Is it more common to dialate and efface and have baby drop first??
Or more common to go into labour and just have all these things happen in labour?
2007-06-07 14:46:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
LOL.....dont stop asking anything if you are curious and want to know. After all thats what yahoo answers is here for. You are certainly not bothering anyone, if you are they just need to stop reading. LOL. I think it is more common for the baby to drop, and then for you to efface (or thin) and dialiate than for you to just jump into full blown labor and all of this happen. However, it is possible for these things to start during labor. But with me and most people I know, it is more of the traditional way, that is just most common unless something in your body sets off labor sooner than your body can actually keep up with.
I hope this makes sense to you. I am not sure if I explained it that great or not. Best wishes to you girl and if you need to know or want to know somwthing just keep right on asking. ;-)
2007-06-07 14:56:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My last pregnancy I was a cm dialated but nothing would happen past that for almost a week. I was miserable - so the nurse told me to go home- take a benadryl (25mg) and a warm bath. Relax. I took the warm bath and then laid in bed. 2 hours later I woke up wanting to push. it was all I could do to hold that baby in for the 1 hour drive to the hospital. Once at the hospital it was less than 30 minutes before the baby was out. My husband was deployed at the time - so I too didn't have the luxury of sex to promote labor. I was told the benadryl lets your body relax and do what is natural. Good Luck.
2016-05-19 07:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by twana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True labor contractions become stronger, difficult to talk through, last longer, and are closer together as labor progresses. These will effect changes in the cervix, causing it to thin out and open while encouraging the descent of the baby through the pelvis.
* May be irregular at first and usually become regular
* Get longer, stronger, and closer together as time progresses
* Walking usually makes them stronger
* Lying down does not make them go away
* Contractions begin at the cervix, move up and around to the back
* Often they begin in your back and move to the front
* Cervix - Changes by becoming thinner and starts to open (dilates)
2007-06-07 14:51:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
With first babies, especially, moms usually dilate, efface at least a little, and most drop before labor.
With subsequent babies, mom may only dilate or efface a little bit, and may not drop before labor.
2007-06-07 14:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one!
2007-06-07 14:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by ShellyC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could go either way. Or, your water could break. Mine did, 2 days overdue, after many weeks of timing contractions on and off with no effacing or dilating. When are you due?
2007-06-07 15:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by jodi0508 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither of mine dropped. I didnt show any signs of dialation either. I just woke up one morning with contractions in my back of all places. Everyone is different
2007-06-07 14:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by Indiana Raven 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will usually efface before labor and labor itself helps you dilate. You may dilate one or two centimeters before labor but when you go that will help you dilate. The baby is usually in position before labor begins but it will move into station prob when you are in labor.
2007-06-07 14:51:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i didn't even know i was in labor ( at 31 weeks) until i was fully dialated and went to the dr to see what why i was "uncomfortable" i had her imediatly after! no signs first
2007-06-07 14:55:22 · answer #9 · answered by karateJenn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