What makes your water break while pregnant?
By beccarose
@beccarose (121)
United States
April 26, 2008 8:02am CST
My husband asked me this last night and I really don't know.
Does it just all of a sudden pop like a balloon? Does the baby push so hard that it breaks? or what?
3 responses
@cinderella2007 (2662)
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27 Apr 08
Think its to do with the muscles contracting and preparing to push the baby out.
Doing abit of research about it and I have found out that its to do with the membranes of the wall of the fetal sac being made of three layers (decidua, chorion and amnion).
Since I cant copy and paste I'll give you the link so you an read it for yourself and explain to hubby!!
http://www.storknet.com/complications/salafia/membranes.htm
Hope this explains things!!
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@beccarose (121)
• United States
28 Apr 08
thank you for the information. that helped clear a little bit up :)
@cinderella2007 (2662)
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28 Apr 08
Thanks for BR, its amazing what you can learn theough the internet!! Just explained this discussion to my boyf and he thought it was the baby kicking out!! Seems like men are just as clueless as us!! lol
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
27 Apr 08
I am not really sure what makes the water break for sure. With my firt child I was sleeping and I woke up and water was running everywhere with my second child the doctor broke my water.
