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srdoucet
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27/09/2010 20:13:06
Each pregnancy is different. A friend of mine just had a trickle. Whereas with my first it kept gushing til we got to the hospital. With my second I ended up bleeding as the placenta separated so they had to break my water.
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shellly
Posts 8148
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27/09/2010 17:56:11
daily insanity wrote: shellly wrote: Thanks for all your stories, I've loved reading them  Wickedangel_78, that must have been absolutely horrible having to go through what you and your baby had to. I can't even begin to imagine the added stress that hospital put you through  Well come on get on with it then! Baby Shellly will be a Christmas baby at this rate! LOL
LOL.... stay tuned
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Hello.Kitty
Posts 2013
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27/09/2010 17:45:49
jag wrote: meals wrote:
wickedangel_78 how terrifying!!! I can't believe that at the first sight of meconium they didn't rush you in for a c-section, after all, that is a typical sign of fetal distress!!! You are so lucky your LO was born safely Didn't think that meconium was a sign of Foetal distress. Well, my Dr didn't make it feel that way anyway. She did however say that she was glad that we didn't wait any longer to do the induction. After they broke my bag at 9am, they decided to do an emergency CS at around 4pm due to DD's heart rate dropping whenever I contracted. This was at American Hospital, and I always felt in good hands.
yes, it is... it's also doubly important to get baby out quick if there's meconium in the fluid as there's a risk they'll breath it into their lungs, which is really bad news, considering how gloopy it is.
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wickedangel_78
Posts 1060
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27/09/2010 17:07:15
Thanks ladies for ur support. I'm over it now. I have a healthy, thriving 10 mnths DS & this is all what matters now xx
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daily insanity
Posts 674
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27/09/2010 16:35:22
shellly wrote: Thanks for all your stories, I've loved reading them Wickedangel_78, that must have been absolutely horrible having to go through what you and your baby had to. I can't even begin to imagine the added stress that hospital put you through
Well come on get on with it then! Baby Shellly will be a Christmas baby at this rate! LOL
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shellly
Posts 8148
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27/09/2010 15:52:17
Thanks for all your stories, I've loved reading them
Wickedangel_78, that must have been absolutely horrible having to go through what you and your baby had to. I can't even begin to imagine the added stress that hospital put you through
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jag
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27/09/2010 15:50:36
meals wrote:
wickedangel_78 how terrifying!!! I can't believe that at the first sight of meconium they didn't rush you in for a c-section, after all, that is a typical sign of fetal distress!!! You are so lucky your LO was born safely
Didn't think that meconium was a sign of Foetal distress. Well, my Dr didn't make it feel that way anyway. She did however say that she was glad that we didn't wait any longer to do the induction. After they broke my bag at 9am, they decided to do an emergency CS at around 4pm due to DD's heart rate dropping whenever I contracted. This was at American Hospital, and I always felt in good hands.
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Leshell
Posts 949
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27/09/2010 14:27:58
wickedangel_78 wrote: salome wrote:
wickedangel_78 replied :
My water kept running for 18 hrs with meconium & some blood. They induced me 3 times for 18 hrs before they gave up.
Meconial fluid means foetal distress as far as I know. Such an unsafe practice ...Where did you deliver ??? Al Wasel. & my baby was in distress & needed assistance to breath. It was a horrible experience. They didnt listen when I told them that I felt sth was wrong with the baby, I begged for a section but they refused until the monitor showed distress after 18 hrs & was rushed into the OR for emergency CS.
I just read your post Wiedangel_78 and im so sorry that happened to you. I have to say i had a horrendeous experience with Al Wasl with my miscarriage and subsequent complications simply beacuse they didnt listen to what i was saying. I feel for you and hope that everything is ok with you now and your bub. Just wanted to give you some support. Xx
edited by Leshell on 27/09/2010
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meals
Posts 4040
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27/09/2010 13:38:54
wickedangel_78 how terrifying!!! I can't believe that at the first sight of meconium they didn't rush you in for a c-section, after all, that is a typical sign of fetal distress!!! You are so lucky your LO was born safely
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wickedangel_78
Posts 1060
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27/09/2010 12:01:32
salome wrote:
wickedangel_78 replied :
My water kept running for 18 hrs with meconium & some blood. They induced me 3 times for 18 hrs before they gave up.
