Does the water usually actually break on its own in most women?

Question

I was just wondering how often the waters actually break on their own in labor. I was induced with my first and had my water broke by the doctor. I am 37 weeks pregnant with my second, 2cm dilated, -1 station and very curious and to what to expect.

Answer 1

My mom was a midwife for a few years, delivered about 200 babies and told me that for the majority of her moms, their water broke during labor, not before. So they were already full-on breathing through contractions, and some were even pushing before it broke. It was less common for someone to just randomly have their water break while in the middle of the store or something like that.

For me, I was always 3-5 cm. dilated, 90-100% effaced, and at 0 station for a few weeks before labor began. And my water never broke until the head crowned. So you never know!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Somewhere between 10 and 20 % of women experience PROM, which is water breaking before the onset of labor. I think that the reason so many women report that their doctors broke their water bag is because doctors are more and more likely to intervene and rush a labor (via induction and other interventions) than let nature take its course. Remember, pregnancy is NOT a medical illness! Your body will go through labor on its own terms, which in most cases is perfectly fine, even if it doesn't coincide with what you might like (you in the general sense).
I have three children. With the first, my water broke about 14 hours into labor. With the second, my water broke about 10 hours in labor. With the third, I had PROM with no cx's for several hours.
Good luck, and remember, your body and your baby already know how to give birth.

Answer 3

I had none of my 4 break ontheir own I had to be induces with 2 and leaked my water through all pregnancies I had the top of the bag break with my last from coughin but they had to break the rest, I have been told by most I know the water didnt break like they show all the time only one out of 20 that I know have had it happen, good luck

Answer 4

I had four children my water NEVER broke on its own. For three, docs broke my water when I was dilated to about 7-8, the other broke as my baby emerged.

Answer 5

my water broke before labor. Sometimes a doctor has to use a crochet hook type gadget to break the water. Either way it does not really matter just as long as it is broken.

Answer 6

5 births here... and dr broke water on every one of them, but I don't think I was ever quite to 10 cm yet.

Also, on a side note, I'm seeing a midwife with this pregnancy for a homebirth. She said that most of her cases, the water brakes on it's own when the mother is dialated to 10cm....just learned that last week!!

Answer 7

2 in every ten people water breaks on it own came from my doctor dr.lambert she said 1 in every 100 water will break in a public place so i would just sit tight it may leak and not break fully or they might have to break it good luck

Answer 8

The doctors had to break my water all three times when I was pregnant. They never told me why. I was two weeks over due with all three.

Answer 9

my water broke on its own with my first child, then i was in labor like 10 mins after that

Answer 10

normally they do break on their own. if it doesn't the dr will break the waters to induce labor with a little hook. it's uncomfortable but doesn't really hurt.