2cms

[My Three Sons]

I just wanted to wish you all the best!
Your decision to induce is right for you, and i am sure after your history just getting him out safe and sound is all that matters to you. Goodluck, wishing you a fantastic birth, hopefully sooner rather than later.

[tippytoes]

Just wanted to wish you well with the birth - however it happens you'll have your darling in your arms - that is the main thing. Goodluck hun!
Rach xx

[Janie]

I think they only use gels if you're not dilated at all??? The preference is to break the waters if some dilation has occurred.

Hun, you could always ask for your waters to be broken, and then some time (hours....) to go into labour on your own without the drip. You will likely find things easier to handle then, not so full on as with the synto. If nothing happens, then the drip can be started on a low dose for you.

But, up to you, whatever you decide, all the best! Looking forward to seeing your BA

[helle]

Thanks girls... but i just wanted to know about the dilation thing.

So, what I was more or less wondering is seeing as I am already 2cm's dialated what are the odds that I'll just sit on that 2cm's for the next week and not move an inch?

I'm all up the speed with my options re: the induction

[BellyBelly]

How long is a piece of string?

[Janie]

Yeah okay, sorry

Million dollar question hun! Could go either way. If you're keen to get things moving, then try all the natural stim methods, and see how you go.......good luck

[helle]

How long is a piece of string?

Yeah I know that now I just wasn't really up to speed with the whole dilating on your own thing once it had started... aah, i know what I'm on about XD

[BellyBelly]

Pre/early labour (up to 4cms) as you have been told (I think it was you or someone else LOL) isn't active labour - because the contractions are not getting longer, stronger or closer together - there are none of them. It's prework before it gets active, so it is doing some great work even though you can't feel it or see it yet. You could be in prelabour for hours, days, weeks. But the good news is, once it's active, it's usually all up from there