Should I lie flat or on my side after my water breaks?

If the amniotic fluid breaks, it will continue to flow. If it is confirmed that the amniotic fluid has broken, you should lie down immediately, raise your hips, and see a doctor immediately, regardless of whether you have other prenatal symptoms. Otherwise, the baby will easily suffer from oxygen deficiency if the amniotic fluid is less.

For new mothers, or expectant mothers who are busy until the last minute before delivery, sometimes they don’t know whether their water has broken, or even their water has broken without knowing it. The situation of amniotic fluid rupture and possible problems afterwards are also key issues that expectant mothers must understand in advance, so that they can balance their own health and that of the fetus.

Full-term pregnant women generally feel pain for a period of time, and then the amniotic fluid begins to break, and gradually enter the delivery process; if the amniotic fluid breaks before the pain, that is, "early rupture of water", then you need to pay more attention at any time to cope with any possible changes in the future.

Water breaking: a key sign of labor

There are two key reasons that lead to amniotic fluid rupture: internal working pressure and external force. The former is related to the heavy abdominal pressure exerted by the fetus on the pregnant mother, and the intact fetus will fall down; the latter may be caused by external impact, bacterial infection, or incomplete cervical atresia, weak foundation (may have undergone cervical cone removal surgery, etc.), which leads to rupture of amniotic fluid.

The feeling of continuous discharge

Perhaps for novice mothers, they worry about confusing amniotic fluid rupture with secretion discharge, which will affect the subsequent treatment. Shi Guangxing, the person in charge, said that secretion will appear immediately under normal circumstances, and most women are more familiar with its feeling (such as a slightly sticky feeling, odor, etc.). The discharge of amniotic fluid during pregnancy is also very different. The amniotic fluid of pregnant women is relatively warm. Once the amniotic fluid breaks, it may continue to flow to the base of the thigh or even drip down (secretion is unlikely). If you find that the situation is different from usual, it is recommended to see a doctor as soon as possible to confirm it.

The time of water breaking is very important

If the amniotic fluid breaks at full term (more than 37 weeks), Shi Guangxing said that he hopes the expectant mother can enter the delivery process within 24 hours as much as possible; if it is early rupture of the amniotic fluid, there is no need to worry too much. About 90% of pregnant women will start to feel pain within 1 hour after the amniotic fluid breaks, and then enter the delivery process.