My dr told me yesterday that since this is my 2nd pg, I will likely not be effaced before labor, and that it usually all happens at once. Was this true for you? With DS I was 50% around 38w and then 80% at 39w6d, and went into labor at 40w. I'm 0% now at 39w...
Yup. I was induced at 39w4d, and was a "loose one", barely effaced, and at -4 station for the whole week prior. It took 6 hours of pit to efface to anything reasonable, and breaking my water to move anything else forward.
BUT - once my water broke, things moved FAST! They broke my water at 3:30 pm (not dilated, not effaced, baby wasn't even engaged) and he was born just before 9pm. Good luck!
Post by scribellesam on Oct 22, 2014 21:16:31 GMT -5
I was 80-90% effaced starting at 36 weeks with both pregnancies, and more dilated earlier with my second - I was 2cm with DS1 from 36w until my water broke at 40w5d, and I was 3-4cm with DS2 beginning at 36w until I went into labor at 39w6d. Labor was about the same length with both (14 hours and 12 hours), but pushing time was significantly reduced with DS2 (4 hours vs 20 minutes).
I didn't have any cervical checks with DS1 until right before he arrived so can't say what I was leading up to it.
With DS2 he was engaged at a 37 week check and I was finger tip dilated. Then at 40 weeks he was high but I was 2-3cm dilated - don't know effacement. He arrived at 40+5 and it was a much faster and easier labor than DS1. The hard contractions with DS2 were like 2-3 hours worth where as with DS1 it was more like 8 hours of the really hard contractions.
I'm not even 37 weeks yet and I feel like all I can think about is when will this baby arrive and what will it be like third time around.
I was effaced the same with both DD1 and 2 so not true for me. Around 80% at my last checkup before labor. Also the whole not dropping until just before labor with your second was a big fat faced lie for me. I dropped at 37 weeks, fully engaged with my second. Thought I would go into labor any second. Didn't happen until 3 weeks later.
This is not the case with me apparently. I'm not dilated at all (grumble, grumble), but I am 90% effaced. I feel like I should jump on a trampoline or something With my daughter I was 1cm and 50% effaced when my water broke.
I didn't have any cervical checks with DS1 until right before he arrived so can't say what I was leading up to it.
With DS2 he was engaged at a 37 week check and I was finger tip dilated. Then at 40 weeks he was high but I was 2-3cm dilated - don't know effacement. He arrived at 40+5 and it was a much faster and easier labor than DS1. The hard contractions with DS2 were like 2-3 hours worth where as with DS1 it was more like 8 hours of the really hard contractions.
I'm not even 37 weeks yet and I feel like all I can think about is when will this baby arrive and what will it be like third time around.
I'm like this too already. I'm so uncomfortable and just want to meet her already. I know the longer she bakes the better but I'm just so anxious for labor to start and for her to be here. It'll be a long 4.5 weeks if I go to my due date.