i need those answers too

I posted my experience in the community chat.

Water breaking is not a really common occurance. Although it can happen anytime anywhere.

We're not exactly sure if my sister's water broke at home or not. She had an 'increased watery discharge' for about 3 days before going to the hospital. She also lost her mucus plug right before that, so we're not exactly sure.

My other sister and best friend were both induced, so the doctors/nurses broke them at the hospital.

And don't worry if you are. TV/Movies like to exaggerate everything ALL THE TIME, so it's not ALWAYS a huge gush of water and you hear a splash on the ground. Most people describe it as it feels like they've peed themselves and they can't stop it.

You do need to go into hospital to get checked out if you think your waters have broken to make sure you havent got an infection.

Isn't once your water breaks they have to get the baby out within 24 hours?

This is a rule most doctor's follow. After 24 hours, the risk of infection skyrockets.

Mine didn't break on it's own.

Mine broke on its own at home. I was laying in bed resting as they had given me the cervical gel and whammo... I started gushing!! All I could do was laugh as I tried to run to the bathroom with water pouring down my legs lol We finally thought it stopped and were getting dressed to go to the hospital and it started again. We were all laughing our butts off as I was making a mess. So, if it breaks on its own, most ppl know right away!

LOL. that's funny, but it's also a horror story! Good thing my bathroom is RIGHT next to my bedroom, along with LOTS of towels

Our Bathroom is an ensuite in our room. It was still pretty funny. Yup.. Keep towels. One thing you can do before you due date is put some towels down and even a plastic cover in your bed in case it does break at home while you are sleeping. That way you do not have to worry about ruining your matress!!

My sisters water broke at home while she was sleeping...it was around 4 in the morning and she came screaming into my room saying "MY WATER BROKE, MY WATER BROKE, WE GOTTA GO TO THE HOSPITAL" haha Everyone got ready and I was supposed to go to school that day and i didnt know if I should go for a little while and leave or what so I was yelling at my mom who was getting ready to walk out the door (my sis had already left)...saying "MOM DO I GO TO SCHOOL OR NOT, I MEAN HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE HERE" man it was a stressful situation.

Needless to say my niece wasnt even born untill like 3 in the afternoon.

wow, that was a pretty decent time though. We went to the hospital with my sister at about 4am too, but her baby was born at 11am. Don't ask me how her labor went so fast, she only pushed like 5 whole times... I hope I'm that lucky!

That's exactly what it felt like. At first I was convinced that I was peeing on myself. I waited for a little bit after my water first broke to go to the hospital. It broke at 4 in the morning and I didn't get to the hospital until around 8:30.