Stupid Q - have my waters just broken?!

[Pootletrinket]

Having just tried to arrange second attempt at sweep, went for a pre-walk wee and, at the end, while wiping (sorry TMI) felt a dribble more come out; thought - that's odd, thought I'd finished - then quite a lot more liquid came out (more than a wee, landed faster in the bowl, seemed odourless from what went on my hand)......

Left message for MW because at last palpation (Tues) head was still free and they impressed upon me the importance of getting checked out if waters break without contractions.

So should I go up there, continue with walk? Will there be more leakage?!

TIA!

put on a pad and lie on your side for 20 minutes. If it's your waters, it will gush when you stand up. (it gathers at the side for some reason)

sounds like it to me! good luck!

My neighbour had that and it just kept leaking out like a constant wee as the body keeps producing it, if it is still going in a short while then I would guess yes, so congrats and good luck for the next bit. x

agree with jenny. and then sniff the wet pad. the waters smell of "baby" a distinctive smell.
if it is the waters and it only dribbles it can go on for a long time.
hope cx start soon to bring you close to your baby! good luck.

Might be worth going to get checked out. But if it is and all is ok, come home if you can till contractions are established.
S x

Go and get checked out, they won't think you're silly honest. And it does sound like your waters, to me at least.

With DD I went in after wetting myself once, because I didn't realise! They were honestly really nice about it.

Yep, definetely sounds like your waters to me. I wasnt sure when mine went the first time I gave birth and realised what it was when "holding" what I thought was wee didnt work and it just kept coming,

Your waters breaking is a good sign that your body is ready for labour too, good luck :)

Sounds like it. My waters went before contractions with both DSs for me. Initially, it felt like I was weeing, but I couldn't stop it. I sat on loo, thought it had finished, soon as I got up, it kept coming out. It definitely came out more, every time I moved.

I have just remembered too that if I coughed or moved from sitting to standing even after only a minute, there would be another gush.

Mine went like that ....never had a gush....Go get checked out I lost both waters without contractions DD1 arr 18 hrs later DD2 4 hrs later after a 38 minute labour

I have had 4 birth children and by the time I had my DC5 I still wouldnt have had a clue about waters breaking.

I felt a right numpty but mine only ever break when the baby is about to be born.

When DDs did go it was textbook classic, 2 contractions, pop and bed flooded "er, I think I'm in labour" run off to hospital.

I don't think that's very usual!

Good-luck Pootle- sounds very promising!

MrsDeVere - I was about to post the same thing

This is baby No 4 - I have never had my waters go yet - I think I am hoping that they do with this one.

I went and had it checked out, now doubly :( as not only did they reckon it wasn't waters (so, now I've become incontinent and not realised?!) but cervix is firm and baby has moved back to oblique - was a bit of a fight as the MW thought I might need to stay in, but luckily have come home - but more despondent!

Thanks for the reponses though.

It could have been a show. Stay positive. And make sure you try the side lying release, rebozo, inversion and g+t tonight!
PS am away from he computer for a few days, have pm'd you my mob no, if you need a chat or anything, do call and \also let me know how you get on, I'm sure baby will be here this weekend!
S x

dont be

All kinds of weird things happen when you are pregnant.

You will forget it all when baby does arrive

glad I am not the only multipara ignoramus missnever