Cleaning up broken waters

I realise this is a bit of a random thing to worry about but if my water break how do I clean up? Does it smell or stain? Just before I got preggers we bought a fairly expensive new mattress, will it get damaged if my waters break? What if it happens on the sofa or on our landlords carpet? I guess what I am really asking is can you clean up so there is no stain or smell?

Thanks for reading my random worry

My waters broke both times but really only dribbled. Don't remember seeing any stains on the carpet but then not sure who cleaned it up or whether it actually made it to the carpet or just down my leg

Mine didn't break either, and Dh had the passenger seat in the car covered in plastic and towels jic. Not that I cared I was too busy having contractions.

All 3 of mine were major gushes. With Jared and Alex it was so bad I was on the hospital bed and it saturated it and went splat on the floor as well lol. Daniels i just saturated the bed. But all mine happened well into established labour

Mine was the explosive/gush style too, however i was already in hospital at the time trying to sleep after the induction wasn't working (haha) so no help on whether it stains or anything.

Mine was a big gush, but it just keep coming for ages.
I had just been to the toilet and was about to hop back into bed wen I got a sudden urge to pee again and bam they broke. I ran to the toilet and sorted myself out. In between them breaking and me getting to the toilet there was only some minimal leakage on the floor, I'm not sure how. There were no stains, and I just blotted it up and washed with napisan dissolved in warm water.

Mine was a light trickle until I started to throw up then I was kinda gushing out both ends! DP wasn't really sure what to do...poor boy! Luckily we were at the hospital and the midwife stepped in to help!

I'd just make sure you've got a towel or something near by - keep one in the lounge and one by the bed when you're near your due date (I took the electric blanket off the bed too, just in case) - then you can just hold it between your legs if need be and get to the loo. My waters broke when I was in established labour though.

Mine was a gush (not huge though), then a trickle after that (hind waters). TBH, I only noticed the gush because I was standing up. It was also the first sign of labour for me too, at 38 weeks gest. If I had of been sitting down I would have just thought I'd pee'd myself

Its generally clear and doesnt really have a smell as such, although I thought it kinda smells like mild semen.

If you are worried about the carpet or furniture you could start wearing a liner or pad just for peace of mind.

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Yeah, mine was a gusher!, just like the movies, lol, no sign of anything much besides an indigestion feeling at that stage either. I was on the couch early Sunday night watching Jamie Drurie - he'll do it for you anytime!! - and I heard a pop from somewhere internal, and remembered a friend mentioning a pop. Then b4 I could react it started to dribble so jumped up and rushed to our shower, then it gushed! Couldn't think of anything else to do but strip off and jump in the shower, it seemed like it just would'nt stop and it didn't for ages. Couldn't believe how much really.

Long story short, no stains, no smell, just clear liquid, and didn't have DD until Tues evening. But I still remember the feeling of sheer terror and excitement as I looked at my DH and grinned thinking this is it, no going back now! lol

I was asleep in bed at pretty much bang on midnight I felt a pop i ran to the loo and it was like i was peeing but not. There was a bit of a gush but didn't really start till i sat down on the loo so no mess. After that there would be a little gush every so often but that was all caught in the maternity pad i was wearing. Had to change it a couple of times though. My contractions started about 30mins after my waters broke