Quick Answer. At room temperature, 16 U.S. fluid ounces of water weighs 1.04 pounds. While there is a well-known saying about water that says that a pint's a pound the whole world round, and 16 ounces equals 1 pint, the weight of that pint is not always precisely 1 pound. Continue Reading.
All depends, I was induced and it was 6 hours after my water was broke for me....my friend was induced and it was 30..yes 30!! hours later...no 2 women are alike. Usually doctors have to take the baby within 24 hours of the water breaking though for fear of infection reaching baby... Mommyto2 Â· 7 years ago.
Ok, this is why I asked - I only heard after the fact that it was 24 hours. My water broke for my daughter at 7am on a Friday morning, and she wasn't born until 1am on Sunday. I was 36 weeks. I got to the hospital around 9am and they kept me there the whole time, but I wasn't progressing enough, as she couldn't fit through my pelvis eventhough she was small. So that's 42 hours!