Wet Pants

[Keggles36]

Hi there. Has anyone else had damp pants throughout second trimester? Trying to fathom of it's normal watery discharge, urine or possibly my waters... Though there was no gush or trickling... Just damp pants. I feel like they've been damp for a while and I'm just worrying, but it's really bothering me today which makes me think it's a subconscious change.

[JA-fnuk Partner]

It is normal to have a watery discharge during pregnancy - it can be thin, clear or milky white and should not smell unpleasant If changes colour or starts to smell you should see your mid-wife /GP For peace of mind might be an idea to call mid-wife /GP as it is causes you distress

Take care

Janet-Partner

[MrsOrangejuice]

Yes in my second pregnancy and it was my waters and a slow leak. Please get it checked as I didn't as I'd had something similar late in my first and it had turned out just to be unexplained wetness so I just assumed with my second it was the same thing. I felt really silly going to maternity triage but it's a super quick test and am so glad I finally did as my waters had started to go around 28 weeks and I didn't go until it got more noticeable around 31 weeks and I was admitted immediately and put on antibiotics and other meds in case I had to deliver early (which I did, but was able to hang on a few weeks in hospital). It was just a bit wet but nothing a panty liner couldn't handle and nothing like the gush or dripping etc people talked about or you see on TV. The risk of infection is too much and they normally have only a small window of time to treat you if it is your waters so just get it checked then at least you know. Hopefully it's just normal but I feel sick thinking about what could have happened for the sake of worrying I was being silly or wasting the nurse's time.

[Keggles36 in reply to MrsOrangejuice]

Thanks for your reply ❤️ I'm only 18 weeks so had convinced myself it was all over, especially as I'm awaiting a cervical length scan due to risk factors. I went to triage, they were so lovely. The cervix was long and closed, and the actim prom was negative so not amniotic fluid. So I guess just unexplained wetness... But it's all very stressful isn't it!?!