Freaking out 2cm dilated already!!!!

dale5689

Hi everyone, just wondering how long you were dilated with #2 before you gave birth?  I'm only 36W4D and am already 2cm and 80% effaced.  I'm not quite ready and would love 2 more weeks but not sure it's in my cards.  Does it go faster with #2?  Please tell me how it happened for you the second time.  Thanks so much!!

Lnickers

With DD#2 I was 3cm dilated and 80% at 37 weeks and didn't have her until 39 1/2 weeks so you never know.

With DD#1 my water broke on my due date. I had a horrible labor/delivery with #1...I was in labor 34 hrs and had 4hrs of pushing then she was taken out by vacume. Second time around much better-had contractions at 8pm, went to hospital, was 6 cm dilated  at 9pm, then had her at 6:30 the next morning after 45 min of pushing-uncomplicated. Good luck!!

earthboundmisfit

At 35 weeks I was 2cm and 60%. at 37 weeks I was 4cm and 75%. I didn't go into labor until 39w4d! I wouldn't worry..it's normal for 2nd timers to dilate earlier. You can sit dilated for quite a few weeks before anything happens  

for comparision, I got checked with DD1 at 38 weeks and was 2cm..stayed that way until birth at 40 weeks. 

marielovestimothy03

I sat at 50% effaced (was 70% by the end) and 1-2" dilated with baby at -2 (and then eventually 0 station) for the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy with #2 and still made it to my induction date.

sweetpea2003

I was 3cm dilated and 80% effaced at 35 weeks with DS.  I ended up being induced at 39w4d for other reasons (and I was 6cm and 90% effaced by then and still not in labor). 

I am proof you can walk around very dilated and effaced for WEEKS (in my case, a month).

BrittKav

I was 2cm at 34 weeks (first time they checked me, so I don't know how long ui'd been dilated for). DD came on her own at 39 weeks.

Asquared

once real labor hit, it was FAST!  but I dilated for about a month too.  I was 2 for a long time (couple weeks or so) then even walked around at 4 cms for a few days.  Then it was less than 2 hours of actually being in labor and she hopped out. ;-)

 

kfriscia

I was 2cm and 80% effaced at 34 weeks. 3cm at 37 weeks. I went into labor at 39 weeks exactly. It was about 5 hours from the time my water broke until he was born.