Did anyone experience this? Could you tell it was happening?
I am still having frequent contractions brought on by activity that stop when I am sitting or laying down...but the nurse at my office asked me today about this and I didn't really know how to answer. Could it be slow enough that you don't notice? Or would it be obvious? When my water broke with my first it was obvious, so my experience is limited...
kiwi / 549 posts
A slow leak woild probably feel like you're having wet panties frequently. If you feel more wet down there then normal lately, it's worth getting checked oit.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I don't have personal experience, however a coworker had this about a week before she got induced, it was discovered there that the baby was in very low fluid. She had no idea, she thought it was just an increase in CM or loose bladder.
papaya / 10560 posts
This happened to my BFF. I can't even believe it still. Water broke on a Friday and discharged her from hospital. She delivered on MONDAY. Her water had definitely broken but they didn't do an amniotic fluid test to be sure. Had to have major antibiotics. Pretty sure if they'd done the test they would have known!
pomegranate / 3565 posts
I had low fluid towards the end of my pregnancy. The doctor asked if I felt anything leaking which I didn't. She did a quick test with some strips to see if amniotic fluid was leaking and it wasn't. They could always test.
grapefruit / 4066 posts
I had a slow, high leak with DD. I believe it happened on my due date- every time I got up, a very small amount f fluid would come out. I kept thinking I was just peeing myself a bit. It wasn't enough to make me think my water broke. It kept happening though so my DH said lets go get checked out, and sure enough, my water did break.
honeydew / 7303 posts
I had a slow leak that was undetected. I thought I was leaking but wasn't sure. My midwife commented at my delivery that there was no fluid. LO was born with a fever and had to have antibiotics 
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
Mine started leaking after my cervadil or whatever and I had no idea. A nurse figured it out! I do know that the amniotic sac can repair itself soemtimes!
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
I measured 2 weeks lower at my last appt so I asked if I was leaking and they said it's possible. So I did the squat test and my water full on broke. So ya....
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
@Mrs. Lion: you squat over a piece of paper towel and see what comes out haha.
pomelo / 5660 posts
Do you have a lot of discharge? If so (I know this sounds gross) does it smell sweet? If so, that's amniotic fluid you are leaking. I've never had leaking amniotic fluid but my water breaks early (34 weeks with DS and 37 weeks with DD)
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@anonysquire: oh lord. I squatted to pick something up the other day and full on peed myself.
I thought I had a slow leak with DD1, but they swabbed me and said nope. How mortifying. Just ridiculous discharge. So Now I'm sorta in the same boat..I never really know anymore!
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
@sorrycharlie: ya. It was bad lol. Atleast iN my bathroom though. But they told me to bring a sample to the office so I was squatting over a paper towel in a tupperware. So pretty much all my water was in there. So gross!! And yes I threw it away haha.
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
@sorrycharlie: I called my OB about this when I was pregnant last time and she sent me to L&D to get it checked. DH "affectionately" wrote all over the bill for that visit "peed on herself visit". Thanks, DH.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@anonysquire: @BandDmommy: @Mrs. Lion: lol, glad I'm not alone. The other night DH heard me say, "oh, mannnn.." and he goes "did you pee yourself again?" 
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@sorrycharlie: @BandDmommy: I'm 20 weeks and pee every time I sneeze, this never happened with my first.
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@Mrs. Lion: this happened to twist, she had a thread on here about it at the time.
pomelo / 5073 posts
@sorrycharlie: I did this at our baby class. I was 34 weeks, got up to go to the bathroom and my seat was completely wet. Thought my water broke, called doctor,went to our hospital, everything. Nope, lo kicked my bladder and I peed everywhere. They kept asking me if I was still wet and I was like, well, yes! It was so embarrassing.
grapefruit / 4441 posts
@sorrycharlie: lol! That makes me smile.
I pee myself everytime I puke, cough or sneeze. Pregnancy definitely isn't glamorous.
@Mrs. Lion: too funny!
pomelo / 5607 posts
Those who are talking about peeing themselves during/after pregnancy, when did that start? I went to nearly 34 weeks last time, and never had even a hint of that sort of trouble. So does it usually happen later than that? Would love to avoid it again even if I go to term, but not too optimistic since I already have a smaller than normal bladder.
grapefruit / 4441 posts
@Torchwood: I think with my first pregnancy it started near the end...but I can't remember how many weeks. I had the same issue for a few weeks postpartum and then it totally resolved. This time around, I think it started around 14 weeks?
persimmon / 1328 posts
I had a slow leak of fluid that started on my due date - it was like a constant feeling of dampness that wasn't even enough to be pee, more like I had just got a bit sweaty or something. I waited a day before I decided I should get it checked out, and it turned out to be amniotic fluid. The hospital staff made quite a drama out of it and insisted on inducing immediately and iv antibiotics etc - but LO was completely fine.
persimmon / 1367 posts
@Mrs. Lion: I kept thinking I was leaking fluid from about 35 weeks on, doc said I wasn't. But, ultrasound on my due date indicated fluid levels so low that they sent me directly to the hospital for an induction. E was born 2 days later without issue.
@Torchwood: I had a bad head cold at 38 weeks and that's when it started for me - I had to wear pads because every cough and sneeze made me pee! Issue resolved completely about 2 weeks pp. Fun times 
blogger / grapefruit / 4836 posts
@Bubbles: crap. This is pretty much exactly what I'm experiencing. I've had to start wearing panty liners. maybe my ob can check at my appointment tomorrow...
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
@Torchwood: I only had issues PP....and only while jumping rope or doing high impact stuff at Crossfit. Now I'm 21 weeks and have a nasty cough and cold so these coughing fits are doing me in. I've peed myself countless times now
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@Mrs. Lion: I hope it ends up being nothing! I have had to wear liners most of this pregnancy and recently graduated to pads 
boo.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@Torchwood: I didn't have any issues during or PP first baby, but starting leaking when sneezing, sick etc with this pregnancy early on!
grapefruit / 4663 posts
@Torchwood: pretty much the same as @sorrycharlie, no problems last time this time it started early.
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