with james i had my waters broken when fully dilated as they didnt go on their own.
with logan they were broken when i was 7cm as i'd been in labour for almost 24 hours but still having irregular contractions, it made the contractions closer together but not much more painful. i felt relieved because i could tell it had helped. things moved much faster after
both times having the waters broken didnt hurt at all, just felt a bit uncomfortable