Waters Breaking in Early Pregnancy

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone has experienced their waters breaking in early pregnancy?

I've heard that if this happens that your bag can actually reseal themselves. Does the leak resemble a thin clear slimy watery discharge? or is it just like when your waters break at full term?

 

Mumof72b - are you having what I had a few weeks ago where I was having heavy watery discharge? It lasted for like couple of weeks and now it has stopped! I spoke to my MW and she said that its just discharge but mine was really watery.

I really dont know what water looks/smells like as my water was broken with DD....but of it is similar to what I had I think its just heavy discharge and it should stop soon!

Morning

Roksana, yes  i think it is the same as you, Blimmey scary tho.

Well it turns out that I might just have a UTI still awaiting results, (Thank God) I was @ the maternity for about 4 hours being monitored and tested..If it was my waters I would have been shipped of to waikato for a few weeks so Im so thankful it didnt turn out like that.

 

Thnks for responses

 

I've been told amnio fluid has a distinctive smell but I never noticed it with any of my girls, mind you I had my waters broken every time.

yeah mine smelt sort of like hay.

I had a small leak at 24weeks with my little man so had to rest up for a few days but was allowed to do so at home (I live close to hospital). They can definately reseal but it also depends on where the little whole occurs. For me it was at the top so it didn't leak much and sealed quickly.

so what made you realise it was the waters?

oh wow. i haven't had any bleeding & apparantly it normal to have discharge. seem to have heaps more than i remember last time, but hey, could be second time round thing. Glad things worked out ok for you in the end tho.

Glad it wasn't your waters mum2bof7

I had a leak at 34 + 6, it felt like more than just discharge when it came out and when I went to the loo and checked there was a definite smell (like semen) and it was totally clear rather than coloured like normal discharge. Back up midwife put me on bedrest and said that my normal midwife would probably have the hospital check me out the next day (it was a sunday) but that I might also go into labour because of it anytime in the next 24 hours, but that anything past 34 weeks they don't try to stop anyway. 12 hours after the original leak I started getting contraction, needed the loo a bit quick and whilst on it my waters broke completely. Spencer actually wasn't born for another 3 weeks though as my contractions stopped, they couldn't really explain why. I spent that time in hospital as my waters were still leaking and he was breech and I would start labouring but not get to active labour and they wanted me to go as long as poss before getting him out.
Oh and they did that stick test on me and it was negative but an ultrasound scan showed that all that was left of the waters was the hindwaters.

Yep, pretty much like wees but out of the wrong hole and it would leak out when I changed position or when bubs was moving around rather than just leaking out randomly like cm.

Hi girls

Very interesting stories, Im glad it was'nt my waters, Im more embarrased than anything else.

 

Nictoddie does your MW think you have a higher chance of your waters breaking early with bubs now? or is it really just a random thing that can happen?