Raise your hand if your water broke naturally. *New Question Added!*

You rarely hear it happening in the grocery store anymore so just curious how many here actually had their water break naturally on its own.

Where were you?
Gush or Trickle?
Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening?
Did you contract first or break water first?
How soon after did active labor start?

Just curious thanks!

ETA: What did you do on your way to the hospital? Load up with pads, towel, pillow, let it run down your legs?

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ME, POP SOUND, TRICKLE THEN GUSH

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with my ds it did..i layed down in bed, i was 5 days late, i was trying to go to sleep, and bam, it felt like i peed in the bed..
it was so sudden, but i knew EXACTLY what it was..
my ex husband at the time on the other hand asked me if i was sure i didnt wet the bed.. yes thats why hes an ex lmao

eta: i did not contract on my own, they had to induce

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Mine broke spontaneously after 2 days of labor ( I had an abnormal labor) It was a "pop" everyone in the room hear it with a HUGE gush and I continues to gush until after I delivered her

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for my first i was at work sitting down and i felt as if i took a piss on myself, once i got up, flood gates were open and i had the flow of water until i got to the hospital. for my second, just contractions and they broke my water at the hospital.

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Mine was a trickle for a hour or two and a gush as soon as we pulled up to the front of the hospital.

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I was at L&D already for preterm labor and felt a gush (so I was contracting first)---I had DS about 5 hours later!!

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Where were you? In my mom's car

Gush or Trickle? Gushes - Everytime I had a contraction I felt like I was peeing myself

Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening? Started to get a little concerned DH wasn't going to get there in time - and that's when I finally acknowledged I was really in labor

Did you contract first or break water first? I was having contractions but didn't really realize that's what they were

How soon after did active labor start? I gave birth about 30 minutes later

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Where were you?

1st time: I was at home, 3am ish. Just got back in bed after going to the bathroom.

2nd time: it didn't break until after she was born.

Gush or Trickle?
1st time: not really a trickle, & a lot less than a gush. It wasn't all at once.
eta. the peeing yourself analogy is accurate for me.

2nd time: gush but she was out already.

Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening?

1st time: I didn't freak out because I was in complete denial since I was only 34 weeks. Then I went into "okay this is happening" mode.

2nd time: n/a

Did you contract first or break water first?
1st time: I was feeling crampy earlier in the night but now when my water broke. Contractions started later.

2nd time: n/a

How soon after did active labor start?
1st time: 3am water broker, I'm not sure how you define active labor - i showed up after 11am at the hospital at 5cm, hung out at the hospital, then pushed for a few hours, baby was born at 5:27pm.

2nd time: active labor was done before water broker.

HTH

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Mine was a pop and then a trickle...

I just remember sitting on my couch and then I felt the pop... I told DH "my water broke!! Oh no! The rug! the RUG!!" I waddled into the bathroom and my rug was spared.

ETA: My water broke at around 8pm - I had been having mild contractions for 12 hours at that point. I went to the hospital 2 hours later.

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Raising hand!

It was midnight and I with one big contraction it all started to come out, like I was peeing and had no control

it wasn't a "gush" though.

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Re: Raise your hand if your water broke naturally. *New Question Added!*

Posted by BnBdreamin

Posted by nrthshgrl

2nd time: it didn't break until after she was born.

Was this a c-section?

Wow! Quite a few of you! More than I thought! Okay... so this beckons... what did you do on your way to the hospital? Load up with pads, towel, pillow, let it run down your legs?

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Where were you? Walking my dog

Gush or Trickle? It wasnt a gush but it was more than a trickle.

Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening? I was okay, a little nervous but READY.

Did you contract first or break water first? Water Broke First

How soon after did active labor start? Water Broke at 1030am and I didn't Start contracting until around 330pm.

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Mine broke on its own during labor....not long before pushing

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Posted by BnBdreamin

Posted by nrthshgrl

2nd time: it didn't break until after she was born.

Was this a c-section?

