Any advice? [blush]

[Martonbird]

Hello - sorry, I'm new to this, but I needed to know whether anyone else has had anything similar :-(

This is my first (I am now 35+2) and I have had the odd little bit of 'leakage' (ahem) throughout the pregnancy. I have SPD and have probably not been as active or religious with my PFE as I could have been, but last night, I was dozing on the couch, and I woke up and moved, and realised I was soaking wet down there (had come through my jeans, but nothing on the couch luckily). I seemed to settle and nothing more happened until I moved again, getting up, going upstairs, every time I move I am leaking again. I can't use a sanitary towel, as they are just getting too wet and not sticking. I went to bed at 2am, sleeping on a towel, and at 6am I woke up, and every time I moved at all, something is coming out, and the towel was just soaking. I have now come downstairs, and am sitting down and it is happening now I am sitting still (on a few layers of towels).

If this is stress incontinence, I am stunned at how quickly and violently it has hit me (has my PF just shattered or something?!), and the thought of this for the next five weeks has just about brought me as low as I thought I could get (it's not been a picnic so far, but I have been lucky in some respects). I have read lots of threads, and I have followed advice and actually smelt what is coming out (where is the dignity?!! :-D), and I honestly can't tell what I think it smells like (I haven't the best sense of smell though) - part of me is thinking (hoping?) that this could be a leak in my waters, but the other is saying don't be stupid... it feels like my bladder, but I just don't know... Would I be stupid to ask the MW about this?

I'm sorry for TMI... Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

[NorktasticNinja]

I think you need to speak to your MW or maternity unit NOW. It sounds like your water to me and if it is you need to be seen ASAP.

Don't worry, just call them.

[fgpl]

Hi Martonbird.
This really does sound like your waters have gone. it sounds like they are clear if you cant see any blood or green colouring so all sounds well.
Yes it is a little early but not a major problem. Your baby will be fine, I'm sure.
Give delivery suite a ring. Keep pads on to monitor the colour. Have you got a bag packed? If not start to gather a few things together.

GOOD LUCK. Keep in Touch

[ILikeToMoveItMoveIt]

Like others have said, it's probably your waters so get it checked out now.

Good luck and take cake.

[Martonbird]

Thank you - I will give them a ring and see what they say!

[OneLieIn]

Do give them a call

(and I love the way you are more worried about the couch than anything else!)

[newmumtobe84]

Did you find out what it was? Hope all is okay X

[ephrinedaily]

I could've written this just over a year ago! Waters had broken at 35 weeks. Hope you're in there on the birthing ball now Oh yeah baby absolutely fine. And DP had not washed the floor or my soaking trousers when we got back 10 days later!

[Martonbird]

Hello - thanks to everyone that responded yesterday! We just got home form the hospital just now. I went in yesterday for about midday and then was kept in overnight just in case I started my contractions. I phoned my midwives first at about 9.15am (telling them in the message I thought my waters had broken), and then the hospital when they didn't get back to me for an hour or so. When we got back, I found a message at 4.30pm returning my call(!) to see what had happened!

Anyway, no babe yet, but my waters have definitely gone (and are still going!) and I have to keep on the antibiotics for 10 days and go in every other day so they can keep a check. If nothing has happened by 37 weeks, they are going to induce me then... They threatened to yesterday at which point I really started panicking, bizarrely! I think I want to be at home when it all starts for real.

Thanks again anyway!

[NorktasticNinja]

Glad to hear all is well and that babe can stay put for a bit longer. Good that you're back home where you belong