water breaking

[ammanda]

I was just wondering how many woman actually have there water break before actual labor starts or anything...  Please explain ur expeirence with me also.  and will i know for sure when my water breaks or when i have a contraction.. im due in 4 days and starting to worry that i wont know im in labor, and since I live an hour away from the hospital i will be delievering at, im very worried.

[hkenny]

my water broke at 5am the day before my due date. i was rolling out of bed to go pee when i felt it. i still had to pee so i knew that my water had broke. this was my 1st pregnancy/ delivery. i had my dd at 1:02 that afternoon. i found by 7am i was having pretty regular contractions, right after my water broke i had a bowel movement which i was told was my body getting ready for labour. my labour went very fast, my dr said usually if your water breaks on its on labout comes faster.

hope this helps!  good luck

[annalc]

I was induced with my first and with my second my water broke, but not all the way. You will most likely know what when you are in labor. I live 45 min from my hospital and my doc tells me to leave when my contractions are 5 min apart. You will probably be safe if you are on your way when your contractions are about 7 min apart, but of course if your water breaks first, then you should leave immediately and then you won't have to worry about making it on time. Good luck.

[penswriter]

with my one and only pregnancy my water broke. i was 34 weeks (with twin boys) and just got out of the shower when there was a gush. i yelled for my mom (i was a high risk pregnancy so dh and i decided it would be best that i stay with mom, we were stationed in d.c...he was the marine...me the wife...and it was a good thing too. he was on 24 hr duty when my water broke..thank god he had another marine with him so he could leave) and when she came in i looked at her and said "i think i peed on the floor. i didn't know i had to pee.." she laughed and said "honey...that wasn't pee, your water broke." me: "no way. i still have 6 more weeks to go. they're not done in there yet." mom: "apparently they disagree." me: "well, i have to shower again...i feel gross."


i got in the shower....45 minutes later we left. we stopped for something to eat on the way to the hospital ( i was starving). my contractions started 20 minutes after i got to the hospital and started pushing 2 hours after that. within 45 minutes later my boys were born.

[JoyRenee]

I voted based on my most current birth. My water broke at home. Believe me- YOU WILL KNOW! It is nothing like peeing your pants. It almost feels like a balloon gently popping (doesn't hurt and SOME women hear a sound but I don't recall hearing anything). It's a hard sensation to describe but it was like I felt like my bag of waters popped and then fluid just came out.

I was laying down when I felt all this liquid and felt that weird "deflating" sensation in my stomach and KNEW my water broke. So when I stood up I did have a gush (she also wasn't fully engaged; when their head is fully engaged it acts as a plug so you won't always have a gush, maybe just a trickle).

I started shaking immediately. Your water breaking causes a hormonal reaction. You will shake/shiver in labor at some point and that is completely normal. My teeth were chattering horribly and I just felt shaky. It passed after several minutes. Then the contractions started and got stronger and stronger by the time we reached the hospital.

Before my water broke I didn't have consistent contractions and I was 40 weeks 3 days so I felt like, "WHEN am I ever going to go into labor?!" She was born 5 hours after my water broke.

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My previous two births; I was already at the hospital for contractions and to help things progress they broke my water. Both times they broke my water it only took about 3 hours until I was pushing and had a baby in my arms. So my water did NOT break at home with those two.

I don't know if it is more common for women who've already given birth to have their water break or what.

[feather2e]

I was 37 weeks and was sleeping downstairs on the couch as this was the only place I was comfortable at this point. At 1:15 am I woke up as I thought I had peed I went to the bathroom and a little water came out. I went up to my husband and told him I thought my water broke so I was going to call the doctor. I went back to sit on the toilet and had a huge gush of water. Told the doctor and headed to the hospital which is also an hour away. After 5-10 mins in the car my contractions were really intense  and so close I couldnt take a breath.I got to the hospital at 2:30, begging for the epidural which I got at 4:30.I delivered Fionn at 8:15.

[Ladybugbc]

This is a very interesting poll. Love it!!!
I am also a little cautious about the whole water breaking thing and even put a mattess pad as if it happens in my bed I don't want to ruin the mattress...lol!!

with the raging hormones and crying I don't think you are that far away from being able to hold your baby. Hang in there chickie.. hugs!!