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how did ur water break or did it not?
Added: 1054 days ago.
Added by: misz-cashis-april09
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just wondering how common it is for women`s waters to break b4 labor begins. ive heard alot of women just start getting the contractions and then head to the hospital others water breaks and then the fun begins. lol did urs break b4 contractions started and wat were u doing when it did?

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Bethanie Poole - 1045 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) with my frist baby he was a boy, he went 2 weeks over the due date. and they were going to induce me but the night before that was going to happen he decied to come i had pains for a couple of hours went up to the hospital and they had to brake the waters for me then 10 hours later he was born, then there was my second, baby girl i was 37 weeks and the same thing happened. but only she was early then there was my 3rd baby, a girl she was born at 38 weeks and on the 23rd of november i got up really early in the morning at around 2:30 am and i lost my plug and then nothing happened for 24 hours untill around 3:00am the next morning i woke up to something inside of me bust and then that is when i knew my waters had broken cause there was fluied every where and i chuold not stop it at all. with no pains at this time so i got my other half up and rang the hospital and they said that cause i had no pains it cuold take up to 24 to 48 hours before anything whuld start but as soon as i hung the phone up that is when the pain started and did not stop thet were on top of one another and she was born 3 hours later. good luck

antsmom - 1052 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I've read it is actually more common for you to need the doctors assistance in breaking the water bag than for it to happen on its own. With my first pregnancy I was sitting at home watching football with my husband and a friend of ours. Suddenly I felt like I peed myself. There was a short burst of wetness. Since it wasn't a lot of liquid, I didn't think it could be my water. I went to the bathroom and tried to clean up. When I stood up from sitting on the toilet, more water came out. That time I knew I didn't pee myself. I didn't feel anything though. I went to my bedroom and stood over a towel to watch the last 5 minutes of the game. My husband thought I was crazy and got all nervous thinking we should call the doc. I wasn't having any contraction though so I told him we could call after the game. My son was born 18 hours later. Good luck!

Julianna - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was induced and the doctor broke my water with all 3 of my boys. all of myother pregnancies ended in miscarriage and I never noticed anything as far as water was concerned....It would have been a very small amount because they were all so early, anyhow. yeah, the doctor broke it with all 3 of my term pregnancies

Orphan Annie - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) 1st born: My water broke at home. I thought I had to go to pee and sat on the toilet and hadn't peed but water was dripping and continued to run down my legs when I stood up. But, I had no contractions until they started pitocin. With my 2nd and 3rd babies, the doctor broke my water at the hospital.

montanamamaof3 - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) 3 different ways for me! First baby: They broke my water when I was 4 cm and had been in labor for about 4 hours. Second baby: In labor for 10 hours and then my water broke on its own in the hospital. Third baby: Woke up in the middle of the night and heard a popping sound. Got up and water was running down my leg (maybe TMI) and then contractions started about 15 minutes later and he was born 3 hours later. It is weird that all 3 of my sons happened a different way.

Its-Chelle - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i had 4 kids, my water never broke on its own, the docs always ended up doing it..

Kell310 - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) By the time I got to the hospital I was 6 cm dilated. I had an epidural and slept for a few hours. When I woke up the doctor checked me at which point I asked her if my water had broken yet. She said no and then proceeded to break it. Delivery followed this very quickly.

munchkinsmommie - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) With my first I had a slow leak, I was not sure if it was my water or not. It burst when the doctor did the exam at the hospital. I had slow build up of contractions. With my second I had a burst when my water broke. I had contractions from right then and got strong pretty fast.

Jaylynnes Mommy - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had contractions for 6 hours and then doctor checked me that is when my water broke I was already 9 to 10 cm at the time. After it broke I had my beautiful baby girl 10-15 minutes later.

kristy4994 - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Mine broke 24 hours into a drug free labour. It was still another 4 hours before my bubs was born. It was during an extra brutal contraction Weirdest feeling ever!

kimmarie - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was tired and felt sluggish all day. I went to bed at 10 PM and I just layed down on my bed and my waters broke. My eyes opened up very wide and I was like "uh oh". I did not feel any contractions until about two hours later and mind you I was only 2 cm dialated. I was thinking wow this is a piece of cake on my way to the hospital....but that probably won't happen the next time around.

KittenAsACat - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i had already endured about 11 or 12 hours of contractions at home, finally went to the hospital, right after they checked me and saw i was 6 cm they went to prepare my epidural and my water broke in a huge gush right there on the exam table. haha. they told me since my water broke it was too late for any pain meds! ahhh lol

tommiesmommy - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was 39/4 weeks and JUST got off the phone with my doctor at 3am because I was having contractions. I sat on the bed to put on my socks and actually heard it break. Talk about a mess!

secondandexcited - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I had a slow leak...didn't really BURST! But water came trickling out every time I moved around. Went to the hospital and doctors ruptured the rest of my water

Mandy-n-Eoins-Peanut - 1053 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was 2 weeks over due with my first when my waters broke. It was 05.50am and I woke up thinking I had to go to the bathroom...I nearly made it haha. I got to the door and....thought I'd wet myself...took me a few moments to figure out I didn't, mainly because it was still coming. It wasn't like a big gush or anything, and not all at once. My waters were constantly coming out in trickles for the next 24 hours. I started having pains about an hour after they broke. Nothing too serious, just enough to let me know things were progressing. It still took a further 32 hours for baby to arrive! On my second, I'd been in slow, agonising labour since friday evening, and when I finally went into hospital monday morning, at 2cm dialated, they broke my waters, baby showing up 69 hours from the time of my first contraction. I'm hoping this time things go a little quicker!!

spencerbaby1 - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) i was 41 weeks and my water broke- no contractions

vickiessecret - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was told that most of the time your water breaks once your in labor, or the doctors usually end up breaking your water. I mean there are some cases where your water will break, but it's not like in the movies...where their waters break and then their dying in pain from the contractions. It's from the baby descending in the birth canal and putting pressure on the bag of water and that's when it breaks....I was told in lamaze that normally the doctor ends up breaking your water.... :)

Bangel - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I was in full labor, 8cm dilated before mine broke.

courtenay - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) mine never broke but probably because i never really got a chance to go into labour

calisto - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) my waters broke on my first child and i was just walking.they also broke on my second child whilst i was in bed sleeping ,woke up wet lol

last.one.for.me - 1054 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Only 15% of women have spontaneous rupture of the membranes before the onset of labour.. :] Most women's waters are broken for them, or they break once the woman already knows she's in labour and is having regular contractions :]