Treatment for leaking amniotic fluid
- amniotic fluid discharge in third trimester
- amniotic fluid leakage in third trimester
- amniotic fluid leak in last trimester
- amniotic fluid leakage in last trimester
Leaking amniotic fluid at 20 weeks.
How To Tell If You're Leaking Pee, Amniotic Fluid, Or Something Else
The human body is always a mystery, but never more so than during pregnancy.
What causes amniotic fluid to leak
Sometimes it can be hard to tell between a symptom of something harmless and a sign that something big is happening, particularly the closer you get to your due date. One common question moms-to-be puzzle over: Am I leaking amniotic fluid or discharge?
(Or pee?)
Why do you experience more discharge in general during pregnancy?
"An increase in vaginal discharge is common in pregnancy," Natalie Nix, CNM, MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife at Roswell OB/GYN in Atlanta, GA, tells Romper.
"This is how the vagina 'keeps itself clean' in preparation for labor." However, she adds, "towards the end of pregnancy that increased leukorrhea can pool in the vagina while a woman sleeps or sits. Because her body temperature is slightly higher (because she is pregnant) that discharge can liquify and then pass when she stands up posing the question, did my water just break?"
Leaking amniotic fluid can be a sign of Preterm Prema
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