Dilation....curious, curious....
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Topic: Dilation....curious, curious....
Posted By: Emmecat
Subject: Dilation....curious, curious....
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 12:16pm
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....curious to know that is on how many of you have gone into labour and already been dilated IYKWIM? I thought that sounded quite good lol. How do I get me one of those?! -------------   http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: lovingmummyhood
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 1:00pm
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Lol, I don't know how you can get yourself one of those. I had a MW appt on the Tuesday at 40+5 and had my 3rd S&S and was already 3cm. Went into labour in the early hours of Wednesday morning, and had him Wednesday lunchtime. Don't know how that happened though. I remember coming home from my appt and being soooooo frustrated cause i was so close to being in labour, but just not there yet. Didn't feel any niggles or anything till Tuesday night either. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 1:06pm
I arrived at the hospital 12 hours after my waters broke, 6cm dilated!  I didn't even notice. Car ride wasn't too fun lol. Mw had been earlier in the day and said bubs was right there and didn't think I'd make the next week to my DD. Yup she was right. I laughed at her at said "Nup, I'm going 2 weeks over!"
So I do wonder if I already was dilated for my waters to break only a couple of hours later. My mw didn't believe in doing internals, S&S before DD which I was happy with. Is that what you mean? Lol I'm confused! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 2:43pm
Nicky- yeah that's what I mean lol  I"ve just had a ocuple of friends go into labout and 'already' been dilated! Whereas I had some bad ass painful contractions for ages before only getting to 1cm and wondered how I got to have the pain free 'didn't know I'd dilated' option!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 4:03pm
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LOL Karen, you crack me up!!
My waters broke at 8.20pm, we arrived at the hospital at 10.30pm (ish) and by then I was already 7cm. I didnt notice it either. In fact if my waters hadnt broken I'd never have known I was in labour  ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 4:34pm
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I do/did a lot of walking whilst pregnant, no more than usual though (don't drive so bus/train/walk everywhere!) and I had done a fair amount of walking the day I went into labour - getting last minute baby gear!)
Tbh once my waters broke, my contractions were really all over the place so I thought mw would be like "You're only 1-2cm dilated" instead of 6cm! She was amazed I wasn't screaming! Anyway she broke the rest of my waters and then stretched me half a cm and then I jumped in the tub, walked around the hospital a few times, back in the tub, around the hosp... Took me 4 hours to get to 7cm and was still 7cm 3 hours later... In the end I had some syntocin (sp?) and an epi and 2 hours later, epi had worn off and I was fully dilated so could push! From about 37 weeks though I did feel like she was going to just fall out lol! She was born 39+1. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 4:41pm
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I saw my MW for a check up the day before I had DS. She did an internal and I was already 1cm dilated. My waters broke at 1am and I went to hospital at 5am and was 6cm dliated at that point. I could do that part all over again. I ended up having to have an epi to stop me pushing as I had that urge from 8cm. If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't stop the needing to push I believe I could do my labour all over again fairly comfortably. -------------  
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 4:47pm
pfft, well my cervix was clamped so tight it might as well have had a padlock on it!
K, I am ordering one of these "didnt even know I was in labour and oh look I am already dilated" labours this time too! I am visualising it opening like a flower in bloom -------------   
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 4:53pm
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I was 1 cm when they started the induction. Nothing happened, pethidine go sleep through the night yadda yadda ya, 1 am waters break 3am pushing 3:50am baby born :D ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 6:29pm
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I don't know if im reading the question properly but with Ty I was 4cms dilated for 3 and a half days,and it still wanted to chop the lower part of my body off it hurt so much when proper labour started ------------- 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 7:03pm
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Yes but was it painful getting to 4cm's????? I think (and correct me if I am wrong here K) but its the OMFG what did I do to deserve this kind of labour and only being 1-3cm dilated she is wanting to avoid LOL -------------
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 7:29pm
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I did EPO and also visualised my cervix opening and softening, was 3cm for at least a week before being induced... Didnt have any niggles or BH or anything. I will wish for you to have one of those K!!
