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395769 tn?1318449682

How is everyone?

Hey ladies! We are getting so close!

I'm almost 38 weeks now, and I had my first at 38 weeks so I'm really hoping my baby girl will be the same. I'm 1 cm dilated and with my son once I was 1 cm two days later I was 3cm and 12 hours later I had my son. Does anyone notice patterns with second children? I'm getting so anxious and have been drinking red rasberry leaf tea, baby is head down and low but not 'engaged' yet.  

how is everyone feeling? Any progress?
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1329970 tn?1275259930
I hope its a sign of labor. Im having a tough time at the end of my pregnancy. Everyday I have horrible headaches and nausea and dizziness ALL DAY! im due june 3rd but the doctor wants to wait till im a week PAST my due date to induce. Im so miserable....
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395769 tn?1318449682
very well could be! you're very close!
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1329970 tn?1275259930
I am 39 weeks pregnant with my first. Last time i was at the doctor she said i was 2cm dialated and 75% thinned out. Yesterday I guess I "dropped" and last night i was having menstrual like cramps also.....

Is this a sign of labor???
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395769 tn?1318449682
The doctor checked me at my 37 week check up to see if I was or not. they say in your first pregnancy you drop earlier than in subsequent ones, and that in the first it can be a couple weeks after you drop, but after the first you usually don't drop until before labor. But for me apparently that's not true!! I carried my first low the whole time, and this baby 'dropped' a couple weeks ago and keeps getting lower she's like in my lap when I sit down I have to open my legs to make room! If they are random cramps it is probably BH, I didn't have any with my first but a lot this time and they are constantly tricking me, some are pretty painful!
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724730 tn?1280164904
I'm only 36 weeks and this being my first pregnancy, I find everything confusing. It feels like baby has moved lower, but I don't know for sure. Everybody tells me that I am carrying "different and lower"  I am also finding that I am getting random periods of menstrual like cramps that last for a minute, but  I don't know if these are practice contractions or not. I also know that these things can happen weeks in advance.

I would be nice if you were a bit early as well! How do you know that you are 1cm dilated???
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