what does it mean to be a "loose 1 cm?"

daniellelovesjacob · August 2014

I was told I was a loose 1 cm and 60% effaced this morning. I had never heard the term a loose 1. Is that in between a 1 and a 2? I have no idea.

jendem8 · August 2014

I was told the same. It just means that you're a little more than 1.

daniellelovesjacob · August 2014

How long did it take you to go from a loose 1 to being in labor?

jendem8 · August 2014

I was induced for HBP. It was at least 1.5 weeks between the time I was a "loose 1" and had my induction, so I have no idea how long it would have taken... sorry!

KittyMisha · August 2014

When I read the title of this thread, my first thought was "your doctor is calling you a slut." Joking, of course. It just means you're slightly more than a centimeter but not enough to say 1.5 or 2 cm.

caybeh · August 2014

I was at a one and a wiggle at my last appointment. My water broke the next day, but I was at the same point as at my appointment.

lestex · August 2014

I was a loose 1 for 3 weeks and then I was 2cm the 4th week. By the 5th week I was in labor. Even the afternoon I went into labor I was only a 3. By the time I checked into the hospital, I was a 5. I also had contractions for 32 hours straight though, which may explain my gradual increase all in a day. Hang in there!