dilated without contractions

anyone else been dilated 1-2cm and had no contractions or anything? i’ve just had a lot of pelvic pressure & lightning crotch, as well as having lost most or all of my mucus plug. i’m almost 39 weeks. baby is in no rush lol.

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Same! I still have my mucus plug. Babe is no hurry. I've been doing labor inducing exercises though (not sure if it's helping) but I am doing it anyway

I'm 1cm dilated and just had first sweep at 40+3 baby will come when ready i had no idea I was dilated or engaged 🤣

I had that for about two weeks before I dilated to 6 cm and my water broke naturally, but I lost my plug early on too, felt that same pressure until I went into labor. It’s probably a good sign that you’re dilated and feeling the pressure already. I did have sex & masturbate in those last weeks and I feel like that sped up the process a lot 😅

yea i’ve been having sex way more to help it 😂

danggg. how long have you been 1cm?

exercise should help! i need to do that as well

no idea, he's engaged and cervix is soft and sweep was successfully but I have a low risk pregnancy so today was earliest they would do a sweep anyway. some people dilate really slowly, some can dilate quickly, everyones different . I'm quite happy with being 1cm and a successful sweep means body is getting prepared :)

yeah at this point i’m just gonna stop guessing when he’s gonna come 😂 well depending on what they say monday when they check me again.

I was! I was around 9cm dilated before i started getting contractions. I just about made it to the hospital before my little one was born it was a crazy experience and i was 39 weeks 1 day when she was born

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