Waters breaking

Lotus Flower · Jan 1st, 2012, 18:57 PM

Now this may be a stupid question but what is it like when your waters break? Is it just clear liquid? does it hurt?

amjon · Jan 1st, 2012, 19:24 PM

It's normally clear (unless something is wrong with LO). Mine didn't hurt. It actually felt better as it was bulging into the canal putting pressure on my bladder.

NashiPear · Jan 2nd, 2012, 05:49 AM

My waters broke with both my children. They were a leak and I couldn't feel anything, just kept wetting through my pants and had no control over it. It was pretty clear, but with my second it had a pinkish tinge. I then had a full rupture (it all went, no leak) with my second after the leaking. That didn't hurt at all, but it was messier and needed to wear a thick pad and change it often.

teal · Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:09 AM

I felt a popping sensation but my waters were a thick meconium, not watery at all, just a green gunk

cherryglitter · Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:14 AM

i felt a pop when i was lying down.
i stood up and felt it gush out. went to the loo (i was already at the hospital) and it looked clear with a slight tinge of blood. i showed the midwife my pad and she said it was some of my show. lovely!!

sg0720 · Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:55 AM

sounds like that was your water =] when they broke my water it was a gush of water like your describing

ljo1984 · Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:59 AM

My waters broke first with Imogen and during labour with Freya. Both times I felt pressure and a sort of I need to wee sensation then pop and gushing fluids. With Freya there's was meconium in the fluid there was a greenish tinge to in and little bits of meconium.

kristel10589 · Jan 2nd, 2012, 10:54 AM

I wasn't 100% sure my waters had gone at all! I just woke up after a nights worth of sleep, stood up and felt like i'd just wee'd myself, not much about a teaspoon. Left it, thought it was just too much pressure on my bladder. Went to sleep the night after, woke up and the same thing happened. Nothing trickled out in the daytime which was weird. Anyway went to the hospital got examined and they said it was my waters! Then when she finally popped out she bought her swimming pool with her haha

catcatcat · Jan 2nd, 2012, 11:06 AM

First time mine leaked out over 2 days, just needed light pad. With my 2nd they burst as the head crowned - it was an explosion of baby & everything else all in 1 go :/
Dont recon it would hurt at all if they did break suddenly

ChocolateKate · Jan 2nd, 2012, 11:53 AM

I was in the bath in active labour. It felt just like a big pop although because there was some blood and blood looks worse in water I completely freaked. Think I'd read too much on this forum and convinced my husband to call for the midwife because of a placental abruption ;-) x

Jan 1st, 2012, 18:57 PM	#1
Lotus Flower Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: England Posts: 52	Waters breaking Now this may be a stupid question but what is it like when your waters break? Is it just clear liquid? does it hurt?

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Jan 1st, 2012, 19:24 PM	#2
amjon Other BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: United States Posts: 5,839	It's normally clear (unless something is wrong with LO). Mine didn't hurt. It actually felt better as it was bulging into the canal putting pressure on my bladder.

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 05:49 AM	#3
NashiPear Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Posts: 350	My waters broke with both my children. They were a leak and I couldn't feel anything, just kept wetting through my pants and had no control over it. It was pretty clear, but with my second it had a pinkish tinge. I then had a full rupture (it all went, no leak) with my second after the leaking. That didn't hurt at all, but it was messier and needed to wear a thick pad and change it often.

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:09 AM	#4
teal Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12,868	I felt a popping sensation but my waters were a thick meconium, not watery at all, just a green gunk

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:14 AM	#5
cherryglitter Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 13,642	i felt a pop when i was lying down. i stood up and felt it gush out. went to the loo (i was already at the hospital) and it looked clear with a slight tinge of blood. i showed the midwife my pad and she said it was some of my show. lovely!!

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:55 AM	#6
sg0720 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,500	sounds like that was your water =] when they broke my water it was a gush of water like your describing

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 08:59 AM	#7
ljo1984 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: leeds Posts: 6,005	My waters broke first with Imogen and during labour with Freya. Both times I felt pressure and a sort of I need to wee sensation then pop and gushing fluids. With Freya there's was meconium in the fluid there was a greenish tinge to in and little bits of meconium.

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 10:54 AM	#8
kristel10589 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 683	I wasn't 100% sure my waters had gone at all! I just woke up after a nights worth of sleep, stood up and felt like i'd just wee'd myself, not much about a teaspoon. Left it, thought it was just too much pressure on my bladder. Went to sleep the night after, woke up and the same thing happened. Nothing trickled out in the daytime which was weird. Anyway went to the hospital got examined and they said it was my waters! Then when she finally popped out she bought her swimming pool with her haha

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 11:06 AM	#9
catcatcat Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 919	First time mine leaked out over 2 days, just needed light pad. With my 2nd they burst as the head crowned - it was an explosion of baby & everything else all in 1 go :/ Dont recon it would hurt at all if they did break suddenly

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Jan 2nd, 2012, 11:53 AM	#10
ChocolateKate Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Berkshire, UK. Posts: 665	I was in the bath in active labour. It felt just like a big pop although because there was some blood and blood looks worse in water I completely freaked. Think I'd read too much on this forum and convinced my husband to call for the midwife because of a placental abruption ;-) x

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