Meconial fluid means foetal distress as far as I know. Such an unsafe practice ...Where did you deliver ???
Al Wasel. & my baby was in distress & needed assistance to breath. It was a horrible experience. They didnt listen when I told them that I felt sth was wrong with the baby, I begged for a section but they refused until the monitor showed distress after 18 hrs & was rushed into the OR for emergency CS.
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txjuliet
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27/09/2010 11:21:43
daily insanity wrote:
You turn to your DH and say *I think i have wet myself* and then you say *Darhling i think we need to go now* at this point he truns over and says *What now? It's 4 am?, can't it wait?* LOL
Wow, it's like you were in the room when my water broke with DD as those were the exact words used!
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Sandraw21
Posts 90
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27/09/2010 11:07:33
Not a daft questions, this troubled me too when I was pregnant with DD1. In the end mine broke when I got up to the toilet in the middle of the night. Was just a small amount but definitely there and the contractions started straight away. I went to hospital as advised, sitting on a towel and with a couple of large pads on, and back home again after being checked out. Went for a 'pain relieving' bath and that is when they broke properly and I could feel it.
DD didn't arrived within 24 hours of them breaking and she was given doses of antibiotics for a day. This was standard practice in the UK for babies who don't arrive within 24 hours. If I hadn't gone into labour naturally I would have been induced the next day.
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Novice
Posts 999
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27/09/2010 10:56:49
Not a daft question at all, I have a 5 month old baby and still wouldn't know, lol. My waters never broke. After 9 hours of labour, fully dilated and having pushing contractions, baby ready to come out, my waters were still intact and finally broken by a midwife and by that stage I didn't really notice much, definitely don't remember any sound or huge wave of water, maybe I should ask my DH what really happened, lol. I have also heard that sometimes the baby can come out sack & all, I guess this would have happened with DS if it wasn't broken manually?
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MDM Mom
Posts 284
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27/09/2010 10:10:49
It's hard to say how you water will break. My friend went to the hospital when she started to have really painful contractions. It turns out her water broke somewhere high and it was slowly flowing but not coming out. So in her case she didn't know...
For me the water started breaking slowly. First I thought I wet my pants, lol. But then the mucus plug started coming out and that's something you'll probably notice even if it happens in the shower.
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daily insanity
Posts 674
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27/09/2010 10:10:17
shellly wrote: DubaiCat wrote: The bit I wasn't prepared for was the trickling after the 'big break' - I thought they broke and that was that! It's so weird when you think you've wet yourself every time you move after that  . LOL, so if they break at home, then I have the constant trickling, then how do I deal with that? Its not like a pad would be of much help. Would it mean that I would be waddling into the hospital with wet pants? Oh dear, now I am having embarrassing visions of myself! LOL 
You turn to your DH and say *I think i have wet myself* and then you say *Darhling i think we need to go now* at this point he truns over and says *What now? It's 4 am?, can't it wait?* LOL
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salome
Posts 219
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27/09/2010 10:07:02
wickedangel_78 replied :
My water kept running for 18 hrs with meconium & some blood. They induced me 3 times for 18 hrs before they gave up.
Meconial fluid means foetal distress as far as I know. Such an unsafe practice ...Where did you deliver ???
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Mrs Laughan
Posts 1537
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27/09/2010 09:08:07
When my waters broke with my son there was a huge gush. With DD - there was the most amazing sound, like something hitting really tight plastic - but only a trickle - so I wasn't really sure. It wasn't until I vomitted an hour later that there was a gush LOL
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mover and a sheikha
Posts 1594
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27/09/2010 08:53:12
Hello.Kitty wrote: shellly wrote:
Thanks heaps! In my perfect little world my waters would break at the hospital...LOL but I know it may not be like that. A word to the wise... get some waterproof sheets and towels and have one on your bed, one on the sofa and one in the car - amniotic fluid is apparently notoriously difficult to get out of upholstery!
Wasn't that in a Roddy Doyle book? The girl being told by her mam to sit on plastic and her dad being horrified. It made me laugh.
