PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: 25 weeks & leaking urine

Re: 25 weeks & leaking urine

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 19 Jul 2000 14:38:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Jenny wrote: >
>Forgive me if this is a duplicate - I posted once today and I never saw
>my message show up on the board.
>
>I am 25 weeks and lately have notice urine leaking during the day. It's
>enough to get my underpants wet and soak through to my pants and leave a
>small stain but not saturating. It looks and smells like urine but I
>was wondering how to know for sure that it is not amniotic fluid. Also,
>is there anything I can to to stop the leaking ? Sometines when the baby
>kicks it feels like I am being kicked right in the bladder & have a
>sudden sensation to pee.
>
>Thanks for your help !!

Jenny, There are several issues. First, you can not be sure that you are not leaking amniotic fluid, so I would recommend that you let your physician do that. Second, a urinary tract infection can also cause these symptoms, so it is important to get checked for that, especially in pregnancy. Third, if all of the above are not an issue, the cause for the urine loss is the changing geometry of your pelvis, particularly the angle of the tube coming out of your bladder. The uterus is causing the change in this area and it is quite common to experience the things you describe. However, you must assure that it is not amniotic fluid... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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