https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 08:57:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420086 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:26:51 +0000 luckypenny 420086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wasn't dilated at all until labor. Saw OB on Friday and I wasn't effaced or dilated. Had baby girl on Monday. Only 1 1/2 cm after 12 hours of labor. Doula says I probably closed up after gettig to hospital </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420080 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:23:53 +0000 lovehoneybee 420080@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 38 weeks I was 1cm dilated and at 39 I was a "loose 2-3". I had him at 39w5d.</p> <p>ETA: I was checked at my weekly appts. My SIL had her latest baby at 38 weeks...I don't know when it started, but she was walking around at 5cm for a good week before she delivered (he's her 5th baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420070 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:17:43 +0000 sorrycharlie 420070@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>at 39 weeks I was "1-2 cm" and high..I think the OB was just being nice. At 39+5 weeks, I was 1-2 cm and high..not effaced.</p> <p>at 40 weeks, I was 3 cm - and went from 3 to 10 cm in 3 hours that night! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420062 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:13:55 +0000 mrsjyw 420062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1cm.at 35.5 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420041 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:01:13 +0000 hilsy85 420041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 1cm and 0% effaced at 37 and 38 weeks. At 39, I was 2.5cm and 0% effaced. I went into labor two days later and was 4cm and 80% effaced when my doctor first checked me at the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420028 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:56:05 +0000 winniebee 420028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>30 weeks - 1 cm and 50% effaced (unfortunately)<br /> 36 weeks - 1.5 cm and 50% effaced<br /> 37 weeks - 2 cm and 75% effaced<br /> 38 weeks - 4 cm and 80% effaced -- had baby 2 days later : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420022 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:53:48 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 420022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: crazy right? I think baby was hanging by a thread! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-420019 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:52:31 +0000 78h2o 420019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: wow, 5cm!</p> <p>I've only been checked 2x so far...<br /> 36 weeks - 0 cm dilated, 50% effaced<br /> 39 weeks - 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced, -2 station, soft</p> <p>I have not really had any painful contractions or BH that I am aware of... a couple days before 39 weeks I started having menstrual like cramps... maybe that resulted in the 1cm dilated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419644 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:04:11 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 419644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't checked until 39 weeks.</p> <p>At 39 weeks I was 5 cm dilated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419640 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:03:13 +0000 Running Elley 419640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 2cm dilated at 37 weeks! I was just over 3 at 38 weeks snd I delivered at 38w5d :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419628 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:59:05 +0000 mrs. wagon 419628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!</p> <p>I was ZERO dilated (but "very soft cervix") up til my last appointment before my due date, just a couple of days shy of 40 weeks. Went into labor at 5:15am the morning of my due date and by 9:00am I was 2.5 cm. </p> <p>The second pregnancy I was almost 3 cm dilated for more than two weeks!!!! I was going insane!!! Oh and I was this dilated from 37 weeks and on. My OB wanted to induce me at 38 weeks but we ended up getting sent home because they didn't have enough beds available. I was so pissed. Ended up inducing at 39 weeks (due to GD). Was still almost 3 cm when we started at 10:30am. Baby was born at 7:45pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419572 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:47:33 +0000 twinmama 419572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wasn't checked until 38-5 and was 1 cm, 80% effaced. was at 2 cm, 90% at 39-2 when i was induced. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419565 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:45:01 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 419565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not until I went into labor at 40 weeks + 5 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419558 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:42:51 +0000 BelugaBean 419558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 0cm but almost totally effaced at 39 weeks, 5 days. I gave birth at 40 weeks, 4 days. I couldn't feel my BH contractions and had no real contractions until the day I gave birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419553 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:41:48 +0000 Mrs. Pen 419553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>35-36 weeks! I was 3cm by 37 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419546 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:39:39 +0000 chopsuey 419546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: I can't remember when my OB checked me for baby 1. He was shocked when he checked me because my 1st was born at 40 weeks 2 days. Baby's head is really low too so we're on baby watch right now! Hoping he makes it to 37 weeks at least! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419538 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:36:24 +0000 boiledpnut 419538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I've been having the same thing (contractions and pains) for over a week now too. I don't go back to the doctor until next week, but I'm anxious to see if I'm dilated any. They do a check at 36w and don't do any more until 39 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419533 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:34:13 +0000 chopsuey 419533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: I've been having crazy BH contractions from week 20 to now. The last few weeks they've been pretty painful and I've had lots of vag bone hurting.<br /> I'd say I get at least 30 moderately painful BH a day. Probably more. My OB usually doesn't check the cervix until later but I asked him to check mine yesterday because I knew there had to be some action down there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419531 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:33:12 +0000 SleepyMonkey 419531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1cm at 36 weeks but not effaced. Each subsequent week was a little more effaced and then eventually got to 3cm the day before I went into labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419523 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:29:47 +0000 boiledpnut 419523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you tell that you were dilated? Was it uncomfortable? Were you having a lot of contractions? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419521 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:29:14 +0000 runsyellowlites 419521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was "maybe 1 cm" from 36 weeks until labor at 41+4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419518 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:28:28 +0000 SAHM0811 419518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for #1, not til I was in true labor. for #2, at 36 weeks, but she wasn't born til almost 4 weeks later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419508 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:26:15 +0000 chopsuey 419508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not sure, but at 36 weeks I'm 3 cm dilated and 75% effaced! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-start-dilating#post-419505 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:25:43 +0000 boiledpnut 419505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just curious! :) </p>