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Topic: how many....
Posted By: Mum2ET
Subject: how many....
Date Posted: 03 April 2010 at 1:22pm
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cm dilated were you, when you went into established (active) labour? Particularly 2nd time around. Saw MW on Thurs arvo and I was 3cm dilated and his head is very,very low and she managed to stretch me to 4cm and said it looked all good to go. But still here I am in one piece and extremely sore down there (hurts everytime I walk). Surely I can't get much more dilated before I go into proper labour ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 03 April 2010 at 3:53pm
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With DD1, I vaguely recall 5cm or so? I think it is probably one of those things that could vary quite a lot from woman to woman.
With DD2 no idea - I declined all VE's during labour because I didn't want to get hung up on numbers, as it turns out there wasn't enough time anyway!  ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: fadeless
Date Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:41pm
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With my 3rd (2nd 'normal birth) i had a stretch and sweep at 16 days overdue and i was 6cms and could be stretched to 8+cms and i wasnt in labour until over 24hrs after the s&s. ------------- DD 9 ~ DD 8 ~ DS 7 ~ DS 5 ~ DS 2 ~ DS 14mths ~ DD 3mths |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 05 April 2010 at 9:50pm
I was pretty much the same as you . I thought it would never start , despite being dilated , went for lots of walks, laid down on my left side in the bath and contractions started the next morning . I still stayed at 4cms for about 8 hours tho , which was a pain ------------- 
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Mum2Ella wrote:Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 06 April 2010 at 9:43pm
| I was over 5cm at my last s+s before having adele, and they just broke my waters and she arrive 53 minutes later |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 07 April 2010 at 11:41pm
I was 4CM when I got to the hospital to be induced at 10 days overdue. I went into established labour by myself (the MW refused to induce me) a few hours after that and then 26 hours later I was 6CM 
I didn't get past 6CM, infact I believe I went back down to 4!  
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 09 April 2010 at 9:40am
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i was 7cm when i got to hospital with ds2 labour had only started about 10mins b4 that.
ds3 i dont know as i went in for a ve was 2cm so sent home he was born a few hrs later. with ds4 i randomly went into labour at 2am and was 7-8cm about 20mins later ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |