What does it feel like to have a mild water rupture?

When a woman is pregnant, the baby's body is surrounded by amniotic fluid. If the amniotic fluid breaks, it means the baby is about to be born. However, women must understand in advance what it feels like when their water breaks, so that they can predict when the baby will be born and prepare in advance. Let’s take a look at what mild water breaking feels like with the editor below, so that all pregnant women can be prepared!

What does it feel like when your water breaks?

Pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy, especially those who are approaching their due date, are very worried about the amniotic fluid breaking every day. So, what does it feel like when your water breaks?

The exact feeling of your water breaking varies from person to person.

Normal amniotic fluid and urine look similar and are very clear. If the water breaks, it will flow out uncontrollably. Amniotic fluid is colorless and odorless. When the amniotic fluid flows out, if the amount is large, it will feel warm and clear, which cannot be controlled by humans. When the amount is small, you will always feel a little wet, like urinating, but it is out of your control and is continuous.

However, vaginal secretions will increase in the later stages of pregnancy, which does not necessarily mean that water has broken. Generally, when the water breaks, you will feel a sudden flow of water out of the vagina. When the fetal head descends and blocks the cervical opening, the flow of water will decrease, but some water will still flow out as the pregnant woman moves. Therefore, it is best to go to the hospital and let the doctor check. If it is indeed water breaking, you can't wait any longer and must be hospitalized for delivery. If water breaking is not treated for a long time, it can easily cause uterine infection. Some people's water breaks before their due date.

What color is the amniotic fluid?

What color is the amniotic fluid when it breaks? How do we distinguish amniotic fluid from urine or secretions? These are the issues that expectant mothers are most concerned about. The following editor will take you to learn about them.

The color of amniotic fluid changes with gestational age:

1. Before full term, amniotic fluid is a colorless, clear liquid.

2. At full term, due to the presence of vernix caseosa, small pieces of fetal skin cells, vellus, hair, etc. are suspended in the amniotic fluid, and the fluid is slightly milky white and mixed with white flocs.

The following are abnormalities of amniotic fluid:

1. Yellow-green or dark green: fetal distress.

2. Golden yellow: Increased amniotic fluid bilirubin due to hemolysis caused by maternal and fetal blood incompatibility.

3. Viscous yellow: overdue pregnancy, placental insufficiency, etc.

4. Turbid, purulent or with a foul odor: intrauterine infection.