Internal exam: do different dr's tell you different

J&JSuiter070205

things as far as progress (dilation and effacement)?  I realize it's not an exact science, but Wednesday morning I had a routine dr visit and my dr told me I was a fingertip dilated and maybe 30% effaced.  Wednesday night I was seen in L&D because I had a horrible stomach flu yesterday and couldn't even hold down water. I was contracting regularly. The nurse said I was "bone dry" and I was given iv fluid and anti-nausea meds which made the contractions go away and I felt much better, however the head nurse who perfromed my internal said with confidence that I was 1.5cm dilated and 70% effaced and she could feel babies head. That seems to be quite a difference in what I was told earlier that day, so either the dehydration contractions caused me to progress, or I'm getting conflicting info from my providers.

messfam07

Probably from the contractions you did progress. But it also can change much faster then that. You could be having a baby very soon

BeachBlondie456

its hard to get an EXACT measurement, so you will probably get different answers.

i had 4 different drs tell me different answers over a course of 4 days.

thats not to say you havent progressed.

please stay hydrated!!

A S-ski

It isn't exact but in your case, I would guess you probably progressed a little due to the contractions.  Progress can happen really quickly.  I have a friend IRL that was not dilated or effaced at her 40 week appt and spontaneously went into labor and had the baby only a few hours after her appt.

Mommy2Boys09

You really didn't dilate a whole lot, they say a fingertip is 1 cm dilated but you could still go into labor at any time. Most people stay at a 1 for a while but I dont think they're usually that effaced so Idk. I did have a friend who was dilated to a 1 and her daughter was born the next day. But goodluck to you!!

BFab11

Yeah, every doctor/nurse will have a different opinion. I was in L&D on Tuesday and the nurse said I was 1 cm and 70% effaced. Today my MW said the nurse was being generous, and she thought I was 1 cm and only 50% effaced. She told me that it depends on who is checking you and how fat their fingers are, lol. It's all subjective.