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At my 40 week I was 90% and 4 cm. I didn't go into labor though, I was induced 8 days later.

My cousin was 4cm dilated from about 36 weeks on. Her first was born at 35 weeks, but when she went into labor with her second (at 38.5 weeks) she still had a 12-hour labor.

@coopsmama: Yep I just had a midwife tell me she had a mama in her 5th pregnancy who was dilated to "a stretchy 7" and still not in labor! Once she did go into labor though it was super super fast.

My sil was 6cm. She was 2 weeks late (second baby) and ended up being induced - which they just broke her waters and 2.5 hours later baby was born.

My SIL was a 6 for like 2-3wks with her 5th! We joked that she just had to sneeze to deliver!

A girl I work with was 5cm for 3 weeks. Personally I've never been more than 1.5cm and 70% effaced before labor but I go for a 38 week check tomorrow so we'll see if I've progressed. Last pregnancy I was 1cm and 50% effaced the day I went into labor.

I was at a 5 for over a week before I was induced. With my first!

With #3 I was at a 4 starting at 37 weeks.

I was 5cm, 90% effaced at exactly 39 weeks. I had been having unpainful contractions for at least a week and they continued until 39 weeks 4 days when active labor started. I don't know how far dilated I was when active labor started because it took me three hours after the contractions became painful for me to finally convince myself to go to the hospital. I was 9cm, 100% effaced when I finally got to the hospital. Baby was born less than four hours after I was checked in but I had to push for over two hours and he was posterior so we ultimately had to use a vacuum to get him out.

I was 4-5 cm for about a week. It suuuuuucked! Went to triage for high BP in my due date and was at a 7 and not feeling much yet. They gave me an epidural, broke my water, and he was out in under an hour.

@travellingbee: I think it was early labor by that point, I was having decent contractions on the monitor, but nothing really bad while still in triage. That said, in the two weeks prior, I had some insane contractions that would drop me to my knees, but no regular patterns. I was a hot mess for the two weeks prior! I had been walking and super active to get him out since my maternity leave was dwindling down, but nothing happened until I was stuck laying still in that triage bed for 3 hours!

@LuLu Mom: I was at a 4 before I went into labor! I had weeks of prodromal labor before, but it was that last check which sent me in to labor. I showed up at the hospital actively contracting and at a 6 about 8 hours later.