![]() ![]() Perhaps have some coconut water or your favorite juice (water it down a bit) on hand. It is also important to continue to stay hydrated. If your waters break early, the risks and treatment depend on your stage of pregnancy. This will also absorb the fluid should your water break while you are sleeping and also come in handy if you are laboring at home for a bit and you are either sitting on a birth ball, chair or couch. If this happens, it can (but does not always) trigger early labour. A little trick I learned through the years is to sleep with a waterproof mattress cover- nobody wants to have a ruined mattress covered with amniotic fluid! Or buy some Wee Wee pads from a local pet store. This is known as the rupturing of membranes. The fluid can also gush out due to the rupturing of the amniotic sac. Remember, once your water breaks, you will continue to leak. If too much fluid starts to leak out, this is known as oligohydramnios. Leaking amniotic fluid does not smell like. It will usually be clear and odorless but may sometimes contain traces of blood or mucus. Wee Wee pads (from your local pet store) Leaking urine is common while youre pregnant and therefore it is important to check that the fluid isnt urine. Leaking amniotic fluid might feel like a gush of warm fluid or a slow trickle from the vagina. ![]() Just a few suggestions for the weeks leading up to your due date. In rare cases, babies can even be born with the caul, which is when the amniotic sac is still intact after the baby is born. If you’re over 37 weeks, an amniotic fluid leak could simply be part of your body preparing for labour. The other 90% will either experience their membranes rupturing during labor or have them artificially ruptured by their care provider during labor. Let’s start off by saying that only about 10% of people will experience PROM – premature rupture of the membranes- meaning, the water breaks before the onset of labor. The image most people have of one’s water breaking is usually derived from TV or movies in which the water breaks and all hell breaks loose. Usually followed by, “What do I do if my water breaks?” Based on how often this comes up in class, I thought this would be a good topic to examine! “How will I know if my water breaks?” is a very common question I receive. ![]()
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