Leaking

[rlmueller]

I think I sprung a leak. Do I have to do anything beyond checking temps once in a while?

[nola79]

Exciting! Good Luck! (no advice, have no idea)

[djinneyah]

keep up liquid intake, no cervical exams/anything inserted in the vagina...that's all i got!

hoping labor picks up for you soon!

[RedOakMomma]

DDCC

Both of my labors started like that. A leak, then gushes of fluid (which eventually settled down). With both of them I chose to stay home and monitor things like my temp/baby movement, because with both it took over 12 hours post-leak for me to start with contractions. Ds1/Ds2 were born about 24 hours after my leak. Ds3 was born a little over 18 hours after my leak.

...and yeah, when I headed into the hospital, I kinda kept that 12-hour no contractions timing issue to myself. From what they knew, my water had just broke.

With ds3 when it happened, I just put a towel in/through my undies (looked like a sumo wrestler) and sat down to quilt all night!

Best of luck, and have a great labor!

[RedOakMomma]

Oh yeah, no cervical exams and (I believe) no baths.

[Happiestever]

I believe everything was mentioned already but Make sure to get some Vitamin C.

[djinneyah]

baths are fine. the risk of infection comes more from bacteria being pushed up the canal, like during a vaginal exam. the vagina does not normally pull things up and in at rest, typically only during an orgasm.

[b_light]

Exciting. How's it going now?

I wouldn't worry about baths either. Afterall, I had planned to give birth in the water.

[nummies]

woooooooooooooooohoooooooooo!!!

[Gray's Mommy]

[gabeyho]

Originally Posted by djinneyah

keep up liquid intake, no cervical exams/anything inserted in the vagina...that's all i got!

hoping labor picks up for you soon!

[AfricanQueen99]

$20 says there's a new one already in her arms!

[mamakims]

Yay for springing a leak!

[Kidzaplenty]

How's it going?

[rlmueller]

No baby

I'm actually at work another day . Very disheartening to wake up and know you gotta go in again.

Not sure yet if I'm still leaky (only 7am and post one cup of coffee) but lost a bit of plug I think yesterday too (heavy mucous but brown--like before my periods). Had mild contractions all day at work--then big fat nuthin.

I have my regular OB appt today, and I'm debating on saying something or saying nothing at all ala Redoakmama. That's what I did with my first as I leaked for a week and did not want to be on that 24 hour clock. That would also risk out of HB delivery by the midwife group.

Vit C--good idea--forgot about that one.

Thanks ladies.

Come on vibes--come on baby!!!

[AfricanQueen99]

I so thought you'd be next. Damn the luck, eh?

[rlmueller]

$20 on my tab

For a bottle of F.F. Coppola Merlot--baby it's time to go.

[PaytonPlace]

I'm kind of wondering how do you know if you're leaking or not? You think it would be obvious. Over the past week, some days I feel like I have a lot more discharge than usual (for a 40 week pregnant woman, anyway) but the times it's felt like that it hasn't been mucousy or anything, it's just been like thin, wet discharge but not enough to where I feel like I need to change my underwear or anything. I don't know, I haven't thought too much about it because everything else has been normal. The times when I've lost some mucous, I've only noticed it on the TP.

[rlmueller]

Payton

And that's exactly what they told me it was. So I fessed up at the OB's and THE G.D. PAPER DID NOT TURN BLUE!! Said it was just very thin mucous. So I was pretty bummed.

Weird place to be--if it was fluid, then I'm required (by who?) to have the baby within 24 hours i.e. risked out of homebirth--but I get a baby at the end--unless I just sit tight and UC. But if it's not fluid then life is good to go--but I'm without baby.

I vow to be in a better place in my mind today. No baby will not get me down.