Leaking fluid or is my bladder getting weak?? Should I call the DR?

[AnimalBabe]

Hi, I am 22 weeks pregnant as of today and noticed something last night. This is rather embarrassing but while I was sleeping I felt like I lost control of my bladder and had to run to the bathroom (didn't exactly make it) and felt like it kind of gushed out. I have been pregnant before and carried to term, so I remember what it was like when my water broke. But for the next 20 mins after that i felt like I kept leaking a little and wasn't sure if I should be concerned. Of course I started googling this and reading articles about how some women's water broke early around this time or had a tear or what not, so now I'm freaked out. I decided to wait another 20 mins last night after it began and try again to empty my bladder (hoping the baby was just sitting on my bladder or something) and after that I was fine. No cramping or anything else. Would you call the DR? I was ok when I woke up, didn't soak/wet a pad or anything last night (which I had put on after that episode) and only noticed my urine this morning looked a bit cloudy.

For those that have had their water break early or had a tear/rupture or something, wouldn't I have continually felt it leaking out and not had it stop? That's why I'm wondering if its just a bladder control issue and need to start doing kegels again!

Just for background--no issues so far this pregnancy. I've felt fine the last few days, only noticed a little more discharge. Also, just had my big ultrasound a few days ago and everything looked normal, the baby looked healthy though they said he/she was measuring a bit small and was a little close to the cervix (but not to worry about that).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much.

[WatchingThemGrow]

No btdt, but I'd definitely call/be seen today. Hope everything is okay!

[TwinFoxes]

Call the doctor. It's a simple test to see if it's amniotic fluid. My water broke at 26 weeks. Please call.

ETA: Mine leaked a tiny bit, and then stopped, and later in the day leaked steadily for a few hours. I'm not sure, but it may have leaked a few weeks before too. I had several 3D ultrasounds, including one about a week before my rupture. No problems. Literally 1/2 an hour before the major leak started one of my coworkers asked how I was feeling and I said "great, I haven't had any problems at all!" BTW, just because your water breaks doesn't mean you go into labor. I kept the babies in for 3 more weeks while on hospital bed rest. One woman in my multiples group had her water break at 19 weeks! Her kids are healthy now (I don't know how long she carried them).

[candaceb]

Echoing the pp responses to call. If it is PPROM, you want to know. I had multiple complications with my first pregnancy and PPROM was one of them I didn't know I had ruptured until the dr told me I had no fluid.

[AnimalBabe]

Thanks guys. I just got back, and actually wish I hadn't went. I suspected it might be just because the baby was jumping on my bladder last night and I was right! And the Dr office sent me to the hospital instead of seeing me themselves and it took 2 hrs with me laying in a bed trying to keep a toddler form pulling cords out of the wall. Ugh, so frustrating. Guess it's better to be safe than sorry though. I really thought I could just go and pee in a darn cup though, not be there for two hrs. OMG.

[boltfam]

Sorry to hear it ended up being such an ordeal, but glad baby and you are okay!:)

[TwinFoxes]

Sorry to hear it ended up being such an ordeal, but glad baby and you are okay!:)

:yeahthat: I went to my OB, he used a special paper strip, and was able to tell right away it was amniotic fluid. I'm so glad it wasn't amniotic fluid for you!!

[AnimalBabe]

Oh my gosh, TwinFoxes, that is why I had hoped/expected when I went! My dr was in surgery yesterday though and so when i called his partner didn't want to see me and sent me over to labor/delivery for them to check. Guess the hospital wants to be super thorough which is great, but still. Ugh. Thanks everyone for your help though! I would have been worried if I hadn't done anything.

Oh, but I do think that I have a UTI and that might have been part of the problem. The nurse said my urine looked super cloudy but that they suspected it was just from dehydration. Of course, today I still feel the urge to go so often, and now have lower back pain. Looks like I'll be going back in the near future...

[AnimalBabe]

UPDATE! Hi again, well after feeling sick all week after my first episode mon night The drs finally found out that I did have pprom! I do not know why the test they did for that on tues morning showed up negative but they sent me home and for the last few days I have had cramping that got worse and fever and horrible chills. I kept calling the office saying something was not right, asking if this cold be a bladder or kidney infection or what not and the dr put me on cipro for a uti. . So yesterday I called again and said I did not feel the baby moving nearly as much and the sent me back to labor and delivery and did an ultrasound finally and saw that most of my fluid is gone. They think I have an infection in my uterus and I am on multiple antibiotics.

