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That's actually not bad - I wasn't 1 cm dilated until 38 weeks. Also was told the head is way back and I'm thick. Haha. I wouldn't worry

(I'm 39 w)

@TurtleDoves: I had a strange situation. My water broke on it's own at 40+4. I was induced because I didn't go into labor. The induction was a little too successful and I dilated crazy fast. I ended up having a forceps-assisted birth due to her head being crooked in the birth canal and a heart condition, on my part, that prevents me from extended pushing. If her head had been positioned better, I could have and would have had a totally normal, vaginal birth. Don't stress! An induction does NOT automatically mean you will have a c/s.

I was induced at 40+2. I never dilated and I was absolutely miserable with PUPPPS so my doc suggested it since I had a summer baby in the middle of Texas heat. I did end up with a c-section because my precious daughter tried to come out sideways with her head crooked. If she was in the right position, I have no doubt that I could have pushed her out.

I know it is too late now, but did you ask your doc what her c-section rate is? My doc said hers is 15% so we really tried to avoid a c-section. I even pushed for 3.5 hours.

Not dilated at all until 40w, was induced due to pre-e at 40w1d at that point I was dilated 1cm. Being induced wasn't bad, DS was sunny side up and brow-out so similar to @zippylef, I had a vacuum assisted birth but I was able to have him vaginally, as I wanted.

I was only 1 or 2 cm dilated at 38 weeks and my water broke three days later
You never know!

For my first baby, I was zero dilated at exactly 38 weeks and went into labor two days after. She was born at 38 weeks and 3 days.

In between the appt and her birth though, I was working two, back-to-back 12 hours shifts as a nurse and had very tiring work days (the kind where I barely got to sit down for breaks or meals!), so sometimes I think the stress and all the walking/activity put me into labor. She was 1.5 weeks early

I was where you are at 37 Weeks with my first and my water broke on the day of my 39 week appointment.

@TurtleDoves: 2 weeks before my due date my water broke. Doc checked me about 3 hours later and I still wasn't dilated, but my contractions just started then. And 3 hours after that I was pushing.

Opposite here.

At 39 weeks I was dilated to a 5 and 100% effaced and still had to be induced.