Went to the hospital the other night and I am 5cm?

Question

Hello I am dilated to 5cm I went to the hospital the other night due to me having contractions 5 mins apart they found out I was 5cm. I was contracting for 12 hours and then my body had stopped contracting. Have any of you been in this situation and how long did it take before you had your baby. I am due anytime now and this is my 3rd child.

Answer 1

Please go back to the hospital and insist that they admit you it is unlawful for them to deny you that service. Good luck and congratulations

Answer 2

Wow I am surprised they sent you home thats nuts!!

Answer 3

i'm having a similar problem, i'm 2cm dilated and am having some contractions but when i time them they are 13-15 minutes apart when they start getting closer together they start slowing down then stop it's driving me crazy, i keep thinking it's time but then they stop. i'm curious to see your other answers because I need the same advise. good luck and labor dust!

Answer 4

That has never happened to me. You would think that they would help you along and induce you if you got that far and then your body stopped.

Answer 5

Why did they send you home I have never heard of  anything like that most time's the give you stuff to help when you are that dilated and contracting for 12 hours.  I think i would be finding out whats up.

Answer 6

5 cm????? You are considered in the second stage of labor!! They didn't put you pitocin when they found you you were 5cm??? Wow.

Answer 7

well u only need 5 more cm so you are pretty close, good luck to you, It might have hapened already

Answer 8

Sometimes the cerix will dilate at the bottom and not at the top.  It depends on how effaced the cervix is.  This is common to get a misread cervix, as it can loosen the more babies you have.  Your labor should go pretty quickly.

I was "4 cm" with my 4th pregnancy for 2 weeks.  My labor started and then stopped. By the end of the next day, it was full blown and didn't take long from start to finish (45 minutes).

Answer 9

OMG! THERE CRAZY!!! they should have kept u...they will keep u in the hospitol here where i live when ur dilated to 3...well good luck!