What were you doing when your waters broke?

[moojie]

I'm 39 weeks pregnant with second dc. First time round I has slow leaking of waters for several days before I really clocked what it was and by then I was in labour. I had bad spd last time so didn't venture out too much in the last few weeks.

This time round no spd so out and about being active with 2 yr old. Yesterday I started to get a bit paranoid about my waters going if I was out shopping or at soft play or something. Has this happened to anyone and how did you/others react??!

I worried about that in both of mine but in the end had mine broken when I was in the hospital both times. my best friend had all three of hers go whilst in bed.

With my second DS, it was our wedding anniversary but since I was overdue we didn't want to go out. We decided to get a curry in - joking about how eating a curry sometimes induces labour. DH went down to get it, I set the table and no sooner had I sat down than wooooosh! DH came home to me standing at the door with my bag packed and a large puddle on the kitchen floor. The curry really did work! Still think about fact I never got to eat it tho :)

With DS I was in hospital anyway for suspected and then confirmed pre-eclampsia. Was going to be induced on the Saturday. On the Friday morning had very vivid dream about two snooker balls crashing into each other and woke up to a saturated bed . Was 38+2 when my waters broke.

With DD they were broken for me when I was about 9cm dilated I think.

For all 3 DC I was lying on a hospital bed with a midwife between my legs brandishing a crochet hook! :o

With ds, they broke just as I was starting to push.

With dd, they broke as I was peeling the spuds for dinner. She arrived 90 mins later....

Mine started as a slow trickle then the rest went whilst I was sat in the birthing pool having contractions and huffing gas and air like it was going out of fashion!

I was on my hands and knees just starting to push

Both times they had to be broken by the midwife.

Just as I was on my way to the bathroom after waking up in the morning.

With a crochet hook about 6cm

On my way to the bathroom after dinner, having been trickling all day.

In bed, no gush until I stood up though - I did n't have a covering on bed and it remained bone dry.

Mine didn't break til long after my contractions started and I was in hospital giving birth.

pushing the baby out

mine didn't break until DD came out. (i don't think they were delivered intact)

I think I was trying to provide a very bloody cup of urine for the midwife whilst 7cm dilated. There was fluid. I don't know if I managed to wee anything or if it was a combination of bleeding, wee and waters .

DC1 - I rolled over in bed.
DCs 2 & 3 - while pushing.
DC4 - a few minutes after playing football with DC3. Was quite dramatic.

1st time - very nearly at my (very proper house proud) friend's Mum's house. Would have never lived it down . In reality, just got home and went to bathroom when they went.

2nd time - by the MW because I'd got to 8cm without really feeling contractions & they wanted to move things on a bit. DD2 arrived 30 minutes later!

With DS1 they were broken during labour. With DS2, I was at home, dancing with DS1 to a Wiggles DVD!

Ds - started trickling when I was putting the washing out. I was planning to go to the shop, but decided it might be best not to!

Dd - I was pushing. I'd just asked teh midwife whether my waters had gone, or whether I'd done a wee - then my waters went and I knew it! Apparently it doesn't hurt as much if the waters break near the end.

I was conveniently sitting in the league of friends coffee shop at the hospital when mine went with a huge gush all over the chair and floor. I was soaking. It formed a right pond around me and I couldn't move. Hubby went off to find someone and left me there looking like a right lemon

A wee boy was properly fascinated and came and crouched by my chair to watch the puddle spreading around me

All 3 dd's laid on a bed whilst some dr poked me with a large knitting needle. 1st time they could of sent me home which would of took us several hours and 2 bus changes, we were knackered so choose to have waters broke and to get a few hours kip at the hospital. She was overdue by a few days..
2nd drs insisted I have her early because of GD, they tried several times over a week but she wasn't ready, finally did it 4 days before she was due. I was carrying gallons of water which they said could of put me into shock if they had gone whist standing
3rd induced 3 weeks early as she had stopped growing
DS, his waters went whilst I was reading dd1 her bedtime story. They felt completely different to having them broken for me

8cm dilated with a crochet hook for both of mine

DD1 broke whilst in labour, they were bulging apparantly, I was sat on the loo when they went and do not really remember them going.
DT1 went with an almight gush after I had got up top go to the loo then got back into bed in hospital.
DT2 was born with his sack intact and came out like a shrink wrapped chicken.
DD2 went in bed with a trickle then more of a gush when I got up. Had to leave Center Parcs under MW advice to get home NOW. I did let DH sleep for an extra hour or so though before waking him up to tell him.

DD1 - She was born in her waters

DD2 - 5:30am they broke when I went to the loo.

Oh I also had polyhydramnios and they went everywhere with DT1. It was like a waterfall off the edge of my bed. I had to have the cleaners in mopping it up whilst it was leaking out. I also kept apologising to the MWs whose feet were getting wet.