Here's what to expect when your water breaks 🤰
And although we're used to seeing those dramatic film scenes where it suddenly all gushes out like a tidal wave in the middle of the supermarket, that's not always how things go...Whilst our babies are growing inside us, they are surrounded by a fluid-filled membrane sac.
The amniotic fluid itself is made from mum’s plasma as well as from the baby’s urine and lung secretions. The fluid is swallowed by baby and reabsorbed and more is made - a constant refreshing of the fluid. Baby gets some nutrients from the fluid as well as some infection-fighting antibodies. By the time you reach about, there will be around 800mls of fluid and then the amount gradually reduces until, by the end of pregnancy, there will be closer to 600mls.
Whenever your waters break, whether before or after contractions have started, you should call your midwife or birth centre who will check you and the baby and advise whether or not it’s ok to stay at home for now or to come into the birth centre or hospital. If your labour doesn’t start then there is a greater chance of infection but if you stay well and labour doesn’t start then your baby can still carry on growing and be born safe and sound, although potentially weaker than you might otherwise expect and so need special care for a while.With your consent, your doctor or midwife will insert a speculum into your vagina as this allows them to see the neck of your womb. You may be asked to cough to encourage the waters to pass through from your womb.
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