Re: 25 weeks & leaking urine

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If it looks and smells like urine, it probably is! Urine and amniotic fluid have distinctly different smells - amniotic fluid has more of a "sweet" smell to it and is usually clear or straw colored under normal circumstances.

As far as the urine leaking, it just happens sometimes - probably because of the increasing pressure from the uterus on the bladder. The only advice I can offer from personal experience is to empty your bladder as often as possible (don't ever hold it!) and try doing regular Kegel exercises throughout the day (just make sure you're not doing them with a full bladder or while you're urinating - this can actually contribute to the problem!) and of course, it wouldn't hurt to wear a panty liner just in case! The problem will most likely go away after delivery and there's a good chance that a position shift from the baby might even eleviate it before then! I got pretty good at NOT sneezing in the third trimester with my first child! :-) Just another one of those "fun" pregnancy things, I guess!

Hope that helps!

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Tonja

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