I guess it would depend on how ready you were to go into labour. A friend had two bubs induced by just having her waters broken and then walking around for an hour or so until labour started.
With DD2 I had my waters broken at 8cm and she was born within minutes but I guess that is different to what would happen if you aren't yet in labour.
Last edited by Artechim; April 13th, 2012 at 08:58 PM.
If yes, when did you have your waters broken? I asked for my waters to be broken approx six hours after my labour started - they were bulging and I could feel heaps of pressure. Oh, the relief when they were broken!!
How long did it take? If you mean how long did it take to break them, Instantly, probably because they were on the cusp of breaking anyway. Bub arrived approx 40 mins afterwards.
What was the labour like? I'd had a spontaneous labour anyway, so I was probably around 8-9cm when I asked for them to break my waters (on arrival at hospital the midwife said my waters were bulging, so it was approx 90 mins later I asked if they could be broken). I think having my waters broken was all bub needed to finish the job. My labour was great and I didn't require any other "help", but as mentioned ... I was well and truly in established labour when I had them broken.
Not personally but a friend of mine was being induced. They used the pessary to soften her cervix then broke her waters. Her baby was born as they were arranging to put the synto drip up. Not an overly common situation though.
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