I think it's within a few days, rather than seconds!! We had a home blood pressure monitor and I checked my pressure every day as I had such bad swelling (my feet were like footballs) that I was scared in case I got pre-E. It remained almost textbook 120/70 once I was out of the first trimester until the last few days!
The plug varies from person to person anyway - I passed mine and about twenty seconds later my waters went, and I was at 7cm half an hour after that so, well, that's one way it can happen!
I'm so grateful I skipped the last, I guess up to 5 weeks, of waiting and wondering. I hadn't really reached that stage (I'd have been far more obsessive over my blood pressure if I was) and I wasn't expecting her any time soon, so I had none of that anxiety and wondering. It can't be much fun!
Still, at least when it happens, unless you're out you won't have to worry about the traffic being bad or giving birth so fast you don't make it to the hospital :-)
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Date: 2007-09-17 09:57 pm (UTC)The plug varies from person to person anyway - I passed mine and about twenty seconds later my waters went, and I was at 7cm half an hour after that so, well, that's one way it can happen!
I'm so grateful I skipped the last, I guess up to 5 weeks, of waiting and wondering. I hadn't really reached that stage (I'd have been far more obsessive over my blood pressure if I was) and I wasn't expecting her any time soon, so I had none of that anxiety and wondering. It can't be much fun!
Still, at least when it happens, unless you're out you won't have to worry about the traffic being bad or giving birth so fast you don't make it to the hospital :-)