Oh and Westiesgirl, I will have one of those next time thanks!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 7:30pm
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With Tom I went a week overdue- a couple of days after my due date I went for a S&S and was already 4cm and got stretched to 5cm. Getting there was pretty painlesl- every evening for a week prior I had minor contractions but nothing major. I did feel quite uncomfortable for that week through- like all I had to do was sneeze and he was going to fall right out (I wish). I went into labour about 4 days afterwards and was already 8-9cm when i went into hospital. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Kicker
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 7:36pm
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With Madison i had my waters broke and then contractions started but not too painful until i got to the hospital and i was 8cm (2 hrs from waters breaking) ... got very painful after that for the next hour.
Second labour i went into labour... thought they were just really long BH, got to hospital and was 4cm (50 mins after starting) relatively painless, waters broke at 4cm and she was out 8mins later... now that one was a bit quick and the last 8mins was overwhelming -------------  
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:05pm
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I want one of those too. I had a bishops score of 0 when they started the induction and was 2/3 cm before waters were broken and didn't progress any more after syto for 8 hours. ------------- 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:11pm
2 weeks of contractions, that hurt but weren't enough to dilate further, yep, it wasn't pleasant -------------
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melnel wrote:Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:21pm
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oh and then when I had the crawling on my hands and knees in pain labour,the "what have I done to deserv this labour" I was checked and was only 5cms, after 6 hours .
So the midwife said to go home and relax and come back in the morning , by 3am I was back in even more agony and was 7cms, she broke my waters and after that labour sped up and he was born an hour later. Wish I could say that it was easier being a second birth and all, but it was harder,however, it was also a different father and my mw kept saying it might be like giving birth to the first again -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:35pm
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With DS (my 2nd child) my midwife checked me mid morning when I was 40+3 and she couldn't believe I hadn't had a show, leaked water or any contractions yet because I was already 4cms dilated and 50% effaced. She was certain I would be going into labour any minute but as far as I was aware he was staying in there indefinitely, I had no idea my body had been doing all that prep already. I had a show at 3am the next day and went into labour at 4:30am (40+4) and was holding DS by 9am. My waters never broke, he was born in the bag (I don't recommend that if you can avoid it, a dry labour is not fun when you get to the pushing part). My labour with DD was different. I was in labour for 8 hours before I went to hospital, my waters broke as we passed the Basin but I was only 4cms on arrival. The only similarity was how quickly I went from 4-10cm. I guess the main differences were DS was my second child and they say ther 1st stage is shorter the second time around (IMO there was no 1st stage with DS), I had accupressure with DD to induce labour and she was 5 days early whereas DS was 4 days late, I tried nipple stimulation to bring on labour with DS. I'd had a whole month off prior to DS's birth whereas I was at work when I went into labour with DD. -------------  
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Posted By: stefany3
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:46pm
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I'm not sure how you can get one of them labours, however, my waters broke at 3am, and when MW came over at about 8am I was already 5cm! And DS came out at about 11am, so 8 hrs later.
And I can tell you that I played WiiFit Hula Hooping the night before (I was up until midnight playing with friends, so didnt get much sleep). I dont excercise or eat particualarly well.
I'm hoping for this second labour to be just as 'good and quick'. If it doesn't go well I'll be freaking out because second time around is supposed to be easier. ------------- 
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 8:56pm
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Um yeah that's EXACTLY what I meant Mel...you know me so well hehe I woke up from a nap with ONE period like cramp then BOOM full on labour that hurt like , well...you know what it hurt like! I did heaps of walking with DD and it didnt work so well in opening my cervix, so maybe I should keep listening to the hypnobirthing tapes and imagine my cervix opening painlessly etc....and use EPO....and then cross my fingers lol. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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. Once I had the syntocin (sp?) I was at 10cm within 4 hours though. 
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 9:29pm
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With DD1 I don't remember exactly how dilation went, I do know I was checked maybe once or twice at home, and then again at hospital - the thing that stands out to me was having to have been at a certain point to be 'allowed' in the pool.
With DD2 I decided after much discussion with my MW that, unless I was in serious distress / felt something was absolutely wrong, that I would have no VE's at all. I went into labour about an hour after I got up out of bed the morning of the day I had her, labour was just under 2hrs total - hard and fast. Case in point though, she came out even though I have no idea how dilated I was at any stage of it. HTH ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:14pm
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I had the 1-3cm dilated and omg WTF hav I done pain.
