Did your water break?! Pregnancy Facts!

If an expectant mother has trauma surrounding pelvic exams what tests would be performed to alleviate some of that anxiety? I am planning to get pregnant in March, and I have really severe anxiety around pelvic exams from my last pregnancy and was just wondering what and OBGYN would do in that kind of scenario

I kinda want to make curtains made from a fabric with amniotic fluid print on it

My 1st invasive thought was when i go through that to just keep screaming till im empty lmfaooooo 😅😂

For me, that my Dr. broke my water every time I gave birth(7 times), the only reference I have is when the water breaks, my contractions get more painful.

Both times my water broke while I was peeing. 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

I always start to lose amniotic fluid early. This is my third pregnancy, any recommendations on this issue

When I was pregnant with my son, my water began leaking. It was 3 days before my due date. I was having steady contractions, holding at 3 min apart. I went to the hospital and they didn't do any of those things. I was told that I'd know when my water breaks because it would gush. It wasn't urine. They said it was and sent me home. I came back everyday for 6 days before they admitted me. My son and I almost died. My midwife later confirmed that I had been steady leaking amniotic fluid the whole time. There was never any gushing of fluid. It was awful, but we made it out ok.

When I heard a pop.....then the smell...very musky. Can't mistake it in my opinion.

I love your enthusiasm for your science! 😊

I went into labor 6 weeks early. The first thing I noticed was mild contractions with a sudden gush of fluid. I called L & D. They told me it was far too early for labor and insisted it was pee. I insisted it was in no way pee. Finally, grudgingly, the L & D nurse said, "Well, I suppose you'd better come in." Between my husband being at work and feeling so unwelcome at the hospital, I made the poor decision to wait for my husband to get home. 6 hours of labor later, after a gush of fluid at each contraction, I finally went in. By then, it was too late to stop labor, and I had my girl 6 weeks early. She was due Oct. 31, and I had her Sept 15. She was very small but altogether healthy, and I was able to take her home once she got to 5 lbs. She was and is a great joy in my life. However, I still remember the impatience & skepticism of the L&D nurse when I called for advice & help. I remember feeling I was being a bother. I was afraid because I was alone. I knew my baby was early, and I'd been refused any reassurance or advice because the nurse refused to believe me.

Looking for ferns is my favorite, Womens healthcare is the absolute coolest !

Why am I i watching this? I've already had my children and waiting on menopause to come kick my teeth in soon.

My water never broke it leaked, my obgyn didn't even know she thought I needed more fluids and when I went into labor and I went to the hospital the nurse lady got smart with me saying you mean to tell me you didn't know your water was leaking I told her no I didn't I don't have 2 kids to know this is my first child

My due date is today and I'm looking this up because I'm nervous... I'm worried it's gonna break and I won't know it. I don't want to hurt my baby! First time Mom btw

From own experience, it is hard to miss this. My water broke at night time both times. I had water running down my legs and unable to pinch off like when you realize you’re peeing..needed to towel off both times.

The ferning under the microscope looks so cool. ❤

Basically basic training 😂

Omg ! The fluid under the microscope ! Women are amazing .

What a wonderful thing you're doing! Educating women about their bodies and to know what to expect in different gyn senerios! Fabulous 👌

My water didn't break until I was pushing and even then it didn't break, my doctor actually popped the sac for me. It happened so fast! 5 hour hospital labor, pushed for 5 minutes. Worst. Tear. Ever.

My water broke as i was getting out of the middle of our king size bed.. pop. And 😮 oops. 😂

Ah.. good times.

I actually didn’t know if my water broke do they did a test and told me it did a little bit but not enough so that was interesting cuz I didn’t know they could do that lol

It’s even more beautiful to know that’s what keeps a baby healthy and protected in utero. ❤

You’re a great source of information I’m 60 and this fascinated my fiancé as well. You definitely have the temperament of a great on/gyn.

We’ve heard of amniotic fluid being used in the hair. Are there any other uses? Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃🍽

That's also what fertile day cervical fluid/mucus looks under under microscope! Fascinating. God is AMAZING!

They do ROM test at my hospital

Aww yeah that is pretty :D

I like you so much

the amniotic fluid looks just like a baby’s first tear

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I was certain it was my water breaking because about 3 minutes later a baby's head popped out of me 😅

Looked like snow flakes😍

I have used a test kike that to check estrogen/cycle/ovulation. High estrogen makes more ferning if I rember correctly.

I had Polyhydramnios with my son so when my water broke I was just like constantly streaming fluid. I went to the hospital and they were like "ok let's see if your water REALLY broke" and I stood up from the wheelchair and there was just a puddle in the seat. They were like "yep, ok cool lets get you prepped"!

How often are babies born I’m their sac? Have you ever delivered a baby like this?

Was told the water didn't break nurse didn't call the dr. Baby was born 15 mins a later delivered by the nurse because dr couldn't get in there fast enough .

Just taste it.

Wow - the fluid looks like a snowflake.

Trust me, you will know your water broke. Mine broke at an indian restaurant. My poor husband didn't finish his meal. They packed leftovers and off we went to the hospital. Sadly he lost his apetite and didn't eat them aftereards 😂 for couple of months I had contractions whenever I tasted curry 😅

When mine was slowly leak and they just put this weird paper table thing in to check for whatever they do to confirm that it's actually your water breaking. So it's literally a piece of paper thing that can determine whether or not it was your water

Is amniotic fluid the only thing that shows up "ferny" under the microscope? How do you get this amniotic fluid? Inserting something in there to get some? I don't understand how that would tell you her water broke because you're getting it from the source, not from something outside the source.

Swab that stuff up and run a Fetal Fibronectin

I feel like we’re pretty aware of our bodies during pregnancy so don’t always need a “medical professional” to tell us what’s what. With all 4 of my pregnancies I could feel my water break! My 4th I was lying in bed and it woke me up! There was no pressure on my bladder so I absolutely knew it was my water breaking.

I was induced two weeks early because I was told there wasn’t enough fluid around baby. When my water broke it was bloody Niagara falls!! Not enough fluid my arse 😂

With my daughter I was in full labor and fully dilated when the midwife (who was amazing) broke my water. With my son though I had been at the hospital for about 2 hours having inconsistent contractions, dilated to 5 1/2, with no change the whole time. They gave me fluids and everything and finally were gonna send me home for comfort until my contractions had gotten more consistent. Well just as I was texting my husband (whom had left to get things from the house) not to come back I felt a hard kick/popping sensation and some fluid come out. Called the doctor in to see if it was pee or what and she had me lay back and do the cough thing. I did not go home that night!

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I have always been induced for pregnancies except my 3rd and i was walking to the restroom and i just felt like of a water balloon popped in between my legs . We took off to the hospital and the nurse asked me how do you know it broke. i said "i dont know i just feel water run down both legs, and she looked at me and said," How do you not know what it was? " Right when she said that, the doctor came in, and i told her she is asking me how do i not know, like ive been induced twice with epidural already running before they popped it. The nurse then looked away like this girl just ratted me out. I think about it today and i guess i still have a grudge .

They definitely don't talk about what happens in pregnancy enough. I was not ready for anything when it was almost time to deliver lol

By the time I got to the hospital I needed a pee pad underneath me while I filled out the triage paperwork because I was absolute gushing.

It looks like a fern plant cus it's urine from the baby that has been drinking that and peeing it out continuously

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