When did you go into labor with your second and did your water break at home?

Question

I’m 37 weeks with my second and I was induced at 39 with my first so idk what it even looks like or feels like going into labor naturally. I’m nervous. I have had bad back pain every night it hurts to walk & when I get up to pee all night my feet hurt so bad and feel like staticky? Idk also random sharp pains in low stomach and so much oressure.

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With my first my water broke at home at 37w2d, but labor didn’t start with it so I ended up on pitocin.  
With my second my water didn’t break until I was trying to get my epidural placed… which didn’t workout since I then started to crown after my water broke haha.  That was 39w4d.

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Even if you hadn't been induced, you may not realize you're in labor the second time. My 2 labors were entirely different. With my first I woke up in the middle of the night and knew I was in labor. With my second I thought I was just cramping. I'd had a lot of Braxton Hicks for nearly a month before she was born and I'd been doing a lot. With her I went into labor at night so I was awake but it took a few hours to decide it was actually labor.

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My water didn’t break with either. I went into labor with my 1st at 39weeks 5days
And with my 2nd at 38 weeks 5days

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Sounds like your bodies getting ready, I had my first at 38 and second just after 40. Beware that with the second it can feel somewhat easier than the first, and could be a lot faster. If my partner didn’t insist we go to the hospital I may have ended up having her at home, I felt like I could handle the pain and thought it would be ages (my first took a few days) but my daughter took less than 5 hours after contractions started!

When did you go into labor with your second and did your water break at home?

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