Scared...again! Wet underwear

[beagleowner]

Beagle, I hope that even though she didn't do a strip test, the dr. helped to ease your mind so that you can enjoy the rest of your time in Italy!!

She totally did, I guess I'm just wondering if people think a strip test was truly unnecessary. After all, if it were a slow leak wouldn't the amniotic fluid look fine on the ultrasound? However I wonder if that is just a really unusual situation and usually when PPROM occurs it is consistent and significant and therefore that would be a rare finding in an already relatively rare condition so it was just unreasonable to test for.

Today I had a few more wet spots after walking around for an hour or two but they were small, the size of a coin, and then I felt wet and wiped myself and there was a lot of what looked like wetness on the toilet paper...I scratched at it with my thumbnail and came away with what looked like a watery but milky cream, so that seems like normal Leukkorhea. Therefore I am wondering if what the water is, is just watered down versions of this.

I'm a midwife in the UK and have never ever used a strip test?

That is good to know. How would you assess for a slowly leaking rupture of membranes? She did a quick pelvic exam (very quick using fingers and speculum and I believe she felt my cervix) and did an ultrasound to check fluid levels.

I appreciate your input!

 

[Noo]

Beagle, I hope that even though she didn't do a strip test, the dr. helped to ease your mind so that you can enjoy the rest of your time in Italy!!

She totally did, I guess I'm just wondering if people think a strip test was truly unnecessary. After all, if it were a slow leak wouldn't the amniotic fluid look fine on the ultrasound? However I wonder if that is just a really unusual situation and usually when PPROM occurs it is consistent and significant and therefore that would be a rare finding in an already relatively rare condition so it was just unreasonable to test for.

Today I had a few more wet spots after walking around for an hour or two but they were small, the size of a coin, and then I felt wet and wiped myself and there was a lot of what looked like wetness on the toilet paper...I scratched at it with my thumbnail and came away with what looked like a watery but milky cream, so that seems like normal Leukkorhea. Therefore I am wondering if what the water is, is just watered down versions of this.

I'm a midwife in the UK and have never ever used a strip test?

That is good to know. How would you assess for a slowly leaking rupture of membranes? She did a quick pelvic exam (very quick using fingers and speculum and I believe she felt my cervix) and did an ultrasound to check fluid levels.

I appreciate your input!

Speculum examination, visualise the cervix and get you to cough. If your waters are leaking, you'd see it trickle out even if only slowly. If unsure would leave you for another 30-60 minutes and look again giving chance for it to pool. We wouldn't do ultrasound either so I think she's given you a fairly thorough look over. RELAX.

 

[beagleowner]

Beagle, I hope that even though she didn't do a strip test, the dr. helped to ease your mind so that you can enjoy the rest of your time in Italy!!

She totally did, I guess I'm just wondering if people think a strip test was truly unnecessary. After all, if it were a slow leak wouldn't the amniotic fluid look fine on the ultrasound? However I wonder if that is just a really unusual situation and usually when PPROM occurs it is consistent and significant and therefore that would be a rare finding in an already relatively rare condition so it was just unreasonable to test for.

Today I had a few more wet spots after walking around for an hour or two but they were small, the size of a coin, and then I felt wet and wiped myself and there was a lot of what looked like wetness on the toilet paper...I scratched at it with my thumbnail and came away with what looked like a watery but milky cream, so that seems like normal Leukkorhea. Therefore I am wondering if what the water is, is just watered down versions of this.

I'm a midwife in the UK and have never ever used a strip test?

That is good to know. How would you assess for a slowly leaking rupture of membranes? She did a quick pelvic exam (very quick using fingers and speculum and I believe she felt my cervix) and did an ultrasound to check fluid levels.

I appreciate your input!

Speculum examination, visualise the cervix and get you to cough. If your waters are leaking, you'd see it trickle out even if only slowly. If unsure would leave you for another 30-60 minutes and look again giving chance for it to pool. We wouldn't do ultrasound either so I think she's given you a fairly thorough look over. RELAX.

Okay, that makes sense. She didnt ask me to cough and seemed to only feel rather than look but if they were pooling, I would have something dripping out of me when I got up after laying down for a half hour, right?

 

[Noo]

Yes

 

[beagleowner]

Yes

I appreciate your help. I think I didn't let myself get attached to my daughter until the 20 week ultrasound and now I am so frightened that something will happen to her that I can't relax.