Have I lost control of my bladder or have my waters gone???????

[sherby]

ONE frickin day short of my home birth

Bed is v wet, pad on, walking around just getting little flows every 10 mins or so. Yellow coloured though? doesn't smell like anything

Sounds like waters to me, they can go in short spurts rather than a big whoosh.

Surely you don't have to book a specific day for a home birth?!

That's how it started with me with the third. Then after a little while the rest all went with a gush. Take it you are 36+6 or 37+6 depending on your area? HB may be still be "allowed", worth checking .

Sounds like your waters to me. Call your friendly home birth supporting midwife to ask for advice - it might be that with only one days difference, and not actually being in labour yet you'll be OK

sounds like waters - mine went like that at 38 weeks - no smell or anything. I too thought i'd wet myself until DH muttered something about waters going....good luck!

36+6

have spoken to community md, they said I had to go in, just trying to decide what to do, how much difference can 24hrs make?

They often want you to go in to check baby is happy, check no meconium, check no infection etc. Then they send you home for labour to start. The only problem is, once you have been examined the clock starts ticking and they will encourage you to be induced if labour does not start within a certain amount of time. In one of my hosps the policy was if before 37 weeks induction within 24 hours and IV antibiotics to prevent infection. But as you say, you're only one day short of 37 weeks.

I would ring back and ask what the procedure is re induction / infection, whether they'll "let" you go back home if not in established labour and so on.

Have spoken with lovely midwife and said I am not going in, so she is coming to check it is waters and go from there

Lots of backache now though

Yey so pleased they will check you at home. My third started with a bit of backache and was 5cm 2 hrs later! Let us know what happens.

nothing happening here

lots of water still leaking but no backache and no cx

argh

Have you got stairs? Try walking up and down them (don't know why this works). Or bounce on birthing ball if you have one. Or have a nice long rest then start doing all that.

These threads are so intriguing, I really want to know whats happening!

Nothing!

A few contractions and nothing else

Am quite sure I will be updating through the nightn

xx

Ooohh! Exciting!

The day I went into labour I wasn't 'allowed' a hb. Long labour though and the next day they reversed the decision. Had to transfer in at the end but they did change their mind. My labour started like that, waters breaking first.

How exciting!

Will keep checking in to see how your getting on, good luck sherby!

Reading this thread with interest. I hope you are in labour Sherby and I hope you are at home!

I am at home

I am not in labour

Going to bed soon, v tired, some backache on and off but thats it

Well I hope you have a good rest before it all restarts at the civilised hour of 6.00 am tomorrow morning just in time for your home birth!!!

No baby yet!

Can't sleep though, lots of cramps and niggles, looks like it will be tomorrow some time

Me no sleep either. I've been an insomniac for the past 3 months.
Sounds like something may happen soon, goodluck sherby !
Wish mine would release

Insomniac for 3 months!

TV is crap at this time of night

I'm back off to bed. Goodluck, keep us posted !

Hi Sherby

I hope the niggles transformed into something more conclusive and that you are holding your little baby in your arms as I type!