odd silver ball falling out of me prior to childbirth!

[Mishee]

No one has been able to tell me what happened here - I'd been having contractions for hours but only had a 'dimple'. Then I had a huge contraction and thought I'd messed myself, but when I eventually looked down a round silver/grey ball of liquid was laying between my legs! I called the midwife, who called the doc. Midewife said to the doc she'd never seen anything like it before! The doc said she had & whisked it away. She then measured me & I'd gone from 0-8cm in approx 10 minutes! DD was born very soon after with no tears (as in rips, not boo hoo), as if the 'ball' stretched everything in preparation. Has anyone heard of this before, but moreover, does anyone know what the silver ball was? (I know it sounds a bit Dr Who & alien like, but it's true!).

oooo spooky.
Did you have an alien baby?

fascinating!

How odd!

Is it possible that it was an amniotic sac with an undeveloped twin in it? That would explain why the doctor whisked it away...

I think you need to ask whoever was there, or for a copy of your notes.

I would second the non-developed twin theory.

Did you not ask at the time?

Didn't ask at the time as dd popped out so quickly afterwards. As soon as it happened I was straight into delivery & then feeding dd. It dropped out of my pethidine/laughing gas-head until later on. Have asked a student mid-wife who I met in a social setting since, but she had no idea. DD is not an alien thanks, although ... no that's probably a whole new topic!!!

Mishee - i would definitly ask to see your notes and ask as many medical people as you can. if it was a twin, you have every right to know, they should have explained it to you really.
Hopwe you get some answers, sounds very mysterious.

This is fascinating! I'd be on the phone to the labour ward right now demanding to know, very strange they haven't told you??

It does sound like it could be an amniotic sack,the doctor should have informed you what it was. If you google amniotic sac on google images you will see what myself and tohers on here are talking about.

Would not have been an underdeveloped twin, if there was one that would come out with the placenta. Would have probably been the amniotic sac with some show in it, it is really quite common, although it is not usually so big.

Blimey - I have no idea. I wonder what it was?

LArge blood clot?

No, not a clot as silver-grey and a shimmering liquid ball, a bit like if you drop a thermomneter & the mercury rolls out, but a lot bigger!

Mishee, you have to get your notes and the minute you have finished reading them post on Mumsnet.

I tell ya, more interesting than an episode of the X-Files.

woh, you have to get your notes

Pleeeeease get your notes and tell us. I am absolutely fascinated.

Holy shit... I'm sure that I have not drunk enough wine for this to just be me... are you honestly telling me that you birthed a large round, silver droplet? I wish I could tell you what it was. Really. I wish I could.

silver grey? how odd, I thought blood clot as blood can go some very funny colours....are you going to get your notes?

Mucus plug? If you dilated that quickly, it might have been forced out all in one go...

Very odd!

You didn't lose any products from Ann Summers did you? Or mix your mooncup up with a marble dispenser pre-pregnancy

You must get your notes and tell us what it is!!
Congratulations on your baby's birth BTW!!

By maxbear on Wed 25-Feb-09 19:28:43
Would not have been an underdeveloped twin, if there was one that would come out with the placenta. Would have probably been the amniotic sac with some show in it, it is really quite common, although it is not usually so big.

Sounds like Maxbear actually knows what it was.