My water broke - 7/4 9:00 p.m.

[KC in KS]

Never had this happen before - my first two were both AROM. Quickly discovered I had no idea how to keep the mess under control, but I think I've got a system now.

Contrax are just starting. I'm going to try to wait as late as I can to go to the hospital so the kids can sleep.

Know what else I realized? I really don't want to do this again. I gotta get my head in the game somehow.

[JennaW]

You an do it! You are strong and powerful and soon you will meet your new baby.

[pazerific]

sending lots of ELVs your way! you can do it!

[nubianamy]

Yeah! It won't be long now before you're holding your BABY! It's really happening and you're going to do great.

[AKA_PI]

Congrats to you! You are sure you don't want to go ahead and head to the hospital? I thought you're supposed to go as soon as your water breaks? I'm sure everything will be fine and go smoothly. Safe and smooth pregnancy vibes to you!

[aprilibarra]

we're rooting for you and praying for you. my 3rd was my only water break, and it was very quick yet very easy compared to my other 3. good luck, you can do it and you will get thru it!

[KC in KS]

Yeah, you're 'supposed' to

Originally Posted by AKA_PI

Congrats to you! You are sure you don't want to go ahead and head to the hospital? I thought you're supposed to go as soon as your water breaks? I'm sure everything will be fine and go smoothly. Safe and smooth pregnancy vibes to you!

Particularly since I haven't done the Group B Strep test - I'll need a round of antibiotics before Baby arrives.

But I have a history of long labors (19 hours is the shortest so far), contrax still haven't gotten serious (15 minutes apart at last check)... and most importantly, I have two sleeping toddlers at the moment.

So the on-call doc agreed I could stay home until labor actually got moving, but cautioned me not to wait too long because of those darn antibiotics. The annoying thing is that I was scheduled to do the test this past week, but my doc was running behind schedule and I had to leave before I saw her.

[Kidzaplenty]

Oh! Congratulations! I know the "I don't want to do this" feeling. I get that most every time. But just knowing that you don't have a choice at this point, and knowing that your little one is soon to be in your arms helps a LOT.

Keep us updated!

[Spark]

Yay for your baby coming! Boo for the hoopla with the canceled GBS test!

I hope labor is well underway at this point & you're riding the waves beautifully!

I totally get the "Oh! I don't want to do this again!" jitters. I trust once things get underway though, those thoughts will recede & laborland will await you.

Oh, and I'd stay home to labor as long as I could, too!

Wishing you a beautiful birth, healthy happy baby and a wonderful story to share for a lifetime!

[veganf]

LOL. I don't think I'd know what to do if my water DIDN'T break first! At least you have no doubt that labor is happening. I hope you're already holding your new baby this morning!!

[julesinottawa]

I hope you are holding your baby now, it's Saturday morning here. I hope everything went (or is going) well. Can't wait to hear the news. Oh, and my water broke with my first and I thought after the initial gush, that it would be over, didn't realize it would keep trickling on and on as it did. I was so silly I didn't even think to put a pad on or anything. I sat on a garbage bag in the car to get to the hospital, lol.

[sunnymw]

Hope things are going smoothly

[catnap70]

Hope things are going well and that you now have a babe in arms! :

[Materfamilias]

Can't you just monitor your temperature or something? I'm GBS+ and am worried my water will break before active labor. I really, really, really don't want to go to the hospital any earlier than I have to!
Seems like their perfect excuse to go with pitocin!

[erica57401]

oh yay!! Baby is coming. hang in there momma! you're going to have a beautiful baby at the end!

much love to you!

[lorelei]

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Hope things are going wonderfully for you and your babe!

[firespiritmelody]

: hope things are moving a long for you! congrats!!

[KC in KS]

Update - Saturday 1 p.m.

Well, this is not going at all according to plan. Doc is of the opinion that baby broke my water because of something in the uterine environment - probably an infection. So, we're 'encouraging' progression as much as possible.

If it is infection, the risk to the baby statistically speaking goes way up after 12 hours of the water breaking, and climbs even higher after 18. I'm at 16 right now, been on pitocin for 2 hours, just took the epidural, and am still only dilated to a 4.

Doc says she won't section me unless baby is showing clear signs of distress - which so far she's not, thank God. Still, the contrax need to start doing something PDQ.

Emotionally, I'm already a basket case. This is all happening too early, and nothing's going right - even the simple IV insertion took three tries and swelled up on hand like a balloon.

I'm just telling myself the real point is a healthy baby. All the rest is not important compared to that. And while 36 weeks is not exactly dangerously early, this baby is facing at least a couple of challenges already. I've got to focus less on how I'm feeling about laboring this way, and more on helping my little one get what she needs.

More later, I'm sure.

[yamilee21]

KC in KS, a healthy baby is important, but your feelings surrounding the birth DO matter as well. It is okay to be unhappy about your birth experience not going as planned, even while being grateful for a healthy baby.

[firespiritmelody]

mama, just take everything one step at a time and trust your body and your baby to do whats right. Good luck to you and sending you lots of positive vibes to get to it quickly!