Effaced? "Stations"?

Re: Effaced? "Stations"?

• sugarfingers member

  March 2011

  Effaced is how short your cervix is and stations are how high or low the baby is.  I think of dilation & effacement like a sock -- effaced is like when you scruch a sock down to get it on your toes and dilation is how wide you stretch the sock open to get it on your toes.  Hope that helps!

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• ckolak:-)

  March 2011

  I *believe* that effaced refers to how thinned out your cervix is. Stations refer to the baby's head position relative to your pelvic opening. -3, for example, is very high, and not engaged. -2 means your baby is starting to come down, but is still pretty high. It also has nothing to do with the baby "dropping." +3 is that the baby's head is basically starting to exit your vag. Here's a picture I found that helps illustrate.

  
  

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• RunningGal900 member

  March 2011

  According to my book, you can be 100% effaced, at 10 cm dilated and still be at a -2 station. Also, according to my book, most of the time they will have you wait until the baby has gone to a +2 or +3 before you start pushing.
  

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• yesthisiskim

  March 2011

  Oh Lord, the poor baby's head! That picture makes me feel so bad for my baby's skull bouncing on my boney hips. But the sock description helps a ton, thanks!!

  

  

  

  
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