Wow! Quite a few of you! More than I thought! Okay... so this beckons... what did you do on your way to the hospital? Load up with pads, towel, pillow, let it run down your legs?

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It happened naturally, only about 5 min before they would have broken it for me... I was in L&D for almost 24 hours at that point

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Pop sound / feel and gush. I was having regular contractions prior to the break and they increased afterwards.

I was already at the hospital when it happened so I didn't have to worry about pads etc. I soaked the hospital bed and sheets so they changed it.

I didn't freak out but I still clearly remember the look on my husband's face when I said "my water just broke". He looked on the edge of panic.

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Where were you? I was home
Gush or Trickle? felt the urge to pee and went in the bathroom and a gush came out
Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening?I was the calm one dh freeked out.
Did you contract first or break water first?water broke first
How soon after did active labor start?
soon there after
What did you do on your way to the hospital? Load up with pads, towel, pillow, let it run down your legs? I changed my pants and sat on a towel on the car ride to the hospital

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happend in the morning while I was sleeping
trickle on and off
wasn't sure if it was actually my water breaking
no contractions
went to the hospital and they gave me pitocin cause I wasnt having any strong contractions

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Where were you?
JUST STEPPED OUT OF BED! IT WAS 4:30 AM

Gush or Trickle?
IT CAME IT 2 GUSHES, ONCE IN MY UNDIES, THEN I MADE IT TO THE TOILET FOR THE 2ND GUSH

Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening?
DIDN'T FREAK....I ACTUALLY WASN'T SURE IF IT REALLY WAS MY WATER THAT JUST BROKE.

Did you contract first or break water first?
WATER BROKE FIRST

How soon after did active labor start?
WATER BROKE 4:30AM
CONTRACTIONS WERE 5 MINUTES APART BY 6:15, I FINALLY CALLED THE DR AND HE TOLD ME TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL
GOT THE HOSPITAL BY 8AM, AND I WAS 5CM
I WAS 10CM BY 11:30AM
STARTED PUSHING AT 12:20PM, DS WAS BORN AT 4:03PM

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Where were you?

at home on lif...lol...seriously

Gush or Trickle?

gush

Did you freak out or just think, okay this is happening?

i questioned it.....did i pee myself....went to the bathroom peed for real and then said na i just peed a lil....thenit kept coming every time i stood up in gushs.

Did you contract first or break water first?

honestly i think i was cramping/contracting from the day before bc i had been uncomfortable since the docs appt the day before (rough internal exam) and was uncomfortable all the way into the next morning when i lost my mucous plug

How soon after did active labor start?

530am lost mucuous plug
530pm water broke
630pm got to the hospital
thats when the contractions actually starting hurting so i guess that was the beginning

What did you do on your way to the hospital? Load up with pads, towel, pillow, let it run down your legs?

wore a pad ....its like a gush that you would have with a period...sorry tmi....but it got soooooooo much worse when i was told to walk around the hospital for 2hrs bc i was only dilated 1cm and they couldnt admit me yet but couldnt let me go home bc of risk of infection....yes that was absolutely disgusting ....the gushes got bigger, messier (tmi) and more frequent with every contraction.....at that point i was wearing big hospital wee-wee type pads.....but i soaked through my pants as i was walking
needless to say those went right into the garbage when i got home

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i was asleep, got up to go pee at my usual 1am. went back to bed and maybe 5mins later i felt myself .. well wetting myself

I leaked

I waited it out for a bit and realized it was not stopping (hey it was 1am, i wasnt thinking) and then woke up my hubby and said "I think we may have to go to the hospital now"

I sat on a towel on the way to the ER. I had it shoved between my legs and another towel folded over and laid on the front seat.

No pain
No sound
No contractions

Just lil miss leaking seave.

Took FOREVER for it to at least slow down. I had those nurses giving me new towels to soak every 5-10mins.

oh and contractions started full on about an hour and a half later I guess. Horrible pain and suffering. I was due for my C/S 2weeks later so I wasnt allowed pain meds and i couldnt push since AJ was breech. It Suk'ed

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