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    Has the mucus plug burst? Here's everything you need to know!

    Verified by

    Maria Midstam

    Midwife

    Har du hört talas om slemproppen och att det kan vara ett tecken på att förlossningen snart startar? Här förklarar vi vad slemproppen är, hur du känner igen den and vad som händer när den lossnar.

    What is the mucus plug?

    Slemproppen bildas redan runt fjärde graviditetsveckan och fungerar som en skyddande barriär mellan slidan och livmodern. Den sitter i livmodertappen (cervix) och skyddar fostret mot bakterier och infektioner under hela graviditeten.

    När livmoderhalsen börjar mjukas upp, förkortas eller öppnas inför förlossningen, lossnar slemproppen – ibland några veckor innan förlossningen, ibland precis innan.

    Quick response:

    Slemproppen är en geléaktig plugg som skyddar barnet under graviditeten och lossnar när kroppen börjar förbereda sig för förlossning.

    What does the mucus plug look like?

    Slemproppen kan se lite olika ut från person till person, men den beskrivs ofta som:

    • Geléaktig, klibbig eller trådig
    • Rosa, brunaktig eller genomskinlig
    • Ibland med en liten strimma blod

    Den kan komma ut som en stor klump eller i mindre delar under flera dagar. En del märker knappt att den lossnar, medan andra ser det tydligt på toalettpappret.

    Quick response:

    Slemproppen är ofta tjock och slemmig och kan innehålla lite blod – till skillnad från vanliga flytningar som är tunnare och vitare.

    Slempropp eller flytning – hur vet man skillnaden?

    Det är vanligt att undra om det man ser är slempropp eller flytning.
    En enkel tumregel:

    • Flytningar är tunnt, mjölkvitt eller genomskinligt sekret.
    • Slemproppen är tjockare, segare och ibland blodblandad.

    En liten mängd rosa eller brun slem är normalt, men kontakta alltid barnmorska om du ser färskt blod eller blödning som är mer än några droppar.

    Quick response:

    Slemproppen känns seg och slemmig, medan flytningar är tunnt och rinnigt. Ser du färskt blod – ring barnmorskan.

    Hur nära är förlossningen när slemproppen går?

    Det är omöjligt att säga exakt hur lång tid det tar mellan att slemproppen lossnar och förlossningen börjar.

    För vissa lossnar den weeks before giving birth, medan den för andra kommer samtidigt som de första värkarna.

    Om du får regelbundna, smärtsamma sammandragningar efter att slemproppen gått – då är förlossningen sannolikt igång.

    Quick response:

    Slemproppen kan lossna veckor, dagar eller timmar före förlossningen. Det betyder att kroppen förbereder sig – men inte att det startar direkt.

    När ska man kontakta vården?

    Du behöver inte ringa vården bara för att slemproppen gått. Men du bör kontakta barnmorska eller förlossningen if you:

    • Ser färskt, rött blod (inte bara strimmor)
    • Får värk som inte går över vid vila
    • Experiencing att vattnet gått

    Annars är det bara att ta det lugnt – kroppen gör sig redo för den stora stunden.

    Sammanfattning – slemproppen i korthet

    • Bildas tidigt under graviditeten som skydd för fostret
    • Lossnar när livmoderhalsen mjukas upp inför förlossningen
    • Kan vara rosa, brun, slemmig eller blodblandad
    • Kan lossna veckor eller timmar före childbirth
    • Ofarligt och helt normalt

    It can be exciting when the mucus plug comes out. However, you do not need to contact your health care provider or do anything else because it has come loose. If you think that labor is approaching, you can look out for other signs that labor is underway! Now you just have to wait for the first meeting with your baby.

    FAQ – Vanliga frågor om slemproppen

    1. Hur vet jag att det är slemproppen och inte flytningar?
    Slemproppen är seg och klibbig, ofta färgad i rosa eller brunt – flytningar är tunnare och vitare.

    2. Gör det ont när slemproppen lossnar?
    Nej, det känns sällan. Du kanske märker det först när du torkar dig.

    3. Kan slemproppen lossna i delar?
    Ja, den kan komma ut successivt under flera dagar.

    4. Vad betyder det om slemproppen har blod i sig?
    En liten mängd gammalt blod är normalt, men färskt blod bör alltid kontrolleras.

    5. Måste jag ringa förlossningen när slemproppen gått?
    Inte om du mår bra och inte blöder färskt. Vänta på andra tecken som värkar eller vattenavgång.

    6. Kan slemproppen bildas igen?
    Ja, i vissa fall kan kroppen producera nytt slem om förlossningen dröjer.

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