??? RE water breaking

wedbliss5

I remember someone writing about how they "leaked" more fluid when standing as opposed to sitting.  Does this also mean that the chances of your water breaking while standing are more then while sitting or laying down?  I would think that act of standing up could be "straw" the potentially sets it in motion.

So, for those of you have had your water break on its own or know people who have, was it just random or was it after they stood, sat, jumped, etc?

Random Friday question I guess...

echo136

Mine broke while I was in bed and then it trickled. Once I got to the hospital and was sitting in bed it broke after a contraction.

FSUNole31

I was asleep (3:45 AM) and I rolled over and felt a trickle and jumped out of bed and waddled to the toilet in time for the huge gush that followed.  I didn't realize it kept coming out after it broke though and had soaked shorts by the time we got to the hospital.  I even had it running down my legs as I was waiting to be checked in....it was lovely.

goldenB

With my m/c at 12 wks, I didn't even know it was happening. I had no control over it and there was a big gush of water. Soaked me. I  thought I peed myself, but when you feel pee you have this sense of relief. With the water breaking it just happens and there is no control. And there was a lot of it. I don't think you can mistake it for urine based on the quantity.

ach298

My sisters broke while she was laying on the couch.

jessicat2283

I was laying in bed woke up at 3 am to get a brownie (who doesnt right) just laid back down and felt a little pop. I got all excited felt the bed and didn't feel anything. I got up to go to the bathroom and felt a trickle. I thought i wet myself. I was in bathroom stood up sat down, repeat. When I went from standing to sitting it would leak, then stop when I stood up. I did it about 12 times to make sure I wasnt just peeing myself.

MrsGraham06

For me, when my water broke, I had been sleeping, then I realized I had to pee, and standing up to go to the bathroom is when Niagara Falls started. I rushed to the bathroom, and sat on the toilet while MH called the hospital, got things together, etc. For me, it really was like Niagara Falls most of the time.

DS1 started descending the birth canal, which had an impact on the flow of fluid. When his head was down, it acted like a plug. When he turned his head, it allowed for more gushing. Sitting kind of forced his head down again, and standing allowed him more room to wiggle. Walking just allowed him to move how he wanted, so I'd have some dry steps then gush a few steps...

wedbliss5

How did I cmopletely forget that CONTRACTIONS can inspire the water to break... wow I feel somewhat like a dumb-ass this morning.  *hangs head*  Thanks ladies for not point and laughing (out loud at least).  Wow.

BEAUNAL

I woke up at 2am to go to the bathroom and when I stood it gushed out. I thought I wouldn't know if it was my water breaking but it is so much water it won't stop. I reached for a towel that was on the edge of the bed and held it between my legs...with each step to the bathroom, more water came out.
When you get to the hospital they check to see if your water actually broke by using a cotton swab thing that turns black when it touches the fluid. They just swab the outside of you, it doesn't even go in.

KimberlyTX

Mine broke when I was walking to the bathroom at work. It felt like a balloon popping, and at first I wasn't sure if I had peed myself or not. But it is a very different sensation. After that, it continued to leak for a few hours, definitey more noticeably while I was standing.

mommygrams0730

I had just finished peeing, stood up and had a gush come out. Sat back down and thought...was that my water breaking? Stood up again, more came out, I wiped and grabbed a towel to out between my legs. I will say that there were white bits/pieces floating in the toilet (not like discharge) which they said is a sign of water breaking and not just discharge.

Another sign is that if you sit down wait awhile and then when you get back up you have more come out.

Disclaimer-yes it can be a slow trickle...but generally when it truly breaks you know and can tell/feel the difference. (IMO)

WinsyWade

Mine only broke on it's own with my last pregnancy.  I was sitting, half squatting (doing my Bradley exercises) in the evening off the side of my recliner.  I heard a pop as I squatted lower and after going to the washroom, realized it was my water/mucus plug. 

