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Waiting for my water to break. Awesome.

LeaPea81LeaPea81 member
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So I'm 38 weeks, 1 cm dilated, fully effaced with still a week left to go at work, and my doctor tells me today that most likely my water will break first. She could feel the sack of waters "right there" when she examined me.

As if I didn't dread going to work enough these days (or anything that involves putting on pants) now I have the extra added worry of my water breaking at work (I mean, the risk was always there, but I just kinda figured the contractions would start first).

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Re: Waiting for my water to break. Awesome.

  • divamommy4divamommy4
    Doesn't mean it will break, most labors it doesn't break on it's own, trust me I made it to 8cm without it breaking last time and this time I'm sitting at 5cm and 80% effaced right now and still no breakage.
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  • NewYear2004NewYear2004

    Wear a big pad and dark pants and hope for the best.  Also, bring a hand towel with you just in case.  When my water broke, it was enough that I actually stuffed the towel down my pants to head to the hospital.

    BUT, the good news is that most women don't have a huge gush.

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  • mrs.priss7mrs.priss7 member
    My doc has been saying that since 32 weeks and I'm still here, but hopefully you will soon!
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  • Mrs.ClashMrs.Clash

    Not that this is the most ideal sitiuation, but you could be 40 weeks with absolutely no progression at all!  And to make it worse I've been on maternity leave for almost 3 weeks because my hands are so swollen and numb when I planned on working up until I delieved.  At this point I would be fine with the prospect on my water braking at work, rather than sitting here miserable!

     Good Luck and hopefully your water will break at home instead of at work!

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  • jdlockejdlocke member
    I will be praying for you that your water doesn't break at work! That would be terrible!
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  • realisticdreamsrealisticdreams member
    My water could break ANYWHERE and i'd cry tears of joy!
    DD1(4):VSD & PFO (Closed!), Prenatal stroke, Mild CP, Delayed pyloric opening/reflux, Brachycephaly & Plagiocephaly, Sacral lipoma, Tethered spinal cord, Compound heterozygous MTHFR, Neurogenic bladder, Urinary retention & dyssynergia, incomplete emptying, enlarged Bladder with Poor Muscle Tone, EDS-Type 3. Mito-Disorder has been mentioned

    DD2(2.5): Late term premie due to PTL, low fluid & IUGR, Reflux, delayed visual maturation, compound heteroygous MTHFR, PFAPA, Bilateral kidney reflux, Transient hypogammaglobulinemia, EDS-Type 3


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