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Question about station & dilation

vickatronvickatron
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So, I just had my 40 week appointment today (tomorrow's my due date!) and after making zero progress the last weeks, my doctor said today I'm 1cm dilated, and 50% effaced, so woohoo for progress!  My question, though, is about the position of the baby.  He said he's at 1st station, and a little high but coming down.  He also said he thinks this is my week!  The thing of it, though, is at the time, I was confused and thought the scale (with + & -) was reversed, so as far as where the baby is, I THOUGHT he meant -1.  Is it even possible for me to be at +1 and only be 1cm and 50%?  Just seems so weird!  Also, with my NST (I go twice a week) they're still finding the heartbeat super high, just slightly above my belly button.  Do you think the doctor might have just missed the - part when he said 1st?
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  • katiewhompuskatiewhompus member
    I'm not sure about if it's possible or not, but I still wouldn't get my hopes up. I've been sitting at 0 station and 80%+ effaced for 2 weeks now and still no baby.

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    imagekatiewhompus:
    I'm not sure about if it's possible or not, but I still wouldn't get my hopes up. I've been sitting at 0 station and 80%+ effaced for 2 weeks now and still no baby.

    This. I've been at 0 station for a week and 50% effaced for 2 weeks now and still pregnant.

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  • vickatronvickatron
    hahaha No, no, no, that's not what I want to hear! Wink If nothing else, I'm grateful for the progress, though, up until this week, my cervix has been hard as a rock, apparently!
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  • katiewhompuskatiewhompus member

    imagevickatron:
    hahaha No, no, no, that's not what I want to hear! Wink If nothing else, I'm grateful for the progress, though, up until this week, my cervix has been hard as a rock, apparently!

    Bubble burster, that's me. Wink

    I was so excited at my 38 week appointment when I heard where she was sitting. Tomorrow I schedule my induction so I'm reaaaally hoping she stops being stubborn and decides to come on her own before then.

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    imagevickatron:
    hahaha No, no, no, that's not what I want to hear! Wink If nothing else, I'm grateful for the progress, though, up until this week, my cervix has been hard as a rock, apparently!

    Yay for progress from rock-hard status!  Just keep looking on the bright side.

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  • Saltina11Saltina11 member
    I'll tell you what though... I guarantee you have your baby before I have mine OP!!! Stick out tongue
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  • Brady77Brady77 member
    imageSaltina11:

    imagekatiewhompus:
    I'm not sure about if it's possible or not, but I still wouldn't get my hopes up. I've been sitting at 0 station and 80%+ effaced for 2 weeks now and still no baby.

    This. I've been at 0 station for a week and 50% effaced for 2 weeks now and still pregnant.

    I have been here for 2 weeks as well and doc told me on friday she would see me this coming friday.

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  • mvhydemvhyde member

    Last week my OB told me that the baby was at +2 station (down from two weeks ago being barely engaged), i was 'really thin' (her exact words) and a finger tip dilated. I am not sure why her description of things is in such layman language. In fact she didn't even use the word station until I asked her to explain what she meant by 'the baby is really really low.'

    Anyways, that was last week's appointment, I am due in less than a week but nothing is happening, I feel like I did almost a month ago. No BH's, i still feel like the baby is in my lungs, but now he is also on my bladder.

    So from my experience I think it is totally possible for you to be at +1 with just 1cm (I am assuming that a fingertip is less than 1cm) 

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