my girlfreind is 18weeks and 5 days pregnant today her waters broke and had bleeding there?

Dude! did you take her to the hospital??? you should be asking this to a doctor! not askinng this here...i hope they're ok.. :\

The amniotic fluid is there to protect the baby from infection.

My waters broke at 28 weeks ( i know this is quite a lot later ) then i had my son at 32 weeks.

With little fluid around your baby the risk of getting an infection is very high.

The fact that your baby is only 18 weeks makes the risks higher than when my waters broke.

Your gf should be kept in hospital to monitor the baby should anything happen.

The amniotic fluid will be replaced but obviously not as much as was there before the waters broke.

Just because your gf's waters have broken does not mean the baby must be delivered. I managed to hold on for just over a month and my son was born at 32 weeks with no problems at all

The highest risk to your baby is the risk of infection especially at being only 18 weeks

The one thing i remember from when it happened to mean is to keep hygiene levels very high!!

Do not let her take a bath, instead she must take a quick shower

If she is wearing pads to control the waters they muct be changed pretty much all the time ( every hour or so )

Just basically do anything to stop infection getting in

The docs will be doing blood tests to check if her infection markers are raised.

I know its hard not to worry but if shes in hospital shes in the best place

Once waters have broken you are increasingly with each hour more and more prone to infection. Without water around the baby the chances are not good I'm afraid to say. There is no child that can survive at 18 weeks gestation and if somehow the doctors can maintain the pregnancy for another 5/6 weeks the baby then has some chance of survival.

Did she have any pains before hand?

Did she feel the membranes of the babies sack bulging before they ruptured?

Was there no pain before the waters broke?

If so she could possibly have a condition known as incompetent cervix. This is when the cervix is not strong enough to hold the pregnancy the heavier the baby gets. If there was no pain and pressure like her membranes bulging then this could be what has happened. There can be measures taken for this condition but sadly not after waters have broken. Take her straight to your doctor and good luck.

I have not, but my friend has. Her water broke at 15 weeks. She stayed in the hospital for the rest of her 25 weeks. But, the good news is she delivered a HEALTHY baby girl. Her little girl is 6 now and has no problems what so ever, other than being spoiled.

i had this at 26 weeks and they managed to stop the labour even though my waters had broken but survival rates are pretty good these days its amazing what hospitals can do, try not to stress too much im sure everything will be fine, your baby will spend a bit of time in a humidicrib with lots of tubes but im sure everything will work out. Good luck i wish u all the best keep us posted

since you know there is still a healthy heartbeat I am going to assume you have been to the Dr. I would think the Dr. would be keeping her overnight, at least... With bleeding too I am thinking there is a really high risk of losing this baby, but how could any of us answer this question with so little information and so little expertise? Start praying my friend. God is our Great Physician. He may desire to call this little one home early, for reasons so difficult for us to ever understand, but praying certainly won't hurt the matter.

UPDATE: Glad you are at the Dr.'s. I hope you have family and or someone close to be with you and help you out. You take care of yourself too, k? Be sure to eat and try to sleep, 'cause staying awake isn't going to change what is. Tell your girlfriend that someone out in internet land is praying for all three of you. :-)

Has she talked to her OB?

If not, I would get to the ER right away! Her water broke way too soon and there is immediate danger of infection , she could however still deliver a healthy baby

Good Luck

UPDATE: Thank goodness your at the hospital, keep us posted and know that we are praying for the 3 of you!

i was further along but the same sort of thing happened and i worried about the baby having no fluid but the doctors told me that the womans body will keep producing fluid, so i think there is still a good chance but avoiding infection is very important

I'm sure your baby is fine. My sister in law just had bleeding at 4 months. She had a "trace miscarriage" but the baby is still happy and healthy. Im sure your baby is fine. Most important thing to do is comfort your wife and keep her calm. Last thing you want is her stressed.

Everyones Situations are different, and the only person who can really tell you accurate chances is you doctor, save yourself the heartache and only listen to a Doctor when it comes to Babies lives!!! Best of luck!

I would say slim. Earliest babies can survive is 24-25 weeks... and that's still a ways away. She should be staying in the hospital, on bedrest...... if her water broke she is at a high risk for infection.. which puts her at risk.