did your m/w "pop" your bag? - Page 2

[momto l&a]

No my old mw never did that.

Calling around a few days ago to find a mw around my area one said maybe that would be an option. I told her no I dont do interventions.

[attachedmamaof3]

maybe that would be an option.

WOW! That might be an option.... Way to go midwife, I'll bet she feels pretty good about being so 'cutting edge'! :

[phathui5]

1st- hospital midwife broke it without asking me. Just told me she was going to and did it. One of many things I didn't like about the hospital.

2nd and 3rd- Two different birth centers. No one ever brought up breaking it and it broke on its own at the very end.

[greenlace]

Originally Posted by jennica

My midwife, at a hospital birth, coerced me into allowing her to break the water. I still have no idea why, I was at 9.5, and grunting at the end of contractions. I still regret letting her do it. I thought the whole time I was pregnant that ds would be born in the caul, so it was really upsetting to me when she broke it. His heart rate dropped really low while pushing and I ended up with an episiotomy, and he ended up with a cephelahematoma (lumpy bruise on head), which I wonder if those things would have happened if the water was not broken.

this was another thing i didn't mention in op (dd needed to nurse-had to go). i *almost* "needed" a big episiotomy b/c babys hb dropped to 90 etc etc the cord was around her a couple times etc etc.

i just trult believe that all wouldn't have happened if the bag was left intact. you mamas have confirmed that.

this was actually my m/w FIRST HOMEBIRTH. she had worked in a hosp until deciding to open her own hb practice. this would account for the interventionist act.

[miriam]

To greenlace: YES! you are completely correct.

[shoes]

While I agree that 99% of the time AROM is not good and not needed.... I just wanted to share what happened at my birth, which I believe was the 1% that benifited from it (AROM).
Before my labor started, I let my midwife know I didn't want any interventions.... AROM included. After being in labor 26 hours, 8 of which I KNOW was transistion, I was at 2cm with my bag of waters bulging.... I was wanting them to break on their own, but at that point the contractions were coming one on top of another with NO BREAKS. I remember I started to think "oh my god, I'm going to die... I'm really going to die in labor..." At that point I let my midwife break the bag, and in one contraction I went from 2cm to 9.5, and one more contraction put me at 10. I pushed, and my daughter was born. While I would have LOVED for it to break on it's own, I really think my body would have given out on me before my water would have broken. So maybe it's not ENTIRELY bad to break the bag of waters, but it is just seldom needed?
I'm expecting #2 late march and I'm going to wait and see if they will break on their own. But after a few hours of transistion, I will be more that happy to break them myself.

[greenlace]

Originally Posted by miriam

To greenlace: YES! you are completely correct.

thank you!

[greenlace]

Originally Posted by shoes

While I agree that 99% of the time AROM is not good and not needed.... I just wanted to share what happened at my birth, which I believe was the 1% that benifited from it (AROM).
Before my labor started, I let my midwife know I didn't want any interventions.... AROM included. After being in labor 26 hours, 8 of which I KNOW was transistion, I was at 2cm with my bag of waters bulging.... I was wanting them to break on their own, but at that point the contractions were coming one on top of another with NO BREAKS. I remember I started to think "oh my god, I'm going to die... I'm really going to die in labor..." At that point I let my midwife break the bag, and in one contraction I went from 2cm to 9.5, and one more contraction put me at 10. I pushed, and my daughter was born. While I would have LOVED for it to break on it's own, I really think my body would have given out on me before my water would have broken. So maybe it's not ENTIRELY bad to break the bag of waters, but it is just seldom needed?
I'm expecting #2 late march and I'm going to wait and see if they will break on their own. But after a few hours of transistion, I will be more that happy to break them myself.

my mom is one of those who will go complete in 1 rush from having AROM. that's also part of why i just "ttok it". never again!

[huggerwocky]

No, it broke 3 days before I went into labor. Not that she'd do it otherwise, very hands off!