Dilation and effacement

I’m in the same boat. My 36 week cervix check said I was barely open. I’m going on 38 weeks and if I don’t get the ball rolling we are scheduling induction next week. I’m trying everything I can but it doesn’t seem to be doing much.

I’m so sorry, it is so disheartening. I feel dramatic, I’m so very thankful for a healthy baby but I am exhausted! I cannot sleep and I guess im anxious for his arrival.

Same. I’m 39 weeks, not dilated at all.

praying for us, sister

You can try evening primrose oil to help soften the cervix. And sex should help too.

please don’t go crazy trying to soften your cervix with things like primrose oil ^ it can lead to vaginal hemorrhaging!! my midwife is very against it 💖
Your baby will come as soon as they are meant to be here. The universe has your back, I promise. You can go from 1cm to 7 in an hour, it will start progressing soon mama!!
Eat dates, WALK, try the Miles Circuit & get some rest!!

I’ve been doing red raspberry leaf tea about 3 cups a day, eating about 10 dates. Squats and lunges and exercise ball. I’ve been dilating and effacing and didn’t even have cramps or contractions!

how do you get the dates down? 😭 they are so sweet I cantttt

If you are even only a centimeter dilated, they can still do a membrane sweep (I’m only at 1 cm, and still managed to get one done yesterday afternoon, all they need is to be able to get a fingertip in).

You can try a yoga ball (do figure 8s on it), dates, the tea, sex (even just solo can help with dilation because you’re still contracting your uterus), curb walking, deep squats, etc.

For dates, I went with date bars from Trader Joe’s, which also have coconut and cocoa powder (making it a little less sweet).

that’s your midwife, not hers.

smoothies are a great way! I’ve tried all different fruit combos with it. Also eating them with peanut butter!

I used primrose oil and drank red raspberry leaf tea, walked constantly and stayed sexually active the entire time.

everyone keeps telling me eat pineapple 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’ve been drinking pineapple juice & eating pineapple everyday along with drinking the raspberry tea and everything else 😭 still no baby but everyone gets a different outcome from things so maybe you should try it anyways 🫣

My friend was 0% dilated yesterday and is in labor today. There’s a lot of great tips mentioned in these comments, just try not to let the lack of dilation stress you out too much as things can progress very quickly from nothing to labor.

I was dilated at a 0 and went into labor 10 hours later. Dilation doesn’t mean anything.

any substance for self induction can be dangerous without letting a doctor or provider know.

my provider has seen it cause harm, I’m just putting my two cents in incase it keeps someone else’s blood from thinning or vagina from hemorrhaging 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’m almost 41 weeks and my cervix is still closed…

Dilation doesn’t mean anything I was dilated at a 1 for longest and being my first I was like yeah he probably gonna go past due nope right on his due date my water broke and he made his arrival