I was in 6.5cm dilated for two days before I went into labor. My uterus is still right where it ought to be. Some people . . .

Ok, I guess I should thank my lucky stars that my uterus is still tucked safely inside because with all 3 of my babies I was at least 4cm before I went into labor. My last one was probably between 7 and 8 cm before labor started…

Funny, I walked around for who knows how long at 5cm without being in labor. Of course, when my water broke and my son was breech, the doctor told me to go to the hospital for my C-section because “You’re five centimeters and we don’t want you to show up with feet hanging out of you!” He was NOT a footling.

So, when my cervix dilates to 10cm and I stand up will my uterus drop out with my baby inside?

Well, this is very reassuring! I didn’t know it was all going to just fall out! I thought I was going to have to spend hours PUSHING the baby out! How dumb!

*gasp* Myssie, don’t you know that your baby will DIE if you’re not laying on your back with your legs up for pushing??? Not to mention that it could get brain damage from being rammed against an intact perineum!!

**Sadly, most OBs would think I was serious.

Not this one. This one is appalled at the education level of some health professionals indicative in that comment. (this one also prefers standing/all fours deliveries. Just sayin’)

HaHahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah *GASP* hahahahahahahahahaha.

This one might be my favorite. See, with my second baby I was dilated to a 2 six weeks before delivery. I was at a 5 four weeks before delivery. By the time I went to the hospital, a month later, I was at an 8-9. I’d been 100% effaced for two weeks. My midwife was willing to wait until I went into labor. I delivered 45 minutes later after pushing 3 times.

And
my
uterus
didn’t
fall
out.

@ Aussiedoc

It always encourages me when I meet/hear about docs who are willing to practice evidence based care, rather than convenience/fear based barbarism. The world needs more doctors like this! I hope you are able to tell more docs, who each tell more, and maybe one day our daughters and granddaughters will NOT have anything to contribute to this site.

I was at 4 cm for almost 3 weeks before my son was born. Uncomfortable? a little. Uterus falling out? No!

The only organ that had fallen out was that nurse’s brain! Although, on second thought (which is one more than she could manage!), I bet she had a lobotomy — wouldn’t want to just let something fall out that could be surgically removed, now would she? What a moronic thing to say to a woman! Prolapsed uteri are not common problems!

My husband thinks I am crazy because I am cracking up and saying “but the baby is inside the uterus and it would come out with it!!!” I needed a good laugh!