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    Sep 16, 2012, 02:31 PM
    When does labor start after baby drops
    My baby has dropped, when will I go into active labor
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    Sep 16, 2012, 02:39 PM
    A week? Two weeks? Have you lost the mucus plug yet? Have you had any Braxton-Hicks contractions?
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    Sep 16, 2012, 02:49 PM
    We can only guess. I can only tell you that 45% of women go into labor within 2 weeks before their due date, 10% deliver on their due date, and 45% deliver within 2 weeks after their due date.
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    Sep 16, 2012, 03:37 PM
    Labor will start when your body produces enough oxytocin (hormone) for you to go into labor. We don't know when that will be though.

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