re: How dilated/effaced is everyone??

Quoting MindyW:“ Most docs don't start checking before 35-37 weeks. I don't know any who do anyway. Mine just started at 35 weeks. I suppose if you had already had pre-term labor then there would be a reason to check.”

I'm happy mine does, in my case it worked out for the best.

Quoting MindyW:“ thats probabyl good. I'm too curious to not find out but then I think we all over analyze it adn in reality it doesn't mean anything. At least not unless you are over 4 or 5 cm.”

You are so right about that. You can be anywhere from 1-4 cm dilated for weeks and not go into labor (like my situations) or can be completely closed and not effaced at all and go into spontaneous labor. It really does create a false sense of security as to when you could deliver, we just never know.

Quoting JClark's havin a boy!:“ You are so right about that. You can be anywhere from 1-4 cm dilated for weeks and not go into labor ... [snip!] ... go into spontaneous labor. It really does create a false sense of security as to when you could deliver, we just never know.”

couldnt have said it better myself

Quoting MindyW:“ thats probabyl good. I'm too curious to not find out but then I think we all over analyze it adn in reality it doesn't mean anything. At least not unless you are over 4 or 5 cm.”

I am curious too. I can see that not knowing wont make you more anxious then knowing. I think i would be a little upset if i went to get checked and was 2 cm for 3 weeks. Makes sense?

At my 36 week appointment my cervix was still completely closed, I started having contractions the following monday (this past monday) and then at my 37 week appointmentyesterday I was 3 cm dilated, not sure about effacement, but his head is extremely low and I've been having contractions every day since monday.. it sounds like i'm making some progress but the waiting game is driving me crazy!