Re: 3cm dilated and 50% effaced - what are chances labor will start soon?
From: anonymous/midwife (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:13:20 -0600 (CST)
Well, besides the obvious, that every day you are pregnant increases the
odds that the next day will be it...
I have seen women in th emorning and they would be barely a fingertip
dilated and the delivered by midnight, and some women walk around 3 cm
for weeks. Yes, it means things are close...as in within a few weeks.
Sorry not to be more encouraging...
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Claudia Twisdale RN wrote:
>
>Sorry, but know way of knowing when labor will crank up. Good luck!
>
>At Wed, 27 Feb 2002, jane wrote:
>>
>>I'm almost 39 weeks pregnant with my 2nd. At my last appt three days
>>ago, my doctor said I was about 3cm dilated and 50% effaced and baby was
>>at -1. At my previous appt, just 4 days before my last appt, I was only
>>1-2 cm dilated, 40% effaced and baby was at -2. Contractions are
>>becoming more and more uncomfortable, although they're still irregular
>>so I'm not timing them. For the past few days I've had bloody show, but
>>that could be from getting my membranes stripped at my last appt,
>>although the blood is definitely pink, not brown.
>>
>>With my first pregnancy, I was dilated to 2cm and 75% effaced for two
>>weeks before I finally had to be induced and dd was born 5 days late
>>(even after getting my membranes stripped twice).
>>
>>What are the chances that I could be dilated to 3cm (or more!) for weeks
>>without going into labor, like my first pregnancy? Is it different for
>>subsequent pregnancies? I know it's impossible to predict, but I'm
>>wondering if there are any statistical differences for being 3cm dilated
>>with a 2nd (or 3rd) pregnancy, just like they say the baby usually won't
>>"drop" until labor starts for a 2nd or 3rd pregnancy although it can
>>happen weeks in advance with the first.
>>
>>TIA!
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