how long after your water breaks does it take to have a baby usually?

Question

My friends water broke last night and I am just curious

She is still at home waiting for her contractions to begin. Do you think I should tell her to go to the hospital?? this is her first child.

single baby.

Answer 1

Depends on the person and if there are any complications, My Sisters water broke at 8 in the morning and she didn't give birth until 4am the next day. My friends water broke at 1 in the afternoon and by 6pm she had her baby.

Answer 2

Usually it's between a few minutes (assuming the baby wasn't born *before* the water broke) and a few weeks. It depends on how ready the mother's body is for labor, and whether the bag of waters reseals itself.

A lot of doctors won't "let" a woman wait more than 24 hours except in unusual circumstances (like if she's only 30 weeks pregnant!). The woman doesn't have to agree to the doctor's recommendations, though; she could choose to wait. The real risk of infection after the membranes rupture is that doctors and nurses can't keep their hands out of the woman's vagina and can *cause* the infection. She may want to refuse all internal exams to avoid this risk. She can also take her temperature twice a day to detect the first signs of infection, and only then decide to be treated for something that didn't even exist before.

Answer 3

It depends on the person. Some can go within a few hours, some a day. They won't let you go past 24 hours usually without delivery, it can cause infection and problems with the baby. My labor lasted 9 hours after my water broke with my first, and with my second it was only 5. It all depends on a bunch of factors and if it's her first labor, it's bound to be longer then if it was her second or third..

Answer 4

Any where from 10 minutes to 3 days. Most physicians, because of the risk of infection, will induce labor or take the baby c-section shortly after 24 hours. If your friend is not in the hospital, she needs to be.

Answer 5

my first water broke at 1am...i had no contractions before but after it broke my contractions were automatically 3 mins appart. I had my son at noon the next morning. But everyone is different....the doctors were just waiting on that last water to break but it wouldnt, otherwise I wouldve been able to start pushing with him around 8 am.

Answer 6

It depends on the person. My water broke at 12:30 and my son was here around 2:00.

Answer 7

It really varies from mom to mom. For me, my water broke at 11am and I had my child at 11:30pm the next night. I was already 3cm dilated when it broke and only 4cm when I was admitted to the hospital. I has no contractions at all when it broke and had to be put on petocin to speed up the contractions.

Answer 8

most doctors wont let you go 24 hours past the time when your water breaks, because of the risk of infection to the baby.
hopefully your friend is in the hospital already, becuase it can be anytime.

my was broke at 2 pm, and i had my little girl at 8:10pm

Answer 9

I went 17 LONG EXCRUCIATING HOURS After my water was broke!!! Ended up having a C-section!

Every woman is different AND every Doctor is different!!! All depends on how much Prenatal care she has had, How things have progressed so far, How she is doing - Pain tolerance wise etc. Many factors come into play here!!!

Answer 10

Depends on the individual, With both of my boys I had my water broke by the doctor and gave birth with in 20mins! My friends water broke and she was in labour for 14 hours