Poll: Where were you when your water broke?

cjsbdl · March 2011

In bed. It was 3:45am.

ETA: That was with Henry. I was induced this time and they broke my water in the hospital.

PsychedForBaby · March 2011

Changing out of my clothes at the hospital to get into my gown so I could be checked if my water had broken!

muppet.fan · March 2011

I was five days overdue and lounging on my couch at home. I actually felt/heard the "pop" and made a mad dash to the bathroom. When I got to my OB less than 45 minutes later, I was already 8 cm!

vandelay · March 2011

In my hospital bed at 41w2d in the beginning stages of induction. And a mere 22 or 23 hours later, Ivy was born!

mrsolsenk12 · March 2011

In my own bed at home while I was sleeping. I also had a gross rupture (a huge gush). It got me out of bed right away. I am still thankful for the water proof mattress pad we have. It saved my bed.

fairyfey10 · March 2011

I was in the bathroom, trying to pee, couldn't got up to finish and gush...

Germanwife2b · March 2011

Standing in front of the refrigerator at home reaching in to get the eggs out!

BoilerSuz · March 2011

At home in bed at 2pm on a Wednesday while rolling over to take a nap / half listen to Crossing Jordan reruns. The day before we had made the 3am run to L & D as I was having contractions only to be sent home because they stopped. Low and behold as I was snuggling in for a much deserved rest , exhausted from having showered and brushed my teeth, pop goes the water! I hopped up, grabbed the phone waddled to the bathroom while calling DH. All I said was "my water broke" he said "I'm on my way" and hung up. The contractions started within 20minutes. Just long enough for me to get dressed, finish packing the bags and attempt to walk the dogs. (trust me had anyone in our condo building been home they would have heard the first contraction as it hit me in the elevator with two dogs)

I was always afraid of it breaking while I was teaching. I had actually privately talked with a trusted student in each class. If my water broke in class I was say "___ could you go ask the secretary for an umbrella." They were to run like holy heck to the office for help.

Mouseygail · March 2011

I can't believe how many of you had your water break as your sign taht you were in labor!! crazy! Mine was broken by the doc...eww.

jmkatz · March 2011

My house. Thanks goodness. I was terrified it was going to break in front of my class.

Mine was a huge gush preceded by an audible popping sound. I got up and ran to the bathroom and literally covered the floor. My husband still makes fun of me that I didn't think to stand in the bathtub so it could go down the drain (like he would have that much common sense!)

Mrs.Reem · March 2011

In my stinkin' office!!!! I had to walk through the whole building and up hill two blocks in freezing cold weather with drenched pants to my car.

ShannonSky · March 2011

In bed. It was so abrupt, and strong, that it woke me up. I grabbed my crotch and ran to the bathroom with water soaking into my pants the whole way.

Quizzle · March 2011

Another on the operating room table

I never went into labor. I never even dilated, effaced or had any sort of progress. Stubborn child.

jenwill · March 2011

At work in the ER. While I was triaging a patient. I didn't hear a word the kid said, rushed through my questions then ran to the bathroom to check. Word got to the charge nurse that someone's water had broke in triage and they all came running with a stretcher...yup, it was just me! oops! lol

I was delivering at another hospital so I drove to pick up DH and head on to L&D.

perry7285 · March 2011

in the kitchen making breakfast. i was naked so water started trickling on the floor. as i went to the bedroom to wake DH up several more gushes came out, so i got amniotic fluid on the floors all over the apartment.

MonkeysGirl05 · April 2011

I had just finished having a four course dinner with the ladies that I worked with. It was a mini-shower for me. We were sitting at the table, chit-chatting while waiting for the check and I felt a pop. At first I thought it was gas, but then I thought "water broke". So I got up and quickly made my way to the ladies room. I was soaked before I even got to the bathroom. My co-workers took care of me though. One gave me about 8 pantyliners, the other gave me her workout pants to change into and the other drove me home. It is a great story! Oh, and I was 10 days early. I would have sworn that I was going to be two weeks late. I guess not!