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To hospital quickly

by Christine Hill
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If you’re not sure, try this test
  1. go to the loo and empty your bladder
  2. pull up your pelvic floor muscles
  3. with a tight pelvic floor and empty bladder, bear down
If you leak, it’s likely to be amniotic fluid – a clear liquid with a ‘protein’ smell, which differs from the smell of urine. Occasionally it may be dark green or brownish; this means that the baby has opened its bowels.

One other thing

The uterus will continue to make amniotic fluid, even if the membranes have ruptured. It’s a bit like the plug being taken out of a bath, while the taps are still running. This means that you’ll continue to lose fluid and feel damp the whole time. So even if you are leaking in dribs and drabs, don’t loiter at home. Head for the maternity ward for a check- up or call your midwife for advice if you’re planning a home birth.

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