is anyone not dilated and not having BH?

vlagrl29 · February 2011

reading all these posts in third tri and on this board got me thinking that there are a lot of you that are already dilated and having bh if not real contractions. and i still have not felt a BH yet, not that i'm aware of and as of last week i'm not dilated. makes me think of hoping that LO would come a little early will not be happening , she will probably sleep in a week

thehurstfamily · February 2011

As of last Thursday I'm not dilated, I'll go again Thursday but no BH either. I was starting to wonder the same thing. I'm still counting down though! It can all change very quickly... 25 more days to EDD!!!

Mrs.Husband · February 2011

No BHs for me. Didn't really have them with DS either until a couple of days before real labor (I had him at 39w4d). No idea on dilation...I opt out of cervical exams until after 39 weeks.

hyperangel_8509 · February 2011

I have my first internal tomorrow with my OB, so I'm not sure right now if I'm dilated or not! However, I don't think I've had any BH yet....at least not that I am aware of either......

Beccaboo0713 · February 2011

With DS I was having contractions and not knowing it. Maybe that's the same for you.

bre87 · February 2011

i've had 2 internals so far with a 3rd tomorrow. so far the doc hasn't said anything about me being effaced or dilated. last week i asked her if we'd make it to march and she's like "oh yeah that kids way up there. not coming any time soon". which was a relief to me (i'm not ready).

as far as i know i haven't felt any BH. i've just now started to get crampy, but like PMS cramps not period cramps. and i really think its more related to constipation than anything else.

imleeann · February 2011

well i have BH sometimes.. but not as much as everyone else on here posts and stuff, and i havent had any contractions. but as far as being dilated i dont think i am, but i havent had my appointment yet. i go thursday but im not exactly sure if its going to be my first internal or not. she never said anything so im guessing its not she will probably wait till 36 week appointment.

but good luck.

ncbelle · February 2011

It means nothing! Last time I never noticed a BH. I went into labor the day before my due date. When I got to the hospital, I was only 3cm and I still delivered 8 hours later.

You can walk around dilated for weeks or go from 0-full in hours. Not everyone notices BH. Neither means anything about when your labor will happen ;-)

MissYouDietCoke · February 2011

I don't know if I'm dilated, but I have not had anything that I can recognize as a contraction, BH or otherwise.

Tcarrol12 · February 2011

Im not sure if this is your first LO or not but with DD I didn't have any BH or real contractions and when I was induced at 39 weeks I had absolutely no progress. The doctor even joked they would need dynimite to get her out. My induction however worked great, and it was only about 8 hours after the pit. was started. The 16 hours of cervidel before the pit. were the annoying part. So i was completely shocked when the OB told me yesterday I was 3 1/2 cm. I have had a ton of BH this time, they started around 28 weeks, but i just assumed since DD had no progress at 39 weeks this one wouldn't have anything at 38.

mrs.jenRN · February 2011

As of last Wednesday I was 1.5 cm dilated and had never had any BH. My doctor told me that she was also down very low and my water could even break over the weekend. Obviously it didn't since here I am.

I had a couple of BH at work on Thursday nught but nothing since. I have an appt tomorrow so I am curious to see if I've made any progress!

firstbaby2010 · February 2011

I've only noticed BH contractions a handful of times and as of my "38 week" appt. today, still not dilation. I know that really doesn't mean anything, but I still feel like I'm missing out on something:-(

Tarah716 · February 2011

You may not be feeling them but everyone has BH - I said the same thing to my doctor at one of my appointments when she asked if I have been having them. I shrugged. She had me lay down to feel the baby and as soon as she put her hands on my stomach she said "You're having one right now" - so I was having them, but not feeling them. Which is good - hopefully it means my body is doing the early work without all the pain.

ruchemist · February 2011

I haven't felt any BH (that I know of). But, I'm also a few weeks behind you. My MW doesn't do internal exams, which I'm ok with, so I don't know if I'm dilated at all. I'm fully prepared to go a week or two past my EDD. The average gestational period for first time moms is 41 weeks 1 day

vlagrl29 · February 2011

Tarah716:
You may not be feeling them but everyone has BH - I said the same thing to my doctor at one of my appointments when she asked if I have been having them. I shrugged. She had me lay down to feel the baby and as soon as she put her hands on my stomach she said "You're having one right now" - so I was having them, but not feeling them. Which is good - hopefully it means my body is doing the early work without all the pain.

that would be awesome. when i was in L&D for my bp apparently i had 2 real contractions and didn't feel those either. so i probably am having bh and don't know it

Shelynla · February 2011

I had an internal when they did my GBS test at 36 weeks and I was not dilated at all. I've felt very sporadic BH contractions in the last 3 days or so but nothing really before that... had one day where I had two that were somewhat painful, but very few compared to what I've heard many others talk about. In fact, sometimes I'm not sure if it's a BH or just LO sticking his little butt out and making my belly harder.

A co-worker of mine told me that when she had her second daughter, she never even had any contractions. She kept getting charley horses in her legs and finally went to the doctor to find that she was in labor... apparently the position of the baby made it so that she couldn't really feel the contractions. I guess everyone is different!

thebigmare4 · February 2011

I posted something on 3rd tri today about not having BH anymore. So strange. And I don't know if I'm dilated because I'm refusing internals (well they don't even start until 37 weeks anyways).

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