I am worried about so many things right now, but for now wanted to know if any of you that has had pprom/ruptures this early(I am 22 weeks) has been able to carry the baby for several more weeks and had a successful outcome? I had about 2 hrs of Braxton hicks contractions last night while being monitored but worry the real ones are soon to follow. They are telling me the baby will not make it if I go into labor at this point. Your thoughts and prayers would be much appreciated.

[georgiegirl]

My thoughts and prayers are with you. I met a woman once whose water broke very early (it was either 19 or 20 weeks.). She was on bed rest and I can't remember what else, but she ended up delivering a healthy baby at 34-35ish weeks. I don't remember the details because it was several years so that I met her, but I remember being very impressed with her outcome.

Drink lots of fluids. What is the follow up?

[Snow mom]

I'm sorry to hear this update. Sending you and your LO loads of P+PT. A friend of a friend had her membranes rupture similarly early and was pushed to deliver though they said they wouldn't even try to help the baby. She carried for a while longer but did deliver early. Her DS is now almost 5. They've had some health issues, especially in the first two years. She is an author and has a blog where she writes about life in general. Not always clean or uplifting but I'd be happy to send you the link.

[WatchingThemGrow]

I'm so sorry to hear this update, but I'm glad you're there right now being cared for! Loads of prayer and PT for you and your family, your little one, and especially the doctors caring for you. Keep us updated!

[MSWR0319]

So glad you kept on top of it! One of my friends had her water break at 15 weeks. She was put on bed rest at 18 weeks and delivered a little girl at 30 weeks. She is now a healthy 6 year old. They told her that she didn't stand a chance going long enough where the baby could be delivered but she did!!

I had a similar experience that you had with DS2 and it still bothers me. I woke up to wet pants at 13 weeks and when I stood up to go to the bathroom felt two more gushes and one when I sat down on the toilet while I was peeing. I called my dr and they told me to head to the hospital because it was almost closing time. I didn't realize the nurse was telling me to go to L&D, as I thought she was telling me to go to the ER. They checked me at the ER and said I was fine. They did check my fluid with an ultrasound but never the strip, and looking back I think they thought I was talking about bleeding so something. I still feel so uneasy about what could have happened. I"m so glad you went.

Praying things hold steady and you can hang on long enough for the baby to be delivered safely.

[jgenie]

I'm sorry to hear your update. P & PT for you and your family. :hug:

[TwinFoxes]

What?? I'm so sorry! :hug: Are you in the hospital or on strict home bed rest? I'm not going to lie, 22 weeks is early. But my water broke at 26, and the babies stayed in for three more weeks. I think I mentioned up thread a woman I know whose water broke at I think around 17 weeks. They wouldn't admit her until I think 24 weeks, and her babies are toddlers now. It can be done, but there are also lots of cases where it doesn't work out. Do you have a very good maternal-fetal medicine specialist near you? I'd research and find the best one.

Good luck to you. I know a little of what you're feeling. Please PM me if you need more info. :hug: P&PT.

[AnimalBabe]

Thanks everyone. I am still trying to process everything. I keep blaming myself for missing something earlier and doubting the decision we just made. But in a nutshell, the dr told us I have a very bad uterine infection that was likely the cause of my water breaking initially. He said both he and the specialists he talked to at UVA about my condition say I needed to be induced now and have a miscarriage or I would be subject to serious health risks myself. There might have been a chance to go on bed rest, etc, had i not had this infection. They gave me a pill to induce me a few hrs ago and noticed my body was already going into labor on its own. We are just waiting now to say goodbye to our little one. I don't think I can bear it. And then I will have to go home and see the swing I already had set up and figure out a way to tell my 2.5 year old that he is not going to be a big brother now. :(

[jgenie]

I am so so sorry you're going through this. Huge hugs to you and your family. :hug:

[TwinFoxes]

I am so sorry for your loss. You did NOTHING wrong. You did everything right. :hug:

Unfortunately, there was just a thread asking for ideas on how to tell a sibling about a miscarriage. This post recommended a couple of books. I would think at that age you could take a couple of days to tell him, so you can prep yourself a bit.
http://windsorpeak.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=3736276&postcount=21

[Snow mom]

I am so sorry for your loss. You did NOTHING wrong. You did everything right. :hug:


:yeahthat: I agree with TwinFoxes. Please be gentle with yourself--you did exactly what you should have. I am so sorry that you are going through this.

