3cm for 3 weeks.....

I have 3 under 5 hun and totally feel your pain **Hugs** I am ready willing and waiting lol. xxxx

 

I was at 3cm from 36w on with my daughter (also my second baby). She was born at 40+6.

 

Remember that effacing is half the battle! You pry know this already, but Im gonna say it anyway (So that I feel smart ) . During labor, it takes so long because your cervix is trying to efface and dialate at the same time. If youre close to 100% effaced already, you will finish effacing relatively fast, so that your cervix only has to dialate now. And that will make dialation go much faster and you will probably have a really short transition phase!!!

So be glad you are as far as you are! Even though this is only my first and I'm not expected to really dialate/efface early, its stll dissappointing to hear that Im not dialated at all, and only a little bit effaced.

Good luck!!

 

absolutely right! and my OB told me that how much effaced you are is a bigger indicator of impending labor than being dilated. i usually walk around dilated between 2-4 cm weeks before labor, so i feel your pain hun....

 

Im only on my first, but i was told at my prenatal classes that your body has to completely efface before it will dilate beyond 3-4 cm. So the fact your almost compeletly effaced is great! Both and Evening primrose oil have the hormone in them that causes the cervix to efface... so either of those could help!

 

I was 1cm 0% from 30+5 to 34+3 when I went to 3cm 0% and then at 37+6 when I went to the hospital to be induced I was 5cm 90% and had no idea I was in labor lol Good luck! It could be a while!