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amniotic fluid or discharge?

5 replies

ftmtrying · 06/08/2025 08:57

I’m a little unsure what to think or do. Last night at 11 I was on the sofa and felt a little something come out of my vagina, so I went to the toilet, peed and wiped completely dry, but I could still feel something so I called my partner to check, he said a cloudy something was dripping from me. I popped a pad on, after 30 mins it was damp, but not soaked or anything, so I used a layer of tissue which also got damp, gross but we decided to sniff it since my midwife said it tends to smell sweet, or like semen, it smelt like semen. I gave it an hour, went to the loo and had a stream I couldn’t control before peeing, which is really unusual for me, so I gave it another hour then called triage, they said get some rest and keep a pad on, if in the morning it’s wet give us a call, well i’ve woken up and it’s damp but i wouldn’t really call it wet??? i’ve felt little bits of fluid come out, but I really have no idea if i’m leaking fluid or if it’s discharge or what! I’ve already been to triage 5 times, for irritable uterus, i just don’t want to seem like an idiot going in for this.

has anyone had this experience or can offer guidance?

note: 38+1 weeks today, with lots of backache for 2 days

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Eenameenadeeka · 06/08/2025 09:31

You need to get it checked because if its leaking too long can cause infection. What you've described sounds like what happened when my water was leaking.

Uphighseesky · 06/08/2025 09:32

I think at that gestation I'd assume it was my waters slowly going. I'd get it checked.

Marmite1992 · 06/08/2025 09:54

Sounds like it could be waters I'd definitely go get checked! You're not bothering them or wasting anyone's time

ftmtrying · 06/08/2025 09:57

Thank you everyone, I’m now on the way to triage!

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Rocknrollstar · 06/08/2025 09:59

Good luck. They didn’t believe me when I told them this at 39 weeks. The following week I collected it in a bottle as proof.

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