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Breaking Water

A woman's "water" breaking refers to the placenta breaking and liquid being released and is on of the first steps of the labor and delivery process. Ask questions here about natural and doctor-induced water breaking.

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How do a man knows if a girls water broke?

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When the water falls out from her pants

Can a doctor tell if you break your own water?

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yes. they will do a cervical exam.

How does it not hurt the baby when the doctor breaks your water?

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When a physician or midwife breaks your water, they use something called an amniohook (which almost looks like a plastic knitting needle) to snag the amniotic sac surrounding the baby. Once this sac is opened, the amniotic fluid leaks out. Because the sac isn't part of the baby's body, the act of breaking your water shouldn't hurt the baby.

With that being said, there are some relatively rare risks that can happen when a physician or midwife breaks your water, so it's always best to ask about the pros and cons of the procedure before it happens.

Does labor begin before or after your water breaks?

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First you lose the mucus plug, which could be 48 hours or so before the baby comes. Next your water breaks, then labor begins. However, it is hard to say for each woman when contractions will begin. Many women have Braxton-Hicks contractions, or "false labor" ahead of true labor.

What is amniotic fluid?

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Your baby is formed out of fertilized ovum. During development of the embryo, a sac is formed around the fetus from the extra embryonic cells. This sac contains fluid in it. Together with fluid in it, this sac forms the softest cushion for your baby can have.

What does it mean to have two sacs at birth but only one baby?

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could mean that there were originally two zygotes in you and you would've had twins. or maybe your sac tore during delivery so there were two pieces. I've heard about it happening though where two sacs came out but only one baby.

What if your water breaks when your sleeping?

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When your water breaks while your sleeping, you will more than likely wake up. If in the event the initial water breakage doesn't wake you the contraction that will follow will! It won't go undetected for long:)

Is it harmful for baby if you leak amniotic fluid at 21 weeks?

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Yes. You need to have a quick test at the doctors to check it out. They may want to put you on bed rest.

How many ways can your water break during pregnancy at 35 weeks?

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35 weeks is waaay too early to do it. Your baby will probually have to spend a good amount of time in NICU.

sorry mama, wait until at least 37+weeks to start trying anything