Waters broken and then birth with nothing else required? Anyone?

[PumpkinZulu]

Girl I follow on YouTube, GabeandJesss, just had a vaginal, drug and instrument free birth with twins. All she had done was her waters broken after a longish labour. As soon as they broke she was pushing

[Rowellen]

I'm not sure if it's the same thing but my waters broke on their own with my DD. She was overdue. She arrived a little over 2 hours later. It went from nothing at all to very hard & fast labour but no interventions or drugs - there was no time! There is a link in my sig if you want to read her birth story.

[~clover~]

My waters broke 18 hours before DD1 arrived. They were broken in the last few minutes with DD2.
DS & DD3 they broke at different times during the labours. So, I don't think there's a real guarantee...

[diva det]

my waters spontaneously broke - well actually fell out whole and hit my doulas and DH feet like a water balloon
This was at 2.30 pm and DS2 was born at 2.52 pm!
I felt the need to push as soon as my waters broke and was then checked and i was fully dilated
i had gone from 3 cm at 12.00pm to fully dilated in 2 and a half hours lol

[chody47]

My waters were broken at 8cm (which had only taken 1.5-2hrs to get to anyway). About an hour later DD was born.

[Netix]

With DD I had my waters broken and nothing else as far as interference. Sorry, I can't tell you how long the labour was after exactly, but it was still ages, and it was ages into the labour that my waters were broken. I think my labour was about 26 hours. How was it? Well, being my first, utter hell, so not sure I can answer that 'properly'.

DS was a short labour (7 odd hours), and he came all on his own.

Not sure I would recommend it (having your waters broken and "wait and see", but you do what you feel you need. I hope everything goes okay.

[LuluHB]

Not sure I would recommend it (having your waters broken and "wait and see", but you do what you feel you need. I hope everything goes okay.

This is exactly my concern Netix. I would be really disappointed if me choosing to go down this road ended up with me having another birth experience like DD1's when I know my body can do it as brilliantly as it did with DD2.

Artechim - what you describe is effectively what happened with DD2's birth, only my waters broke naturally at about 4cms and then everything just got crazy fast. Your friend's outcomes sound like what I'd like to achieve, just not sure when I should be doing it IYKWIM.

Thanks for all the replies. More food for thought, but oh for a crystal ball! Jokes made at the beginning of this pregnancy about birthing on the side of the freeway aren't seeming so funny anymore.

[Maruschke]

That's an interesting situation to be in! I guess it's a matter of weighing up the risks of not making it to hospital, v's an "induction" gone wrong. Can't say I envy your choice! But I personally would choose the hospital . At what stage of pregnancy would you have your waters broken if you chose to go that way? Can you make the decision closer to the time, when you know about the presentation of bubs?

[LuluHB]

I guess that's the biggest decision to make - just when to do it. With DDs both being overdue, common sense and my personal history would suggest there is no need for me to even consider having my waters broken before my due date has passed. Given I'm already dilating though and apparently have a mushy cervix (my OB uses the most technical of terms!) I wonder if that means that this little one will come earlier. I know I run the risk of needing intervention if we go down this road too early, but then if I leave it to late . . .

I guess at the moment I'm leaning towards what you have suggested - getting towards 40 weeks and them reassessing it all then. I'm a control freak by nature, and am feeling a little overwhelmed at the thought that whichever way I go, I'm risking losing control IYKWIM.

Arggggh. I'm turning into a neurotic wreck.

[Tuesday's Child]

I wasn't really induced, but with DD2 I'd had 18 hours of prelabour and a hindwater leak before heading to hospital. I was only 1-1.5 cm dilated when my waters were broken and she arrived 4 hours later. I was surprised at having such a long prelabour as I had a quick birth with DD1. Everyone had been telling me to head to hospital at the first niggle this time but I ended up having loads of time and still needing help.