Water breaking?

[Mum2SweetCs]

Hi All,

I just turned 34 weeks today. However, when I was getting out of the shower, there was a gush of water coming out and i am not sure if it was pee (although, i didnt feel like i needed to pee beforehand) or my water breaking. I couldnt collect any of it as it went down the drain.

Can the hospital check if it was my water breaking without a sample? If my water breaks will more water trickle soon? I am wearing a pad now.

I am a bit worried because I heard you can get infection if you dont get checked out when your water breaks but I have no sample of hte fluid, no pains but am getting very worried.

THANKS!

[New Dawn]

As you are 34 week I would be giving the hospital a call and tell them what happened and see what they want you to do they might want you to go down there so they can check you out... Good luck!

[Tobily]

Keep the pad on and if you notice that it gets wet keep it and call the hospital.
If you take the pad in they can test it to see if it's fluid or not.

[Mum2SweetCs]

Hi all,

Thanks! for the reply. I rang the hospital anyway and they said to keep the pad on and see as well.

I will have to see if there is anymore fluids.

Cheers all!

[cindyb]

I would be calling the hosp, at this stage anything is possible

[blue daisy]

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

x

[Mum2SweetCs]

Thank you!

Yeh the midwife said to leave a pad on, so I think i will be wearing one from now on. Although, theres no trickle of water or anything like that anymore.

Thanks all!!

[shell_120308]

I get minor leakages in the mornings but apparently that is normal.....