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Waters broke 14 weeks is there any hope?

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user1469032438 · 26/03/2023 19:26

I think my waters broke and I'm only 14 weeks along, i was stood in the kitchen and all of a sudden there was a load of bloody liquid like wee but I wasn't weeing. Maternity unit wouldn't see me because I was less than 18 weeks and EPU is shut so they told me to ring 111 who said go to A&E so now I'm sat in A&E.

There is no hope for the baby though right? :( I have had 3 miscarriages and when this one got to 12 weeks and everything looked OK I stupidly began to relax.

OP posts:
123wentaway · 27/03/2023 01:52

Awful you can’t get a definite answer straight away. Hope you can get some sleep, rest all you can until the scan. 💐

Flatandhappy · 27/03/2023 02:53

So horrible to be left in limbo. Hoping for good news x

Summer2424 · 27/03/2023 02:58

Sending you lots of positive vibes x

LowBar · 27/03/2023 03:08

I thought this had happened to me but it was just discharge/general leaky bits.
Pregnancy was fine.
Hope you're ok.

LemonInaMug · 27/03/2023 03:20

hope all is well, can you book in for a private scan today if they won’t see you until Tuesday. That’s only if you struggle with the wait x

OhwhyOY · 27/03/2023 03:33

Fingers crossed for you OP, so sorry you have to wait two days for a scan. Maybe worth calling up tomorrow during business hours to see if they can get you one any sooner. The Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit at my local hospital managed to fit me in same day during my first pregnancy when I had problems.

Flipper1234 · 27/03/2023 04:44

I’m so sorry you have to wait. Keeping everything crossed for you.

Mummyoflittledragon · 27/03/2023 05:36

I hope the scan will show all is well. Flowers

colddrytoast · 27/03/2023 05:50

Good luck lovely, such a horrible place to be, rest up, hope your H is looking after you so so well, lots of love x

OutFortheBirds · 27/03/2023 05:50

@user1469032438
This happened me early in pregnancy - 20 weeks. I was admitted and HCPs recommended induction for labour as they expected I would go into spontaneous labour in the first 72hrs. It was a shock.

It was so lonely. I was on here looking for advice because the odds of a positive outcome were poor and research on preterm rupture is NAFF. There was no medical intervention options to keep the pregnancy going until the pregnancy was 24 weeks (age of potential viability). I was so scared. But have some hope: I’m full term now, waiting to pop any day.

My advice:

  1. Stay rested and as calm as possible (I know it’s hard)
  2. Insist on scan to see fluid levels
  3. Insist on test to confirm membrane rupture to ensure it is amniotic fluid leak and not something else
  4. Insist on a course of antibiotics - infection can cause miscarriage if membrane is ruptured. Erythromycin can stabilise the membrane.
  5. Keep yourself extra clean down there - no baths
  6. Monitor yourself for infection. Check for thrush and green/smelly discharge. Check your temp.

It’s scary, I know. Handhold from me. Take care x

Sassyfox · 27/03/2023 06:05

I’m sorry you’ve not had a definite answer.
Take a couple days off work and just rest until you have your scan.

Robinni · 27/03/2023 06:15

This sounds mad, is there not a service to go and get scanned at the maternity hospital you’re at. I remember phoning a few times due to lack of movement and they had me straight in, there was a little room set aside. Though I would have been about 5m+ at that point. So sorry you’re going through all this stress, try and stay calm and rest. Bleeds can happen.

WaltzingWaters · 27/03/2023 06:56

That sounds so worrying. I hope you’ve managed to get some rest and wishing you the best of luck with the scan, I hope to my can give you one today.

Dragonsandcats · 27/03/2023 07:10

Hope you get some rest, hope sounds like good advice from @OutFortheBirds

Original poster
user1469032438 · 27/03/2023 07:26

Hello everyone, thank you for your kind thoughts.

Have woken up this morning to a lot more bleeding but bright red not watery like yesterday. Rang the ward i was seen on last night which they told me to i had any changes or problems and they said "the emergency gynae ward opens at 9 if you ring them then they will probably see you today" honestly I don't know whether to laugh or cry I understand I might not be an emergency to them but it's an emergency to me :(

I live quite rurally and the only place that offer private scans near me is only open on Wednesdays unfortunately so I can't even do that.

OP posts:
User38484545 · 27/03/2023 07:27

Fingers crossed for you

Dontjudgeme101 · 27/03/2023 07:36

Fingers crossed for you op. 💐💐💐💐

mincedtart · 27/03/2023 07:39

I feel awful for you being treated this way. So sorry OP x

hallodarknessmyoldfriend · 27/03/2023 07:39

Fingers crossed, OP. I can't believe they didn't scan you last night.

Please call them at 9am - I hope you'll be seen soon and get some answers.

Just to add, I also had some bleeding with clots in the first trimester and it turned out to be okay. I know how stressful it is though and I am sending positive thoughts your way Flowers

OhwhyOY · 27/03/2023 07:45

If you know where the emergency gynae ward is why don't you go down there and present yourself at 9am when they open? Hopefully they will see you straight away. If you can bear to wait there if they say they can't see you until later.

Iamnotalemming · 27/03/2023 07:47

Sending hugs 💐hope you get that scan asap

SkyandSurf · 27/03/2023 07:48

Wishing you all the best OP

ChateauMargaux · 27/03/2023 07:49

I am so sorry you are not getting the care that your deserve. I would also be there at 9 at the emergency gynae ward.

Truckinghell · 27/03/2023 08:16

Please don't waste your time and money on a private scan for this. Clearly something is going in and, even if all was well with the scan, you'd still need to see someone.

Persevere x

juniper16 · 27/03/2023 08:22

OP, I'm not really sure the right things to say as I cannot relate and so many wonderful humans have said exactly my sentiments. I would suggest having some breakfast, packing up some bits and bobs you may want with you during the day and heading to your hospital; assuming the Gynae is on the same site as A&E. If timing coincides, rock up there for 9am instead of a call, a duty of care is owed and they'll either see you or suggest A&E and have the battle between them, but you'll be on site. Thinking of you and your husband xx