hi brooke this is your mummy and you will know when your water breaks. You can have a leakage of your fore waters which is a trickle and you will know about it.. Normally doesn't break until the end of the labour as you are my girl you will proberly have to get it broken by the midwives so please don't stress over your water breaking xoxoxox

You will know it if your waters break i had to have mine broke at he hospital but when she broke them boy it was everywhere it was all over the bed the floor and all over my partner hehe that was funny LOL

 You will definatley know when your water breaks as I had to have towels between my legs as I went to the hospital and it never seemed to stop.  With my first I had a trickle of water come out and I thought that was it, went to the hospital and they did an amnio test and it wasn't it.  When your water breaks, it gushes out, soaking everything.  When my plug came out it was a glop of stuff and it all came out at once.  Good luck to you!  This might sound strange but I would trade giving birth with you as I enjoyed it........... it's an amazing experience that you are so blessed to experience.

I was started off at hospital, so when my waters broke I was on the delivery bed. The doctor who was going to be with me came in wearing full whites compleat with white wellies. My husband and I laughed over it, untill he broke my water sack and it flodded everywhere even into those wellies. I think every ones different.

When my water broke I thought I had wet my pants! It was such a small amount that I changed my undies and didnt even need to change my skirt. But mine kept coming adn I had to grab a pad, it was a very weak dribble but was soon obvious it wasnt the accident I thought it was.

My SILs waters broke like Niagra Falls! She needed to change completely and actually mop up the floor (of course this is the first thing most people will do when in labour!!)

I think it definately could happen without your knowing for sure.

My waters came in a gush. Then I stripped off and just put on a clean pair of undies when it gushed again. I spent the next 10 minutes walking around with a towel between my legs bawling my eyes out getting my stuff ready (shock I think)

With my 4th baby, I was surprised when I did go into the hospital to be told that my waters were already completely gone.  the midwife said that I could have been slow leaking them over a few days, and it was happening when I went to the toilet.

I was also told that if I had realised it, they would have liked me to come and in be checked just to make sure bubs was ok.

There are 2 parts to the waters.  These being the forewaters, and the hindewaters.  Either one or both can break.  The forewaters are obviously the ones at the front, right near the cervix.  The hindewaters are the ones at the back.  The only thing that actually separates them is bubs. 

If the fluid is clear and not smelly, then you should be ok.  If it is stained with blood (gives a pinkish tinge) or green/brown/yellow/black, then you will need to go to the hospital immediately as there is potentially a problem.

 Yes your waters can break without you knowing for sure what it is - It wasnt that obvious to me & I was asleep when it first happened - I woke up and thought I had had an accident.   And yes it sure can come to a stop.  I thought I had a bladder problem to start with.  I rang the hospital & they said to come in & sure enough I was in labour & contractions started soon after.   Rach

My waters broke i dont know how to explain.. obviously?? also continuously, ive never heard of it stopping??... and my contractions were not regular.. so i guess everyone is diiferent,but if you you feel your waters have broken, you should check with your midwife as to next step

Mine didnt break with my son. i had the hospital do it and that was a gush. but my contractions were every 5 mins.

with my daughter my waters burst in my sleep and i had to be induced the next morning as i wasnt in labour.

everyone is so different. My MIL's water burst as my hubby came out.

My waters just trickle - so slow that I just felt like I had to pee every 10 minutes or so & after about 8 hours it just stopped. I had no pains (maybe slight period like pain but that was it) and had no idea I was in labour until I rang the hospital in the morning & they told me to come in.

As the father I obviously can't speak from direct experience, but my wife had her water break with our most recent son (less than 2 months ago) and it was just a trickle.  She wasn't having any noticeable contractions and honestly didn't know if he water broke so she called her doctor and got the recommendation to head to the hospital.  After a shower and finishing her packing we were on our way to the hospital.  According to my wife and I share the same opinion  from the other side, the trip to the hospital (for us about 45 min without traffic) is much better when you are not having contractions as was the case with our first son.

To specifically touch on your questions...the flow was more at times and less at others when my wife's water broke.  It did seem like it stopped early on after she first noticed it.

With my wife they started a petosin drip around 12 hours after her water broke because she wasn't really having much in the way of contractions.  From what we hear the risk of infection increases if the baby is not delivered within 24 hours of the water breaking, but I can't say I heard this from any reputable sources.

Hope this helps!

I have experienced a trickle in one of my pregnancies.  I also had very irregular contractions. But... I did call the hospital and they suggested that i come in.  Sometimes women do not get contractions but can be on can dialate quickly.  Mother nature.... anything goes.  I say call...