Does waters broken = hospital?

[sylvia29]

Hi everyone, I'm Planning a home birth and didn't know if your midwife has to break your waters, do you have to go to hospital? I really don't want to end up there.

 

[Asti]

Hi,
I am in Nottingham and to have a homebirth you have to be at least 37wks pregnant and not more than 40+12 pregnant. Basically you wait for labour to start on its own. If you havent given birth by the time your 40wks if your babies head is engaged they will give a membane sweep to try and get things going, but for subsequent babies they wait until 41wks to do a sweep. Hope this helps and good luck.

 

[booflebump]

If you need your waters broken for induction, then yes. But if you need them broken during the course of labour, she can do it at home x

 

[special_kala]

If you need your waters broken for induction, then yes. But if you need them broken during the course of labour, she can do it at home x

 

[kristel_]

With a hospital birth they say if you think you're waters have gone to go in to get it confirmed. Do you still have to do this even if you are having a homebirth?

 

[booflebump]

With a hospital birth they say if you think you're waters have gone to go in to get it confirmed. Do you still have to do this even if you are having a homebirth?

Nope - usually the midwife will come see you at home, although it may vary from area to area x

 

[sylvia29]

If you need your waters broken for induction, then yes. But if you need them broken during the course of labour, she can do it at home x

Thanks Booflebump!

 

[NaturalMomma]

You water is suppose to break in labor, so I really dont' see why they'd need you to go in to check.

 

[kristel_]

You water is suppose to break in labor, so I really dont' see why they'd need you to go in to check.

My last baby started with the waters breaking and then labour started a good few hours after. They want you to go in to check because if your waters break first and you don't go into labour then your risk of infection increases and they like to start things off within 24 hours to reduce the risk.

 

[booflebump]

You water is suppose to break in labor, so I really dont' see why they'd need you to go in to check.

My last baby started with the waters breaking and then labour started a good few hours after. They want you to go in to check because if your waters break first and you don't go into labour then your risk of infection increases and they like to start things off within 24 hours to reduce the risk.

Depending on the trust - some are happy to leave you longer than that. And you can choose to wait longer and monitor yourself at home for signs of infection

xxx

 

[elohcin]

You water is suppose to break in labor, so I really dont' see why they'd need you to go in to check.

My last baby started with the waters breaking and then labour started a good few hours after. They want you to go in to check because if your waters break first and you don't go into labour then your risk of infection increases and they like to start things off within 24 hours to reduce the risk.

Depending on the trust - some are happy to leave you longer than that. And you can choose to wait longer and monitor yourself at home for signs of infection

xxx

Ditto this! I wouldn't go in if my water broke, I would monitor things at home. More likely to aqcuire something in a hospital!

We broke my water as induction at home with my first (which was a planned hospital birth)...I would never do that again. With my next homebirth, it broke on it's own, but with my last homebirth, I had to break it myself after 6 hours of being complete before he finally shot out.