the "extra 0" thing over the past 3 days since reading about all the babynes, i feel it only right that i say YAY AMALAH!! :)
YEA! Progress! :-) I'm so excited for you.
Meanwhile, I checked my stats on my site this morning, and was like, what in the world??? LOL.
Arrggh!! My eyes! My eyes!
Couldn't resist and googled "mucus plug." Life will never be the same again.
Step one- sit at desk. Step two- take breakfast out-start eating. Step three- check mail- yea! Amalah updated! Step four- eat breakfast -see the words "mucus plug"- get mental images. Step-five- put breakfast back.
Just kidding- so this is good right?I don't know anything about birthin' babies!
Ok...so what does that mean? Not in a graphic, blow by blow way, but is this the body saying: Time for labor! Watch me dilate!?
Yay, sounds like it could be anytime now! I know, I am Captain Obvious.
Lovely, wasnt it??
Hoo-boy..I think we've started the previews and are just in time for the main feature! So excited for you!
I am so excited for you guys!! Please get as much rest as possible now....Lord knows you deserve it!
Yay! So exciting!
YAY! Progress!!!!!!!
HURRAH! SO SOON!
*Sidenote: I was scanning over the other comments and I saw "DearHearts" (two above mine) and I totally though she called your mucus plug "So sexy".
I had very little sleep last night, but even on no sleep - a mucus plug is probably the farthest things from "sexy". Exciting, yes. Sexy, no.
Hey Rockstar mommy, wanna put bets on that? heh heh heh.
You know what I hated though, when I was 10 years pregnant like our good amalah is, when old ladies would come up to me and say, "Oh just be glad they're still in there... it's so much easier!"
Now those women needed to be slapped. ;)
YAY! I lost my plug the morning before my due date and she came that night. I know that doesn't happen in every case, but I thought it might be encouraging anyway.
And I made my husband get out of bed and look at it just because it was so disgusting. :)
I hope he's on his way!
Yay!!!!!
Come on Squishy! Today is a GREAT day for a birthday!!!
Good luck Amalah...sending you lots of strong pushing vibes and a VERY SAFE delivery. Oh...and pain-free...too.
Let's have a baby!!!
Congrats!! And thanks for keeping us updated. I really hope you go into labor soon.
*Hugs*
Yeah!! Things are moving along!! I hope it happens for you soon!
I know better.
I really do.
When I first saw everyone googling "mucus plug" I resisted, because that is just...wrong.
But when someone tells me NOT to do something, it makes me want to do it more.
I just wish I hadn't been eating scrambled eggs at the time.
"Mucus plug" = "cervix snot"
Chompin' at the bit...
Fingers crossed...
Here's hoping he makes his debut today!
sending some serious contraction vibes your way...well, how about nice and cozy contraction vibes to start with...
Wooooooooooo!!
Come on, Babalah!
Adding to the chorus of YAYs!!!!!
I lost my plug 3 weeks before I actually gave birth but I was early. But according to the pictures I've seen of "da belly" and because the kitchen countertops are done, you should be in labor right now right? Yay!! Oh and Ceiba being all territorial about mommy, I believe she knows someone is coming soon, very very soon.
Waaay Cool!
*Doing the mucous plug dance*
Didn't read through the comments, so forgive me if I repeat something.
I was 3 days past my due date with G-Unit when I lost my mucous plug. I went into labor the next day.
Good luck!
(By the way...why does Hallmark.com have e-cards for "Sweetest Day" on 10/15, whatever that is, but nothing to exclaim "Yay! Your Mucus Plug Is Gone!")
(Clearly we need to start a letter writing campaign.)
Come on Babalah! September 29th is my mom's birthday and is a most excellent day to be born. (not as good as MY birthday of course, but come on, that's in December)
Good luck, here's hoping he makes his appearance soon!
You lost it?
Well, go find the darned thing! otherwise you'll never get your deposit back.
Woo hoo!! That is a fantastic sign of progress! I expect to hear about various and sundry contractions next, followed by babalah's grand entrance!
Holy crap! My "haven't reproduced yet" ass doesn't even know what a mucus plug is but....gross...really, really gross.
But it must be good thing, so yeah!
Please tell us you'll be liveblogging the delivery. I want to see how man "gahs" we can get out of one of those DEFCON 5 contractions.
Hey that is great! Progress is good. Best of luck to you!
what?
there will be no defcon 5 contractions.
there will be only mild crampings and then little squsihy will pop out easy as can be.
right?
everyone should start concentrating on happy painless birthing images now.
it's the least we can do for amalah.
Oh and don't listen to the spoilsports! Progress is good!! Don't even think that it might be ten more days.
Wow! I have no idea what your mucous plug falling out means, but it sounds quite important! Here's hoping that baby slides out nice and smooth here pretty soon.
YAY! After breathing deeply to keep from puking at the site of the words "mucus plug" (nothing personal, I just have mucus/snot=gag issues), I wanted to say YIPEE! This is progress! Here's to hoping that baby is out and about by the end of the week! :)
omg. best wishes for a speedy delivery!!
This is from tomorrow's Sydney Morning Herald (Aust.)
Is this for real???
http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/babies-the-life-of-the-party/2005/09/29/1127804608683.html
Awwww yay!!!