Anyone else without any dilating or effacing? I keep reading all these post about women having progress at this point and I was hoping when I got checked today there would be something, but of course nothing. For any STM who didn't have progress at this point with there first pregnancy, when did your babies come? Anyone else feeling frustrated with their lack of progress?
Re: 37 weeks... no progress
Wasn't dilated at all at 37 weeks... Still only 1cm and 39 & 40 weeks.
Even though it doesn't really matter, it is still kind of disheartening.
I wouldn't stress about it. Things can happen super fast when your body is ready, and you just never know. With my first, I was a fingertip and "fairly soft" at my first internal (36 weeks) and was still a fingertip and "soft" at 37 and 38 weeks (although baby was VERY low at 38 weeks). Despite the lack of apparent progress, my doc told me she thought she'd be seeing me that weekend (my appointments were on Wednesdays). I was very skeptical, but ended up having DS the following Monday (water broke at 2:00am).
With this babe, I was a fingertip and 50% at my last appointment. My doc does not think I'll make it to due date with this one either, as my body seems to be following the same pattern as with DS (Baby is already very low). My next appointment is later in the week, but only time will tell.
My last check was at 35w and I was 1/2 cm dilated. I'll ask for another check tomorrow. I would be shocked if there's any progression. I didn't progress past 1 cm with DS and had to be induced after 40 1/2 weeks.
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I'm opting not to get checked. I'm the type of person that will obsess over what they they me and knowing that it doesn't really mean squat would just annoy me. Maybe don't get checked next time so that you're not disappointed in what they say.
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This is me! I would obsess! OB hasnt checked though said next week, 39 she will sweep maybe Hang in there
With my son, I had no progress at all. In fact my MW said I was 'fort knox'. And then at 39 weeks and a few days, BAM. labor. my MW didn't believe me at first, actually, when I called b/c a few days prior there was no progress and she said "you sounded way too chipper for a gal in labor"
But I was! haha.
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Feel lucky, my Dr. doesn't even check until 38 weeks, and only if you want it. I have no idea how I'm doing.
But remember, it really doesn't matter. Some people go from 0-10 in a few hours. Some, take days/weeks to even get to a 3.
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I am so glad you asked this question and am so thankful I read the responses. It really is true that you never know, I suppose. I had my cerclages taken out last week, Doc said he thought I'd deliver that day b/c babies were RIGHT THERE. Yeah. Five days later and I'm not dilated at all. But b/c of the responses, I realize that you just never know.
I was disappointed b/c I figured with the weight of a 7.3 and 6.7 set of twins, I'd have SOME dilation at my 37 wk appt today but to no avail. Now I know to not put all my eggs in the dilation/effacement basket