STMs - Did you water break?

cbb722 · February 2013

Polls dont work on my computer in the office.

STMs - did you water break or not? I have heard mixed reviews! TIA!!

MrsWindyCity · February 2013

Yes, it did break on its own. I had been laboring at home for most of the day when it happened.

Mrs MoJoRisin · February 2013

Mine did not

JClou83 · February 2013

The doctor broke mine in L&D

jmayamama · February 2013

Yep. We spent the day in LD and decided to come home bc I was only 2.5 and felt relatively good. Made the 45 min trip home, pulled in the drive way, and said wouldn't it be funny if my water broke? I moved my leg to get out of the car and it was like a 5 gallon bucket was dumped down my front lol. He was born 3 hrs later.

pamelaam2468 · February 2013

Nope. Both times the doctor had to break mine right before I delivered and after hours of labor.

marchmay · February 2013

I had to be induced for DD#1 and the doctor broke my water about three hours into the induction.

For DD#2, my water broke on the toilet about three minutes before I started pushing.

shibby00 · February 2013

Nope. Doc broke mine in the hospital.

KYmama9286 · February 2013

With DS I had the midwives break it during my induction- we were 20+ hours into laboring and things were slowing down and I was maxed on pitocin and sure enough having my water broken got things moving FAST.

With DD it broke on its own but it was RIGHT before pushing. I was laying on my side laboring, I felt intense pressure, was convinced I was going to poop on the table but pushed through it and it wasn't poop it was my bulging bag of water. There was a super loud, audible pop when it broke and a huge gush of water and I reached down and could feel her head crowning lol

I think the statistic is that something like less than 15% of women have their water break at home as a sign of labor starting so if that is your concern I wouldn't worry too much. Most women either have it broken by their dr/midwife or it breaks during labor. My sister actually had a baby born "in the caul" which means he was born with his amniotic sac fully in-tact and they broke it and pulled him out once he was already outside of my sister. This is INCREDIBLY rare though :-)

SarahRae85 · February 2013

Not with my first. Doctor broke it around 7-8 cm.

It did with my second, but no idea if the car accident 3 weeks before was the cause or not.

mrs.birdie · February 2013

Nope.

ShereneT · February 2013

Yes my water broke in the middle of the night with my 2nd child. Felt a pop which woke me up and ran to the bathroom leaving a trail behind. lol

msf11 · February 2013

nope

TMWarren85 · February 2013

Mine did I was induced and it broke about 45 hours after the induction started, extreme contractions from the cytotekbut no pitocin. I had a unique experience where I didn't dilate until after my epidural after water broke.

Short story broke on its own during labor.

MSW_721 · February 2013

The doctor broke mine at the hospital. I was about 6cm dilated.

Abeja1226 · February 2013

Yes, before labor started.

HML5382 · February 2013

Mine broke on it's own at home.

I was in pretty mild labor all night, regular contractions but not painful. Things slowed down in the morning and I got back in bed to try to get some rest and pop! It actually felt like she kicked or something and then water started leaking out every time I had a contraction, not a huge gush like some people get. The contractions got much more intense after that.

doremi29 · February 2013

No, they broke my water. They also said that the bag was extremely thick and he probably would have been born in the caul had they not broken it (which I think would have been cool). After they broke my water, I labored for a few more hours and then when they did the next check to see where I was at, they ended up breaking a forebag that was apparently there as well- that really got things moving.

Ash&Vic · February 2013

Yes at home. I didn't start feeling contractions until shortly after it broke. I asked the doctor today what the likelihood of it happening that way again was and he said that only 10% of women have their water break as an onset of labor.