I think my waters have broke!!! Yikes!!!

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Ok so I'm 36+5 - back pain all day on and off but I've been cleaning so thought it was because of that, had a horrible sleep last night seemed to be in a bit of pain... Never thought anything of it though

Anyway my mother comes to mine for take away, DP is out meeting friends, I stand up to go make the cuppas and I feel wet... Go to the bathroom to investigate, pants are wet and so is my jeans, completely clear, and doesn't smell... Called the midwife, she said to put a pad on lay on my left side, and stand up in an hour, then if it is my waters I should experience a "gush" (is this true) and if I do get this gush, I've to go up to determine weather I am in labour or not...

What do you ladies think? Is it my waters? I honestly didn't pee myself

I suppose I'm just a bit nervous that they say it's not my waters and don't check me out, when it could be?

Advice please xx

So are you laying down now? If not, do as you're told! Good luck and if you're at all worried, go and get checked.

Sounds highly likely it is your waters.
If you are worried and want them to check just be very insistent. Make it sound worse than it is if necessary!
They will still probably send you home until contractions become established or its been over 24hrs. There is a risk of infection after this.
Good luck!

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Also, good luck if it is! :)

The gush thing is true. Do as she says. The same thing happened to me at 39 weeks. I found that the initial drips increased fairly quickly to a steady flow. Before the hour of lying down was over it was pretty obvious what was happening.

Good luck!

Oooooh goodness, it certainly sounds likely. Now go lie down so you can tell us all in an hour!

How exciting! Is this your first?

Ooh yes sounds like waters. Good luck!

Dot worry ladies I'm laying down as I wrote

This is DC 2 - my first was 8days overdue and got my waters broken for me!

I'm so scared yet exited! DP is on his way home, very panicky, bless, I've told him to drive safe, (luckly he hadn't had a drink before I called him) I'm such a worrier

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Ooooh good luck, does sound like waters to me too.

Good luck op sounds very promising

Good luck. It could be the hind waters as they tend to be less in volume.

Keep us posted!

I've always wanted to do or watch a live birth thread

Oooo I hope this is it, yet I hope it isn't as I still want to do some nesting (decorating) before baby's here

Even if I don't have a "gush" I'm going to go up to triage I think... I wouldn't settle if I didn't

Sounds like it could be waters!
Don't hang about if you start getting contractions, my dc2 was born 2 1/2 hours after my waters broke! I was pretty glad that the labour ward was quiet that day and told me to come in and get checked straight away as we wouldn't have made it there otherwise
Good luck!

Best to be safe than sorry OP, if you feel you want to get checked out that's what the nice midwives and nurses a there for

What will they do to check it is my waters? Anyone know? Xx

I think an internal exam and look at any pads you're wearing (usually smell it irrc!)

Good luck!

Ooo good luck! Keep us updated

Good luck op!!

How exciting! They can do a swab, but you can usually tell by the smell. Do you know what position the baby is in?

No the temp midwife at my last appt 3 weeks ago didn't check position!!

It's pretty odourless but I'd say chlorine kind of smell to it? Only way I can describe it? X

They asked me how many pads I'd wetted when I went in (it was several in the short time since it had begun.

Ha, chlorine. Yep thats waters. They smell of bleach and spunk mixed together!