Water Breaking Paranoia

zombiemommy

My newest paranoia is that my water will break and/or leak, and I won't know it. So if you've "been there", can you tell me what it's like? This is totally TMI, but I have always had discharge on a pretty regular basis, so my undies are usually not particularly dry. I figure when it happens I'll just "know", but any stories would be nice.

IEtoLA

It's like when a water balloon pops and then gushes.

Junebug060609

They broke mine in the hospital to get the induction moving along faster.  I felt a pop, and then the floodgates opened up.  There was no mistaking it had happened.  My BFF, hers broke on its own at home...same basic experience. 

SandiaPinaMama

Junebug060609:

They broke mine in the hospital to get the induction moving along faster.nbsp; I felt a pop, and then the floodgates opened up.nbsp; There was no mistaking it had happened.nbsp; My BFF, hers broke on its own at home...same basic experience.nbsp;

This exactly.

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My water broke after I'd already been admitted to the hospital. I was laying in the bed, and I felt a little gush...I thought I'd peed myself, but then it happened like three more times! And I tried to 'stop' it (like you can while peeing), but it wouldn't stop because it was my water.

I'm pretty sure you will know, unless you have a slow leak. When in doubt, don't feel afraid or bad about calling or going in to get checked. Better safe than sorry!

weddedwife

Mine broke in the hospital. It was a LOUD pop. Everybody in the room heard it. And a huge gush of water. If your water BREAKS, you will know. If it has a slow leak, you might not but I think you'd suspect something based on frequent watery fluid.

CnAnA

Mine broke in the middle of the night while I was sleep. It woke me up. I felt very...squishy. When I stood up it was like someone poured a bottle of water down my legs. Most definitely unmistakable. Then it gushed multiple times after that!

drvst8

Mine broke at home. I was getting off the couch to get my dinner and felt a small gush. I thought I had peed my pants because it wasn't alot. I went to the bathroom and sat down and then had a couple more small gushes that were clear fluid so I knew it was my water. It wasn't until I got to the hospital that I had a huge gush and then there was no doubt  

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blessedhope

Mine did not break until I was in labor. I heard a loud pop and then a ton of water spray out like a fire hydrant (well, it seemed like that anyways!)

melly918

I was paranoid as you when I was pregnant with DS. I had waterproof pads in my bed and all that.  My water never broke on its own. They did it at the hospital after I was induced and it was like a warm gush.

zombiemommy

Thanks guys! This does a lot to calm that pgal brain!