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Leaking amniotic fluid?

post #1 of 18
Thread Starter 
Going to the hospital for what I suspect is leaking amniotic fluid. Took shower, sat in bed for a while, felt a gush getting up. Not gallons, but underwear were wet, and not pee. Yup, tmi.
post #2 of 18
Thinking of you! I hope all is well!
post #3 of 18

Beautiful, I hope all is well. I don't remember your EDD so I hope you are at term...you are in my thoughts today!

post #4 of 18

Thinking of you.  Hope all is well.

post #5 of 18

Yikes! I hope everything turns out okay!

post #6 of 18
Thread Starter 

Went to the hospital, had the swabby test. It was negative for amniotic fluid but I guess I'm still a little confused because we all know what urine smells like.. and this was just clear fluid. Or maybe I am just feeling dumb for dragging everyone to the hospital at 10pm. At least I did learn a little something, ob said to go into one of the hospitals in town for anything prior to 36 weeks because even if they'd done the c section last night they would have transferred baby to another hospital. glad that didn't happen. sorry for the false alarm lol

post #7 of 18

I am so glad all is well!!! 

post #8 of 18

Always better safe than sorry!!

post #9 of 18

Ha! Glad to hear that all is well, though!

post #10 of 18

Good to hear you and baby are okay!!

post #11 of 18
My MWs just mentioned today that sometimes vaginal discharge can become quite copious and watery towards the end of pregnancy. Maybe that?
post #12 of 18
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Originally Posted by buko View Post

My MWs just mentioned today that sometimes vaginal discharge can become quite copious and watery towards the end of pregnancy. Maybe that?

yeahthat.gif I had this test yesterday because the day before that I had something similar happen, and although I have issues with urgency and frequency, I had never wet myself like that, so I was unsure of what had just happened. Neg for amniotic fluid too. smile.gif

post #13 of 18
Thread Starter 

That makes me feel better. I felt like yup, I'm a grown up and can't tell whether I just shi shi'd.. Glad you were okay too, CSP.

post #14 of 18

I thought I was leaking fluid with DS. It came out negative and I felt dumb. Like how didn't I know if I peed?! 
It happens to the best of us. I'm sorry you had to go through it because the swab test was no picnic!

post #15 of 18
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Originally Posted by withlittlelungs View Post

I thought I was leaking fluid with DS. It came out negative and I felt dumb. Like how didn't I know if I peed?! 
It happens to the best of us. I'm sorry you had to go through it because the swab test was no picnic!

I was about to ask how they test to see if it's amniotic fluid.  Thanks for answering my question in advance.  That certainly does not sound like a picnic!

post #16 of 18

Hmmm...  I thought they just used a pH strip?  At least usually?  My mom was a med student when she was pregnant with me and purposefully swiped a few pH strips, LOL, so that she could tell if her water broke and didn't go into the hospital "too soon."

post #17 of 18
Thread Starter 

Yeah they used a swab and then a ph test.. Swabs are never any fun :P

post #18 of 18
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Originally Posted by buko View Post

Hmmm...  I thought they just used a pH strip?  At least usually?  My mom was a med student when she was pregnant with me and purposefully swiped a few pH strips, LOL, so that she could tell if her water broke and didn't go into the hospital "too soon."

haha, I did this when pregnant with DS.  :)   I also brought home some sterile gloves to check my cervix, lol.  Didn't do any good, though... I wound up induced for oligo and then had a c/s anyway.  :(  

 

I was just thinking about how potentially different my births will be!  My first was almost as medical as it could possibly be, and this one will hopefully be as natural as possible (in my bedroom, caught by myself!  makes me giggle with joy, haha.)

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