How do I know if my water broke?

Your water may have broken if you experience:

• A popping feeling followed by a gush or trickle of fluid from your vagina

• Fluid in your underwear or down your leg in either small or large amounts

• Wetness that’s odorless and clear or pale yellow

• Uncontrollable leaking from the vagina that you can’t “hold in”

• Leaking fluid that’s thin and watery instead of thick and sticky

• Leaking fluid followed by contractions that are stronger than before

What does it feel like when your water breaks?

• Some people feel a popping sensation followed by a gush of fluid, while others feel nothing

• Amniotic fluid can trickle into your underwear like a raindrop or rush down your legs like a waterfall

• Painless

How long after your water breaks do you go into labor?

• For most people (up to about 90%), labor starts before their water breaks

• If you’re having contractions, you’re already in labor

• These contractions usually intensify once your water has broken

• If you have no other labor symptoms, contractions will typically start within 24 hours of your water breaking

You should contact your healthcare provider right away if you believe your water has broken, especially if accompanied by fever, foul-smelling odors, blood or a change in the fetus’s movements. If you’re not sure if your water broke, they can help you.

Read full article here:

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/24382-water-breaking