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Contractions

So do you get contractions before your water breaks(or gets broken) or after your water breaks?
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889551 tn?1416184483
It can happen either way.
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I didn't have contractions till after my water broke
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Depends on the person. Some womens water breaks before contractions some when contractions start some hours into labor some when they start pushing
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it can go both ways
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6628393 tn?1398789276
I felt my first ever 2 contractions then my water broke.
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