Re: Am I Leaking Amniotic Fluid?
From: Aimee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:51:16 -0500 (CDT)
My doctor says that she is not sure. This was nothing at all like
sperm. It felt as if I had just urinated all over myself. It was clear
and watery, just like water and it left a puddle on the floor each time.
At Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Marisa Geller MD wrote:
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>Maybe it was sperm. Your dr would know if it were amniotic fluid.
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>From: "Aimee" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
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>Subject: Am I Leaking Amniotic Fluid?
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>> Hello~
>> I am 39 weeks pregnant, 1 1/2 cm dilated, 50% effaced, 0 station and I
>> had my membranes stripped 4 days ago. I am trying to figure out if I
>> have a possible amniotic fluid leak???
>>
>> This morning my husband and I had sex. About 30 minutes later as I was
>> blow drying my hair I had clear fluid running down my leg that made a
>> small puddle on the floor. This happened 3 times within 15-20 minutes.
>> About an hour later I was examined by my doctor. She used a test strip
>> on my underwear that I was wearing when I had the leaking, it came back
>> positive (turned blue) for amniotic fluid. Then she did an internal
>> exam with a swab and it came back negative on the test paper as well as
>> on the slide.
>>
>> I really do not feel that this was urine. It was clear and had no
>> smell. My main concern is that if this is amniotic fluid I am worried
>> about infection.
>>
>> Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
>>
>> Thank You.
>>
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