Hellobee Boards

does it smell like pee? I'm 38+4 and its pretty obvious from the way my body feels that the baby has dropped (as of about 2 days ago). I'm not having gushes of fluid, but cervical mucus has definitely increased in my underwear, and I usually get a drop or two of urine down my leg when I stand up from the toilet. That said, I've never had full incontinence, so this trickle of urine is standard for me when my pelvic muscles are strained.
i do look different, and like I said- I'm feeling intense pelvic pressure and low back pain. its hard to walk, and I"m certainly not walking normally.

@lioneyes: wow, no wonder you are going crazy! it certainly sounds like something to me, but it also sounds like you are being monitored pretty closely. I hope baby stays in a little longer!

I don’t think it sounds like pee, especially with the pink color. I’d go in again. I had gushes like that with my first, and it was my water breaking.
With my third I went in for bleeding and they passed it off as “normal” bleeding before labor, even though I knew it wasn’t. I should have pushed the issue more, but everything seemed fine (baby was moving, HB was fine, etc). Fortunately everything worked out ok, but I ended up having a placental abruption which could have been deadly.
Anyway, sorry, not trying to scare you, and clearly your scenario is different, but just thought I’d throw it out there that sometimes they pass over things and say they are normal, even when they aren’t.

@lioneyes: I am so thinking of you. The speculum thing sounds right- the cervix is VASCULAR and def prone to spotting if messed with!
Like LAZB said, don't be afraid to push the issue. I'm always so scared of being "annoying" to my docs and ya know, what, screw it. Call anytime you're worried esp with your history.