RUPTURE OF MEMBRANES (WATER BREAKING)

Are you aware most labors don’t start with the bag of water breaking first?

Only less than 15% of birthers’ water breaks prior to labor beginning; which means more than 85% of the time the water breaks during the labor process. More than 85% of the time, you will have contractions first, BEFORE your water breaks. However, it is possible your water won’t break at all and your baby will be born in the bag of water…a rare possibility, only about 1 in 100,000 births.

Diet is thought to play a role in if the water breaks first…specifically diets low in protein and/or are high in sugars.

So when watching any sitcom ever where everything is fine and then ALL OF THE SUDDEN the birther’s water breaks, know it’s funny, but NOT how it usually happens.