Why do pregnant women have their water break in the middle of the night?

Rupture of amniotic fluid is a common condition in obstetrics and gynecology. The general manifestation of rupture of amniotic fluid is abdominal pain, without any reason, and a lot of water is discharged from the female vagina. This water is usually uncontrollable. Some people think that they have wet their pants, but in fact it is not urine, but the leakage of amniotic fluid from the pregnant woman. Rupture of amniotic fluid is an important sign before a woman gives birth. If the rupture of amniotic fluid is not handled properly, it will be very dangerous, and both the pregnant woman and the fetus will suffer great harm.

1. Why do pregnant women always break their water in the middle of the night?

1. The time when sperm and egg combine

People generally think that when the time when the sperm and egg combine is the same as the time when the baby is delivered, the baby is considered full-term. Normally, sperm and egg combine at night. According to that logic, the probability of a baby being born at night is naturally higher.

2. Hormone effects

In the late stages of pregnancy, the body's melatonin and oxytocin promote uterine contractions to cause natural delivery. Melatonin has a distinct characteristic: it is metabolized and active at night, reaching its peak at midnight. During the day, metabolism is suppressed.

2. What should I do if my water breaks in the middle of the night?

1. For example, a child lives in a balloon. The balloon is placed in a uterus. The balloon is full of water and the child stays inside. The walls of the balloon are made of thin plastic film, some of which are in close contact with the uterine wall, while the other parts are transparent. The amniotic fluid breaks because the fetus is buried inside the membrane and is isolated from the outside world. If inflammation occurs and the fetus is in a transverse position, the pressure will be uneven. Since the fetus is alive and constantly moving, the movement can easily cause the amniotic fluid of the pregnant woman to break.

2. After the amniotic fluid of a pregnant woman breaks, the mother may be walking, sitting down, or lying down in a completely quiet situation, and suddenly a lot of water flows out of her vagina unconsciously. The amount is very large, which is different from urine. Urination is controlled by the subjective consciousness, but this one is not easy to be controlled by the subjective consciousness at all.

3. All pregnant women in the late pregnancy are advised to be alert to vaginal discharge. Once vaginal discharge occurs and you are unable to judge, you must go to the hospital lying flat. You cannot sit down or walk forward. Go to the hospital's outpatient specialist to determine whether it is amniotic fluid rupture, and then determine whether there is any infection in the case of amniotic fluid rupture, whether the fetus and umbilical cord can withstand it, and whether the baby is healthy when the amniotic fluid ruptures. The next step is to end the pregnancy or get pregnant again. This should be determined by your doctor based on your situation.