Motherhood: Waterbag

Remember how in the movies, where a woman's waterbag breaks, you literally see water violently drip on the floor? Well, for a (very) few women that's how it happens. For most, the waterbag leaks slowly and for some cases, the doctors have to break the waterbag using a small apparatus.

What they didn't tell us though, well, at least nobody told me before... is that the water continues to drip/leak until the baby comes out. The whole time I thought that the waterbag breaks, and then that's it, water stops to leak and then you are off to labor. When my waterbag broke, I was gushing continuously, my Nurse asked me to change into my hospital gown, and then sit at the examination chair so she can put the monitors on me. I was so embarrassed having to change my clothes, walk around the room... all while dripping. I asked her "So, I should just drip right there?" I was talking about the examination chair. She said:

"Yes, you will continue to have that gush of water until the baby comes out."

So yes, expect to have the feeling of peeing without control for hours and hours. That is the amniotic fluid that is coming out, the fluid that kept your baby safe and fed your baby. That is why as soon as the waterbag breaks, the doctors will try to help you get the baby out as soon as possible. If not, there is a possibility that mommy acquire an infection (meaning, have a fever during active labor) and that baby may get that infection too.

My waterbag broke around 2:30 PM Saturday and baby came out 3:05 AM Sunday. My temperature went up to 104.3 F during active labor, which means my baby might have the possibility of getting the infection too. Baby's temperature was normal but as a precaution, we were admitted for 48 hours after delivery so they can give antibiotics to baby and see if there is an infection on him.

Luckily, everything was normal. We were able to go home after 48 hours.