phnx0221
09-27-2005, 12:26 AM
Okay, so, last week I went to my doc and was informed that I was 4 cm dialated, baby was at -1 station almost to zero, and I'm almost completely effaced. She gave me the "you have a 65% chance of going into labor this week" before giving me the standard list of things to call her for.
The next night, I woke up for my normal two hour potty break, and noticed that my lower back side was soaked, and that the pillows were also pretty damp. I didn't think anything of it, because I thought that it was sweat. It wasn't on the front side, nor was the pillow that I had between my legs towards the front wet. I do believe that it was slightly damp, but certainly nowhere near the back side.
Anyway, since then, the amount of discharge that I've had has dramatically decreased. I went from having it all day every day and wearing pads for it, to only seeing it occasionally throughout the day.
I still wear the pads, and still find myself changing them everyday (they are pads, not panti liners), but with no dischargy stuff in them. They are wet, but not soaked. However, tonight I got suspicious and decided to check. It smelled sweet. Not like urine, not like sweat, but sweet. Also, I should note that there have been tiny little hairs on the toilet paper and on the pads in the last week. Not a lot, and at first I thought I may be shedding my pubic hairs. :LOL
However, I just did a search in the forums, and found a statement that someone made saying that if you do see those hairs, your water has indeed broken. I haven't had any regular contractions, just some BH off and on throughout the day, but I have had a lot of menstrual crampiness. Nothing regular though.
Has anyone else heard of this? Does anyone have anything to offer in regards to this? I have another doc appt the day after tomorrow, but I'm wondering now, if I should go in tomorrow instead?
The next night, I woke up for my normal two hour potty break, and noticed that my lower back side was soaked, and that the pillows were also pretty damp. I didn't think anything of it, because I thought that it was sweat. It wasn't on the front side, nor was the pillow that I had between my legs towards the front wet. I do believe that it was slightly damp, but certainly nowhere near the back side.
Anyway, since then, the amount of discharge that I've had has dramatically decreased. I went from having it all day every day and wearing pads for it, to only seeing it occasionally throughout the day.
I still wear the pads, and still find myself changing them everyday (they are pads, not panti liners), but with no dischargy stuff in them. They are wet, but not soaked. However, tonight I got suspicious and decided to check. It smelled sweet. Not like urine, not like sweat, but sweet. Also, I should note that there have been tiny little hairs on the toilet paper and on the pads in the last week. Not a lot, and at first I thought I may be shedding my pubic hairs. :LOL
However, I just did a search in the forums, and found a statement that someone made saying that if you do see those hairs, your water has indeed broken. I haven't had any regular contractions, just some BH off and on throughout the day, but I have had a lot of menstrual crampiness. Nothing regular though.
Has anyone else heard of this? Does anyone have anything to offer in regards to this? I have another doc appt the day after tomorrow, but I'm wondering now, if I should go in tomorrow instead?