The title pretty much sums up my question. I know lots of people are dilated a teeny bit without knowing it particularly, but I'm curious if you were fairly dilated (let's say 2-4 cm) if you also had a lot of contractions that you could feel in the time leading up to that.
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I was 3-4cm for 2 months and thought I was having contractions but after I felt real contractions dung labor I knew I was mistaken. Just braxton hicks for 20 weeks.
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Nope none! When I did, They woke me up in the motn- and I had Dd 12 hours later
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Yes, but they were mostly BH contractions. I was at 4 at my appointment on my due date and went into real labor a few hours later. I showed up at the hospital at a 6, and LO was born the next morning.
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I was almost 5 cm at my 39 week appointment and I had never felt a single contraction.
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I was a 3-4 for a month with DS. No contractions at all until my water broke on it's own.
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Nope! I was 3cm and 80% effaced at my 38w checkup and hadn't felt contractions at all.
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I was 3 cm dilated and having contractions but I honestly did not even know they were contractions. This was at 30 weeks and I hadn't even taken my birthing classes yet so I was pretty clueless until I went to the doctor and she was like, "um...don't you feel that? Those are contractions!"
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Nope! Didn't feel a single contraction until 40w2d and I had been dilated for at least two weeks!
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Yes! I was 4cm at my last appt. I had lots and lots (and lots) of BH, but also a few episodes of timeable contractions.
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Nope! I was 3-4cm dilated from 37 weeks to 40+5 but didn't starts feeling Braxton Hicks until 39.5 weeks and no real contractions until 40+5.
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Yes. Near-constant contractions for 3 days when I discovered I was at 4cm.
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I think mine were just BH (or mild contractions) but I was 3 cm 80% effaced for a few weeks before going into labor.
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I was almost a 2 and had felt them after my membrane sweep in my back...but otherwise, no, not really. And then i was induced at 41 w
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I was at a 4-5 for several weeks- occasionally I'd feel really bad ones. On his birthday I felt super shitty all day long. Went to get checked at the hospital, had very high bp, turns out I was in active labor but I wasn't really feeling much so they kept me for induction/move things along, but real labor kicked in while we are waiting and he was born 4 hours later.
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I was very "soft" at my 39 week appointment with no dilation. I went into labor after work and was 4cm when I was admitted. So, I probably dilated throughout the work day and didn't notice, so no contractions there until before I got admitted to the hospital.
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I went from 0 dilated to 4 in 2 days without feeling any contractions.
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I never felt any contractions until after we got the induction process going. I was about 2 cm going in. I didn't even feel any BH. I was in triage at 37 weeks due to high BP and the nurse was surprised I wasn't feeling anything as the NST showed I was having contractions every 3 minutes.
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At my 36 week appt I was 3 cm with a very soft cervix. At 37 weeks it was 4.5cm and very thin. At 38 weeks I was 5 cm. I had lots of Braxton Hicks but nothing too painful. I gave birth at 39 weeks after my water broke.
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I was admitted with a very slight water leak and no feeling of contractions. I was 2 cm dilated, 80% effaced, and was having contractions about every 5-10 minutes.
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Interesting post! But I'm now feeling discouraged because it seems like dialation really doesn't mean too much. I'm currently 37 weeks, 3 centimeters, 80% effaced and -1 station. Guess my LO is probably going to decide to cook longer!
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2cm at my 40w appointment had no contractions that I knew of by then - she did a membrane scrap - I believe I had Braxton hicks starting that night - went in to the hosptial at 40w2d and was 5 cm - was admitted - 6 hours later no progress - they broke my water - majorly real contractions - 3 hours later 10 cm ready to push!
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I was 3 at my 38 and 39 week appts and never felt a single thing. Had Olivia at 39.3 and didn't feel anything until an hour or so after my water broke.
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