Water breaking? What can I do for our mattress?

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thundersweet

Discussion Starter · Jun 26, 2004

I never worried about it with my dd since I had a mattress cover. I have a new bed now and it does not have a mattress cover yet. Mainly because our sheets will not fit if we put one one. lol I am planning to get new sheets and a mattress cover soon but what can I do in the meantime. Any ideas? I assume I need to protect it since its possible it would happen while I am in bed.

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indiegirl

· #2 · Jun 26, 2004

Shower curtain liner! They're cheap and work so well!

Jesse

mirthfulmum

· #3 · Jun 26, 2004

I am planning to get a matress cover for when my water breaks this time. But last time I just bought some incontinance (spelling?) pads from the drugstore. I didn't end up needing them but they did come in handy later for containing the leaking milk flow at night.

pamamidwife

· #4 · Jun 26, 2004

I would use towels under the sheets. Shower curtain liners are nice, but they make noise sometimes and are uncomfortable to sleep on - plus they stink badly unless you air them out.

The chance of your water breaking before labor is pretty small, but I would think towels under your side of the sheets would be fine.

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thundersweet

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 26, 2004

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Originally Posted by pamamidwife
I would use towels under the sheets. Shower curtain liners are nice, but they make noise sometimes and are uncomfortable to sleep on - plus they stink badly unless you air them out.

The chance of your water breaking before labor is pretty small, but I would think towels under your side of the sheets would be fine.

See, learn something new everyday. lol I was not allowed to go into labor with my dd so it broke in the hospital. I was induced with high blood pressure. I just assumed though that with this one my water would break as a sign I was about to go into labor. Shows how much I know. lol

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LizaBear

· #6 · Jun 26, 2004

Picnic table cloth is what we got - the flannel backed ones. I think they were $2/each.

Too bad we didn't have it on the bed when my water broke ! *L* Never did get used.

Jennifer H

· #7 · Jun 26, 2004

Hmmmm... with my first my water "broke" and just trickled. With my second my water didn't break until just before he crowned. I suppose this time I'll get a gusher. Guess I better think about things like that too!!

mum2tori

· #8 · Jun 26, 2004

Ugh! I really need to get something this time. We just bought a new mattress last summer and it's way too expensive to ruin.

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: Wasn't "quite: as worried before because we were taking about buying new mattresses and a larger bed but now... definitely need to get something. With my first I had towels down (only had a slight trickle), with the second I had a large piece of PUL (was going to make some diaper covers... never did :LOL) and had that under the sheets with a couple towels on top, only had a barest dampness that time too... until we were driving home and I felt the wierdest POP (like getting snapped with a rubberband but on the inside) in the middle of a contraction... WHOOOSH!! Good thing I'd put a couple towels in my seat "JIC".

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Artisan

· #9 · Jun 26, 2004

The shower curtain liner is also HOT. You could use towels, or get one of those waterproof crib pads. They feel like cloth, and you can just put it under your side of the bed.

anothermama

· #10 · Jun 26, 2004

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Originally Posted by LizaBear
Picnic table cloth is what we got - the flannel backed ones. I think they were $2/each.

Too bad we didn't have it on the bed when my water broke ! *L* Never did get used.

this is what my midwives actually put under my sheets AFTER labor incase I leaked lochia right after birth. worked great and didnt really feel too different than just sheets anyways.
also, I got a watproof matress cover at Wal Mart and it's thin thin thin....super cheap but it works. you might look there for one that could fit on your matress and still allow sheets.

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MamaDaednu

· #11 · Jun 26, 2004

I was worried about this the first time as I have a huge big feather bed on top of the mattress. It ends up that my water did break while I was in bed. I was sleeping and was woken up by a "POP!" sound. Surprised me as I'd never heard of the popping sound before.
Anyway, I knew right away what it was an went right back to sleep. No leaking until I actually stood up.

~Daednu

applejuice

· #12 · Jun 27, 2004

You can also get a plastic drop cloth which is huge and you can even fold it...and it is cheap too!

msrog

· #13 · Jun 27, 2004

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Originally Posted by thundersweet
See, learn something new everyday. lol I was not allowed to go into labor with my dd so it broke in the hospital. I was induced with high blood pressure. I just assumed though that with this one my water would break as a sign I was about to go into labor. Shows how much I know. lol

I've read several places that you have a 15 percent chance of having your water break first, unless it's happened to you before, then your odds are higher. I never even thought about any of this, and was surprised when I woke up in a wet bed... I think I put down some towels under the sheet, thinking I could rest awhile longer before the contractions started and the weight of my body would help soak up the fluid. But 10 minutes later it was time to shower and leave for the hospital. I have some great fabric cleaner/disinfectant, so we must have just used that later, aired out the mattress, then flipped it and slept on the other side.

I guess I should go get a cover for mine this time too!

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tboroson

· #14 · Jun 28, 2004

Last time 'round, my water broke at about 5 am on a Saturday. (We ended up inducing with castor oil on Sunday.) It was just a tiny trickle while I was still laying down, the great woosh of fluid didn't come until I stood up. I woke up feeling damp; I touched between my legs and thought, "Geez, did I pee myself?!?" Stood up... My dog followed me very excitedly to the bathroom. I made my husband mop up the liquid before doing anything else, because I couldn't stand watching the dog cleaning up for us...

But anyway, away from the tangent, you're not likely to soak the bed as long as you're laying down. And, once it starts flowing in earnest, well, you can use a pad. So, you don't have to panic about the prospect.

However, just in case, I plan to line under my sheet with a waterproof, well-felted wool blanket from IKEA. It cost me $20, and I've washed it and dried it twice to make sure it is as felted as it's gonna get. It's nice and thick, and I've watched water beading up and rolling off of it. So, in a couple of weeks, under my sheets it will go. No plastic-y crinkling, no slipping and sliding sheets.

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mum2tori

· #15 · Jun 28, 2004

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Originally Posted by tboroson
However, just in case, I plan to line under my sheet with a waterproof, well-felted wool blanket from IKEA. It cost me $20, and I've washed it and dried it twice to make sure it is as felted as it's gonna get. It's nice and thick, and I've watched water beading up and rolling off of it. So, in a couple of weeks, under my sheets it will go. No plastic-y crinkling, no slipping and sliding sheets.

Oooh I hadn't thought about using a wool blanket.

Use wool for DS and myself (nursing pads) why wouldn't I use it on the bed??

I agree, the thought of using crinkly plastic doesn't sound inviting at all..

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