What can I do?

I'ts about 6 in the evening right now and I've been having contractions that are an average of 3 minutes apart and 1 minute long since 1 in the morning. I went to l&d around 9 this morning and they monitored my contractions. They said that I'm right in the timing of the contractions and that I was in labor. Well, when they checked for dilation we found out that I'm not even dilated to a 1. I'm completely closed. They sent me home with no instructions other than "if it hurts too bad, come in and if you start bleeding a lot, come in."

Is there anything I can do to help these contractions dilate me? Or do I just have to tough it out until I have this baby in my bathtub? lol

Mop the floor on your hands and knees.

The positioning helps open the hips up and puts pressure on the cervix to dilate it.

Bathtub baby! Haha I'm just playing. But they say staying active in labor helps. Do you have a birthing ball?

Quoting ~~My Pet Wussy~~:" Mop the floor on your hands and knees. The positioning helps open the hips up and puts pressure on the cervix to dilate it."

That sounds horrible lol. I've been dead tired since yesterday. But I NEED to do SOMETHING to try to help myself along so I guess I'll try that, thanks!

And no, I don't have a birthing ball  

<blockquote><b>Quoting .Sam.:</b>" That sounds horrible lol. I've been dead tired since yesterday. But I NEED to do SOMETHING to try to help myself along so I guess I'll try that, thanks! And no, I don't have a birthing ball  "</blockquote>




It is horrible.lol but it really helps.

Quoting ~~My Pet Wussy~~:" Mop the floor on your hands and knees. The positioning helps open the hips up and puts pressure on the cervix to dilate it."

You can sing songs from Cinderella or Snow White while you do it! Sing sweet nightingale...
Sorry OP, that sucks. Go for a little walk after you're finished scrubbing the floor if you can get up.   Try having sex? (Ok, you have three minutes and... go!)
I'm not very helpful.