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Contractions

If you have contractions do it mean your dilating ?? ..
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Braxton hicks never dilated me and neither did my true contractions till after my water broke and then I only dilated to 3.5 cms and stopped . I wouldn't dilate anymore no matter how strong my contractions were
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I've been having true contractions and I'm still not dialated..
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8744108 tn?1411750437
No: Braxton hicks contractions don't make you dilate. True contractions usually do.
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Not always I've been having contractions in my lower back and as far as I know I'm not dialated at all
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7442316 tn?1399778535
No, not always :/
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