Anyone Else been dilated & effaced for weeks?

sweetlyblessed28

My husband and I feel so alone on this. Today I am 39+6 with my 3rd- way back at 37 weeks the doc said I would not make it through the rest of the week. I was 3 cm dilated, 60% effaced, and very soft. Since my 2nd child happened like this and came 5 days early and very suddenly (literally a 40 minute no-warning birth), this made us feel poised on the starting blocks of a very important race.

But a whole 2 weeks later, last Monday, I got checked again and was… 3-4 cm dilated and still 60% effaced! I’m having tons of BH, loose stool, and feel so heavy down there, but obviously nothing is happening. Has anyone else had anything like this experience? Did anyone’s experience NOT end in giving birth at home or in the car? We feel a little bit crazy at this point :(

harpseal135

I was 4CM for about 3/4 weeks before birth.  She was born 1 day before EDD.  

Knottie1473536456

I was 3cm and 50% effaced and having contractions for weeks doctors kept saying it wouldn't be long and that babys head was fully engaged. I was so scared we wouldn't make it to the hospital. Ended up having to be induced after my due date bc baby just didn't wanna make her way out! Once they started pitocin she came right out in 4 hours! 

knottiee981f45d9c2a6d31

I was 5cm and 90% effaced for a couple weeks before due date and ended up being induced at 41 weeks. Pitocin did not help either, so they had to break my water.