Effacement
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@Shelley I have a two year old that finding someone to care for while I’m delivering is hard but got someone for that time only cause they happen to be in town. It’s been my biggest stressor is making sure I can get him covered. He’s covered during the day cause he goes to daycare but the overnight was hard cause no one wants to watch him overnight that I can trust with him
I would start curb walking. Gravity will be your friend. Nipple stimulation will also help at this point. Congratulations!! Wishing you a safe delivery.
So I was induced early on 4/14/23 with my son at exactly 37 weeks I was already 3cm dilated and 75% effaced baby was already very low. What I did to get there was long walks, lots of squats which helped me with this unexpected induction for my May baby. We started at 10am and he was born at 8:26pm 11mins of pushing as well. So it definitely went a lot faster than my first his took 27.5 hours of labor. I would definitely start doing a lot of walking, squats, lunges. Good luck mama💕
How do yah get checked for dilation so early? My provider told me you dont get checked until 39 weeks which is so weird to me cuz thats a week before due date like how do you know whats happening down there before then? 😂
@Yaidee mine had to check for my induction. Depending on how effaced I was would depend on whether they scheduled a morning induction or evening induction
Everything I’ve heard to Help move things a long are not really science but they can’t hurt! Move a lot. In short, get you body temp up. Get warm go on a long walk, stay hydrated but get your body temp up a bit. Do Squats! Sex if you have access, apparently semen can soften the cervix. Spicy foods!
I think the theory is raising your body temp can help dilate the blood vessels and signal “it’s time to get things moving!”
Sex helps your cervix
Well on top of things I just lost my mucus plug
Just curious, what’s the reason for the induction given to you by providers vs waiting it out naturally? From what I understand you are on a pretty good path for normal delivery. Hope it all goes smoothly!