My Cousin is 16 weeks pregnant and has already been placed on bed rest because of some bleeding that started about 2 months into the pregnancy. This is her second child.
Today I went with her to see a new Doctor. They tried to give her a vaginal ultra sound and I think they broke her water.... there was a gush of fluid (not urine)that they had to clean up w/towels. She asked if everything was ok and the Doctor refused to finish examining her and gave her NO information. She is supposed to go back tommorow for another ultrasound.
She is really scared and I am very worried for her. I tried doing some research for her but couldnt find much about water breaking so early.

Do you know anyone that this has happened to or have you heard of this happening?

Are you sure they broke her water? If they did, she needs to be in the hospital.

I've never heard of such a thing happening from an ultrasound.
I had to have one weekly for several months.

If you are that worried about her, and really feel that it could have been her water that was broke, then I would suggest going to the ER. It's always good to get a second opinion. I hope everything goes okay for her.

if she is really concerned,, i would take her to the er and have her checked out. they will get the fetal heartbeat and check to see if anything else might be wrong. watch for alot of blood, if she starts bleeding badly take her to the er immediately

I've had 3 children and I have no idea about the water breaking thing. But I can tell you this:

If my doctor did that to me I would go all medieval on his ass. No way should a doctor ever leave you feeling like that. I would definitely find a new doctor immediately!!

If she is cramping or bleeding, I would have her go to the E.R. Also, most insurance companies have a nurse helpline you can call with questions.

My water broke and then I was in labor for a long time. They had to put liquids back in me because the baby lies on the umbilical cord when the baby is not floating in the liquid.
That causes the baby to be in distress.

I don't want to worry you but she needs to call that Dr. and see if her water broke.

Im not a doctor, but I do know that if they broke her water at 4 months she has some issues. Im thinking its more likely all the moving around in the area of the paraurethral ducts had a predictable result.

That is why I went through a mid-wife, not a doctor!

Not that there is anything wrong with a mid-wife, but suggesting that a midwife is somehow better than a doctor is sort of out there. Especialy considering you have no idea what really happened.

I was taken into hospital at 5 months, cos of some irregular bleeding...i was in for the weekend. There were other women there, and 1 of them was telling me that her waters broke very early on, and she was due to have a dry birth. She had been in hospital for a long time, and was gonna be there till she had the baby.

I think early water breaking does happen, and it leads to a dry birth, which means there is very little amniotic fluid. These women need to be monitored for the rest of their pregnancy. Im no expert, just passing on wat the woman told me.

Well in her situation, a mid-wife would have explained to her what happened, not just clam up and tell her nothing.


Mid-wifes are register nurses that have PhD's they have extensive training in OB/GYN. I would trust a mid-wife over a ob/gyn doctor anyday!

Hi thanks all. I have urged her to go to the emergency room. I do believe she has decided to wait until tommorow morning to see her usual Doctor since there isnt any bleeding. Ive given her all the information I can find.

I knew she shouldnt have gone to the new Doctor today someone in his office tried to tell her that the baby was dead and that she was having a miscarriage when she had the bleeding early on. It turned out that the bleeding was from some old scar tissue or something.

Dry births don't really happen...the amniotic fluid flushes out and replaces itself daily.

This is what I would say, especially after the DR refused to do the exam or tell her anything.


Just read about 8 sites talking about the so-called dry birth. But none of them the most authoritative type of sites. I expected more professional information. Yeah, some of the fluid does replace itself. But there may be less fluid. And less fluid can be harder or more painful, but a true dry birth is not true.

It is rare but there are doctors that will send you home knowing that you will either miscarry or absorb the early pregnancy. A lot of times in this situation you will be allowed to go home accompanied. I would be concerned that this doctor is more concerned about his malpractice insurance and litigation than he is your friend. If you can persuade her that her life could very well be in the balance if she starts hemorageing with this shakey pregnancy perhaps you can get her to the ER. Chances are you will find out what you could wait for her family doctor to tell her in the morning but if it were my loved one I would take them to the hospital asap. Haveing a complicated miscarriage can ruin her chances of a normal pregnancy later. If nothing else stay with your friend for the night and find out who you can call if things get messy. Best of Luck. Thanks for being a good concerned friend. Looks like she is going to need one.

It wasn't enough for me. About 5 hrs. into labor, the doctors replaced the fluid because the baby was not floating. It was lying on the umbilical cord.