https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 01:01:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2630577 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:22:40 +0000 hilsy85 2630577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 2.5 cm dilated 10% effaced two days before my water broke with LO1. I was 3.5-4cm and like 50% effaced for like 4 days before I went into labor with LO2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2630575 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:01:28 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2630575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: sounds like it went well, I clicked over and saw your baby is a few months old already, but congrats! </p> <p>I'll add mine anyway..<br /> Lo1: about 1cm the last few weeks, born on due date after a couple days in labor.<br /> Lo2: not dilated at all, born after I think 14 hrs of labor at 39+1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2630556 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 08:16:01 +0000 travellingbee 2630556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 1st I was dilated 1cm and 80% effaced at 40+3 when I went into labor spontaneously.<br /> With my 2nd I was almost 4 cm and 80% effaced when they induced me at 40weeks. So I was a lot more dilated and it made me progress in labor faster but it didn't make me go into labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2630496 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:16:44 +0000 OldpuebloJenn 2630496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was a tight 1 six hours before I started labor with my first, at 39w4d, with my second I was 4cm dialated for a week. I finally went into labor at 41w. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2630487 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:24:25 +0000 pastemoo 2630487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runnerd: 40w0d with my son, went into labor the day before with dripping water. Now I'm guessing this was prodromal labor, anyway they augmented me, I was 0.5cm and 80%.<br /> from 2cm to pushing was probably about 17-24 hours.</p> <p>With my daughter, 40w5d I was 2cm, had been in prodromal labor for 5 days. She never said how effaced. I arrived at the hospital 16 hours after that checkup and was 10cm and pushing.... No clue how long I was at 2cm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2583026 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:26:13 +0000 Mrs D 2583026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 - Was 3cm from 38-40w...was 4cm at 40w2d...80% effaced...membrane sweep at 38, 39 and 40+2...delivered on 40w3d</p> <p>DD2 - 36w was 2cm, 38w was 3cm, induced at 39w5d at 3.5cm 80% effaced. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2583016 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:05:51 +0000 LAZB 2583016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1- maybe 1/2 cm when checked hours after my water broke at 35 weeks, had to be induced from there<br /> LO2- 1/2-1 cm at 36 weeks, my water broke a few hours later<br /> Basically, my cervix stays nice and closed, my water just breaks for some reason </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2582940 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 06:43:24 +0000 Alba4 2582940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1- I was dilated @2 cm at 38 weeks. Midwife gave me a Membrane sweep and I had baby within 48 hours. </p> <p>DS2- I was dilated @3 cm at 38 weeks. OB did membrane sweep. A few days later I was dilated 4-5 cm. I went to hospital, wasn't in active labor, was told to go for a walk and when I went back they admitted me at 5.5 cm. Breaking my water got things rolling and I delivered 8 hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2582907 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:01:03 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2582907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: It does get better, at least it did for me.</p> <p>I was induced at 40 weeks with #1.<br /> With #2, I was never checked for dilation before I went into labor. I had her at 38+5 and was dilated to a 6 when I arrived at the hospital.<br /> With #3, I was dilated to a 3 at 37 weeks, and she was born a couple days later! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2582862 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:14:55 +0000 runnerd 2582862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll update with mine!</p> <p>1st - induced 39 weeks w/zero progress of any kind (baby 24 hours later)</p> <p>2nd - induced @ 40 weeks, 3cm dilated 70% effaced (baby 6 hours later) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2582852 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:01:50 +0000 misolee 2582852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my first, I was 2-3cm dilated for almost two weeks. I ended up being induced at 41 +1 and when they started the induction, I was told I was almost 4. Didn't matter bc after 24 hours, i got stuck at 9 and had to have surgery. </p> <p>For my second, at my 38 week check up, the midwife said I was like not even a half a cm dilated. I ended up having the baby later that night :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2582656 Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:01:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2582656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bump anyone else want to add if you were checked? </p> <p>My first I wasn't favorable at all but was induced at 39w. I think maybe a tiny bit dilated. </p> <p>With my second I was 1-2 cm but was also induced at 39w4d. </p> <p>I'm hoping @Rainbow Sprinkles: third time gets better right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2523082 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:42:09 +0000 RonjaL7 2523082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an appointment at 9am the day I went into labor and wasn't dilated at all with my first (at +3 days). I went into labor at 10pm that night. I'm 36 weeks pregnant now with my second, but my office doesn't check until your due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2523069 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 01:43:44 +0000 sometimesshesings 2523069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't dilate before going into labor with either of my kids. But once labor was underway, my progress happened MUCH quicker with lo2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522606 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:57:35 +0000 rattles 2522606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Second pregnancy didn't make a difference for me. I was 1 cm at 39 weeks both times. DD1 came at 39+5 and DD2 at 40+5. I went into labor on my own both times. I got a membrane sweep with my second that did nothing. The second labor was much faster once it started though, which sort of makes up for that extra week I suppose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522566 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:31:00 +0000 whiskers 2522566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1 - I was 3 cm induced at 38w6d<br /> #2 - I was 5 cm induced at 39w4d</p> <p>For both I *think* effacement was around 50%, but I don't know for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522550 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:18:22 +0000 lamariniere 2522550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st - dilated 1-2 cm around 37 weeks. I was 4 cm at my doctors office the day before my water broke at 39+4. </p> <p>2nd - last appointment was in my 36th week and I wasn't dilated at all. Water broke at 37+2 and I was 4 cm by the time I got to the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522494 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:47:56 +0000 winniebee 2522494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first I was 1 cm and 75% effaced at 36 weeks (after 6 weeks of bed rest). At 37 weeks was 2 cm and at 38 weeks was 3cm. Delivered naturally at 38.5 weeks.</p> <p>With my second I was 2 cm and maybe 50% effaced at 36 weeks (after taking it easy for a month, not strict bed rest). At 37 weeks I was the same and at 38 weeks I was the same. I was induced for IUGR at 38.5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522484 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:38:40 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2522484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With #1, I was 4 cm dilated at 39 weeks and was induced a week later at 40 weeks. When I checked in I was almost 5 cm and hadn't had a single contraction.</p> <p>I never had a check with #2 until I checked in when I was in active labor, at which point I was 6-7 cm dilated (in active labor). This was at 38+5. </p> <p>With my third I was checked at 38 weeks and was almost 4 cm and she was born later that night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522482 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:37:33 +0000 mrsjyw 2522482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For both boys I was at 3cm around 36/37 weeks. DS1 came at 40w3d (labor started day before). DS2 came at 38 weeks. Both times I had membrane sweeps (two with DS1). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522479 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:35:44 +0000 kodybear 2522479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for my first i never got checked prior to my water breaking. but after my water broke at 37w5d, i was at 4cm. </p> <p>for my second, i was checked at 37w and i was already at 4-5cm dilated, almost fully effaced. ended up delivering a week later at 38 w. </p> <p>i had short cervix issues with my 2nd so that was a big part of why i was already dilated and effaced but it ended up not mattering i guess and i delivered after i did with my first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilation-1st-vs-2nd-labor#post-2522464 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:26:13 +0000 runnerd 2522464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, I was induced for medical reasons at 39 weeks. I was not dilated or effaced at all.</p> <p>I am hoping I'll go into labor naturally this time. I know dilation isn't a good indicator of when labor will occur, but I'm just curious how your dilation compared 1st vs. 2nd pregnancy? Wondering if I may start to dilate a little in the weeks leading up this time (does second pregnancy make a difference?), or be closed tight right until labor starts lol. </p>