Do you have to have contractions before your water breaks ?

If the pain isn't getting worse chances are it's just Braxton hicks

I'm 37 1/2 weeks and I haven't been timing them but they do hurt a lot @dcb012

Are they getting more intense and are you timing them? How far along are you

@dcb012,

See mine aren't consistent so idk. My stomach get super hard and hurts all the way around

Yeah but mine weren't consistent. I went into the hospital because I couldn't take the pain anymore and I was 5.5 cm already.... My water never broke or anything..... My sisters best friend woke up in a puddle thinking she peed herself. Cleaned the bed and herself and went back to sleep, woke up again to being soaked and found out her water broke. A girl I was really good friends with went in to pee and never stopped peeing lol. My moms water tore but never broke..... It's different baby to baby and person to person.

Did you have contractions before?? @dcb012

My water had to be broke both babies. I was 9.6 cm and my water still hadn't broke

no