https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:27:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526968 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:52 +0000 fussygal 1526968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKoala: Thanks! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526960 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:58:43 +0000 MrsKoala 1526960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: Happy Due Date! I have no advice in regards to induction but wanted to say that I hope baby girl comes on her own before Wednesday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526879 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:39:15 +0000 tororojo 1526879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: I was induced at 40w4d and was barely dilated...I think less than 1cm, maybe just a fingertip. I believe the foley gets you to 3 or 4cm, and after that they broke my water. BUT they tried to break it before, I just wasn't dilated enough...so maybe your 2cm will be enough for them to get in there! </p> <p>I will agree w/ @ShootingStar that the foley isn't all that pleasant, but on the other hand it's way better than gritting your teeth while the doc tries and tries to break your water w/a knitting needle but just can't quite get in there. It's a weird sensation to have a balloon on the inside of your cervix pulling down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526853 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:34:26 +0000 fussygal 1526853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar @heartonastring I've been reading up on cervadil and that definitely seems like the route I'd prefer if just breaking water doesn't work! I'm getting so nervous about induction - I really hope she makes it here on her own! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526839 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:30:22 +0000 heartonastring 1526839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a Foley induction and I wouldn't recommend it to my worst enemy. I would choose cervidil over a Foley if I had to do it over. After they removed the Foley I was hopeful that we could avoid pitocin by just breaking my water, but baby was too high for AROM, so pitocin it was. I ended up with a csection. My cervix was not as favourable as yours though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526797 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:20:03 +0000 Raindrop 1526797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They scraped my membrane to induce... (I went into labor 2 days later). At the hospital they broke my water when I was 5 cm and wasn't progressing for a few hours... after they broke my water... I progressed really fast! It sort of makes me feel that breaking your water is a reasonable way to induce your labor because it definitely helped me when they finally broke mine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526793 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:18:44 +0000 whodat 1526793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: I mean, it hurt a LOT more than natural contractions, but it led to me dilating and having a healthy vaginal birth so I really can't complain too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526783 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:14:15 +0000 ShootingStar 1526783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fussygal: I had a foley induction and it was not a pleasant process. And I believe you do need to be at least 1cm dilated for them to place it. If I had it to do over again I'd do cervidil instead, but that has drawbacks too - you get a lot more monitoring since you're "on medication". Whereas with the foley they didn't bother me over night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526723 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:56:41 +0000 fussygal 1526723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@whodat: How was your pitocin in experience? I've heard so many bad things, but I have heard a few good stories! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526349 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:35:13 +0000 fussygal 1526349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: That's my fear is that it won't work! If she's not here by Tuesday I have an appointment scheduled for that morning (with induction tentatively set for Wednesday) so I plan to ask about other possible routes then, too. </p> <p>@tororojo: thanks! :) We're you dilated at all when they tried the Foley? I wonder if they'd use that since I'm already a 2? I don't know much about the Foley honestly! I'm totally ok to explore other options and/or have them try something if just water breaking isn't working by X amount of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526313 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:27:19 +0000 whodat 1526313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't had that experience, but during my last pregnancy my doctor was going to break my water to jumpstart labor on my due date but my water broke naturally a few days before that. She wanted to do it that way because I had a prior c-section and they couldn't do a pitocin induction. When my water broke naturally I went into labor immediately but was only dilated to a 1.5 eight hours later, so they ended up doing pitocin anyway. :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526304 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:25:05 +0000 swurlygurl 1526304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not the same, but my water broke on it's own at 8 am. At 4 pm still nothing, so the Dr. wanted to give me Pitocin, but I really really didn't want to. He compromised and gave me cervidil, and said I had until 6 am to have the baby, or else I needed Pitocin (baby born within 24 hours after water breaking). I ended up starting contraction around 6 pm, with full heavy contractions around 9 pm. Baby born at 2:30 am.</p> <p>Sooo... breaking your water on your own may not be enough, and you might have to look at other possibilities since there's a risk of infection now </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526292 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:22:28 +0000 tororojo 1526292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced using just about every option out there...cytotec (didn't work), foley balloon (had to do that to get my cervix to open enough to break my water...AFTER several unsuccessful attempts)...then they broke my water and I finally felt like I was in labor! Contractions got going pretty quickly. But they started me on pitocin at some point, too. If they break your water and contractions don't start within a certain amount of time, will they start you on pitocin and are you okay with that?</p> <p>Congrats on making it to your due date! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526286 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:20:41 +0000 septca 1526286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would be hesitant to use water breaking alone. Could you ask for a foley bulb? The only reason I say that is because my labor started with my water breaking (no contractions) and it lead to a looooonnnnnnnng, painful labor because my body wasn't ready to start dilating and my water breaking wasn't enough to kick start that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526272 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:17:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1526272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced with cervidil which was enough to break my water naturally and start labor on my own. Eventually I had pit and an epidural but still it worked out really well not starting straight from pit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526209 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:07:23 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1526209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice, because they broke my water at 8cm once I got to the hospital. But I hope it goes well for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/induction-by-breaking-water-only#post-1526203 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 13:05:59 +0000 fussygal 1526203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone have this experience? </p> <p>My due date is today (yay!) and I had my 40 week appt. yesterday. I still feel great and have had no signs of BH and only a few minor cramps over the past week or so. I'm slightly dilated at 2cm and 50% effaced (which kind of means nothing but is still exciting to have out of the way!). We discussed what would happen if I had to be induced and my OB knows I want to avoid Pit so he said he'd probably start by breaking my waters sometime late next week. Obviously, we're really hoping she makes her debut on her own, but I'm curious to hear how induction by the breaking of waters went for those who had it. </p>