Question- I'm 37 weeks so I go weekly to the doctor now. I went last Thursday and was 3-4cm dilated and 50% effaced. My next appointment is supposed to be this Thursday but I want to go in today because I'm concerned I might be leaking & I feel like I'm more dilated. So how would I schedule that appointment? Just call and say that?
I'm not leaking! and I'm still only 4cm dilated so I'm about to go get my nails done and just wait patiently. Hopefully he doesn't take another 3 or 4 weeks @babymay2016
Well my doctor actually randomly called me.... and she told me to wait until my appointment on Thursday 😕 but in your case if you think you are leaking, you should not wait too long. That is different and more important.
Call and say you are having alot of pressure or just go to l&d
You can be 3cm for weeks or also dilate super quick in a day and not even know it! If you think you are leaking fluid, you should most definitely go in. I was 2cm and 50% at my appointment on Thursday, and can't time my contractions but I'm feeling very sharp pains in my lady parts and tightness/pain in my lower back and lower abdomen. I'm gonna go just in case. Don't wanna wait until Thursday or wait on my doctor to MAYBE call me back. If I was leaking fluid I would be there already
Oh my I'm not sure how long I was at 3 cause I wasn't feeling anything and hasn't had my appointment yet so I could've been that for a while then the leaking prompted me to go L&D
Thank you lol @akendriasmommey that's the answer I was looking for 😂
I didn't even know I was contracting I was leaking water tho once I got there it broke all the way and still didn't feel contractions until maybe 2 hours after being there I didn't know I was even having them they were 2 min apart
I haven't had any contractions or any signs of labor @dlove2016
She told me just stay off my feet and try not to trigger labor so that the baby stays in longer
That's crazy you're in active labor at 3 and up regardless that's what I was told but all drs are different I wish you luck tho
Oh weird my doctor didn't make it a big deal at all @dlove2016
you can call but most likely they will just say go into the hospital. I'm suprised they didn't send you already
Wow at 50% effaced and 3 cm I was admitted for labor
Effaced means more than dilated so since I was only 50% there was no reason for me to go to the hospital especially when I'm not showing any signs of labor @mzred29
Yea I thought that mean something but do what you gotta do boo if you feel leaking go in @briplusone
just call and tell them you think you are leaking fluid. or just go to L&D and they will check you.
No I'm not trying to do all that so I'll just call my doctor and go in myself @lucieelledge
Why would they send you home if you are 3-4 centimeters my doc said at 3 I go in
Appointment went good almost 3 cm dilated prolly be induced Thursday 😊
So threw up the brew but still having some contractions. I suppose it will help dilation.
Sigh so I guess my appointment for Friday to get monitoring is still on .
I hope my fluids stay consistent.


So I scheduled my appointment for Thursday when my insurance is active! I'm just wondering if I should pay out of pocket to get a blood test done at this point 😩.
I hadn't been testing with fmu, so I just thought.. Let me test with my $1 test with fmu and see what happens (I've been testing with frer only - 1st Pic is the last one I took on Sat) and I got a faint line I think.. I've been getting negative with frer.
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I feel like I'm going to drive myself crazy testing because I have to wait f...
How do you know if you are dilated? Does your water have to break so you can be dilated? I'm 38 weeks and I still don't feel labor stuff lol
So, that doctors appointment I had today? Well, apparently, I'm not dilated at all, and he said my cervix hasn't even softened.... Grr.. .-.
Well that's good then. But I'm right there with you... I'm having too much pressure to even get out of the house though, and I'm just gonna sit here. I don't think my son is gonna stay in there until May 22nd. He seems to be pretty ready and I'm definitely ready when he is 😦