did I wee myself in my sleep? (37weeks)

[yetanothernickname]

My bladder is a bit weaker lately but I've never done this!
I was dreaming and suddenly in my dream I was having a wee, I'm unsure if this made me do it, or if I could just feel (dare I say it) waters breaking so my dream converted that to me weeing??
I wasn't overly desperate for the toilet when I woke up, but I was totally wet (god so embarrasing).
Went to the bathroom and still couldnt tell what it was, saw no colour or smell.

I'm so confused.
My water never broke naturally with previous children so I don't know what to expect.

Is there anyway to know what it was? The hospital is so far away and it's quite impractical to go until friday, I have things to do, transportation and childcare issues, etc.
Nothing like this can happen until I'm 38 weeks, that's how I planned it!

My sister "wee'd herself" had a few "tummy aches" and three hours later was holding my nephew!!!!!! Call your sister and pack your bags

Denial is a river in Egypt - I think this baby is planning on making an appearance soon.

Mind, I tried very hard to convince myself that my waters hadn't broken

Umm...it definitely sounds like you are in labour. Ring your sister and start getting things ready.

How exciting...

Good grief, call your sister, call your midwife!

How exciting.

I'm quite sure I shall be checking back here all day now...

Ooh, exciting.
My first labour started at 37 weeks with waters breaking in the night, then contractions started a few hours later.
DS had his arm over his head and the midwife suggested that his arm may have caused the waters to break. Next labour didn't start in the same way.
All the best!

Please get it checked out. I know amniotic fluid is supposed to have a distinct smell but mine didn't.

LOL at the level of denial.

Missus, get your sister on the phone.

You are having a baby, and it does not give a toss if you are ready yet or not.

I just need to cook enough food for us for the next few days incase, so I've got that on.
It's probably still nothing.
My babies are always late..

We'll see......

This happened to me, I still couldn't tell but I was due for c section on the friday and this was the previous sunday but nothing happened. Didn't smell of wee always clear, had to wear a pad for a few days.

This baby is not going to be late. Stop cooking and call your GP woman !

The midwife on one born every minute last night was talking about delivering a baby in the hospital car park, you want that to be you!

Make some calls!

I agree, I would def call your sister, just to let her know whats happening and then she can get prepared too. Will be watching this thread with interest!

Good luck x

OOoh how exciting!

I was always told that amniotic fluid doesn't smell anything like wee but TBH when my waters went, it smelled a lot more like wee than it smelled like lemonade!

After all the baby has been piddling in it, haven't they?

My friend said that when her waters went they smelled exactly the same as her first baby had smelled when he was born!

Keep us posted, yetanothernickname

Have we got any updates??

I don't know if you want to hear this, but I thought my waters had gone and my midwife crouched down, sniffed my knickers and said 'amniotic fluid smells like semen!'

Nice. Good luck, whether it's wee or waters!

Bit of a double-edged sword really, isn't it? If your waters haven't gone early, then you're incontinent. What joy.

Will keep you guessing, James!

Mine smelt straw/hay type smell, and were a trickle. I think it was your waters to :D

Ooh, do you think that she's having/had her baby? The fact that she hasn't been back for a while seems promising, doesn't it?

[far to excited and need to get a life emoticon]

blackcurrants I think your prob right, or it really was wee and shes too shame faced to come back and tell us!

Well I had to pleasure of losing all dignity yet again to a doctor with a flashlight and an expanding spectrum. No leaking, no amneotic fluid on swab, waters 'probably haven't broken'.

I'm just incontinent, woo!

So much better to have it checked out! It would have been on your mind trying to sleep tonight.

I'm off to do some pelvic floor exercises now

Oh, dear. Still, it was better to have it checked out.

I had it the other way around. My gynae thought that my waters had broken, sent me to the hospital and they sent me home. Gynae was mystified, as she was positive that they had gone.

She did say that in rare cases, you can have a leak that reseals.

Don't feel bad; I managed to have 3 days at 32 weeks when I couldn't stop weeing DH thought it was hilarious when I kept jumping up in the middle of the night shouting with frustration because I had wet the bed again At least you don't have that humiliation!

P.S. If this keeps happening, buy some disposable changing mats to put under you at night time. Saves a lot of laundry time.