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9768879 tn?1412696065

labor contractions but not progressing, help!

I'm a ftm, ill be 39w4d tomorrow and im 1 cm dialated. I've been in early Labor and having conractions since Monday afternoon, i went in to the hospital with contractions 3 minutes apart however they weren't strong enough to dialate me any more. I need some suggestions on what to try to dialate and efface more.. So far I've tried walking, pineapple, squats, and bouncing/rocking back and forth on the corner of the bed. My husband is afraid to have sex because he thinks it will hurt me or the baby, no matter how much i try to convince him it won't, so I'm trying to find alternate ways to eject my Baby boy!
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It didn't work for me but good luck to you if you try it, it's not that bad and I hate milk
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Don't worry my due dates today and hes still the same I'm starting time wonder if the milk and oj thing worK's cause I don't want to be over due or induced
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9768879 tn?1412696065
Yup, and nothing. He just don't wanna come out! Lol
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Have you tried nipple stimulation? That's what helped me out :)
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Thank you! I'll update whenever baby comes or if sweep even works:)
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9768879 tn?1412696065
Aw,bummer. goodluck at your appointment
appointment!
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Nothing good:( turned out being my mucus plug becoming so thin and a lot of discharge from it! I didn't even know that happened! My contractions became irregular after that after being stead ALL day. I have an appointment in the morning for a sweep! I am excited to see if milk and oj at least helped me dilate at all since last appointment!
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9768879 tn?1412696065
Update?
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Well doctors believe my water may have broken! Not going in until I have regular contractions which finally subsided about 3 hours before my "water may have broken" I've had two semi small gushes of fluid so once my contractions pick up I'm hospital bound. If they don't pick up then I still will be going in around 7 am to see about medical induction if water did break
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Im in the same boat. Been 1 cm for 2 weeks but im 60% effaced. Been having contractions about 5 mins apart. Also been losing a mucus like subtance but no bloddy show. I was leaking and thought my water broke but it didnt. When they checked me they can feel my sack and babys head. Sex isnt enjoyable for me at all. But we found a way to do it without hubby hurting me and he feels comfortable doing it and its helped me thin out a lot. But other than that nothing has helped. Im due in 7 days.
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Same for me:( sex just isn't an option at this point
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9768879 tn?1412696065
I'd love to, however husband is afraid of hurting me or the baby.. No mater how much i try to convince him otherwise..
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Well looks like our little ones are stubborn my sister in law said try sex it worked with her 3
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9768879 tn?1412696065
When they checked me tues. I was station -3
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Oh yes. I'm a station 0 :) :)
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I'm right there with u ladies but my cervix is closed and I'm due Monday he's not even trying to come out and I've done it all and my mucus plugs not gone but he keeps thinning out a lot everytime I get checked are ur baby's heads I'm ur pelvic
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Yay good luck:)
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9768879 tn?1412696065
My due date is tomorrow (saturday) and Ive been having the worst contractions so far and they are so painful! hoping my little bundle of joy comes a day early!
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I'm the exact same way, no bloody show yet and two times a small amount of mucus like gunk :/
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9768879 tn?1412696065
I'm not sure if i have or not all I've noticed is two little pieces that looked like boogery mucus they were only about the size of a dime both times
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I've been going through the same thing since last Wednesday I'm miserable! My contractions have steadily been 2 minutes apart and at least a minute long! I wish my water would just break already. Have you lost your mucus plug?
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9768879 tn?1412696065
As far as i know, no... Been having an increase in pain "down there" tho
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Going through the same thing.. have you progressed??
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9768879 tn?1412696065
Bump
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