Leaking Waters?

Just curious about what happens if your waters are leaking.

I am 38 weeks and pretty sure it is my waters leaking. Def not pee and not too sure but think there is too much and its too watery for mucous. Started on Tueday night but have been holding off ringing MW as my own one is away and I would have the back up.

Bubs is happy as and moving. Have a sore bakc but have had that for ages anyway. No cramps etc. No show but have had some snot looking stuff from time to time.

If I rang would they induce me or leave me. Am hoping to hold out until Monday when my MW is back.

Thoughts please!

yeah i second that.. and they will test to see if it is waters..often it's not it's just a super gross amount of discharge but needs to be checked:)

Depends on who you see and your midwife's viewpoint, some won't induce you but will make you keep an eye on signs of infection and may or may not give you ABs.

When the cervix starts to soften up the wee fibres holding it together break down and come out quite watery so it could be discharge. However I think it would be agood idea to ring the back up and let her know. If its just a trickle it might seal up again anyway.

I had my waters leak with Spencer, and then rupture completely (12 hours later) and then continue to leak (cos the waters refill). When I first saw midwife the plan was to come back the next day as I saw the back up and maybe go to the hospital for the test (which I have heard they no longer use cos of the number of false negative results) and she said I would need antibiotics once in labour cos of the increased risk of infection. Nothing about being induced though.
Once they ruptured completely then I was put on antibiotics and kept at the hospital on bedrest, a big part of that was to do with me being 35 weeks and him being breech as well though.

I was also told that a small tear in the membranes can repair itself.

By the way I got a negative on the test and the OB tried to tell me I could have peed myself (I was in what looked like labour at the time, turned out to be a false one) and in the end cos I got so annoyed she did a scan and what do you know, there were no bloody waters left oh and until then they didn't even know he was breech, they all thought he was head down.

Oh and also the waters quite often smell like semen.

She actually thought I may have done a large pee of my pants and mistook it for when my waters went completely Despite me telling her I was on the loo when it happened and had already peed and the fact that I could feel where it came from, I don't think there is any mistaking it really.
It had also caused the false labour, I mean really, how do I trick the CTG machine as well!

Thanks for your input, girls.

Hmm, there is a big difference between pee and what is happening to me.

Am really not sure now and am completely confused. Am not too stressed about it and kinda want labour just to start. I will ring the back up MW tomorrow to see what she says. Am hoping that she will leave me be until Monday.

Rach, would it actually leak out of you if it was discharge? Like could it run down your leg kinda thing?

This is the most information I have ever given out on such a gross type of thing.

Also I have smelt it and it smells like nothing described

Peanut I dunno if this will help, never had masses of discharge so no idea what that feels like, but with the waters it would leak when I stood up after sitting/lying for a while or sometimes him moving about would push some out. I rarely just felt it kinda trickle like you do with discharge or AF (TMI I know)

<My waters didn't really smell of anything at all, until I started seeing the meconium in them - then they did smell funky!

Def sound like you waters are leaking. Not tryingto freak yo out but you really need to ring your MW now as you are putting your baby and yourself at risk of infection. Anything over 24 hours needs to be monotored and you said its been since Tuesday.

They have a test that they can check whether its waters or something else.

The amnio sticks aren't actually the most reliable things as they pick up other things as well.

I'm not really sure Peanut if it would run down your leg but if it is still leaking like that I think its best to ring your mw. It really depends on your midwife to what she will recommend.