Think my waters are going!! Had a pain in my belly and then my pj bottoms were quite full, like I peed myself. Small, very small trickles still.
This is my second pregnancy and my waters went on toilet late into labour on my first, so this is new.
Phoned labour ward for advice and they said I can come in now or wait but don't wait later than half 6 in morning. Not sure why as she said it's there they will book for induction if I don't go naturally?
Any experience or advice welcome please?
Thank you xx
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Think my waters are going....anyone awake?
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Cymrublonde1 · 25/07/2015 04:35
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TheGirlWithTheArabStrap ·
25/07/2015 04:39
Hello! I'm awake, I'm doing a night shift. My waters went in dribbles rather than all at once. I went in a couple of hours after but that was more because the contractions were coming quite quickly. Excited for you! 
JanineMelnitzGlasses ·
25/07/2015 04:42
I think they will check you out and then send you home if everything is ok. As your waters have gone you generally have 24hrs to deliver and if you haven't they will induce you due to risk of infection. I think that part of going in is so they can get you booked in, in case you do need to be induced.
Good luck OP
lulu12345 ·
25/07/2015 04:57
Congratulations Same slow leak thing happened to me 6 weeks ago, only difference was baby had poo-ed so waters were green tinged. This can be a sign that the baby's in distress so I was taken in and induced immediately.
Justyouwaitandsee ·
25/07/2015 05:34
No worries - the last thing you want is any unnecessary delay. Good luck with it - not long now until you meet your little one! 
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SaulGood ·
25/07/2015 10:27
How exciting.
My waters broke first with both of mine. With my first, contractions started straight away and were close together, lasting 2 minutes (slow build, yeah right ) and DD was born 31hrs later. With my second contractions started immediately but were completely different (registering as strong and regular on a monitor but didn't hurt at all oddly). DS finally entered the world 38 hours later...
The leaking waters is weird. I had huge initial gushes but then the leaking afterwards was constant. You get fed up with being damp. Maternity pads almost hold enough but then you move and get another gush and your trousers are ruined again. If you labour for long enough, it slows right down and suddenly you realise you're no longer leaking water. Once that happened, I found that I had quite a few bloody shows and the MW reassured me that it was the cushion of water being gone. Don't be alarmed if that happens.
Best of luck. I hope you get your wish not to be induced but I know zillions of positive induction stories so even if it happens, try not to worry. Have you any thoughts about whether you might like an epidural? Have they mentioned how many anaesthetists are around? Sometimes the induction can be a bit more intense than natural delivery and you might want to explore that option earlier if you were considering it?
Is your 3yo aware that she's about to be a big sister?
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