My water broke at home with my 2nd and I really wasn't sure. I was in bed and I woke up suddenly at 2:30am and couldn't really figure out why cause I didn't really have to pee. I wasn't wet at all and when I stood up to go to the bathroom I wasn't leaking. After I peed I still felt like I was leaking something, but it was hardly continuous and very small quantities at a time. I wasn't contracting at all and was only 36 weeks so I really wasn't expecting to go into labor. It wasn't until around 8am when the contractions came on hard and fast that I really started leaking to the point of needing a pad (and then soaking through it with totally clear fluid), but nearly 6 hours had passed by then.
Probably TMI, I am sure.
But regarding the question, if your water does break, after having this last baby, I would advise immediately calling your OB. If mine had broken with Scarlett, her cord would have come rushing out and, well, I'd rather not say where that is going, but when I was informed of this during my labor I broke down and cried thinking of what would have happened to my son if it were him since my water broke at home and I didn't start contracting till about 4 hours later and didn't go to the hospital till 6 full hours after it broke. So even if you just think it broke, as silly as you might feel, I would definitely be checked. I am sure I would have had no clue that my daughter's umbilical cord was presenting, and therefore being compressed by her head and cutting off oxygen.
Those of you who are carrying small and get comments, it runs both ways so really, women can't win no matter what. With all of mine I was huge and *constantly* got comments such as "Are you having twins?" "Wow, are you sure you have 3 months to go!?!" Also, I had a lot of swelling with my 1st and last kids and had people say "Wow, your face is so swollen, it looks terrible!" And these people were friends!!!
DMickey - Before this baby came I was totally with you, saying I could not wait till she was out, that I was miserable, life would be easier with the baby cause at least I'd have my body to myself, not be swollen and numb, not have to wake up and pee, etc. I NEVER felt that way with my other 2 kids, but this pregnancy I was miserable. Well she's here now and I can't say life is really any easier.... Not to make it sound terrible, as I found going from 1 to 2 kids was a breeze, but this time around I am so not used to having a newborn after having 2 older kids (1st 2 are less than 2.5 years apart) and the night waking, constant nursing, diaper changing, etc. makes things less than easy. At least when I was pregnant and uncomfortable all her needs were met without me doing anything.
Patsy - I know you were talking about your c-section on the other thread, but I forgot to mention this there. Those pains you mentioned with the uterus contracting, I found they got worse with each kid, so prepare for that and stay ahead of it with the medication. Also, specific to the CS, you said you got hooked up to a morphine drip in your recovery room. I am guessing you had an epidural for the actual surgery though, right? If so, ask them to leave the epi in for 12 hours after this one. Epis use fentanyl which is stronger than morphine, so the pain management is better. Our hospital does epi pumps, and I suggest asking for that if they have it as well. Totally helped those contraction pains I had 6 hours after the CS, which were enough to wake me up. My husband and his friends wanted my epi in longer but my nurse pulled it out when they all left the room to get me up and walking after 14 hours.
Also, I know spinals can be an option for a CS, but if you go for that ask for a spinal/epi combo. Much better/longer-lasting pain relief. My husband's boss insisted on that for his wife when she had her 3rd in December via planned CS cause of the pain management.
), but I just remembered that when my water broke with DS (in the middle of the night), I also lost the mucus plug right after, so that was a pretty big clue.
They scheduled me for an ultrasound next Friday before my 38 week appt so maybe I will ask then...
I have an itemized bill from the hospital so I'm sure if I can find that bill I can figure out what they gave me.
I got a morphine thing in my room (the kind with the push button) but I only used it twice. The first time the nurse hit it to show me how it worked and the second time I hit it when they moved me from my L&D room to my post-partum room (and I switched beds). I wasn't sure that I'd need it but I hit it just in case it was a bumpy ride down the hallway.
, apple juice and ice cream. I can't believe I still like cream of wheat...
I think part of my problem was the crappy diet they were feeding me... how the heck are you supposed to have a healthy digestive system on a diet w/ no fiber?