I just wouldnt dilate well at all, waters broke and contractions started within 15 mins and 24 hours later I was still only 3.5cm dilated, even though the contractions had me on my hands and knees, rocking moaning, telling my mum it hurt and I didnt want to do it anymore lol. Once I got my epi and after a VERY painful s&s I dilated to 9.5 in about 2 hours ish, and thats as far I got! then I had an emerg CS. ------------- |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:16pm
Bahahahaha 
The only thing I did that 'may' have helped was taking RLT from 36 weeks (tablet form). Also, I dunno if it helped but I didnt read anything into every niggle and cramp, every bit of backache or every BH I had, I kinda let my body just do its thing without thinking 'is this it' or 'when is it going to happen' etc. IYGWIM?? So perhaps I prepared myself mentally in that way as well, I dunno. Mel, Emmi and Karen (and everyone else) I hope you all get a lovely labour this time around. Sending lots of positive fast labour vibes your way  ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived
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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 17 September 2010 at 10:17pm
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I was a cm dialated when I had my show but I was fully effaced. Had only mild cramps pretty much every 5mins for the day. I didn't dialate much after that I think I got stuck at 3 or 4cm for a few hours then I got given pethadine because I had been awake and was stressed/emotional over different circumstances it was meant to put me to sleep it made my body relax and finish the job. I had bad back pains when having contractions felt nothing in my stomach. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 7:28am
Well yes but that wasnt really the question LOL I am not planning on VE's this time (bit different with an induction... while I had a choice, after 24 hours and no baby, kinda need to know whats going on so they can make a plan LOL). -------------
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Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 8:06am
You're right, it wasn't the question exactly, but I still think it falls under the scope of information that 'could be' applicable. I may well have been dilated to some degree prior to labour starting, and yes things happened quickly and efficiently, but the two are not necessarily related (establishing dilation and length of labour etc). ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |
Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 10:26am
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Hehe interesting thread! I only got to 2cm without it hurting. After that it was all on, then next check 3hrs later I was 9cm. Then she was born 17mins later. ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 18 September 2010 at 12:52pm
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I think I was similiar to Sheza. 2cms dilated after 24 hours and in extreme pain.
I too would like to order the 'not knowing I was even dilated labour"!
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Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 1:51pm
SLEEP!!!! Seriously, I did probably 3/4 of my dilating in my sleep....and had it not been for a contraction waking me out of a dead sleep I reckon I could have laboured on oblivious. 
To be fair I don't know how dilated I was when I went back to bed the morning A was born, and actually I have no idea how dilated I was when the midwife turned up either as I had no internals this time ( ) but he was born about 90ish minutes after I woke up.
To 'compare'. When I was in labour with J, I was already at 6 when my waters broke, this was about 30 minutes after my serious contractions started, and he was born in just under 4 hours from that happening. Doesn't dilation tend to be more about position than contractions? So you can have wicked contractions but if bubba's head is in the wrong place you aren't going to get very far. That's how I understand it anyway.  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 4:31pm
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I was only about 1-2 cm when my midwife first checked and it was painful!! 25 hours later I was 7 cm then all of a sudden out came DS ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 7:15pm
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I was 3cm dilated when i had a S&S 9 days before T was born lol. As far as i knew id had no contractions just BH.
2 days before T was born i had another S&S and was still 3cm. Id had pre-labour all week. By the time id been in labour for 10 hours and got to hospital i was 6cm. Then it took me another 10 hours to get to 10cm lol. Everything went down hill once i got to hospital. Silly hospitals lol shouldve stayed home -------------  
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Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 8:56pm
I would have stayed at home with J....stupid UK system refused me a home birth though! 
Oh well, got there in the end, with A. I LOATHE hospitals, so much so that my blood pressure goes through the roof when I am in one. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 19 September 2010 at 9:16pm
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When I went in to be induced at 38 weeks due to gestational diabetes I was already 3 cm dialated - had no idea, niggles, contractions whatsoever!!. they used gel still nothing for a few hours then cramps started and within half an hour they where painful - they checked me I was 6cm dialated, DD was born just under 3 hours later.
I went to an acupunturist about 3 days before my induction that was well known for bringing on labour and was on 5W - could be a coincidence but I am for sure making sure I do both for the next one!!!! ------------- http://pregnancy.baby-gaga.com/">  http://lilypie.com">
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