https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 29 May 2026 23:44:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722401 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:20:20 +0000 coopsmama 1722401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: That's true. I guess one just has to pay attention and hope that you would notice a change (like you did!) so that you can get necessary testing. As a mom, that's been my one fear -- that I will miss signs that something is wrong or unusual for my kids -- both the one still in utero and the one out. I try to stay on high alert without being overly paranoid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722387 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:14:10 +0000 MsLipGloss 1722387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know but without any other indicators (like decreased movement), I don't think so. . .? What I do know is there was a special test thingy (sort of like tightly packed gauze) they used to determine if fluid was present. I don't know if there are any other tests/exams that could confirm a leak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722379 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:08:52 +0000 coopsmama 1722379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Oh I hear ya on the thigh sweat these days. I am so hoping to go on time with this baby because I don't relish the thought of any additional hot days and the accompanying sweat. I wonder if a small fluid leak is something they could pick up on during a cervical check exam at the end of pregnancy or not? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722375 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:04:59 +0000 MsLipGloss 1722375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Yeah, I don't know for sure when the levels dropped dangerously low, but it took the u/s tech all of about 30 seconds to *hint* that I was not going home after my appointment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722373 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:03:35 +0000 MsLipGloss 1722373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: @coopsmama: I live in the South, and it was a really really hot August (LO was born September 1) . . . and despite the fact that my thighs had become BFFs and I was sweatier than usual, I knew there was no way that all of the wetness was just sweat. It was just too much all the time. And every once in a while, when I got up out of bed, I would feel the tiniest gush . . . but after the first test was negative, I just kept telling myself that that couldn't be it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722371 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 22:03:01 +0000 coopsmama 1722371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Wow!! I'm so glad your LO was okay despite the low fluid for such an extended period of time. I guess that is an excellent reminder that a mama's intuition can be right and should always be investigated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722353 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:51:44 +0000 matador84 1722353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: So crazy. I wonder how often something like that happens. I have a friend who went into L&amp;D on a Friday thinking her water might have broken, they even did a test for amniotic fluid, and sent her home. She leaked all weekend, her doctor admitted her on Tuesday and she delivered that day! The rate of infection was incredibly high at that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722345 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:47:32 +0000 MsLipGloss 1722345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: The first time I thought I had a leak, I was tested, but the results came back negative (at 30 weeks). After that, I kept feeling like something was off, but dismissed it because of the negative test. At my 38 week appointment, I mentioned that LO had slowed down in her movements which prompted my OB to do some testing and ultimately an u/s which showed that I had just one pocket of fluid left. If I had to do it again, I would have showed up in L&amp;D every stinkin' week after week 30 to see if I was leaking fluid. There was so little fluid left at 38 weeks that LO was starting to experience decels from cord compression. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722327 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:39:58 +0000 coopsmama 1722327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: This is one of my worst fears - to have a slow leak and not realize it because of all the fluids (gross!!) that are present down there anyway. How did you figure it out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722319 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:32:57 +0000 rattles 1722319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mkp17: Eeek! Congrats and good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722282 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:13:07 +0000 mkp17 1722282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! For sure broke at hospital now!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1722046 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:54:02 +0000 matador84 1722046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt a pop with my first and wasn't sure. Went to L&amp;D, they tested and it did break. Def call. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721908 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:59:10 +0000 Smurfette 1721908@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it! If it was a gush and still coming out. Exactly what happened with me. It was amazing how much came out and kept coming out during labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721872 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:34:08 +0000 Sapphiresun 1721872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I peed too. Do kind of a kegel, and if it doesn't squinch it off, it's probably your water broken. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721796 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:44:11 +0000 MsLipGloss 1721796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a slow leak and mine never smelled sweet. I would go to L&amp;D and get checked out, just to be sure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721769 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:28:02 +0000 spaniellove 1721769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Agree with this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721759 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:18:19 +0000 rattles 1721759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine kept flowing from the time it broke until delivery. If you can't stop/control the flow, that's a good sign! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721751 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:10:41 +0000 Ra 1721751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it! Good luck! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721742 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:08:12 +0000 coopsmama 1721742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard one good to tell is to lay down and stand back it up and see if it gushes again. Or sit down and stand up, etc. Either way I would get checked out! Good luck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721741 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:08:05 +0000 LAZB 1721741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it! I smelled it, and it didn't really smell like anything, so apparently that is a sign. It can also smell sweet.<br /> For me it kept gushing throughout the day. I was a little in denial that it had broken, and kept thinking I was peeing myself lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-know-if-my-water-broke#post-1721739 Wed, 25 Jun 2014 17:05:04 +0000 mkp17 1721739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I just had a gush of clear fluid and now it's seemed to slow down....was that my water breaking? Think I'll call the doctor, but thought I'd ask here first :) </p>