Most MSE place for your waters to break!

onlyroz

Mine broke in bed but I managed to get to the loo before I made a mess. I'd put a plastic sheet down just in case, because we'd just forked out over £1000 for a new tempur matress...

rocketdog_2

My waters broke at home - thank goodness - As my baby was born minutes later!

Ms_Piggy_2

rocketdog wrote: »

My waters broke at home - thank goodness - As my baby was born minutes later!

Pah - mine took another 20 hours!

moneypanicker

Best MSE place to be is at Home. Get an ambulance to take you to hospital - saves petrol and car parking fees.....

Please don't call an ambulance unless its an emergency they are not a taxi service!!

skylight

Personally, if I were at home and my waters break, then yes I would call an ambulance as it is an emergency. (Not to save a few pounds in the car park - that was a tongue in cheek comment).

If your waters break at home, you are supposed to call the maternity unit for advice and call an ambulance if you have no other way to get to the hospital (because you certainly cannot drive yourself there!)

Ms_Piggy_2

skylight wrote: »

Personally, if I were at home and my waters break, then yes I would call an ambulance as it is an emergency. (Not to save a few pounds in the car park - that was a tongue in cheek comment).

If your waters break at home, you are supposed to call the maternity unit for advice and call an ambulance if you have no other way to get to the hospital (because you certainly cannot drive yourself there!)

That's not what we were told at all. Clearly if you are in established labour then you shouldn't be driving full stop. But waters breaking is NOT a medical emergency in itself and is not good use of an ambulance.

keelykat

i had mine just over four hours later, so glad i didnt hang around at home lol. not that i can drive normally, but wouldnt have driven as everything happened so quickly (and painfully!) if hubby wasnt there to drive-id have def called an ambulance.

jellyhead

My waters have always been broken in hospital with a crochet-hook type thing :eek:

But friends whose waters have broken in town or at home have never had their baby the same day. One was induced 3 days after her water went. Everyone I know has rushed to hospital when their waters go, and been sent home again until they are actually in labour.

Paparika

Mine were broken in hospital for me.

But went into labour the day before, rang the maternity unit told to go have a bath, did that a few more hours later rang them again, told to have another bath, did that, rang them a few more hours later and they eventually said to come in and told me a phone a certain number for an ambulance (not 999) ambulance was with us within 20 mins.

mookiandco

I'm a solicitor and I intend to work right to the end of my pregnancy. I am always representing clients in court and my biggest fear is my waters breaking whilst I am in court in front of a judge. I think knowing me I would probably carry on with the case - court and my clients time is too precious!!!