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water breaking

my water broke at 18 weeks and the hospital i went to the doctor did a hand check up and said that the bag didn't break that it was urine and sent me home. I didnt know that my water broke until nine hours later when i saw my doctor. was the baby in danger all that time with no fluid
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if you think your water is broken and go to the hospital, they actually test to is if your water, they have a stick or a test strip they use, if it changes color, it was your water. if it doesnt change colors it was urine or something else.

im suprised they did not really check for it
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Have you had any spotting or contractions? Your doc should check to see if it was your water for sure by testing the fluid. Did you have an u/s? How did you realize 9 hours later it was your water that broke? I would get another opinion if you could.
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If your water has broken then baby is currently in danger if you are devoid of fluid.  What did your regular OBGYN say about this?  It would not just be 9h that you did not have fluid if this is a true break.
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