mine broke in bed in the middle of the night....
i had a towel under the sheet from about 36 wks (must add that to the to do list) and also sat on one in the car...
I also have these visions of being out somewhere - not much you can do if it happens - and i think at the time you will be more concerned with other things to be embarrassed but i think a fear we all have. makes a good story thoughto look at the positive side.
Mine broke while I was on a busy tram in the city! We were Christmas shopping when I felt a few pains and thought we should head home just to be on the safe side. Well 10 mins on the tram and I felt a huge gush. I didn't want everyone on the tram to know that the huge pregnant lady's waters had just broken so I sat there all the way home. It was the longest tram ride of my life and I kept getting gushes with every lurch of the tram. Luckily I was wearing a long black skirt so noone could see and DH just put a newspaper on the seat when I stood up. Thank god he was there!
My waters broke during a contraction as I was being wheeled to the operating room for my emergency c/s. I'd been induced due to drops in fetal heart rate, but the contractions that brought on distressed bub even more. It was during a contraction just before I got my epidural that I felt a pop, and then when I had to move into position for the epi they gushed out... stained green/brown too (meconium). Let's just say I'm glad I wasn't the one who had to deal with that mess!
My waters broke at 3am when I stood up to go to the toilet. I felt a slight twinge down low and thought it was just the baby pressing on my bladder. It shocked the pants off me - especially as DH and I were house-sitting someone else's home for the weekend!!
I was expecting to be overdue but it happened right on 38 weeks. Won't be doing that again....
My midwife said she had a feeling that my waters may break early as it was a full moon? Apparently the moon effects all bodies of water - not just the tides in the ocean!!
Driving home from Yoga, just dropped a friend off and was 2 min further down the road and pop! Then every time I accelerated and braked, gush... gush... by the time I got home 10min drive, I was soaked past my knees. My poor car seat!!
DH thought I pee'd myself but I said that my bladder hadn't held this much fluid in months!! And it didn't smell like it IYKWIM.
DH bought me out a towel, which I sat on and rang the hosy from my car. By the time I got inside (holding the towel like a big nappy ), and to the toilet to put on clean underwear and a pad there was hardly a drop left..... we took the towel trackies etc with us to hospital incase they didn't believe us
Although didn't need to bother as I was 8cm by the time I got to hospital!
I didnt really feel a pop it was more like niagra falls. My hubbie had gone away for work overnight and so my dad was "baby sitting" me. He'd brought over his lap top so I went to get an extension cord from off the floor and whammo! It was like I had a gallon of water flowing out of me. But at least I didnt have any doubts about whether I was in labour.
I was induced with gels and about 3 hrs after the 2nd lot were put in, i rolled over in bed and pop! I actually heard and felt the pop which was weirdest sound and feeling - who would've thought there was so much fluid in there! .
#1 induced with gel and they broke about 4 hours afterwards. I too felt the pop. It's such a weird feeling. I was laying in the hospital bed trying to sleep and had one leg crossed over the other when i heard and felt it. I had no idea what it was and didnt move for like 2 minutes. Then i moved my leg and gush! Glad i didn't have to clean it up.
#2 they broke just as i got out of bed at 5:30am. First was a trickle so i asked DH to quickly get me a towel and the i waddled into the bathroom and onto the toilet where they gushed again. Luckly the only mess was my pants!
#3 they didn't break until DS's head was out, in the bath. I felt the pop but thats it since i was already in water.
Lying on the bed in a delivery suite, trying to brace myself for the knowledge I was about to have a very emergency c section, with a crochet hook between my legs...
with DS they broke about 10mins before i had him in the hospital bathroom and with DD whey broke all over my husbands lap while he was sitting on the edge of our bed supporting me about 2 mins before i had her
I'm another whose water broke in bed. I'm surprised how common it is. Everything was soaked! I washed the sheets ebfore going to hospital lol. I don't knw what happened to the bed, my mum fixed taht while i was in hospital.
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), and to the toilet to put on clean underwear and a pad there was hardly a drop left..... we took the towel trackies etc with us to hospital incase they didn't believe us 
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