2006-11-13 17:39:55 · 21 answers · asked by tabithalindsay28 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
If your waters break, labor does not necessarily follow. You may immediately go into labor , it may take a few hours or it may never happen, naturally. When your water breaks you need to go to the hospital. The baby needs to be out within 24 hours, as the amniotic fluid (waters) is not protecting your baby now. If you are somewhat dilated, they may monitor you for natural progression of dilation. If you are not dilated at all, they will induce using the drug Pitocin given through IV. IF the inducement doesn't work, a C- section is preformed.
2006-11-13 17:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by yolkyolk 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats different for everyone. If your water breaks you need to go straight to the hospital. There is a risk of infection to you and baby after the water breaks. When I had my first child my water broke at 2:58 am. I did not have contractions untill almost 5 am. My daughter was born exactly 12 hours after my water broke ( born 2:58 pm). But as I and other people have said its different for everyone...could be a couple hours or a couple days!
2006-11-13 18:18:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no set time. Usually the waters break within the first few hours of going into labor, but sometimes they break well ahead of that. As much as a couple of days, which creates a problem with preventing infection and results in a 'dry' birth, which is difficult for both mother and child.
2006-11-13 17:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is different, some women's water doesn't break until they are in the ER. Some women are in labor for 30 hours, some are in labor for 5 or 6 (luck me!!!). There is no way to answer this question, all you can do is get to the hospital right away once your water breaks and make sure that your bag is already pre-packed and ready to go. Preparation is the key!
2006-11-13 17:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most women will go into labor within 24 hours. Some take days, some take minutes. The standard in obstretics is to give you 6-24 hours (depending on the doc) to go into labor or they will induce. However in 1990 they did a large scale study with women who's water had broke (gushed). These women were of similar age/risk factor etc. They induced one group after no labor in 24 hours, they induced another group immediately and they let the other group just go into labor spontaneously (after 24 hours), no sex, no vag exams, no baths etc. They watched for signs of infection of course. The group who was let go spontaneously and the group who were induced immediately had the same infection rates (very low), the group who was induced after 24 hrs. had the highest infection rates.
A local birthing center in my area has the policy of letting women go spontaneously with no increase in infection rates because of it.
If I were you I wouldn't concern myself with it (if you go to an OB you won't have this option though without fighting for it). Take some vitamin c, get some rest and no sex and no vag exams (even sterile ones!).
However, if you don't feel like fighting or this isn't for you, then you need to notify your doc immediately and he will probably want you in the hospital right away to confirm your water's broken and then to monitor you and baby until the 6024 hours has passed, if labor has not started they will induce with pitocin.
I wish you a great and happy birth experience!
DRY BIRTH is a myth, your body will continue to produce amniotic fluid until after the baby is born! Don't worry about that.
2006-11-13 17:50:25 · answer #5 · answered by Rochelle C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 01:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my 8 year old, My water broke at home while I was sleeping- I went to the hospital at 7:30 AM, And he was born at 12:00 PM.
With my 18 month old, My water was broke, And he was born minutes later.
With my 4 day old, The DR didn't break my water until RIGHT before I started pushing- And she was born a few minutes later as well.
2006-11-14 00:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your water breaks, you need to go to the hospital (asap) you & baby can get a infection after 18 hours. Usually contractions start a hour or so after, however many women require potossen to help them along
2006-11-13 17:42:12 · answer #8 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my 4th baby, my water broke at 1am. I went to the hospital and the doctor said if I hadn't started in labor by 1pm (12 hrs.) then he was goin to start me so that I didn't have a dry birth. My poor doctor at 12 noon couldn't stand it any longer so he started me.
So I didn't start in labor til the doctor started me.
Each woman is different. With my first 2 they had to break my water and within hrs. my babies were born. With my 3rd one I didn't know it had broke, but the doctor said it did.
2006-11-13 17:52:42 · answer #9 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not long at all in some cases but in others could be hours just keep an eye on the contractions when they are 5 mins apart and holding for 30-40 secs go to hospital call you obgyn or mid wife anyway and report what time your water breaks because that can lead to infection in the womb if left dry to long not good for you or bub
2006-11-13 17:44:23 · answer #10 · answered by punkin 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