water breaking after established labour has begun

[Lulu]

First labour - water broken but I was already well on the way.

I can't remember when waters broke with DS but Im sure it was only minutes before he was born.
DD2, I could actually feel the membranes bulge and pop just before he head came out - I was in the water for that one.

So my waters have never broken before labour!

[Visitor7]

First labour, waters broke before labour started. Well labour didn't actually start, I had to be induced.
Second labour, I was already in established labour for 5 hours, was 5cm dilated, and midwife broke my waters, Bub was born 50 min later.

[sneakysparkle]

I lost my plug first and was well into established labour when my waters broke! (I was 8cms!)
All the best for your upcoming birth

[rosehannah]

With two of my three births the waters broke just before I had the urge to push after a long labour, with my third I was induced at 10 days over by having my waters broken. With my 2nd and 3rd bubs I would seem to be awake every night for about a week or more in pain thinking I wish this was it but I seemed to go over due each time. It really is a guessing game when these little ones will come. I wish you all the best, not long to go now

[Naomi]

With bub #3 i went into labour and my contractions started at 3 minutes apart, i'd been in labour for 2 hours and at the hospital for half an hour before my water broke

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Smudgie from what I've read only 15% of labours begin with the membranes rupturing.
I was in labour for 11 1/2 hours before my waters broke.

Contractions went from
8-10 mins apart; 5-9am
5-7 mins apart; 9-11am
3-4 mins apart; 11am - 4:30pm when waters broke
I went to the hospital at 7pm.

I would have been in "established labour" (past 4cm) sometime around 3pm but had contractions steady the whole way through.

[Pretty Butterfly]

Had my waters broken with 2 of mine, but with 3 of them, they broke just as I needed to push, so only minutes before birth.

I could feel them bulging, and when they broke with DS3, I yelled " he fell on the floor" because they broke so hard I thought it was the baby. His head was out next push!!!

[Madham]

Smudgie with my dd my waters broke while sleeping and i had no contractions for an hour or more. But this time with ds i lost my plug the day before i went into labour at 3am next morning went into hospital at 5am when contractions were 5 min apart but my water never broke until about an hour before i had ds, which was helped by an internal examination from ob. Good luck.

[Antheia]

first labour my water broke before labour started(after having the induction gel put in). Actually labour didnt start, i had to have the drip put in and that was 10 hours after they broke. I was about 2cms dilated.

second labour started with contractions 5 minutes apart and my water broke about 30 minutes after labour started. I was about 2-3cms then.