I am just curious to know what actually triggers the amniotic sac to rupture during labor? My husband and I were debating if it was the baby, the mother's contractions, or something like the pressure of the baby's head starting to travel down the birth canal. Thanks for your input!
2007-07-15 23:40:26 · 3 answers · asked by lauren31909 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I have heard in some cases it can be the baby, midwife told me was a possibility during my first as it was back waters that went and I wasnt actually in labour for another 24hours, they had to break the waters in front of the babies head to speed things up. But usually it the pressure of babies head coming down, makes a "bubble" that pops with pressure. Solved? X
2007-07-15 23:56:05 · answer #1 · answered by Cherrypie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking Amniotic Sac
2016-12-12 03:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by samas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All 3 could be right. It depends of your delivery. Waters breaking before labour is actually not very common.
I had to have my waters broken manually just before delivery as they didn't break by themselves which is normal. (they use what looks like a crochet hook but you can't feel it, just the massive gush of water). The sac is pretty thick and tough to withstand baby's activity!
But you could have your hind waters break which is more of a trickle, if your forewaters break its a gush. If either happens it could be 24 hrs before labour starts, but any longer and they would induce labour with a drip or the like, in case of infection. I have a friend who's baby was born earlier this year with the amniotic sac still intact. Very weird to see apparently.
Good luck!
2007-07-16 00:10:00 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy; mum to 3 monkeys! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