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Re: 38-39th week...How do you know if you are leaking Amniotic fluid - Graphic description sorry!

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:50:43 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Lisa wrote: >
>I have had steady leukorrhea (horrible spelling error here) discharge,
>however, for the past week or so I feel that my discharge is more watery
>and smells sweet (almost like sperm..sorry so graphic). the baby is
>definately presenting lower. Anyway, i have an appointment with the
>midwife on Friday. They don't normally do internal exams here in Norway
>prior to going in to labor. Should I request an internal exam or amnio
>fluid test just to make sure? The leaking is not a steady stream but it
>is usually every once in awhile that a large wet spot appears in my
>underwear. If I were leaking amnio fluid, would it be dangerous to just
>not do anything about it until I do go into labor?

My "water broke" at 2:00 am last Tuesday morning. I wasn't sure if it was amniotic fluid or not either because it was just a wet spot on the sheets, followed by few drips here and there for the next hour. In any event, I went to the hospital and they were able to check with a strip and confirm it was amniotic fluid leakage. Apparently the leak was high in the amniotic sac, which can result in on/off leakage. My labor was induced (I was already contracting but not nearly close enough together) later that morning because once the sac is ruptured, the baby is at risk for infection. Hope this helps.

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