What did it feel like for you just before your waters broke?

[~clover~]

I felt my waters break with DS...It literally felt like a pop! Slight kinda sharpish pain (that didn't hurt. Hard to explain) then felt the pop, then...lovely! All over BIL's bed!

I didn't feel anything before that though

[Winter]

I felt my waters break ... literally felt like a pop! Slight kinda sharpish pain (that didn't hurt. Hard to explain) then felt the pop, then...

I didn't feel anything before that though

:yeahthat:

I managed to run to the shower before it all started gushing out though!

Good luck, you're little bubba will be in your arms in no time!

[Liz]

I was having contractions on & off, was sitting on the couch eating dinner. I had a contraction that really made me squirm and I thought 'argh.. I should go to the toilet". As I was going up the stairs I started to leak... got to the loo JUST in time for a massive gush. LOL. Don't recall a pop or anything, just a particularly squirmy contraction.

[{sarah}]

Nothing different for me. I was walking into the loungeroom, hadn't had any contractions or anything & then there was a leak. After that it was a little gush every time I moved!

[Nelle]

First time, I just felt the usual birth pains, my waters broke near the end I think, I was in a bath at the time.

Second time, nothing, I was asleep. But I woke with a huge confused start, because I heard the pop and felt it quite strongly at the same time, even though I'd been asleep, I woke straight away knowing what had happened. It was a very sudden, definite feeling for me the second time around. But nothing before.

[Daydream Believer]

My waters broke before contractions started. I woke up (after 10mins sleep) & I felt like I had to wee & then I felt a pop & there was a gush (all over the bed)
HTH

[Visitor7]

1st time I was sleeping, so felt nothing.
2nd time, I was in established labour and thought my body was going to break in half when my waters broke. Once they broke though it was the best feeling, and bub was born only 40 min later.

[Visitor3]

Thanks for your responses girls ! Ok so waters can break after contractions ..... didn't know that? I always thought your waters break and then contractions start shortly after... So I guess I just wait then....

Thanks again

[mbear]

Like a burst water main on pitt st....there was soooooo much fluid.....to me it felt like i was weeing myself (and weeing, and weeing, and weeing ) and couldnt stop, i had no control.

I asked the MW to rupture my membranes whilst in labour with DS. She did an internal and said she could feel 'like a balloon just waiting to be popped' - DS head was causing so much pressure...i knew once my waters broke it would move the labour along....and it did.
GL....