i know you dilate 90% of the time without knowing it but has anyone ever had the dr tell them "hey you're already at 5cm dilated?" im wondering if its possible to get that far without any pain or knowledge that its even happening?
2007-03-14 07:01:24 · 9 answers · asked by toolate 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I was dialated to a 6 for a month and the doctor told me if I felt any pressure (like I neede to push) to come into L & D. So, a month after I found out I went in. I was still at a 6, but my contractions were 1 to 2 minutes apart and I didnt have a labor pain one.... until the doc induced me later that day . He said he induced me because my labor wasnt progressing.
2007-03-14 08:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by SchGrl79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not me personally, my body is too lazy to do that much work before hand :)
My cousin was dilated to 6cm a few days before labour started. Once she started labour she only had a 15 minute labour, with no pushing. It was pretty hard on the baby and my cousin delivered her daughter on the bed before the nurses even got to her room.
2007-03-14 07:06:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes and no, you can dilate far but have some pain. with my first dd i started getting contractions and when i got to the hospital i was at 7!!
with my 2nd dd i had a prenatal in the monring where i was soft but still completely closed. that night my water broke, got to the hospital and i was at 6! after the water broke i had seriously painful contractions......and didnt get my epi in time
2007-03-14 07:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by maylene1852 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh sure - with my 2nd baby i went in for a check up about a week before i was due and was dilated 2 - 3cm and didn't know it. that's good! the more work your body does before hard labor the better!!!
2007-03-14 07:07:01 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I was at 4 for 2 weeks you just don't feel anything so you cant tell whats going on down there. Its fine to do that in your last trimester.
2007-03-14 07:04:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! With my daughter I was dialated 3cm for 2 weeks and didn't know it. With my son I was at 4cm for 2 weeks and didn't know it.
2007-03-14 07:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by acardj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! I was dialated to 4 and didn't know it because I wasn't having contractions or pain.
2007-03-14 07:05:19 · answer #7 · answered by † Walk by Faith † 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apparently from the other responses you can but i have always felt contractions when i dilate.
2007-03-14 07:08:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, i guess my body is lazy and it didn't even dialate any till they induced me at 41 weeks.
2007-03-14 07:12:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