36 weeks and 1 to 2 centimaters dialated.

BUMP!

Doctor is a moron! You can be at a three for six weeks or you can be locked up tighter than Fort Knox and deliver in less than a day. How dilated you are has no bearing on when you will go into labor. Labor is triggered by chemicals secreted once those little lungs are finished developing- which is something that can't be measured by someone needlessly sticking their fingers up into your vagina. Each labor is different. Unless you have a history of super fast labors, you should be okay.

1-2 cm can me you are a full 1cm but stretchy to a 2cm - it's all a rough guess anyhow cause everyone's fingers are different sizes and you measure it based in what you "feel" up there - he may have been able to just barely get two fingers in there so you weren't quite 2cm but could stretch some if that makes sense

yeah my labors have been very fast. first was 7 hours from start to finish (only that long b/c he was face up and took 2.5 hours to push) and second was 4 from start to finish and I rested for a long time after my epi before pushing. I live an hour from the hospital so that is sorta scary for us.

Quoting louzannalady:

Doctor is a moron! You can be at a three for six weeks or you can be locked up tighter than Fort Knox and deliver in less than a day. How dilated you are has no bearing on when you will go into labor. Labor is triggered by chemicals secreted once those little lungs are finished developing- which is something that can't be measured by someone needlessly sticking their fingers up into your vagina. Each labor is different. Unless you have a history of super fast labors, you should be okay.

I was always 1-2cm the last month. The fact that your mom is 5-6 hours away would worry me to be honest. You never know how fast you'll deliver. My first was delivered in 8 hours. My second was delivered in 5. Everyone's body is different and if he's concerned then I would go with his advice.

I would say the doctor is right. My sister just went threw this same thing. She although did makr it to 38 weeks but when he started coming there was no time to spare @the all. I was suppose to be in the room with her needless to say i did not make it and I was only 45asking mins away. Shr only push 3 times and he was out. They say the 2 & 3rd babies are a lot fastet then the first. So it looks like it gets faster n quicker every time. I would say mom needs to be closer to you from now until u have ur baby if possible. Good Luck n Congrats :) :)

Gotcha! *hug* Best of health!

Quoting anxious1stimer:

yeah my labors have been very fast. first was 7 hours from start to finish (only that long b/c he was face up and took 2.5 hours to push) and second was 4 from start to finish and I rested for a long time after my epi before pushing. I live an hour from the hospital so that is sorta scary for us.

Quoting louzannalady:

Doctor is a moron! You can be at a three for six weeks or you can be locked up tighter than Fort Knox and deliver in less than a day. How dilated you are has no bearing on when you will go into labor. Labor is triggered by chemicals secreted once those little lungs are finished developing- which is something that can't be measured by someone needlessly sticking their fingers up into your vagina. Each labor is different. Unless you have a history of super fast labors, you should be okay.

Umm yeah I was 4cm for 6 weeks and delivered on my edd with my 3rd. If you deliver quick though I defiantly would not wait for your mom to get there, you'll be having a home birth ;)

I was 5-6 at 36 weeks, my son wasn't born for 2 more weeks.
I was 3 cm at 36 weeks with my daughter, she was born at 39w3d.

I was 3 for 3 weeks at the end and baby ended up coming at 39 and 1 day