slow leak vs discharge

artroyer

Has anyone had a "slow leak" of their waters? How can you tell it's that vs just a lot of watery discharge?

chillypenguin

Mine had mucus-like discharge with it, which made it hard for me to tell. But the nurse at L&D asked me if it had mucus in it when I got there, so it must be common. I also felt a small gush when I moved a certain way or coughed. I put a pad on and laid in bed to see if I felt it when I stood up. But when I went to L&D I still wasn't completely sure my water had broken.

usernewname

I had two small gushes. Enough to wet my undies. My mw had to check if my water broke when she examined me. No more came out til DS came out.

artroyer

Hm... I've changed my underwear twice since my doctor's appt today. I haven't had very much discharge this pregnancy... I'm not overly concerned at this point, just curious. Maybe my body's finally getting ready... I remember a lot of watery discharge the couple days before my daughter was born

KBowen715

I had a slow leak. I could tell by using my kegal muscles- if I squeezed out, fluid came with it. Discharge doesn't behave that way. Sorry if tmi.

tjkdlhb

My dr wanted me to go to L&D to get it checked out last week.  It was just discharge, but they told me that if it happened again, to come right back, because it can be so similar.

vszapp

I had a forebag leak that caused a slow trickle. I lost my plug the day before so it was really hard to tell when it started. I just noticed that my undies were wetter than they should be from mucus, and I would slowly wet a piece of tissue. About 18 hours later my bag broke with a huge gush.

sthomas1222

I had watery discharge & called the MW. She said as my body prepared for labor that's normal for it to get all watery. Then when my water broke Monday morning it was a slow trickle that had me thinking I'd peed my pants a little. Then it trickled down my leg a few drops. Had no smell whatsoever & completely clear. I had to go downstairs to get a pad & put a washcloth between my legs just in case as I was still unsure. By the time I got back upstairs the washcloth was half soaked. That's obviously just my experience. But it was clear when it finally broke vs discharge.