I'm trying hard to stay rational about this and not freak out, I hope I'm over-reacting.

Here's the story from the start. Rewind to around 3pm yesterday, I'm walking around at the shops and I get a major flare up of my irritable bowel syndrome i.e. very urgent and unpleasant bowel motions. Go to the loo at the shops and wait for it to pass but I notice I've also passed some very thick blobs of mucous (from my vagina, I felt it come out) Yellowish in colour and thick. Probably around 2-3 pieces each the size of a 5 cent piece.

Get home, more bowel motions and just rest for the remainder of the evening cos I'm feeling so dreadful (which is normal after these episodes occur).

Wake up in the night to the sensation of leaking, like a little bit of wee escaping. Which I figure can't be that abnormal given my bladder is filling so frequently and I need to go alot. Go to the loo, wipe and find more thick stringy CM. Ok, bit worried but hoping its just related to the bowel activities of the day.

Put a pad on to monitor. Through the rest of the night I continue to get the leaking feeling, getting up and doing a wee but noticing stuff continue to dribble even after I *think* I've emptied my bladder. From what I could see it kinda looks clear, dribbly stuff with a bit of thickness to it but not much.

Get DP to get me a cold glass of water - baby moves around as a result so I feel a little better but this leakiness continues into the night and has continued today. I don't think its urine. But how do I know if its just really runny CM after yesterday's activities or if (I don't want to say it) its a slow leak of my waters? I'm only 25 weeks. That can't happen.

It doesn't help that its coincided with one of those days where baby is playing possum and I have that *I just don't feel pregnant feeling*. I'm too scared to think about the fact that it might not be a coincidence.

How much really wet CM is normal? Its the same kind of sensation you get when AF is in town, so I know its coming from my vagina. If I ring my midwife how do they tell? And what the hell does it mean? Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh. Time to get on the phone I think. I'm so scared, what if its the worst?

everything is ok