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highland lass
Posts 750
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27/09/2010 08:20:00
they burst mine at the hospital when i was being induced. Was like something from a carry on movie. Nurse had to get clean uniform and dry shoes LOL 
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KellsBells
Posts 3452
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27/09/2010 07:50:37
Mine broke as I sat down on the loo for my morning wee...heard a faint pop and the "wee" kept trickling...
It carried on for about 20 minutes or so, wasnt too heavy - a pad did the trick and just kept going to the bathroom. Contractions started 3 hours later...they were very mild. I remember saying to mum and DH "Oh these contractions are a breeze...they're actually quite funny!" Hehehehe...I wasn't saying this at 6cm's!!!!
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wickedangel_78
Posts 1060
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27/09/2010 00:59:45
My water broke minutes before leaving home to the hospital for my induction. I was getting dressed then I felt water all over my legs it kept flowing & it had some green things (meconium). I didnt really know what to do, but I stayed calm as they were expecting me at the hospital anyway I even had some make up on as I wanted to look pretty during labour & I wasnt bothered much about it. I didnt have any contractions or dilation after it broke. My water kept running for 18 hrs with meconium & some blood. They induced me 3 times for 18 hrs before they gave up My body was sooo stubborn - no dilation or conrtractions. I ended up with emergency CS.
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salsB
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27/09/2010 00:53:56
I woke with pains, and rushed to the loo as I was so desparate, my waters broke as I approached the seat. I agree you will know!!!!!!!!!! Good luck, let us know when LO has arrived.
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Eli1979
Posts 760
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27/09/2010 00:42:32
My biggest surprise was to find out there was so much blood mixed with the fluid. I was expecting clear/brownish liquid but it was very ****** and I rushed to the hospital thinking there was something wrong!! There I found out it was normal ) so no worries about the shower..you will notice because of the blood...and by the way, my water kept running for 6 hours!!! lol
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shellly
Posts 8148
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27/09/2010 00:07:43
LOL this thread is great! So many funny stories!
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JoyceB
Posts 2772
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26/09/2010 23:41:38
Mine broke like Niagra falls all over my mum's leather couch!!! Poor dad did a great impersonation of Mr Jones in Dad's Army (UK wartime sit com) and paced the floor telling me not to panic LOL!! DH picked me up and took me to hospital with a large towel stuffed up my dress which was a maxi light denim thing (well it WAS the 80s!!!)
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chococat
Posts 53
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26/09/2010 23:10:47
I was expecting a trickle but I got a flood!
I heard and felt a pop when my waters broke and it kept on flowing for a good 30 minutes, so I must of had a lot of water!
My leather sofa was drenched but after a clean it is fine so don't worry too much about the sofa
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Hello.Kitty
Posts 2013
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26/09/2010 22:55:27
it also depends how much fluid is between your baby's head and the big wide world... first time, it was just a little bit and no trickle... and I have no recollection of any more coming out... second time it was if someone had chucked a bucket of warm water at my legs!
WAAAAAYYYYYY TMI! rofl!
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BrownEyedGirl
Posts 1160
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26/09/2010 22:03:40
Exciting times!
With my first labour my waters didn't break until just before DS was born and I had no idea as I was in a pool, but it really didn't matter at that point! The second time was very underwhelming! During early labour I felt a little pop followed by a trickle, but no gush. Almost immediately afterwards my contractions became much stronger.
Your waters are much more likely to break during labour, when there are other obvious signs.
Just try to relax and enjoy your last days of peace and freedom!!
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DubaiCat
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26/09/2010 21:57:55
I think if you get up the baby's head plugs the hole, so to speak! .
I mainly felt it when I shifted around on the bed but I had a big ole pad in place too, and that seemed to contain it when I got up (before I had the epidural). Get yourself some of those huge pads!
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shellly
Posts 8148
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26/09/2010 21:54:52
DubaiCat wrote: The bit I wasn't prepared for was the trickling after the 'big break' - I thought they broke and that was that! It's so weird when you think you've wet yourself every time you move after that .
LOL, so if they break at home, then I have the constant trickling, then how do I deal with that? Its not like a pad would be of much help. Would it mean that I would be waddling into the hospital with wet pants? Oh dear, now I am having embarrassing visions of myself! LOL
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