If you dilated before labour

[emsumm]

Sorry, I am going to ask all the labour questions now.
If you dilated before labour, were you crampy or was it a total surprise? If you were crampy, how did that play out?
Tia :-)

[emsumm]

I was never crampy last time so I'm trying to analyze :-)

[cville]

I had sooooo many Braxton hicks contractions it wasn't a surprise either time that I was dilated, but it was a surprise how much, 4 cm with L at my 38 week appointment and 6 cm with O at my 37 week.

[pinkeggs]

I was less than 1cm with DD1 and very crampy

I walked around at 4cm for over a week with DD2 and had some cramping on and off.

But hey, regardless if it leads directly to labor, every little bit is less that you need to do when the time comes, right?

[emsumm]

Dec 26, 2014 10:23:30 GMT -5 cville said:

I had sooooo many Braxton hicks contractions it wasn't a surprise either time that I was dilated, but it was a surprise how much, 4 cm with L at my 38 week appointment and 6 cm with O at my 37 week.

Whoa! And you can't tell at all? That's crazy.

[missmaddie]

I was 3-4 for a week and had no idea. I had some cramping here and there, but nothing to lead me to believe much was going on.

[cville]

Dec 26, 2014 10:24:33 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Dec 26, 2014 10:23:30 GMT -5 cville said:

I had sooooo many Braxton hicks contractions it wasn't a surprise either time that I was dilated, but it was a surprise how much, 4 cm with L at my 38 week appointment and 6 cm with O at my 37 week.

Whoa! And you can't tell at all? That's crazy.

Well, my water never broke (both times the doctor did it at the hospital eventually) and they weren't ever regular but I had serious sessions of like an hour or so of "holy shit I think I'm going into labor" both times. With O, this caused me to call my mom, cry, and beg her to come down a week early. They got here 15 hours before he was born. So, useful!

I was hella uncomfortable, though.

[olive]

I was 3 cm for a couple weeks with both girls before deliveries. No cramping.

[chickadee77]

I was crampy for 2-3 weeks, had my first internal check at 37+ weeks (Thursday), was dilated "maaaaaybe a cm, we'll talk about induction at next week's appointment" and went into labor Monday morning. Water broke at home at 7:15am, had a baby by 1:30 that afternoon.

[mandymay]

I wasn't dilated until the day I went into labor with #2 and I felt crampy all day. It's what pushed me to go in (that and the increasing contractions ) and I'd gone from 0-6cms.

[jeaniebueller]

I was 2 cm with DS for about a week. Not crampy until I was in labor.
I was 3 cm with DD for at least a few days. Not crampy until a day or two before full on labor.

[auntie]

FTM- I was 3 cm at 36 weeks and stayed at 4 cm until I was induced the night before my EDC. I had a lot of BH contrax but no cramping.

[Kristinmo]

I was 3 cm with DS and never felt crampy.

With DD I had some preterm labor at 33 weeks and was 3 cnn dilated. I was 5 cm by 39 weeks and never felt further contractions/cramps.

[Deleted]

I was a 3 when I was induced with M. No cramping, rare BH contractions. I didn't start feeling crampy until the pit was running

[gretchenindisguise]

I was crampy and contractiony starting at about 37 weeks. Went from 1cm to 3cm at 40 weeks. Induced at 41w1d still at 3cm even though I was crampy and contractiony that last week too.

[gretchenindisguise]

Induction was super fast though. Pitocin around 6-7am. Baby at 11:28am.

[biscoffcookies]

I was 3 cm at 38 weeks and 5 cm at 39 weeks. When my OB checked me at 39 weeks and figured out how far along I was, she asked, "How long have you been having the painful contractions for?" She seemed shocked that I hadn't been having any - just Braxton Hicks. I didn't have any cramping or painful contractions until I went into labor at 40w3d.

[RBL]

I never had cramping with either of my kids. I was dilated with both before going into active labor.

[ohiowan]

I was a little cramps with o and at 3 cm by 34 or 35 weeks. Had him on his due date. Cramps with this one, don't know if it's doing anything yet.

[stephm0188]

3cm at 36 week.

Never really felt much of anything until they broke my water during my induction.

[emsumm]

Huh. I don't know what to expect! I'm getting period like cramps from time to time but nothing consistent, and then bh all the time.

[cville]

Are you Canadian?

[BaliHai]

I had Braxton Hicks for hours a day starting at 32 weeks, but no cramping. By my 39w induction I was 3cm and 70-80% effaced.

[emsumm]

Dec 26, 2014 13:13:02 GMT -5 cville said:

Are you Canadian?

Negative, but sometimes I spell like one. Lol. This word looks right to me with a u.

[cville]

Dec 26, 2014 13:26:11 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Dec 26, 2014 13:13:02 GMT -5 cville said:

Are you Canadian?

Negative, but sometimes I spell like one. Lol. This word looks right to me with a u.

Faux Canadian! J'accuse.

[emsumm]

Dec 26, 2014 13:28:45 GMT -5 cville said:

Dec 26, 2014 13:26:11 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Negative, but sometimes I spell like one. Lol. This word looks right to me with a u.

Faux Canadian! J'accuse.

It's cold as fuck in Chicago. Gotta count for something?

[jorja]

I was 2cm at my last OB appointment (36w5d), no cramping at all. Water broke at 37w0d.

[tdk2]

I felt like general crap the days I dilated w both. With c, it was 5 weeks early, went to 5 cm and felt like I could barely walk and felt like crap. Then I felt ok again after a day or 2. Same w j, but I was a little more beat and not as ok feeling in the weeks after. (We also had gone to disney then, it was 4 wks til end of pg. I think it was a combo of chasing older kid, constant walking, illnesses, etc that made that one feel crappier when dilated.


I CANNOT believe how close you are! I'm very excited for you. I miss chatting w you, but I'm not on a ton. I think of you a ton and have wondered how you guys are. I'm sure the holidays and upcoming birth have you excited and yet tinged with thoughts of your mom. (I hesitate to bring her up, but guessing she's there on your mind always)

Did you ever find out boy or girl? I keep feeling like its a boy but what do I know? Are the girls excited?

We're in Australia for a few months now, so I'm not on a lot.

[emsumm]

Dec 26, 2014 15:24:51 GMT -5 tdk2 said:

I felt like general crap the days I dilated w both. With c, it was 5 weeks early, went to 5 cm and felt like I could barely walk and felt like crap. Then I felt ok again after a day or 2. Same w j, but I was a little more beat and not as ok feeling in the weeks after. (We also had gone to disney then, it was 4 wks til end of pg. I think it was a combo of chasing older kid, constant walking, illnesses, etc that made that one feel crappier when dilated.


I CANNOT believe how close you are! I'm very excited for you. I miss chatting w you, but I'm not on a ton. I think of you a ton and have wondered how you guys are. I'm sure the holidays and upcoming birth have you excited and yet tinged with thoughts of your mom. (I hesitate to bring her up, but guessing she's there on your mind always)

Did you ever find out boy or girl? I keep feeling like its a boy but what do I know? Are the girls excited?

We're in Australia for a few months now, so I'm not on a lot.

I'm so happy to see (read?) your face! Thank you for thinking of me...and yup, lots of excitement, but mom's loss is always there. It's a girl! She'll be named after my mom ❤️
Australia?? So cool! Where?

[Stingyshark]

I had BH forever; but they weren't painful. I was never crampy until my water broke at 38 +4.
At my 36wk appt I was 2cm/80%