how fast will things go from here?
hey im 36weeks and 1 day preg. i went to hospital last night as i was getting a few contractions and a lot of hip and back ache, babys heart was monitord and so was my contractions, baby had a high heart rate and my contractions were quite strong, i was examined and i was 3cm dilated, after 6hours my contractions completely stopped and have not returned since so i was sent home, babys heart was monitored again today and every thing is normal.
now my question is if im 3cm dilated but nothing seems to be happening how long could things take and will i be able to speed things up, any advice is appriceated, THANKYOU!
i was 36weeks 1 day when i had my son and he was 6lb 4oz and healthy, midwife seems to think i will be early again and that the baby already weighs between 6 and 7 lb,
oh ye and iv lost my plug, some last night and some this afternoon
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Daughter, Sister, Wife & Mother on Jan 24, 2010 at 8:38 am
You would probaby kickstart things better after 37 weeks. I think doing anything now wouldn't do much, or at least, it would just progress really slowly. I've got 3 more days til I have the "go ahead" to get off my couch and do things, but I was actually pretty active yesterday- and to my suprise, I had no contractions from it! i thought for sure the minute i start doing things, I'd go back into labor, but it hasn't happened yet…
My doc told me you could walk around 4 cm dialated for weeks and it doesn't mean much unless you have the contractions with it…. so I'm guessing how much you dialate isn't a factor on when you will deliver..I dunno lol!
I guess everything is just a guessing game from here! (GRRR LOL!)
Make sure you keep us posted when it actually does happen!
Danielle on Jan 25, 2010 at 8:38 am
Hi. If you want to speed things up I would personally wait another 2 weeks just so baby has developed and grown as much as possible. Despite being 3cm dilated it could still take weeks. Could be a couple of days or you could find yourself going 2 weeks over. That's the joys of labour, it is soooo unpredictable lol. To speed things up when you are ready to, I suggest the age old favourites of lot's of sex and spicy foods. You could also try walking lot's and driving hard over speed bumps. A glug of cod liver oil is supposed to work but personally i'd rather be pregnant for 12 months then drink that stuff lol. I was told raspberry tea works although i'm not sure how??? Try sticking some good dance music on and jiggle that baby out lol. Good luck (",)
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