the only warning I had was the very very sudden urgent need to urinate. Just as I sat on the loo (and I'd run the three steps from bed to loo), I had an almightly gush.
I had some period pain type cramps several days before, thought I was in labour as it came and went regularly for a whole day. Then it came to a sudden stop...5 days later I was just laying in bed when I had this feeling something was going to happen, jumped out of bed and my waters broke!
No warning for DS1, 21 years ago now I went for my 39 week check the doctor did a VE (it was 'routine' back then) She said I was already about 1.5cm dilated then she said oops! Swore she didn't do it on purpose and as she (TMI) removed her fingers it was Niagara falls over the side of the exam bed.
DS2 I had a show the day before then started with a slow leak the next afternoon.
DS3 No warning got up and went for my morning wee and as I was sitting there I heard a loud POP! Felt it too and that was it, not quite Niagera falls again but then soaked a few pads before tapering off a bit.
No breaking untill i was well in to labour for me, later each time, with DD1 i was in labour overnight waters broke with a gush at 5am, baby at 8am. With DD2 they went with a pop with my first push, and DS, just this week, was born in the caul.
The only one of mine that broke before contractions started was DD1 & I lost plug the night before. All the others it broke, or were broken during labour. I did actually feel it once though. With DS I felt a wierd pop kinda sensation.
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