Is amniotic fluid slightly gelatinous?? (apologies for tmi!)

[Snowgirl1]

I'm 40+3 and for the last 24 hour I've been losing eggcup-ful of gelatinous stuff as well as clear liquid. Went to the hospital last night and at first they thought it was discharge, then after reviewing 30 mins later they decided it was that my hind waters have broken and have told me to come back tomorrow to be induced, if I haven't gone into labour.

Is amniotic fluid gelantinous?? I'm concerned I'm going to be induced when my waters haven't really broken and I really don't want to be induced.

Make sure they explain themselves before they do anything to you especially if you don't want them to.

I think the guidelines are 24 - 48 hrs after waters breaking to induce due to risk of infection but that depends on your risk factors and your local area's guidelines as they vary.

Not a clue whether amniotic fluid is gelatinous, hoping to find out myself soon though. Best of luck.

snowgirl - the gelationous type thing would be a show. It would be the clear liquid they would be looking at thinking it might be your hind waters.

You can ask further about their rules on induction, don't feel rushed into doing something you don't want to do. Did they test the liquid to see if it was your waters or were they guessing? Ask them before you start the induction, if it was just hind waters and your forewaters are still intact you may be able to request waiting a while before any intervention.

Anyway the show is a good sign that your body is possibly preparing for you to go into labour fairly soon anyway. I hope things start naturally for you tonight!

Amniotic fluid is clear liquid, slightly thicker and stickier than water, but still runny, and it smells like roast parsnips.

Your jelly stuff is probably the show.

Thanks for your replies. I have to admit, I was expecting them to test the liquid and was a bit when they first said they thought it was discharge and then decided it was waters - I felt like they were just guessing. I'll ask them to test before they induce me.

If you are showing no signs of infection and want to wait, you can. I believe some areas 'allow' up to 72 hours before wanting to start induction. Obviously once your waters HAVE definitely gone there is a risk of infection but ultimately the decision to induce is yours, not the hospital's (although it would be advisable if you do show signs of infection!)

But I'd definitely want the fluid testing before making a decision!

waters are nearly liquid like water, a little more sticky perhaps. and it smells of newborn baby, quite a distinct sweetly smell.
good luck!