(possible) Amniotic Fluid leak + Pic (TMI beware)

[LaPinska]

Long story short i was having what i thought was just some discharge, i know it's normal for discharge to get heavier near the end. On 4/27 at night i was sitting in the bed and heard 2 little pops and i was positive my waters broke but when i stood up, nothing happened. So i went on about my business. I didnt even think that it could have been a small leak. I started wearing panty liners because it was just getting stupid how often my underwear were wet. I was feeling it trickle in tiny tiny gushes but again just thought it was pooled up discharge since it only happens when baby moves. So on 5/4 i have a regular scan for cord doppler and AFI check since baby is measuring behind, asymmetrical IUGR which i had with my first as well. I didn't think anything of the AFI check. I was 35 weeks and 4 days and my fundal height the week before was measuring 33.5. Well that day it was only measuring at 28.5 ........

When the tech checked my AFI she kinda freaked out because it was only measuring at 4.7! Something wasnt right.. doctor had a talk and said baby needed to come out and sent us to the hospital right then. He said either i'm leaking fluids OR the placenta is failing and baby isnt getting enough through the cord so wasn't peeing, causing reduced fluid. Hospital said procedure says they cant induce anyone before 37 weeks. Proceeds to push 2 liters of fluids via IV at a rather fast pace, and sends me off after a few hours to check my AFI again. It's back up to 9. I am sent home. On 5/6 I( have yet another AFI check and everything looks normal, fluids are back up to a 12! Told the doctor i hadn't done anything different.. i drink nothing but water and juice all day and eat popsickles constantly. But the thing is, i hadn't had any leakage to speak of between scans either. I was also dry the night he sent us off to be induced, so when they checked internally with a swab, they didn't find any waters..makes sense, right?

Well this pic is from today. I have been feeling the trickling again. Has anyone else gone through this with a slow amnio leak? Does this look like what you had going on? And no, it does NOT smell like pee. I know when i've piddled myself because the feeling is different. This is either some serious discharge or amniotic fluid. I have another scan on Monday 5/9 so if it is fluid, it should show on the scan, especially if it keeps up like this. More then likely if it's fluid, i'll be induced by friday at 37 weeks.

 

[Dory85]

My waters went at 34 weeks. They didn't leak constantly but we're pretty heavy gushes every time I moved and the medical staff actually told me I was leaking heavily (but ultrasound confirmed at the time levels were ok).

Mine was clear with a very slight pink tinge and didn't feel like water (TMI....) it felt kind of syrupy to touch.

I was told they wouldn't stop labour if it progressed (I was contracting) but would be induced at 36 weeks if I made it that far. Did they give you antibiotics to cover you for infection? I was also given steroids but I think thats because I was so early.

 

[LaPinska]

My waters went at 34 weeks. They didn't leak constantly but we're pretty heavy gushes every time I moved and the medical staff actually told me I was leaking heavily (but ultrasound confirmed at the time levels were ok).

Mine was clear with a very slight pink tinge and didn't feel like water (TMI....) it felt kind of syrupy to touch.

I was told they wouldn't stop labour if it progressed (I was contracting) but would be induced at 36 weeks if I made it that far. Did they give you antibiotics to cover you for infection? I was also given steroids but I think thats because I was so early.

Nope no antibiotics were given because the test was negative for fluid. It literally only happens when i am upright and during contractions when baby presses down hard and moves. It just happened not even 5 mins ago again. Feels like she is pressing into my butt and gives the most odd sensation ever. Everytime ot happens im expecting to stand up and gush waters everywhere. With my first i felt a pop and had a massive gush followed by a constant heavy leak so i knew it was my waters, this time its different

 

[LiLi2]

Go back in and bring the pad. If it is your waters, you need to know.

Good luck, Hun. I hope it's just a fluke and you can cook baby a little longer, but better to be on the safe side.

 

[LaPinska]

Go back in and bring the pad. If it is your waters, you need to know.

Good luck, Hun. I hope it's just a fluke and you can cook baby a little longer, but better to be on the safe side.

bringin the pad wont help they cant test it. i literally have to wait for my scan tomorrow morning. She is still moving, allbeit, it hurts me a lot when she does. I was told to just keep an eye on her movement until i'm in the clear. Everything is hanging on tomorrow's appointment. My doctor is so sure they will induce me he didnt even bother having me set up more appointments. for some reasons the protocols they follow here are totally different from ones everywhere else. i hear people on the base here are able to choose when they want c sectons not even due to medical reasons between 36 and 42 weeks..and here i am with a high risk pregnancy with serious complications and they are waiting til the last second to induce to cover their own asses. They dont use the color changing method here any more and i was in on friday and had to refuse the IV because my hands are full of holes. So i dont want to have to look like the jerk again just to find out they cant find any waters. As log as she is passing her kick counts.....

 

[BunnyN]

My waters didnt go until I was in labour but both times it was slow, no big gush, just tiny gushes from time to time, much like you describe.

 

[Boo44]

It's hard to tell from a picture but my pad looks like that most days that creamy yellow almost greeny colour and mine is definitely discharge. I don't think amniotic fluid would be that colour. That being said, I'd always get checked out to be safe!

 

[wannabemomy37]

My pads look like this too and it's either discharge or urine for me...

Given you've had a fluid level drop I'd keep bugging docs to make sure it's not waters. I've had mine tested 3 times and nope, just normal for ne...gross

 

[cscbeth8421]

Yes, this is what i get on a daily basis.

 

[LaPinska]

Well my fluids have dropped again but they're OK for now so we still dont know what's happening lol. I started a new thread though because other things are picking up