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Nah, being your first, you most likely won't just POP like that. Usually you're in labour for a while and then your water breaks, signaling your contractions to intensify. BUT I can't tell you for sure, since each labour is different. My water didn't break with either of my sons even though I was in labour for a while (I waited until the pain was unbearable and contractions were ridiculously close together to head in to the hospital)

Although I would suggest if you're contracting to NOT go into work. Although I did go have my picture made while I was in labour! I was determined to have at least one nice picture this time. The only picture that I have from my last pregnancy was a terrible video of me in the pool with my uncle. O_O

I love seeing my pregnancy pictures, they make me feel thin in my post-baby body. I had nothing to fear from Postpartum Depression. I felt too jubilant to have my body back! One thing. Don't fear your husband not showing. When it comes time to have your baby you'll reach a point of great certainty. The things you feel squeamish about now won't matter too you anymore. You will reach a state of mind and pure determination to have your baby. You won't feel scared anymore. You will be the Mother and protector of your child and when this happens you'll be stronger than you ever thought possible before.

I was told that my little girl had dropped so far I'd probably have a 30 min labor.I was presented with the option of inducing and I was so excited to see her I went for it.I was in labor for 15 hours,and they had to break my water which felt so relieving until the bad contractions started.After 15 hours I had only dilated 4 cms so I ended up having a C Section because she was trying to get out and I just wasn't progressing.Even though a lot of things went different than what I expected in it's own way it went perfectly.The fears I had before faded and I knew what I had to do.Normally the thought of getting cut open while conscious would have freaked me out,but it was really not being able to feel my legs that got to me.All I can say is everything will fall into place in it's own way when the time comes.And I couldn't wait to get rid of my belly,I hated how I looked,but now I miss having that baby bump,I guess just knowing what it repsrents: new life.

I had my daughter on october 2nd of 06, and my due date was the 13th which fell on a friday woohoo lol, anyway my cousin had stayed the night i went into labor and we had just did some things, and then we were headed to bed and my stomach started to hurt and usually when it did that i had to pee, so i got up( about 4 in the morning) and went to the bathroom and there was a little blood and i got my cousin up and asked her if it was normal considering she was my first. got my fiancee up and left for the hospital, and we had to stop for gas and my pain was horrible. finally we got to the hospital and they hooked me up to the monitors and waited and i was in sooo much pain. then the nurse came in and was going to give me and IV and I haaaate needles, but she said i thought you wanted pain medicine. so i said ok and it didn't help at all. Then i waited a little longer then they came in and checked me and they said we will be admitting you now and i asked how far along i was she said 6 cm. on the way to the delivery room i started to feel like i had to push, and i told the nurse that was wheeling me to the delivery room and she said don't push, I was like I'm not it just feels like it. once in the delivery room they asked if i wanted and epidural, I said sure why not they felt again and said it's too late for an epidural next contraction go ahead and start pushing. I was in labor for like 3 hours. I was soooo relieved that it wasn't as long as a lot of others. The number one thing that was bad about my pregnancy is they told me I had to use the bathroom 2 times before i could get the IV removed, and I usually don't use the bathroom that much so when i finally had to i bled so much on the way back to the bed i almost passed out. The nurses who were helping me were pregnant too and i had to sit on the floor and wait for another nurse to help them.

Also if your husband is at work and you can't get ahold of him you could call up the office where he works and have the message delivered to him, or have a relative or someone go tell him. I would suggest the calling though a lot faster.

D': Ohh dear, that would be terrible, xD

I'm sure it will all be worth it when the adorable baby pops out <3