I went to the dr yesterday, I am 36 weeks along. They found out that I was 1.5-2cm dialated but I wasn't effacing at all. I am baffled by this. i thought that you had to be effaced to be dialated, what can I do to aide in this process to advance it.
The doctor has put induction on the table as a possibility when my body is ready for it becuase the baby has no more room to go (this is my 2nd, and after a certian time my uterus would not grow/stretch anymore) anywhere and its been painful.
Any suggestions. Advice?
2007-03-09 03:28:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Dilation and effacement are completely separate processes. They usually do occur together however, but not always, as in your case. Dilation is the operning up of the cervix, effacement is the thinning out of it...so technically you can be opening but not thinning...Sex is notoriously spoken of as a cervical thinner (even my doc told me yesterday twice before I left my appt. to have sex every day...I have no effacement OR dilation yet). Semen is supposed to help with thinning your cervix...even if it isn't you will have fun trying..LOL
2007-03-09 03:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by Proud Mommy of 6 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can efface and dialate at any time. I was 100% effaced and dialiated to 2, and I went 2 more weeks and then dialated from 4 to 10 in 45 minutes. I wouldn't worry.
2007-03-09 11:35:29 · answer #2 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most moms on the second baby will dilate first and then efface.. it is backwards with first time moms.. they efface then dilate... Not sure why.. but I read it somewhere :) If the doc feels the need to .. there are ways to help in the effacement process. My cousin had a gel inserted about 2 weeks prior to her due date... but that didn't help so they also gave her some kind of ovul to insert herself .. but her cervix just wasn't budging .. they induced her anyway... but wound up doing a c section. Most likely after induction everything will proceed as its supposed to. Congrats on the pregnancy and *fingers crossed* for a speedy delivery.
2007-03-09 11:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by Gyrlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol, ive been asking the same question, everybody said "your not dialating your effacing" well indeed, your dialating if dr. said so...im kinda in the same situation, at 36 weeks they found me at a little less then a fingertip and it did not change until i hit 39 weeks were i WHOA hit a whole finger tip (lol, sorry for sarcasium) but be happy that its dialating, because its less work to do when you hit the labor room!!! good luck
2007-03-09 11:44:50 · answer #4 · answered by ruspecialenuf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was in labor for a month before i had my son by csection i stayed dialated at one centimeter for that amount of time too. i tried walking eating licorise all that good stuff and nothing worked.someone recommended squats to me and i didnt believe it so i didnt try but when i was exactly 40wks along i was going to bed and did a squat to pick something up off the floor and low and behold my water broke. so stand in a door way with one hand on each side and lower urself all the way down do it as many times as u can stand it. i hope this helps u out i feel ur pain
2007-03-09 11:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