PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: Leaking some kind of fluid at 30 wks???

Re: Leaking some kind of fluid at 30 wks???

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:32:47 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Angela-concerned wrote: >
>Hi, Today when I got up I noticed that I was leaking just a little bit
>of fluid...not a lot - just enough to dampen the underwear and make a
>wet spot...this was after I went to the bathroom. All day I noticed it
>- the same thing, I would move or turn and feel something leaking a bit.
>I called my family dr as I have not seen my obgyn yet and he told me to
>go to the hospital. I went there and a dr looked at me - told me that
>my amniotic fluid looked ok (through ultrasound) and the did a test with
>a speculum...she said she thought but could not be sure (she said it is
>very hard to be positive about these things) that it was mucus (is this
>discharge??) and that it wasn't a rupture of the membranes. she said
>that she could see fuild there (when i coughed) but that it didnt appear
>to be coming from the right area for it to be anything but mucus. She
>told me to watch for signs of infection and watch the baby. My qeustion
>is this...If this constant trickle keeps happening, how long should I
>wait before seeing the dr again - or should i try not to worry?? I just
>cant help but be concerned.
>
>thanks

If you have the continued constant trickle, I would go back to the hospital... Lynn

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

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