Banana Ketchup & Mucus Plugs, oh my!

So first a caveat from my wife...  I opened a bottle of wine tonight and since she doesn't help me drink much these days I felt compelled to enjoy most of the wine myself.  So please forgive any content and/or spelling indiscretions that I may have tonight.  Unless of course you spell ketchup as "catsup" - then you need more help than this poor blog can give you.

Now on to my story...  Two major events happened today.  Lindsey ejected (I'm not sure this is the right word?!) at least part of her mucus plug and I tried the banana ketchup that we brought home from our honeymoon in St. Lucia.  As you will see, these two events are not as different as you might first suspect.

First, the mucus plug.  Guys, in case you didn't already know this (I had no idea until birthing class), women accrue (again, what's the right word here, people?) a "plug" of mucus in their cervix during pregnancy.  It's essentially an accumulation of secretions that serves as a protective barrier between the big, bad world and the baby.  Sometime before birth (sometimes as much as two weeks) the plug discharges (please, somebody help with some euphemisms here - I'm grossing myself out!).  Kind of like the pregnancy version of Mr. Hanky, I suppose.  At any rate, the plug looks just like this (please don't look if you are faint of heart, squeamish or are currently eating banana ketchup).

As I have already alluded to, this looked just like the banana ketchup that I ate!  If you're interested in banana ketchup, it's one of the exports of the island of St. Lucia, where Lindsey and I had our honeymoon.  Bananas are the big crop there and, wouldn't you know it, some enterprising St. Lucian decided that it would be a great idea to make ketchup out of them.  Oddly enough, the bottle that we bought had a nasty dark splotch in it, just like the picture of the mucus plug.  Perhaps inspired by "Steve Don't Eat It", I ate it anyway.  So far, I'm still alive and I'm here to report that it tasted much better than your average mucus plug (from what I've heard).  Actually, the taste was pretty good (think vinegary banana slush) and went well with the pork chops that we grilled up (sorry, Babe!).  Lindsey loved it so much that she spit out the first bite and disavowed dinner for the rest of the night.  I love cooking for this crowd! 

At any rate, if you're ever over for barbecue to our house, don't be shy about asking for the banana ketchup.  I'm sure it will still be in the fridge.  Right next to the mucus plug and across from the placenta.

Comments

[Lindsey]

Oh. my. goodness. Keep this man away from the computer when he has had wine. First, let me say that is NOT my mucus plug, Steve found it by typing "mucus plug" into a yahoo images search, we did not take a picture of it! Second, my husband is a sick, sick man...Mom and Dad, Steve is not as "normal" as he seems.

[Lorrel]

I am SO glad you clarified Lindsey. I was horrified to think that he had actually snapped a photo of your mucus plug. And can I just say that even as a medical student I've never heard of said mucus-plug? Or banana ketchup for that matter, but I guess the one is more appropriate material for medical education than the other.

[Kelly]

Oh gosh, this post is so many kinds of gross. Spelling ketchup as catsup? PLEASE!

And I had the same thought -- "Good LORD! Did they REALLY take a photo of their mucous plug?" I thought looking at back surgery photos was gross (of course, as you'll note -- I still looked at said plug).

As far as the mucous plug goes. Not that you're asking, but, when has that ever stopped me? With Bella I didn't notice a loss or 'discharge' (I hate that word, it's almost -- and I say this with much regret as I love words -- TOO descriptive), at all. With Fia, I started losing it the day before I gave birth.

And, can I just say -- I'm happy Steve isn't normal, otherwise he'd never fit in with all of us.

[Mother Jackson]

Steve, you're way ahead of me ( i.e.placenta in fridge).! I hadn't read your entry when I commented on Lindsey's last entry," I'll have double drugs, Super-size it!".

I have to admit it's gross reading about your little girl's mucus plug...especially from the man who did this...errr.... I mean from you, her husband....way to much info!....but unfortunately I am in no position to pass judgement considering my comments on Lindsey's last blog entry.

Mama B, I'm with you, though about that M.P. - little tebuck can't be far behind!

[DrM2B]

okay......this posting (albeit quite humorous!) has got to be in the runnings of "BLOG Postings which had a high gross-out factor without intention" ........Keep up the great work.....I look forward to when your hubby drinks and BLOGS again :)

[Misty]

Comparing anything to mucous, especially mucous that is practically 9 months in the making is so gross. I would have some wine myself to block that mental picture.

[Laury]

You know i have to say that as disgusting as this entry was, it was extremely helpful! I too have had a blotch in my banana kechup so in looking up the mucus plug to better understand if that is what is happening in my own pregnancy before rushing to the doctor it was an oddly helpful comparison!

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