My waters broke at 11:30pm on the night before our due date. I had just gone to bed and was reading, when I felt a substantial trickle (not enough to wet the mattress!) I told DH, and he was pretty suprised : "really? are you sure?? OMG". I hadn't had any contractions, but lots of BH (but had had them for months already). I went to the shower and lots of waters gushed out. DH heard it from the hall and said he thought I had turned on the tap for a bath! I was shaking with shock and excitement I think.

We went in to hospital, and I soaked through several pads, and a towel. It just kept on coming and coming. I had to walk through to the birth suite area with my jumper around my waist as my trackies were soaked.

My contractions became painful about 5 hours later, and DD was born 10 hours after waters breaking - on her due date.