Opinion on medication

Your risk of infection and harm to baby increases with every hour after your water is broken if not in active labor. it increases to be MUCH higher after 24hrs. So it depends on how long your water has been broken. If it’s been 2 hrs, I’d say okay to hold off and see if your body does its thing. If it’s been 8,10,12,etc i would listen to the professionals and not risk infection.

I agree with Elizabeth

How long has your water been broken? Are you going to use an epidural or no?
I’ve heard pitocin can make contractions more intense.

I agree with above statements. My water broke sunday at 2pm ish and it was so light I was convinced it was in my head. Hospital said to show up anyway and get checked because last thing I wanted to happen was increase risk of infection. Was told I was 1cm dilated and may be a false alarm. Still tested my pee and come to find out it wasnt urine it was labor. I got the meds by 6pm and still didnt deliver until 12:50am. So with meds that was like 11hrs. Oh and this is my 2nd kid and they say after 1st labor everything goes quicker when u have more. Again, with meds it was still 11hrs before she was out. Def rec meds.

I was progressing in labor slowly but surely after my water broke and i didnt need to be induced. There was still fluid and baby was happy. I was on an antibiotic penicillin for GBS but baby was okay throughout labor