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What did you hear amniotic fluid smelled like?

Frostycake2011Frostycake2011
in December 2011 Moms
   From all this discharge, and watery leakage (TMI) , I totally agreed with one of our Dec mom posters yesterday, Why don't they give us the strips? Instead of us having to investigate and or smell our underwear or pad every time. 

   I heard it is suppose to have a sweet smell to it?

   Is this fairly accurate. DH and I learned this at our pre-natal class. But in the last week or two, being so wet has caused my DH to be a little nervous and always asks me " Are you sure your not "leaking" leaking"? I'm fairly sure...Until last night I read that amniotic fluid can smell like mild bleach? What the F? That doesn't have a sweet smell to it at all..

   What do you ladies think? Anyone with experience with their water breaking?
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Re: What did you hear amniotic fluid smelled like?

  • Leap08Leap08 member
    I've always heard that it smells kind of sweet. I've never heard the bleach thing before. With my daughter, they broke my water during her induction so I don't really have any experience with it.
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  • MissBHaven1024MissBHaven1024 member
    Some people say that it smells sweet and some say that it smells a bit like ammonia. My midwife said that it smells sweeter than urine, so I guess thats like sweet+slight ammonia.
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  • Moozilla11Moozilla11 member
    Does anyone know if what you eat/drink can change the scent at all? Some times mine smells like a swimming pool... Some times it smells a little sweet and some times it just smells like pee.... 
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  • MYLYNDAMYLYNDA member
    My water broke on my couch with my son.... yes it smells like bleach. Its the only way I knew the difference :)
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  • lala1608lala1608

    Amniotic fluid does not smell like ammonia or urine.  It can have a sweet smell or a more alkaline (bleach) smell.  Some women say it smells like male semen.  It can also have no odor at all.  If you're smelling ammonia, that's pee.


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  • LAbabyLAbaby
    My doctor said it smells like semen or bleach, kinda confusing since those 2 things smell totally different!  It is a base, rather than an acid (like pee).
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  • lala1608lala1608

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    My doctor said it smells like semen or bleach, kinda confusing since those 2 things smell totally different!  It is a base, rather than an acid (like pee).

    This is so funny because to me, my DH's semen smells JUST like bleach 

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  • buggywhipsbuggywhips member
    I've never smelled semen..hmm interesting concept!
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  • juepnunesjuepnunes member

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    I've never smelled semen..hmm interesting concept!
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     That's exactly what I was thinking... I don't go around smelling body fluids like semen, discharge.... gross!  

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    imagebuggywhips:
    I've never smelled semen..hmm interesting concept!
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     That's exactly what I was thinking... I don't go around smelling body fluids like semen, discharge.... gross!  

     

    um ok...well then I guess you've never performed oral sex on your DH since you think just smelling semen is "gross"...and who said anything about discharge?  I am talking about amniotic fluid which can have a smell, and you don't have to get down and sniff it to detect the odor.  If you think smelling bodily fluids is gross, good luck to you.

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