1st baby...9 months pregnant, and baby has dropped...
2006-11-21 08:20:59 · 11 answers · asked by maggie R 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
One of the biggest signs is "bloody show" which indicates the thinning of the uterus and of course contractions are a good tell-tale sign as well. If you're having bloody show, then odds are you will go into labor soon as that typically means you're in the inactive stage.....walk walk walk walk walk and walk some more!
2006-11-21 08:27:41 · answer #1 · answered by justwondering 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor checks it.
Generally if you're having braxton hicks contractions, the baby has dropped, and your active, then the cervix naturally thins a little each day from the activies and the pressure of the baby.
2006-11-21 16:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please, do not self-check. The best way to know is to see the doctor. If you are that far along, you should have regular doctor's appointments within 1-2 weeks of each other. If you feel you are in labor, go to the hospital!!!
2006-11-21 16:29:34 · answer #3 · answered by C D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Show as they call it is either a pinky or bloody discharge this is when your cervix is thinning and the mucus plug is comming away
2006-11-21 16:23:57 · answer #4 · answered by Suzie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might not even know when it is. You may not feel any contractions at all. I went a week almost fully dilated before I went into labor.
2006-11-21 16:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by constructionbitch 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only your doctor or midwife can tell if your cervix has thinned... they have to do a pelvic exam.
2006-11-21 16:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by Summer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your doctor will determine this when he examines you. Thinning = effaced. So he'll tell you that you are something percent thinned or effaced.
2006-11-21 21:38:50 · answer #7 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cervix? It should start to dialte fairly soon
2006-11-21 16:24:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only real way to know is when you get examined and the doctor tells you
2006-11-21 16:24:01 · answer #9 · answered by Michelle R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would just ask my doctor at my weekly appoitment. By now you probably are. I don't know if there's any "self-check."
2006-11-21 16:23:27 · answer #10 · answered by tonetones03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