They may also ask that you come into their office or the hospital to perform a small test on the fluid. They may advise you of other simple ways to test if it is amniotic fluid. If you are still unsure about whether it was your amniotic sac breaking or urine leaking, call your doctor or midwife. If it smells like bleach, it is more likely to be amniotic fluid. Bladder control issues are not uncommon in pregnancy. Does it smell like urine? If it smells like urine, it probably is urine. Amniotic fluid is usually clear to pale straw colored (lighter than urine). What color is it? Urine can many colors, but it is usually colored. If the pad is wet, you still might not have broken your bag of water. What you experienced could have been an increase in mucus discharge, a small leak from your bladder or other common late pregnancy nuisances. A dry pad means that your water is most likely not broken. Here is where we checked to see if the pad is wet or dry. You can also use the time to take a quick nap.Īt the end of the time, simply get up and go back to the bathroom. Are you packed and ready for the trip to the hospital? Do you need to call anyone like your husband or doula? Try to do a fetal kick count or make note of your baby's movements as well. If the fluid is amniotic fluid, it will pool or gather in the vagina while you lay down.ĭuring this half an hour, spend time gathering your thoughts. Then you'll want to lay down for about a half of an hour. "The easiest thing to do to tell if it is your water or urine is to put on clean, dry underwear and a pad or panty liner. Here is a good test to tell what that fluid is:
Lie down on your side, the baby's head won't be blocking the opening and if it is still leaking that is likely amniotic fluid.
which means baby has pooped in the amniotic fluid and is likely in fetal distress. If it is a slight greenish in color than it is amniotic fluid with meconium. If your Dr doesn't call, then call the hospital maternity floor and ask. It was warm, a tad thicker than urine and didn't have a strong smell at all. This happened to me as well at midnight, it turns out my water had broken. How can you tell what it is? What does amniotic fluid look like and smell like? Is it normal to possibly leak a tiny bit all day with no contractions? Is it ok do you think to wait until 8 or so tomorrow morning to go get checked? Thanks in Advance! I just called my doc and am waiting for him to call back but I REALLY don't want to drive almost an hour into L and D-especially since I have no car as hubby is out of town(figures). It doesn't smell like urine-it smells like nothing and has a very faint yellowish color. I was just laying on my back when I felt a teeny bit more running down from somwhere between the cheeks. However everytime I stood up I felt more fluid(again I thought it was urine) kinda running down a bit but I never could tell exactly where it's coming from. I took a shower but since then I have been very damp down there but I thought I was just sweating since the ac isn't working. Anyway I woke up from my nap 8 hours thinking I had an "oops" and might have wet myself a bit(embarassing!). Been having contractions since last night that don't go anywhere-haven't increased in frequency or pain.
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