waters broke last night - few twinges so far today...

[daisies]

any advice? planning a home birth, how long is it safe to wait for contractions to start? I dont want to be induced/go to hospital etc etc Any tips to get things moving would be good, though friend who is going to support me in labour in early pregnancy so cant use any oils iffy for her

Firstly you need to inform your mw usually they won't check you internally until you are in established labour once your waters have broken because of risk of infection. I think usually you have to go in to hospital to get checked around 12-24 hours after they have broken if you are not in labour by then and if everything is ok you can get sent home or they induce you. Tweak your nipples to bring it on it worked for me in exactly the same circumstances. Good Luck and start tweaking!

nipple stimulation, especially with a breast pump. relax , close eyes, and do a visualisation of the birth... rest, potter around, eat and drink as you need to. are you sure it was your waters? a big uncontrollable gush>? have you phoned MW ?

Hi daisies I'm assuming you're 37 weeks plus? If so your twinges are a good sign btw. The best thing is lots of exercise! Walking up and down the stairs helped me. You probly shouldn't have a bath due to risk of infection but have a shower, have some food, make sure you have a bit of a rest too to build up your strength. Different hospitals have different policies on when they will induce if labour not established but if there's no infection and your pregnancy has been problem free, then you should be okay for a while! I hope everything goes well.

NICE used to say 96 hours ok, this has been reduced to 24 hours, but not sure why ! as long as fluid is clear, you are not feeling unwell and you are not feverish you can hang on. no sex though !

you do not have to be induced if you do not want to and there is every chance your labour wil start.

Keep moving. Happened like that to me and I was threatened with induction so I walked and walked till the contractions were established.

Nipple tweaking and raspberry leaf tea worked for me.

waters clear and no sign of any infection. spoken to MW and resisted internal exam (to stay germ free) until tomorrow. steady trickle since erly hours of morning. First MW asked me if i was sure it was not thrush! Thanks for tips will get onto nips now.

best of luck xx

ooo how exciting daises, hope you are tweaking away.....

will keep ypu posted - Bf suggested orgasms

Daisies gave birth to a beautiful, healthy 5lb 3oz baby girl at 7am on Saturday morning, at home, no pain releif needed, no stitches, feeding well! xxx

Thats so lovely.

welcome to the new baby girl! great news x

awww wow, great news!