Wednesday's Q – Did Your Water Break?

My daughter was born naturally and even though I was in labor for 24 hours, my water never broke on its own. The resident tried to break my water with what looked like a giant crochet hook. It was one of the strangest feelings I’ve ever felt. It felt like I had a giant water balloon in my stomach and someone was trying to pop it.

After trying for a good 5 minutes or more to break my water, the resident was unsuccessful so she had another doctor try. He was also unsuccessful but I think it did start leaking a little bit so it never actually “broke”.

I had an emergency cesarean section with my son shortly after I was induced so I didn’t get to yell, “My water just broke!” then either. Maybe next time.

What about you? Did your water ceremoniously break in a cab or a restaurant like in the movies or were you robbed of that gushing feeling like me?