Figuring out if your water broke or if you just peed a little is always a guessing game.

Is that a gush or just a trickle? Water breaking is one of those things, like childbirth, that's often portrayed as much more dramatic than it actually is. In reality, your water can break in a number of ways, some of which may be quite subtle.

Join the Calm Mama Membership:  labornursemama.com/cms

Leave a review and include your Instagram username for a chance to win our monthly raffle!

In this episode, we'll talk about the different ways your water can break, what it feels like, and how to tell if you're really in labor. That way there is no guessing once the time comes!

In this episode, you'll learn about:

-What actually happens when your water breaks

-What it feels like

-What it looks like

-What to do

-Tips on how to check if your water broke

-The C.O.A.T. mnemonic to determine if it's your bag of water or just urine.

-Why you have discharge and when to visit the doctor

Resources:

Join our FREE 5 Days to A Fearless Birth Experience

Ready to be empowered & Prepared for Birth, Take a Birth Class NOW!

Grab a Free Pregnancy/Postpartum Checklist Bundle

Connect w/ Trish:

Come hang with Trish on Instagram

For more pregnancy & birth education, subscribe to The Birth Experience on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Privacy Policy!

If you are ready to invest in your pregnancy & postpartum journey, you are in the right place. I would love to take your hand and support you in your virtual labor room!

If you are ready to dive into a birth class and have your best and most powerful birth story, then Calm Labor Confident Birth or The VBAC Lab is your next step.

If you have a scheduled cesarean, take our Belly Birth Masterclass and own that experience.

If you are a newly pregnant mama or just had the babe, you want to join our private pregnancy and postpartum membership, Calm Mama Society.

Remember, my advice is not medical advice. Always discuss what you learn with your team. See my Disclaimer here! Also, We make a small commission from some of the links (you don’t pay any more for using our links); however some of the recommendations, we do not earn anything; we love ’em and want you to know about them.