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Re: amniotic fluid..?

From: Rachael (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 00:19:03 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 3 Jun 1999, mary wrote: >
>> At Thu, 3 Jun 1999, Autumn wrote:
>> >
>> >My question is this what does amniotic fluid look/smell like? I am 31
>> >wks lmp and have a *very* small amout of clear odorless water-like
>> >discharge. I have felt no contractions and seen no "show" but I am
>> >still concerned...Any help would be appreciated..I don't want to bother
>> >my doctor after office hours for nothing
>> > Thank you,
>> > Autumn
>>
>> Please bother your doctor. Most likely he/she will tell you to go to
>> your hospital, where a L&D nurse can perform a very simple test to see
>> if your discharge is amniotic fluid. They'll put some on a special
>> strip of paper, where the fluid (if it is fluid) will make a fern like
>> pattern on the paper
>
>Actually, I believe you are getting two different tests combined. To check
>if amniotic fluid is present a piece of litmus paper is used but the paper
>turns blue if it *is* amniotic fluid. The other test you are referring to
>is where the fluid is put onto a slide and when it dries it makes a
>fern-like pattern which can be seen under the microscope.
>
>Let's hope a doc jumps in to clarify this for us all. :)
>
>--
>Mary Shoup
>Pregnancy & Birth Coordinator
>mary.shoup@obgyn.net
>

Thanks, Mary, I'm trying to remember from my childbirthing classes, and of course I was very pregnant at the time so my memory is not so great. :o) (Now I'm a nursing mom and my memory is still shot!! Hormones!!!) I'm sure you're right... The thing I remember the most is them stressing how very easy it is to test for fluid in discharge.

Is one more accurate than the other?

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