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Are Mucus Plug & Water Break Same?
When you are pregnant, you are usually haunted by two things the most. One is losing your 'mucus plug' and the other is a 'water break'. If you are over 36 weeks pregnant, you doctor must have introduced you to these two pregnancy related words. Both these things are sure shot signs of labour. However, there are some differences between these two terms. Actually, losing your mucus plug and having a water break have no connection with one another.
If this is your first pregnancy, then you are likely to be confused. So the following are the differences between the mucus plug and breaking of water.
What
Does
The
Mucus
Plug
Look
Like?
Your
mucus
plug
is
a
thick
blob
of
mucus
that
seals
your
uterus
as
soon
as
you
conceive.
Nothing
external
can
enter
your
uterus
as
long
as
your
mucus
plug
is
there.
The
mucus
plug
is
made
up
of
the
same
elements
as
your
white
vaginal
discharge.
This
is
thick,
sticky
and
over
streaked
with
blood.
Passing
out
your
mucus
plug
is
not
a
definitive
sign
of
labour.
It
just
means
that
your
uterus
is
now
ripe
and
ready
to
deliver.
Your
labour
may
not
begin
for
a
week
or
so
even
after
you
lose
your
mucus
plug.
What
Does
A
Water
Break
Feel
Like?
When
your
water
breaks,
it
means
your
amniotic
sack
has
been
ruptured
and
the
amniotic
fluid
is
now
draining
out.
This
is
certain
sign
of
labour.
Your
contractions
have
to
start
within
24
hours
of
your
water
break.
If
that
does
not
happen,
then
your
doctor
will
go
for
a
C
section.
The
water
break
usually
feels
like
you
peed
in
your
pants
or
you
feel
a
trickle
going
down
your
thighs.
The main difference between water break and passing the mucus plug is that the first is an emergency situation and the second isn't. When your water breaks, you have to be rushed to the hospital as you will certainly go into labour or are already in labour.
But you need not rush to the hospital if your mucus plug pases out and you do not feel any contractions yet. You may not feel your first painful contractions for weeks after you see the blood streaked mucus plug in your panties.
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