Would I get contractios befor my water breaks?

Question

I just got my membranes stripped and wanted to know if I would have contractions first then my water break or can my water break and then start having contractions? Any response would be appreciated.

Answer 1

With my daughter I was in labor for 2 days and then they broke my water. After they broke my water she came in 45 minutes. But as many of the others have said every woman is different. My daughter was born at 36 weeks, and they told me that I would never carry to full term with any child. Well I am at week 39 and I am 3cm and still my water has not broken. Contractions usually come after they break your water, but sometimes not. You shold start having contractions within 12-15 hours after your water breaks, if not you should call your doctor to see what he/she wants you to do.
Good Luck
Kath

Answer 2

When I was pregnant each time, I had contractions before my water broke. Both times the midwives had to break my water (that's just how stubborn I am, I suppose). With my first child, my contractions began about 2:00 a.m. and she was born at 12:42 that afternoon. With my second child, I started having contractions around noon on a Sunday and she was born at 3:15 Monday morning.

Answer 3

You can. I lost my mucus plug a whole two days before I actually delivered my son. I also had contractions for those two days prior to my water breaking. Once the water broke, that was intense contractions. I think it is different for each woman, but I would say that you most likely will get contractions before your water breaks. Good luck!

Answer 4

With my two children my water never broke, it had to be broke at the hospital after I was already at five.

You can start having contractions and dialate and go into the hospital and not have your water break on its own. They will do it for you.

You can have contractions and then your water break on its own.

YOu can have your water break either on its own or at the hospital and then have contractions.

With my second child, I was at five wihtout any contractions. Got there and they broke my water and then the contractions came.

With my first I had contractions got to the hospital and at 8 they broke my water.

It just depends on the person.

Answer 5

It can definately go either way, but with my experience, I got all the way to 10 centimeters (about fifteen hours worth of contractions) before the doctor had to break my water and then my son was born after an hour and a half of pushing.

Answer 6

There aren't any rules I'm afraid. I had contractions all day and eventually the midwife had to break my water for me. second time round I had contractions first too. Your water can break before contractions too, both are normal ;)

Answer 7

you can have contractions before or after... my water never broke by itself i was induced with both of my girls so of course the contractions started first the doctors had to break my water but a friend of mine went to the bathroom one night and her water broke so then the contractions started the contractions normally get harder with not much space between when your water breaks

Answer 8

it depends. i was having little contractions with my son before my waters broke... but nothing compared to the contractions that came after(broke natrually). Some peoples waters don't break until the baby's almost born. The Midwives usually break it, depending on the circumstances.

Answer 9

a lot of women have contractions 1st, only 10-15% of womens water break naturally.
my sister had contractions then the dr had to break her water, but my water broke then 30 minutes later i began to have contractions
works both ways

Answer 10

It could happen either way. It's better if you start having contrax first and hopefully get into active labor before your water breaks. The longer you can labor with your bag intact, the better. Having the bag intact means that the pressure won't be as bad. And of course your water breaking also would put you "on the clock" to deliver.

My water didn't break until late in my labor with all three of mine. (AROM threw me into transition after about 16 hours of labor with my first. Had AROM during pushing with my 2nd. Water broke on it's own while pushing with third.)