I was just reading about a woman's water breaking...

ZetaGirl22

And they said that some women compare the smell of amniotic fluid to comet cleanser. Awesome. They also said that it could be pink, clear, green, or brown (but green and brown are bad).

I decided to look it up because with DD they broke my water, so I'm kind of trying to figure out what I'll feel if it breaks on its own. Does it feel like you have to pee and then fluid just gushes out? Or does it just pop and gush out like a water balloon? I know it can just leak, so I'm preparing myself for the gushing thing (just in case I'm at work and my water feels the need to break in front of a patient--if I'm prepared it will probably be less embarrassing lol).

ourbaby08

I literally felt a pop and then there was a gush.  I had been induced 36 hours earlier and was just sitting on my hospital bed and it just all came out in a huge gush.  then there was a steady trickle.

irishrn

My water broke with my son, and I knew I was not peeing myself. I would stand up and it would keep coming. You have no control over it like you might when you are peeing. I did not gush, but it kept coming.

Sam-mommy to Brady 11/6/06 & #2 edd 4/1/09

ashmariebay02

I was induced and they literally broke my water in my bed...it felt like i was leaking for hours!!! I dont remember if it smelled or not?

ZetaGirl22

ashmariebay02:

I was induced and they literally broke my water in my bed...it felt like i was leaking for hours!!! I dont remember if it smelled or not?

That's what happened to me. But I was expecting it then so it made it easier since I knew what was going on...I'm not sure what to expect with a spontaneous rupture, so I was just curious.

grja

They broke mine at the hospital, but i don't remember feeling it. i already had the epi at that point, and i think it just trickled out. I remember asking "did i just pee myself or is that my water breaking?"

**Hoping it does not break and gush in public this time**

cmd78

I felt like I had to pee really bad & when I did it felt like a much stronger stream than usual & went on for a while.  Since I didn't go into active labor right away it kept "breaking" until I actually delivered.  Every few hours I'd get a small gush but with no urge to pee.  I wore heavy pads until labor started & that worked ok. 

AshDoc

With my first son, I was laying on the couch and as soon as I stood up, some amniotic fluid dropped out on the floor.  I didn't feel like I had to go to the bathroom and I knew I didn't pee myself.  When I got to the doctor, I stood up in the waiting room and it all started gushing out.  I looked like I had wet myself walking into the hospital!

pcgirl

MIne broke while I was in bed.  I did not feel a pop, but it was a huge gush.  Then I immediately started having little contractions every 15 or so minutes, and a little more came out with each contraction.  I just put on a super size pad and changed it every so often.

mattlovesme2006

With my son, I felt a pop and then I jumped out of the bed and it just gushed out-and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Mine was clear and didn't have any odor. It all came out all at once. I felt like it was never going to end!

MrsAmers

Mine felt like I was peeing but I couldn't stop it.  I had actually gotten out of bed to pee at 3am and on my way to the bathroom it broke.  It wasn't much and if I would have been out and about I don't know if anyone would have noticed.

I don't remember a smell and it was mostly clear with a little pink tinge.

I think only 15-20% of women have their water break before labor starts, so the chances of it happening in front of a patient are pretty slim.  :-)