3rd Trimester

When your water breaks...

My pregnancy with DD#1 was quite different than this one...and I think I had a small leak for a while and unintentionally labored mostly at home...labor was less than 5 hours...

 

Anyway...this pregnancy has been going so smooth so far *knock on wood*...and I was curious...

When your water breaks, I know I would call my doctor/hospital to let them know, but do I immediately get ready and go to the hospital, even if I'm not having lots of contractions.....Or do I wait for the contractions to get close together before going?

 

Generally, when the water breaks, do the contractions start right away?

I suppose these are good questions I will be asking my Dr at my 36 week appointment, but thought I'd ask here first.

Re: When your water breaks...

  • I think it depends on your situation.  I'm GBS+ so I'm supposed to go straight in if it breaks and not wait for the contrax to start. 

    I'd talk to your doc.
  • My impression has always been that once your water breaks, all bets are off, and you need to go in. I'd be curious to know too, if that's not the case! That's the one concern I have b/c I plan on going naturally and laboring at home for as long as possible. If my water breaks, I'm afraid I'll have a higher chance of being induced if I have to go in earlier.
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  • My water broke with DS, I had not experineced any contractions and within 30 min of it breaking I was pushing so if it breaks I'd go in immediatly
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  • My doc said since I'm GBS negative that I don't have to rush in right away when it breaks.
  • Go to the hospital!!  My water broke on Monday and I delivered my baby boy one week later.  We had to be induced because the chance of infection is really high if you don't have him/her pretty quickly.  Danny had to spend a few days in the NICU because my labor was 24 hours and we both had fevers.  They needed to monitor him for infection.
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  • My doctor said to go to the hospital right away if I stop feeling the baby move, I have a fluid gush, or I get contractions every 3-5 minutes.. so according to my doctor yes you're supposed to get your butt right up there.
  • If my water breaks at home, we are going to wait until the contractions are close together and painful. Ok'd this with the OB. We don't want to go in too soon to be put on pitocin or other things we don't want.
  • Call, don't rush in - when my water broke with DD, the midwives said to take a shower, relax a bit and then came in, I arrived about 2 hours later and they asked why I had hurried in.  If the fluid doesn't come out clear or if you're GBS+, then the situation is different, but there is no danger of staying at home otherwise (except if you're like speedy with her 30 minute labor - how do I sign up for that???)
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    Go to the hospital!!  My water broke on Monday and I delivered my baby boy one week later.  We had to be induced because the chance of infection is really high if you don't have him/her pretty quickly.  Danny had to spend a few days in the NICU because my labor was 24 hours and we both had fevers.  They needed to monitor him for infection.

    You have 24 hours from the time your water breaks. You do not have to go immediately to the hospital unless there is something abnormal looking to your water such as brownish tinge or a gush of blood. If you go to the hospital immediately your chances of getting pitocin are VERY high.

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  • I wouldn't run red lights to get there, but since it's your second I would be mindful of how fast the contractions come on after your water breaks.

    When mine broke with my first, we both showered and gathered things up and it wasn't a moment too soon--not because I was ready to push but because the contractions got so intense I couldn't imagine being in the car much later than I was.

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  • My water broke with DD, but it was a high water leak.  Even the OB couldn't tell if it was amniotic fluid so they sent me home to see if contractions started.  I had her 48 hours later.  I was GBS negative though.
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  • My doc wants me in L&D right away if my water breaks.
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