Clicky: s/o labor

Califlorida · January 2010

i think i am under the mistaken impression that water breaking is a rare thing. the replies in crazeyjanie's post have me wondering...
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wcp · January 2010

with my second it broke as my son was coming out. let's just say i had some major pressure when it came time to push!

ShanJosh777 · January 2010

I was under the same impression. I had always heard that it was rare for labor to begin with your water breaking. So when mine broke, I really didn't think that's what it was because I never expected it to happen first.

Ciarrai · January 2010

I voted for the third "other" option. My water broke with my first push when I was 10cm with DD#2. (I was induced with DD#1 and my CNM broke my water at 4cm.) I was told they don't usually break your water if you're in labor and progressing when you're not induced. Eventually, it will break on its own...even if it's at 10cm with your first push. Surprise

earthboundmisfit · January 2010

They broke it at the hospital. I was 6cms and it was 6am. I had DD at 945am!

vicky_d · January 2010

I think it is pretty rare - mine broke by itself in our livingroom, but once we got the the hospital the nurse said that most people's water does not break. They actually tested with a little strip thing to see if it actually was my water that had broken.

Tess12 · January 2010

My water broke on its own about 30-some hours into labor.

I think the water breaking to start labor is somewhat rare (though tv and movies would have us believe otherwise).

Spin313 · January 2010

My water broke on its own, but that was about half way through my labor.

T1andT2 · January 2010

The nurse accidentally broke mine when she was checking me at hour 20ish of labor and I was 10cm. I didn't really feel it since I had had the epidural 2 hrs earlier. But it was strange to hear her say "oops!"

rynhales · January 2010

mine was leaking, not a big gush. It leaked all day! Felt like I kept peeing myself. Fun times.

eris1995 · January 2010

I was 7 cm when my OB broke mine.

lite-bright · January 2010

Random factoid: there actually is another option, but I don't think it happens very much anymore -- the baby can be born with the amniotic sac still intact, and it has to be physically removed by the doctor or midwife.

It's called a baby being born "in the caul" and I remember reading somewhere that people used to think it was a sign of luck or that the baby was special.

lizzie53084 · January 2010

i clicked the 2nd option. OB broke my water all 3 times

auslyn804 · January 2010

My friend just had a baby a few weeks ago. Her water broke at home, but just leaked. She went to the hospital and the nurses did the tests and one of them came back saying it didn't break and sent her home. She KNEW her water had broken but decided to go home and see if contractions started and if not, she had an appt with the doc in the am anyways. She went to her appt and he was like "yeah, your water broke, get admitted to L&D now" He was pissed the nurses sent her home the night before.

ToledoDeux · January 2010

Rare as it might be, it happened with both of my labors. Water broke very dramatically at home, then contractions a bit later.

MrsG2B07 · January 2010

Spin313:
My water broke on its own, but that was about half way through my labor.

same here. I was in the hospital waiting for epi to kick in and my Dr walked in the door and gush....I guess DD knew the the Dr meant it was time to come out. lol She was born a few hours later.

arizonamama · January 2010

I chose 'other' because the nurse accidentally broke my water when she placed the catheter.

emiliemadison · January 2010

Both? LOL! With DD it broke spontaneously, with DS my midwife broke it for me after being stalled for a long time.

cleeksock · January 2010

i blame the Dr. for my water breaking. she stripped my membranes and then my water broke about 30 hours later, waaaaay before my labor started. so yeah, i'm not a fan of membrane stripping anymore.

IckyThump · January 2010

The ob broke mine, but I was induced so I don't know if that "counts". The attending ob broke it right before they started the pitocin.

thomas&lynn · January 2010

I woke at 8am with my first contraction (that I felt anyway) and my water broke at 8:30am. I had her vaginally (and unfortunately w/o an epi) at 2pm.

IrishWifey · January 2010

ToledoDeux:
Rare as it might be, it happened with both of my labors. Water broke very dramatically at home, then contractions a bit later.

Same here - my water broke at 1:30am w/ my first, and at 1:15am w/ my second. My second time, though, was the "big" gush and then it felt like it wouldn't stop! - my contractions began right away and were close together, about 5 minutes. My first labor was 5 hrs, my second only 3 hrs.

ncbelle · January 2010

You just mean broke at all on it's own - not necessarily at the start of labor, right?

I'm really surprised at how many people had their water broken. Mine broke in the hospital lobby - fortunately it wasn't super dramatic!

SBear12 · January 2010

Mine broke on its own, while I was taking a nap. I had my first "real" labor contraction right afterwards.

I think I once read that only 10% of women have their water break before contractions start. I was already 4 cm dilated though, which makes me wonder if water breaking becomes more likely the more dilated you are... since technically the bag of water is more exposed... ?

FutureMrsCaesar · January 2010

Mine broke on its own at about 4cm while I was walking the halls of the hospital trying to get admitted after being in early labor alllll day. It was quite a dramatic 'pop' and gush and gush...I'm really glad it happened at the hospital where I didn't have to clean it up!

sweetpea7628 · January 2010

I went into active labor and was not progressing so my OB broke my water. Not that it helped since I still didn't progress, even with pitocin. And I was a week late. My baby just wanted to take her sweet time.

Kellina · January 2010

Well, I had to go for the "alternative"- I had a sched c/s. Even though I did go into labor on my own, they did the c/s before water breaking or pushing, so I guess there is an "other"!

Mrs.V · January 2010

A doctor broke mine by accident when she was doing an internal at 41 weeks. I was in early labour at that point but we didn't know. I chose to go home and hope labour started on it's own, which it did!

Echowysp · January 2010

I clicked on alternative because while my water technically broke, it wasn't until about 24 hours into active labor and I had to be told about it. I think it might have been from a procedure I had done, but not sure.

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