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What do you have to be dilated for the hospital to go ahead and induce you? I'm 39weeks dilated to a 3, 60% thinned and I've been having really bad back contractions today and pretty consistent mild period cramps in the lower part of my belly and sometimes above my belly button. I'm a FTM so I can't really tell if they are BH or real contractions but some of the back contractions can take my breath away

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BH contractions usually go away if you have a cold glass of water and put your feet up or have a hot bath and usually they say you're in established labour when you're 4cm and your contractions are less than 5 minutes apart and last about 30 seconds, they usually don't induce you until you're over term or if you're in established labour and your body isn't contracting naturally x

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They usually don't induce if you are not overdue or not having any issues. Rest, relax and when your contractions get closer together or your water breaks head to the hospital. It sounds like you are in the early stages of labor.

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I was 3cm dialated for over a week until I was induced with my last. My second I wasn't at all but they scheduled my induction on my due date (huge snow storm coming, family was 4 hours away and we had to make sure someone was there to watch our son).

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If they were real contractions they would come and go all the way away and come again the hospital won't keep you until you're 4cm or contractions are less than 5 minutes apart and the ones in your stomach are probably contractions as well just not strong enough but he hospital will not induce you unless you're overdue or not contracting and dilating like they would like when you're in established and active labor

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I've heard they won't even keep you until you're four centimeters and your contractions are 5-7 minutes apart.

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Have you been timing the contractions

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