If your water broke first...

star173 · March 2009

When did you go to the hospital?

Were you allowed to walk around?

When did your contractions pick up?

Just curious. I went straight to the hospital as per OB's instructions (I showered first). I was told not to walk around too much due to the risk of cord prolapse, and my contractions didn't really pick up until 10 hours later, after being on pitocin for 5 hours.

susiederkins · March 2009

We went got the the hospital about 2 hours later. We probably could have waited longer, by they wanted me to come in as soon as possible since there was a snowstorm (as a just in case).

I was able to walk around after they did their tests, etc.

My contractions started about an hour or so after my water broke. They stayed an even two minutes apart until I got the epidural, but they began to get really painful about 3 or 4 hours after they started.

EastCoastBride · March 2009

We were out the door about 30 minutes later. I showered first, then we headed out.

No. Once I was admitted, I had to stay in bed.

I was put on pitocin because my contractions were not picking up!

susie1079 · March 2009

2:00 pm water broke, called OB he asked if I had contractions yet I said very light he said when they get stronger head over to the hospital since I live about 10 minutes away.

6:30 pm contractions started to get strong, we went to the hospital.

They hooked me up to a monitor for an hour and did an u/s to check fluid level. Then I was free to walk around as much as I wanted to.

11:00 pm contractions were too severe to even walk.

12:30 am doctor checked me and was only 1/2 cent dialated! He said I will give you pain medicine and sleeping pill because you need your rest, you are not having this kid tonight!

4:18 pm next day finally had DS! Stick out tongue

303jess303 · March 2009

I got to the hospital about an hour after it broke. They didnt have me walk around. My contractions picked up on the way to the hospital! I went from just being uncomfortable and my back hurting really bad...to SERIOUS pain and contraction right on top of each other!

divakat · March 2009

My water broke first both times with very different outcomes. The first time, it broke and my contrax immediately were VERY strong. 18 hours of labor later, they told me I wasn't progressing past 7 cm and I had to have a c-section. This time, my water broke and again VERY strong contrax right away, but labor and delivery only lasted about 7 hours and I had a vbac. It was an unplanned vbac, because I was supposed to be getting dressed to go in for my planned c-section when I went into labor!

102503Natalie · March 2009

When did you go to the hospital? My water broke at 4:45 a.m. and we were at the hospital by 6, I believe - maybe 5:45. I was instructed not to shower first, but that was OK since I'd shaved and taken care of business the night before. Thankfully.

Were you allowed to walk around? No, after I checked in and was taken to my room, I was basically there until I had Anna. I didn't get up to walk out of the room once. I only left the bed to use the bathroom (poop).

When did your contractions pick up? My contractions actually started almost immediately. While I was checking in the hospital I started having contrax and they got progressively worse as the day progressed. I went fairly quickly.

mschmidt1230 · March 2009

My water broke at 5:30am my regular wake up time. We got to the hospital about 1 hour later (we needed to pack! He was 3 weeks early). I was able to walk around all I wanted after they monitored me for about 1 hour. My contractions started about 1/2 hour after my water broke. They were mild period cramps at first and by 3 hours later they were about 3-4 min apart and painful. I got my epidural and he was born at 5:58pm. 12 hours of labor, not bad!

tuliptwirls · March 2009

Water broke at 6:00am
I showered, packed my bag, waited for DH to drop the dogs at the sitter
8:30am checked at midwifes office (I was 3-4 cm)
10:00 checked in at hospital (I was 4-5 cm)
Sat on the medicine ball for a while
I was asked to walk per midwifes suggestion (contractions hurt like hell when walking)
12:30 (I was 8 cm)
I labored in the tub for a bit
1:44 my baby girl was born

katlizabeth · March 2009

Water broke at 3:00 am (well, i woke up then, and when I sat up I gushed)

I walked around...sent an email, packed, ate, etc. No one told me not to, and Eli is fine!

Had a stomache for a few hours, contractions were timable at about 6:00 am and constant until I gave birth. I went to the hospital at *;30 am.

Drswife · March 2009

I went to the hospital right after my water broke at about 12:30 at night. I wanted to take a shower and get something to eat but my husband wouldn't let me. He said if I had to have general anesthesia, eating was dangerous. I wasn't allowed to walk around but had to sit in triage for about 3 hours (leaking water everywhere) until they had a room ready. A lady was having quads that night! They started me on pitocin at about 6 am (after I got my epidural). They had to keep cranking it up until finally it started helping my contractions along probably 4 or so hours after they started pitocin. I couldn't feel them at all so I didn't really notice when they started getting worse.

ridesbuttons · March 2009

3:30am - water breaks

4:30am - first contraction (mild)

7:30am - went to hospital (contractions strong but manageable)

10:30am - fully dialated

12:30pm - son born

While in hospital nobody told me to stay in bed (but I did as I laboured unmedicated) and I was offered the tub, the shower, the ball - anything I wanted. This was my experience with my first born.

djdavis · March 2009

star173:
When did you go to the hospital?
Were you allowed to walk around?
When did your contractions pick up?
Just curious. I went straight to the hospital as per OB's instructions (I showered first). I was told not to walk around too much due to the risk of cord prolapse, and my contractions didn't really pick up until 10 hours later, after being on pitocin for 5 hours.

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This sounds pretty much like my experience only I was started on pitocin right away and wasn't allowed to walk. Got the epidural after 8 hours of pit. when the contractions finally became so bad I would break my breathing and start panicking in the middle of them.?

Kentuckychick_8201 · March 2009

I called my husband as soon as my water broke and we got to the hospital about an hour later. My contractions picked up within 15 minutes of my water breaking, it was hell. I had no desire to walk around I just laid in bed breathing through my contractions until I got my epi about 3 hours after my water broke.

alicia_angell · March 2009

We went right away - it took me by surprise as I was just over 36 weeks pg so I wanted to get checkout out ASAP & make sure DS was doing ok

We walked around forever

My contractions didn't really pick up until I had been on pitocin for about 2 hours (this was about 22 hours after my water actually broke - we tried forever to get my labor into a good pattern without pit but it just didn't happen)

MsHan · March 2009

Water broke at 10:20 am. On our way to the hospital at 11:30. Contractions picked up at 11:45 am, I was hooked up to monitors immediatly so there was no walking. I opted for a c section & baby was born at 2:17. They anticapated that if I went vaginal it wouldn't have been much longer than that.