There is a 'plug' of mucous that protects the cervix. It looks like snot, sometimes a little bloody. I don't know what sac you might have thought you saw. The amniotic sac is what protects the baby.

You should talk to your doctor about whatever it may have been.

I don't know what it could have been. I am sure it was not your mucous plug, because that looks like a snotty, bloody, clearish booger. I think a girlfriend once had something similar pass before her little girl was born. Her doctor said it was an accessory sac (I think that is what he called it). These sacs can be from a small tear in the amniotic sac that heals on its own but when it does it creates its own sac, attaching to the mucous plug, or whatever it is close to. In some cases, some doctors believe it to be a cause of Amniotic Band Syndrome. Another reason for accessory amniotic sacs is a reabsorbed twin that was absorbed after the 10th week of gestation. This RARELY happens but it could be a cause. It is best to ask your own doctor.

Oh my Gosh! I have been looking for something like this for almost 4 years. I had my daughter almost 4 years ago and I had the same experience. It wasn't the plug; my plug came out a couple of weeks before I delivered her. I was in labor when that water balloon came out, my contractions were 5 minutes apart and lasting a little bit over a minute, so I was getting ready to go back to the hospital (I had been experiencing slow labor and back labor so I was sent home the first time since I was only 3cm dilated after almost 12hrs), I thought I needed to go to the bathroom so when I was sitting on the toilet (having non stop contractions) I felt something coming out of me, I freaked out thinking I was having my baby in the toilet so I reached for a mirror and saw that water balloon hanging out of me (it wasnâ??t transparent more whiteish but you could definitely see some water inside, there was no blood at all), I called out for my husband, we didn't know what to do, he wanted to popped it so we could go to the hospital (crazy!), but eventually I felt it ripping off and then my waters went whoosh at once, the midwives and nurses at the hospital have never heard something like that either. Now I am expecting my second child, 32 weeks along, and I am very concern that I will experience the same things that I did with my first one (who came face-up with the cord around her twice, I also had to deliver the placenta since the drugs didn't help, well what can I say the whole experience was horrible). We need answers, I will mention this to my current doctor maybe he can put my mind to ease.

There is a name for this type of birth I just cant remember it. You see it more with natural home births. Its just the baby being born with its waters intact.

this is sometimes seen as a blessing or a special birth.

The bag of waters is to cushion the baby and protect the baby while being pushed through the birth canal. As more and more pressure build from the babies head it eventually pops. Thats whats supposed to happen. But now a days its routine for doctors to break the bag themselves.

A baby born with the waters intact just means they had a gentle birth. Such a gentle birth that the bag didnt burst from the pressure.

Medically I dont think there is any danger or anything wrong.,

I see it as a blessing. Its nothing to be afraid about or anything freakish.

hi wow i had the same experience as Shaka, i was at the hospital not fully dilated yet so went to the toilet and felt something coming out it felt like a balloon. So i called the nurse and they rushed me to bed and broke the balloon and all this water came out it was the sac because part of the umbilical cord came out and they couldn't get it back in. The only difference from her story is i had to have an emergency c-section ma baby didnt survive the other half of the umbilical cord had been wrapped around his neck twice so he choked.
All the doctors said to explain the situation was that sometimes it happens that way.

Yes but the OP stated it was different from her amniotic sac and that it came out before the baby was born. About an hour. I keep wanting to think it is just an accessory sac...it is a rare occurance and not anything worrisome.

oh ok. thanks

theres a such thing as accessory sac? Interesting. You learn something new everyday.

that happen 2 me 2 about 2 years ago. the water bag came out maybe 30 min before the nurse came n and saw it and was amazed called other nurses n 2 see. iam like what what happen i saw it looked like a white ballon that u could see water n.one nurse said where she come from that was a sign of a blessing and that it really doesnt happen n all her years of being a nurse she never saw that before they poped the bag then later a 12 pound 6 ounce baby come out with no problem i had 9 pounders before and they hurted more then he did he was healthy no problems at all so my guess is it may b just a blessing cause i never got a answer about what happen i just know when i when 2 tell the story nobody belived he was almost 13 pounds and i had him natural and my bags came out whole i got 2 touch it and everything if felt like a condom with water n it so good luck on getting an answer 2 ur question