My waters have just gone - AIBU to try and go back to sleep?!

[ColdFeetWarmHeart]

DC2 is due today. I woke up at 00.55, felt a tiny pop before I felt a trickle of fluid. Waddled to the bathroom, got myself cleaned up, laid bed mats and towel on bed before getting back in. By 1.30 I was back in the bathroom changing pad etc from trickle no 2.

Absolutely no contractions so far. AIBU to try to go back to sleep and wait to call hospital tomorrow morning?? With DD1 my waters didn't go until I'd already got to the hospital

[Nandostodayplease]

Eeeek good luck!!!

[Ghostonthedancefloor]

Good luck OP!!!! I can't believe you went through all that without waking DH up! (In a funny way) when my waters broke I had such a shock I screamed a bit! I bet your well on your way now aaaaah

[C8H10N4O2]

Shameless placemarking :)

[blueskyinmarch]

Good luck OP. Hope things are progressing well.

[Ellendegeneres]

Good luck!

[LavenderDoll]

Good Luck OP
Love a birth thread

[m4rdybum]

Good luck OP

Looking forward to an update.

[HopefullyAnonymous]

Good luck op!

[user1485182339]

I hope it went well, OP!
With my second I realised that lying down slowed contractions and standing up hastened them. I didn't want to wake DP and DC1 after my waters went at night, so I just lay around on the spare bed until morning, then got up when everyone was awake, and had a baby two hours later. I'm not sure if this approach is widely recommended though.

[KitKat1985]

Hope everything is going okay OP. x

[ColdFeetWarmHeart]

Just a quick update. Got to hospital just after 10. There seemed to be major confusion at first as to where I should be - delivery or mcu. Eventually taken to triage and examined at 11.30. I was 2-3 cm but they could see baby's hair.

They are keeping me in. No beds in antenatal or labour so I've been put in postnatal for now. They are hoping I'll progress naturally and won't need induction etc

[Hissy]

My ds was exactly the same, broke waters, did bugger all for 24 hours.

I went back to sleep.

Wishing you and babe all the best! Hope all goes well

[SquareWord]

Thanks for the update - have been thinking about you! Hope everything goes well and you have baby in your arms very soon.

[EdgarAllenPoe]

My waters broke at home at 41 weeks but no contractions, so I called the hospital who were in no rush to see me. I went in for monitoring a few hours later, then went home after a couple of hours. Told to come back in 24 hours for induction, but when I arrived there were no rooms available so I ended up waiting 2 days before they did anything. I eventually had him 3 days after my waters broke.

Based on that I'd let hospital know, but get some sleep for a few hours while you still can!

[EdgarAllenPoe]

Oops I can see I was too late replying. Good luck and I hope it goes quicker for you than it did for me! We had no complications due to the waters being gone for three days btw.

[rogl]

Good luck coldfeet, hoping your close now or holding baby

[Sallystyle]

Ohhh so exciting! I hope you have a good birth (well, you know) and you have your baby soon.

[ineedwine99]

Exciting times! Good luck OP, please please share a photo. I miss the newborn stage

[LazyDailyMailJournos]

Good luck OP - I love a live labour thread!

[Myheartbelongsto]

Best of luck op x

[MrsMotherHen]

oooo exciting good luck!

[Herestoinsanity]

Oooh live birth thread!
Good luck hope it goes smoothly and you have a squishy new born very soon

[MrsPringles]

Very exciting OP
Good luck!

[ColdFeetWarmHeart]

Have got tens machine on now. Still on a postnatal ward. I seem to be confusing a lot of staff walking by!!