[jbbhb]

I am so sorry. :(

[Philly Mom]

:yeahthat: I agree with TwinFoxes. Please be gentle with yourself--you did exactly what you should have. I am so sorry that you are going through this.

I agree. Hugs to you and take care of yourself.

[jjordan]

I am so sorry. Please try not to blame yourself, sometimes these things just happen, as awful as they are. :(

[SnuggleBuggles]

I am so, so sorry.

[georgiegirl]

Many hugs. I am so sorry for your loss. How devastating for you and your family.

[oneontheway]

Sooo sorry. Sending p&pt your way.

[wendibird22]

I'm late to this thread. I am so sorry for your loss. Many P&PTs to you and your family.

[rin]

I'm so very, very sorry to see this update. Your family is in my thoughts today. :hug: to you and your husband and son.

[sarahsthreads]

Oh, no! I am so, so sorry for your loss. :hug:

Sarah

[MSWR0319]

I am so so sorry. My prayers are with you and your family.

[mommylamb]

I am so very sorry.

[BDKmom]

Lots of P & PT to you and your family.

[ArizonaGirl]

I am so sorry that you and your family are having to make this difficult journey. I hope that someday this can be just a memory and that you all may find peace.

You did NOTHING wrong.

:hug:

[candaceb]

I am so so sorry for your loss. My heart is breaking for you. This is not the update I wanted to see. Please do not doubt any decisions or actions you made - you did everything you could given the information at hand.

[mikala]

:hug: I've been following this thread since earlier this week and my heart aches for you. Prayers and positive thoughts for you and your family.

[MontrealMum]

:hug: I am so very sorry.

[boltfam]

I am so sorry for your loss. :hug:

[larig]

Sending you thoughts of peace and comfort.

[goldenpig]

I am so sorry for your loss. :( Please don't blame yourself, you did everything right. Hugs to you and your family. :grouphug: Wishing you peace, comfort and healing during this difficult time.

[Beth24]

I am so sorry for your loss and what you are going through.

[essnce629]

Oh no, I'm so so sorry. I'm just seeing your thread now. I can't image what you are going through right now. I will be keeping you, your baby, and your family in my thoughts. This is so so sad. (((Hugs)))

[HannaAddict]

I am so sorry, just so sorry. Take care.

[blue]

I am so sorry :hug:

[Indianamom2]

I am late to this thread, but I just wanted to say that I am so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what you and your family are going through right now. You did everything you possibly could. Please take this time to recover and be kind to yourself. You need to work on healing physically as well.

:hug:

[lmh2402]

Oh no... So awful. I'm so very, very sorry to read this. Hugs and strength to you and your family

[spannaz]

Oh my goodness. I am so very sorry for your loss. P&PT going out to you and your family :(.


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[sunshine873]

Oh, I am so sorry. I was late to this thread, because of my miscarriage early this week, but I caught a glimpse of it and was thinking I could give you some hope (based on my experiences with DD.). I am so sorry to read to read your update. :(. I don't want to pretend that I know exactly how you feel, but I can certainly sympathize after losing my DS at 15 weeks on Monday. I'm still in a lot of pain and now my milk is starting to come in too (not cool...mother nature, not cool.). Anyway, what I was trying to get at is, if you need to talk, feel free to PM me. I'm so sorry that things ended up this way for you.

[goldenpig]

Oh, Sunshine873, I am so sorry for your loss too. :( Big hugs to you and your family as well. :grouphug:

[Nemesia]

I am so sorry for your loss.

[Tondi G]

I am so sorry things ended up this way for you and that the doctor didn't catch on sooner to try to help the situation.... this was not your fault in any way. I am so very sorry for your loss. P&PT going out to you and your family. (((HUGS)))

[AngB]

I am so sorry. :hug:

We had a similar loss (23 wks), pm me anytime. There are a lot of good, supportive, websites out there for pregnancy/neonatal loss support. SHARE http://www.nationalshare.org/support-resources.html and Faces of Loss http://facesofloss.com/ and their lists of resources are pretty helpful, IMO.

[todzwife]

I am so so sorry for your loss :(

[Tenasparkl]

I'm so sorry

[chottumommy]

So sorry about your loss. P&T for you and your family. Please take care.:hug: