in the case of suspected ruptured waters (PROM: premature rupture of membranes) you will be asked to pop a pad on and lay down for an hour. This will allow the pooling of the fluid in the vagina, and a subsequent gush when you stand up again. The fluid (amniotic fluid) ought to be clear or slightly pink stained, and smells musky

in the third trimester there is increasing pressure on the bladder and the pelvic floor, so sometimes women get what is called stress incontinence. That is cough, sneeze or move a certain way and you may leak a little urine

if it is your waters you will be placed on AB's to reduce any risk of infection, and the best thing to do is nothing, to encourage the baby to stay in the uterus for as long as possilble

when your forewaters break it does feel like a little pop for some women, and this is followed by a gush. Then everytime you move, cough, change position you will get another gush of fluid.

a hindwater leak (at the top of your bag of waters) will result in occaisonal trickles, and in some cases small hindwater leaks reseal

Hope this helps

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