Hi Ella

I think it would be unlikely to be what the midwife said. What you need to consider is how much water did you lose when you had the gush? If it was more than a cup full then I would strongly suspect it was your waters. Have you ever been swimming before and got that much water in your vagina?

There is not really much you can do to check things if you have lost all your fluid. However if when you sneeze or cough and you leak some fluid then that is a sign that your waters may have been broken.

Also if your backache increases when you have a contraction that is a sign that you are in early labour.