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For those that dilated early......

SweetT94SweetT94
in May 2012 Moms

Im a STM and i have been dilated to 3cm since 35 weeks, not sure what i am now but i find out thursday.  The only thing my doctor said about it was that i would be that much farther along once labor does start and it might go alot quicker.

I know that dilation is not any indication of when labor might start, my question is more of how fast you did progress once your labor did start?

im so worried that by the time my contractions get 5 minutes apart that i will be so far along there will be not time for the epidural.  I had a really hard labor with DS and want another epidural. :)

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Re: For those that dilated early......

  • Jess & DrewJess & Drew member
    I was 2 cm at 35 wks and made it to 3 at 36 wks and that's where I stayed. I couldn't get past 3 cm no matter what, so I ended up with a c-section. 
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  • FyreFlyeRushFyreFlyeRush member

    I was 4cm and 80% when I went in to be induced the 29th. Pitocin was started shortly after 7, and he was born at 13:20. It took 4.5 hours to get to 7, and 1 hour after that I was complete. He was born about 30 minutes later, with 4 pushes.

    Compared to my first labor of 30+ hours, 6 was freaking awesome!!! 

     Oh, and I wanted a natural birth. I gave in to the epidural when I was at 7-8cm. 

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  • elbelle77elbelle77 member
    I was 2 cm at 37 weeks and 3 at 40. When I went into labor and was admitted, I was 4. Took me about 6 hours to get to 5. My water broke when the doctor examined me, so the last 5cm went quicker, but still took another 6 hours before I got to 10 and then it was 2 and a half hours of pushing. If ur experience is like mine, you'll have plenty of time.
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  • bellelambbellelamb member
    I was not dilated early but I did labor at home so long I was a 8-9 when I got to the hospital and I gave birth naturally 40 minutes later and lo was sunny side up. If you ate too far along you've already done the hard part so if you can't get an epi it isn't so bad. Oh yeah I did have an epi with my first two and loved it and was planing on it this time but am very happy it worked out the way it did. 
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  • SweetT94SweetT94
    Thanks ladies!!!! :)
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