(Ironically, I was supposed to be going to the hospital in the AM for a c-section due to high BP.)

nbbride06

My mom's broke while sitting at a restaurant with the entire extended family while celebrating my brother's birthday  I remember my dad asking the waitress for towels.

jldubb0626

I was sitting at the food court at the mall. I had a huge gush, then when I stood to go to the bathroom, it stopped. I sat on the toilet to clean up and gushed more. Then nothing the whole way home to get my hospital bag and as I walked in the door, I started a steady leaking.  So, for me it didn't matter weather I was sitting or standing.

jhunter89

I'm not sure what the exact moment was when I started leaking. I was in bed, we'd just DTD when i felt a little more 'wet' than expected, TMI, sorry, and when I went to the bathroom I noticed little gushes while sitting on the toilet. 

Chan4dra04

We were shopping when I felt the tiniest little pop and little bit of fluid.  Every few strides while running to the bathroom was more leaking.  I'd say it was like 1/8c each time.  Sitting on the pot the gushes would just come and go as they pleased.  I cont'd to do this for 3 more hours with little gushes. Turns out, about 7-10 hrs later, still tiny gushes, they still had to break the other side of the bag that was being blocked by DD's head, which probably explains why I'd get little gushes that would slip under her and out. 

Also, I've watched those episodes of Maternity Ward where the women cry and scream during the water breaking period.  For me, it was nothing at all to be afraid of. 

RingOfFire11

Mine broke while I was asleep. I heard a loud internal "pop" and then had a huge gush in bed and it continued when I ran to the bathroom.

vstevens

Mine broke while I was standing in the kitchen preparing dinner - felt like a balloon popped, almost gassy? and then the gushes started - I ran for the bathroom, but it was everywhere!

Mommasay0

My water broke when I was sleeping I noticed when I woke up.

cnwilbur1030

Mine broke while I was in bed and then it trickled. Once I got to the hospital and was sitting in bed it broke after a contraction.

Me too but broke all the way while walking to L&D and having a contraction.

rowanthefrog

Mine broke when I was driving home from work. I was at the ATM (sitting in my car) and I felt a huge gush. I was like HUH? I was only 36 weeks. But my water had definitely broken!

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LexGator

My water broke on its own at 10 cm while I was laying in bed and everyone was prepping me to start pushing.

monkeybutt61612

Mine broke while I was laying in bed watching tv.  I continued to leak at varying degrees of volume.  Honestly, I remember leaking the most while laying in a hospital bed.  

monkeybutt61612

LexGator said:

My water broke on its own at 10 cm while I was laying in bed and everyone was prepping me to start pushing.

Were they getting ready to break it for you?  That seems like a long time to go without it breaking.

ac1259

mommy grams said:

I had just finished peeing, stood up and had a gush come out. Sat back down and thought...was that my water breaking? Stood up again, more came out, I wiped and grabbed a towel to out between my legs. I will say that there were white bits/pieces floating in the toilet (not like discharge) which they said is a sign of water breaking and not just discharge.

Another sign is that if you sit down wait awhile and then when you get back up you have more come out.

Disclaimer-yes it can be a slow trickle...but generally when it truly breaks you know and can tell/feel the difference. (IMO)

This almost exactly.,,I got up to go to the bathroom, when I got up from peeing my water broke and I had to sit back down...every time I stood it happened again..it was lovely!

tootsscott

My best friend's water broke on our driveway after her maternity photo session. She was standing and sitting during a lot of the session and apparently that was enough. She was 37 weeks.

This post reminded me of this scene in Coneheads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDeQU3l-JSg

lmao

quidditchcapn1120

The act of standing can actually make your water breaking less noticeable as if the baby's head is engaged, it will act as a sort of cork and hold the flow. Mine broke while I was laying in a hospital bed but that was because my doctor broke it for me.

Strunella

I felt a tiny gush and then nothing, so I just went about my business which meant heading to the diner for a big breakfast on my first day of maternity leave. When I went to pay the bill, there was the BIG gush. There was no mistaking it. BTW, I had no contractions or any other symptoms.

sept9107bride

Mine broke while I was sitting watching tv at 9pm.  I'm pretty sure I heard it just a bit and I sprinted to the bathroom like mad cause I knew exactly what it was.  With second baby, they broke it at the hospital.  I do think it's a strange sensation. 

kwinkle1980

I never noticed mine breaking, so I think it happened in the bathtub at the hospital.