water breaking..how can you tell?

[bbm1188]

I'm 36 weeks..sometimes I feel a strange sensation down there like a bubble or I'm passing something like I can't explain it  through my vagina. My underwear is wet damp or the sides of my legs feel wet? But I smell my underwear and of course it smells like urine. Ill wipe and it smells like nothing. No weird colored fluids I'm noticing either. Baby has slowed down a lot on the moving department but I'm unsure if that's normal since I'm further along. What in the heck is going on.. if I call my doc theyll say go in to l and d. So honestly what should I do. How do you really know when your water breaks?

[bbm1188]

Ok when I lay down my undereear had a wetspot..smelled it and it does not smell like urine. It honestly does smell sweet like they say..think my water broke

[ford122109]

Would go get checked at l &d.

[bbm1188]

The doctor said its extreamly unlikely it did break. But she has had a few patients that had their water break like a trickle. She encouraged me to come in but I'm not really wanting to...I've been 3 times through out the pregnancy and I'm betting this time ill be sent home as always which can be good to but I just feel stupid for going in when nothing is wrong.

[Momof2or3]

With my first I had a small leak of fluids over s course of 3 weeks. Its better to get checked than not. Better safe than sorry so to say. Infection can take place if its not monitored and you are leaking...

[bbm1188]

Yea I'm here. Man its sooooooo annoying when your looked at like your stupid for coming in and bc your not in full on labor. I feel really dumb right now..seriously. I bet there is nothing wrong but otherwise I'f I dont find out ill just sit around and worry. Uggggg

[blissmomma]

I know the feeling I had a lady roll her eyes at me!!! I told my ob and she was not happy lol hang in there and keep us updated

[bbm1188]

No leakage..but I'm having contractions. So they are going to have me drink a bunch of water..I'm sure they'll stop and ill go home. All for piece of mind.  Oh well

[vferguson]

Hang in there hun, I feel your pain I did the same thing (back n fourth from l&d) with my 3rd child. It's so frustrating I know (especially the looks) but it's better to go n be sent home then wait too long. By the time I went in for the last time with that pregnancy, my water had broke two days prior n I wasnt sure if it really had, so I waited for contractions (which never cane) but I waited so long that I had a fever & was getting pretty weak. My father-in-law had to practically drag me to the hospital cuz I was so tired of being sent home. I didn't get sent home that day, they induced me ! My son was born healthy and well, but they Said if I'd waited any longer it coulda been bad.   I was 36 weeks. So as ridiculous as if may feel, it's always better to be over cautious:)

[bbm1188]

Yea my contractions aren't going away..they did a more in depth test to see if my water did break cause the contractions look bad. Honestly though they dont feel bad at all. Just uncomfortable. I am scared this time I'm actually going to have to have a baby and all of the sudden I want to go home. Im scared and I can't believe today may be the day. Ahhh..lets seriously hope not. Not ready all the sudden nope lol

[blissmomma]

Good luck

[bbm1188]

They sent me home cause I'm not dialated.  But now that I'm home my contractions are getting worse. Probably a false alarm considering this has happened before. I wish I could judt relax