Re: 31 weeks - 80% effaced

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No way except increase in pressure/backache, change in discharge. You should ask about steroid shot, yes.

At Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Tara wrote: >
>I have been put on bedrest because at my last doctor's visit (29 weeks)
>I was told I was 80% effaced with an "extrememly" soft cervix. My 24
>week ultrasound showed my cervix to be 3.5 cm in length. Doc. said
>that the baby's head is putting pressure on the cervix and thinning it
>out and I need to relieve that pressure. My question is, is there any
>way for me to determine, short of going to the doctor every day, whether
>or not my cervix is still holding in there and there is still no
>dialation? Should I ask by OB/GYN about steroid shots for the baby's
>lungs just in case I do go into preterm delivery?

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