Contractions before water break??

[Meterspichel]

I'm 36 weeks tomorrow and a ftm and I was wondering if you can have contractions before your water breaks? Because I keep having Braxton hicks contractions but my water hasn't broke and they are becoming more and more severe...

[stephanie1002]

Typically your labor starts before your water breaks.. Less then 10% of women's water breaks on it's own before labor. I'm on child number 3 and never has my water broke b4 labor began.

[MommaOf3Under3]

Yes I was in labor and displayed 8cm before the doc finally broke it

[midcoats]

Yes you can :) some moms have to have their waters broken for them when they're in labour

[browneyes_Maria_18]

With my first baby I had contraction before my water broke cuz my water never broke the dr broke it for me