leaking fluid??

hey,
for the past few days on and off i have been leaking clear fluid, ill be standing up and i can just feel a little come out (sorry tmi) so i go to the loo and its clear

but this morning i stood up and enough came out to wet most of my undies!!
im not to sure if its amniotic fluid or what it could be, its deff not urine it looks like what its as clear a sit anyways

PLEASE HELP lol

Hey Blayne,

Sounds like things might be getting started for you. I'd put a pad on and give you hospital a call. They'll probably get you to come in so that they can confirm that it's amniotic fluid. How exciting!

I would head of to the hospital to make sure its amniotic fluid as if it has being for a few days there is a risk of infection to you and your baby. If so you will need antibiotics and possibly labour augmented (speed up) at our hospital the policy is antibiotics 18hours after ruptured membranes if the waters have broekn to avoid infection. I'd get checked out just to make sure or at least call the hospital for some advise or the place you intend on birthing.

go and get it checked out.

My waters broke at 37weeks with #1 went into the hospital to have it confirmed and was admitted. A week later they finally decided to induce me as i had an infection.

i cant be induced because this is my first natural birth(hopefully) my son was a c section for being breech, its not alot it just seems to be constant , could it just be discharge??? or because its clear is it definatly amniotic fluid??

blayne, you need to get checked out. It is not safe to assume that all will be well because you dont want an induction. The hosp wont do anything unessesary, but if you are leaking amnio fluid, you need to be seen. Please get yourself checked... x x
Good Luck

its not that i dont want to be induced i cant be, so if i am leaking ill have a c section, which doesnt really bother me at all but i have been told sooo many diff things when it comes to amnio fluid, first its clear with no smell , then its clear and smells sweet, then its pink tinged i just dont know, i live 90 mins away fromt he hospital and dont have anyone to get me there plus i have a 4 yr old and with my hospital u r not aloud ot take children into the birthing unit

If your waters have broken technically your labour has sort of started so you would be augmented not induced (induced is when nothing is happening sort of) augmented is sped along. It really depends on the hospital your birthing at but many places are happy to induce or augment with a prior C/S especially if things are favourable (meaning your ready to go which you probably are if your waters in deed have broken). Smaller places are often not happy to care for you labouring with a past C/S but most tertiary (larger) places are happy to care for you. It really depends on what your hospital policy is.

If your waters are broken often you will go into sponatenous labour within a day or so (not always but most of the time) but either way I would confirm if its your amniotic fluid as like mentioned early there is a risk of infection. Amniotic fluid often has an after sex smell or BO smell.

I think the others are right Blayne... If they do confirm it is amniotic fluid it doesn't necessarily mean they'll want to do a c-sect or progress things right away. Because it is clear they may be happy to let you go for a little while to see if you go into spontaneous labor. While it's a hassle to go into the hospital, it really isn't worth risking things at this stage. Why not start with giving them a call and telling them what you've told us, then take it from there. Good Luck xoxo

It could just be discharge, I hate heaps of watery discharge towards the end of my pregnancy with DS1.

Alan gave some great advice in another thread, I'll paste it below:

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When your waters break it can be anything from a very large gush to just a small wet patch on your undies. To get an idea if it is your waters or not try this:-
Go to the toilet and have a wee, make sure that you empty your bladder. Now stand up and have a couple of big coughs. Stand in front of the sink with your feet apart. Put your hands on the sink and lean forward as if you were vomiting. (ah remember that position from the first trimester!!!!). Now sway your hips in a circular motion. If you get a leak when you cough or when you swing your hips then there is a chance that your waters have broken.
Just remember that these tests are not perfect and are only a guideline. If you are unsure it would be a good idea to get things checked.

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I went through this last weekend. Lucky for me a trip to the hosp is only 5mins. went up after dd was in bed and dh home. i didn't want to drop dd off for nothing. a test was neg and they did a quick montier to have alook. She ended up looking internally (i've had prom before so she was really reluctant to let me go without being 100%).


despite the fact i was sure i had emptied my bladder etc and leaking was only happening when i sat back it must have been baby pressing down and emptying bladder for me.

pity hte hosp is 900mins away cause it is a really simple test.

just checking in to see how you are doing sweetie? hope you are ok??

hey, well i went to the hospital after going to th e doc with a ripping feeling on the right side of my uterus, they did blood tests, swabs u name it i had it, they still dont know what it is but its sooooo painful panadol doesn't work nothing, i wasn't leaking fluid thank god, but im going to clinic this morning to find out the results of the blood tests, they said that i could have a tear in the placenta and her blood has mixed with mine, all i can say is there is noooo way i can handle this pain for another 10 days ( booking me 4 a c section at 39 weeks) its to painful :(