Waters

[Quackquack99]

I'm just really curious, I've always read that women felt a pop and their waters came gushing out. I'm just wondering if it would be possible to hear the pop? Or if anyone knew it was going to happen? Any warnings?

 

[Samantha675]

I didn't hear a pop, not did I have a gush of fluid. I had no idea either. I had just had a wee, then went to lay down for a bit and felt an increase in moisture. I had taken my jeans off to lay down, and all I had on was panties, so when I pulled them down just a bit, there was a tiny solid trickle coming out. There was no doubt in my mind what it was either. My amniotic fluid was very slightly pink, and shiny.

 

[kmumtobe]

Mine didn't go till I was 8cms and in the pool, felt like a water balloon going pop! Not sure I heard it but deffo felt the sensation x

 

[momof2babies]

mine didn't really go, at 36 weeks I went pee and then sat on the couch and a half an hour later I noticed I was all wet. I went to l&d and they checked me said I peed on my self. the wetness didn't stop and at 39+3 weeks the fluid started turning green as baby had a bowel movement inside, mw said nothing was wrong wait for labor to start 4 days later when in labor doc broke water the rest of the way and noticed I was right.

 

[teal]

I didn't have any signs of labour until my waters went. I felt a popping sensation and about 30 seconds later I had my first contraction. My waters didn't gush because of a very thick meconium xx

 

[dan-o]

My waters stayed pretty much intact throughout my labour & the majority of the water came out with the baby.

 

[dacosta]

mine didnt gush, but they went early. just a feeling of losing fluid down there.

 

[Black_Rose]

Some women swear they hear the pop-and i do believe it. Everyone has a different experience though and there's no way to tell what yours will be. In fact only 10% of women actually have their waters break before hand. Mine broke, but it was little trickles and i didn't hear a pop...and actually i wasn't even sure if that was my water or bc i was peeing when it happened lol others, get huge gushes and the pop. all depends

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

I think my friend heard hers pop! Mine stayed put, the MW broke them when I was fully dilated (but only having really weak contractions - it was hoped that breaking them would crank things up.)

 

[Rebaby]

Yes!


I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 1am feeling like i needed to pee, i got out of bed, walked a few steps across the bedroom, got to the door and i felt and heard a "pop" and there was a small gush and when i looked down there was a constant stream of fluid leaking on to the floor in the hall.

I know for some women they feel they aren't sure if their waters broke or if they peed but in my experience it felt very different. Not only does amniotic fluid have a really distinctive smell, but there was no way of controlling the 'leaking' no matter what i did, and later once i was in established labour, my waters which were still leaking, had a slightly pink tinge to them.

 

[Blah11]

I didn't hear or feel a pop. I stood up to go to the toilet and they literally flooded out. No trickle, a huge gush. Then another, and another, and another one on the toilet, then they trickled out for hours after that too lol. It was a proper 'in the movies' type start of labour. I had no idea labour was close until my waters went and it was a huge shock lol.

 

[Blah11]

Yes!


I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 1am feeling like i needed to pee, i got out of bed, walked a few steps across the bedroom, got to the door and i felt and heard a "pop" and there was a small gush and when i looked down there was a constant stream of fluid leaking on to the floor in the hall.

I know for some women they feel they aren't sure if their waters broke or if they peed but in my experience it felt very different. Not only does amniotic fluid have a really distinctive smell, but there was no way of controlling the 'leaking' no matter what i did, and later once i was in established labour, my waters which were still leaking, had a slightly pink tinge to them.

did you try to stop them coming out even though you knew you couldn't? I did. I sort of crossed my legs whilst standing

 

[Rebaby]

Yes!


I went to bed at midnight and woke up at 1am feeling like i needed to pee, i got out of bed, walked a few steps across the bedroom, got to the door and i felt and heard a "pop" and there was a small gush and when i looked down there was a constant stream of fluid leaking on to the floor in the hall.

I know for some women they feel they aren't sure if their waters broke or if they peed but in my experience it felt very different. Not only does amniotic fluid have a really distinctive smell, but there was no way of controlling the 'leaking' no matter what i did, and later once i was in established labour, my waters which were still leaking, had a slightly pink tinge to them.

did you try to stop them coming out even though you knew you couldn't? I did. I sort of crossed my legs whilst standing

When we were walking from the taxi to triage i walked really weirdly, clenching my butt-cheeks together

 

[Chappers 77]

I had just got to the hospital and changed into my nightie when my waters broke. I felt them pop but cannot remember hearing anything and as i had no knickers on they just exploded like a water balloon all over the floor. It definitely wasn't a trickle, more like a burst!!

 

[MiissMuffet]

My midwife popped my waters when i was 3-4cm dilated as my labour was going so slow. It hurt when she did it but i think thats because i wasnt very dilated she had to sweep me too and i just felt a gush come out and it was stained pink

 

[Quackquack99]

will sound stupid but did anyone clean up there waters after they broke. I've got the feeling I will! Forget about the impending labour, there's a big puddle on the floor!

 

[Black_Rose]

will sound stupid but did anyone clean up there waters after they broke. I've got the feeling I will! Forget about the impending labour, there's a big puddle on the floor!

Well mine trickled in the toilet and en I showered at home and it trickeled there. So I never had anything to clean up bc I put a pad on. But when I was at the hospital in only a gown, I would leave little puddles on the bed (once on the floor) and I kept apologizing to the nurse about my mess lol

 

[XxChristinexX]

with my first, I had just stepped foot into bed at around midnight & heard the pop! I was constantly trickling from then on, had to sit in the car with a bath towel between my legs & try to waddle from car to hospital ward with the towel still between my legs!!!...lol

must have been a sight to see!!

 

[MiissMuffet]

will sound stupid but did anyone clean up there waters after they broke. I've got the feeling I will! Forget about the impending labour, there's a big puddle on the floor!

lol you will get a chance to clean up or someone else will. its not like in the movies where the water breaks and baby is coming NOW!! i found those scenes all too amusing

 

[Black_Rose]

will sound stupid but did anyone clean up there waters after they broke. I've got the feeling I will! Forget about the impending labour, there's a big puddle on the floor!

lol you will get a chance to clean up or someone else will. its not like in the movies where the water breaks and baby is coming NOW!! i found those scenes all too amusing

same here! With. A 30 hr labor..I had plenty of time to clean