Leaking Waters

Nikkidoll15 · April 2014

For those of you who had leaking waters or are knowledgable about the topic.. How did you know that is what it was? I think I might be leaking.

Also, What do you do if you are leaking? Call doctor or go to L&D?

Thanks!!

rainydayluck · April 2014

I never have, but I've heard that it smells sweet and if you put on a pad and it keeps filling up, then it's probably your water.

yogasailmomma · April 2014

I would call your dr, they will tell you if you should go to L&D. There is a swab test they can do to tell if it's actually amniotic fluid leaking. Good luck!

artroyer · April 2014

If you keep soaking pads then it's probably a leak. If you do, then go to l&d and they will test it. With my first daughter I had a big gush that soaked through my pants and down my leg and everything... it was at 39 weeks so I want sure if it was my water or not and I went to the hospital. It ended up being just discharge which is crazy to me because it was so much! I'd try the pad thing first

artroyer · April 2014

Oh but I did have her 3 days later... so I guess my body was just getting rid of extra stuff.

hbird0723 · April 2014

I got out of the car the other day and thought that happened to me. I called and they wanted me in right away just to make sure so I would call your doctor. Mine went through my underwear but wasn't like running down or anything. Turned out to be nothing and I'm pretty sure the nurse thought I peed myself lol. Was kind of embarrassing but I'm glad I went because if it was that then they need to monitor it.

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Marcella05 · April 2014

I thought I was leaking last week. When I called the on-call OB, she told me to go straight to ER/L&D to get checked (they have 2 tests they can do to determine if you are). Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference between waters, urine, sweat, etc. so there is no reason to risk it. Luckily, in my case, it was just baby resting on my bladder. Go get checked ASAP.

lildarling76 · April 2014

When mine leaked it just keeping coming out and dripping down my legs. I called my dr and because it was early in the morning they had me go to L&D and swabbed me

fyafighterwife86 · April 2014

There is such thing as a high tear in your water bag.
Are you contracting?? How long has it been happening? These are all questions they're likely going to ask.

Either way- call your doctor to go to L&D (for all the reasons PP have mentioned). Everyone amniotic fluid smells different but it will NOT smell like urine.

ajsweeton · April 2014

When my water was leaking in my first pregnancy they told me to empty my bladder as much as I could then stand up and cough. If more fluid came out its most likely your water. It has a definite different smell as well. Almost sweetly metallic or something. I'll never forget that smell, but it's totally different than urine. I'd still call your dr and see what they want you to do. It's better safe than sorry.

danabsd · April 2014

It will be colorless, odorless and constant. There's a sting possibility it's just pee. I echo call your doctor and see what they say.

Nikkidoll15 · April 2014

Thanks everyone. I am going to try the pad thing and then go from there. I appreciate all of the feedback.

JKTTC1 · April 2014

This happened with DS. I kept telling them it wasn't pee. I would stand in the bathroom and it would come rubbig down my leg. This was a Thursday and I showered and went to L&D. I was sent home after a swab and tested negative. Well I was admitted Friday afternoon to be monitored for the weekend and same thing happened Saturday morning. I wasn't going to have them test again but did and it was my water!! I just didn't shower and was told that could've affected the test Thursday!

vszapp · April 2014

When mine broke last time (slow leak) I sat on the toilet for a minute and plugged my urethra with one piece of TP and my vag with another. It was pretty easy to tell which hole it was coming out of...

boymum2014 · April 2014

I thought I was leaking one day last week but it wasn't too much & went away the next day, ob said discharge at this point can become very watery.

noice247 · April 2014

I started leaking in the night and thought I peed the bed at first. I went to the bathroom and put on a pad. I laid down for 5 minutes and then stood up and it soaked my pad. I went to L&D and my water had broke

dakota01 · April 2014

With my DS my water broke, but then he shifted down and blocked it a lot so I never really soaked any pads- I actually thought it was pee. With DD it was giant gushes down leg filling my shoes as I walked. You never know and it's best it get it checked out to be sure.

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