Experienced but inexperienced: Cervix issues!

[MrsWelder14]

Hello everybody. My name is Stephanie and I am a wife and mother to four children. They are 14, 11, 9 and 5. I am new here so hopefully I don't ramble. Lol.... Okay, last month I thought I was pregnant. I had on and off nausea and worse indigestion than usual and quite a bit of aches in the crotch area. I started to get excited when I missed my period so you could imagine my disappointment when AF arrived 5 days late. It was pretty normal but maybe a day or two short. I cried because I truly wanted this baby even though we aren't trying. We didn't even want anymore so I was surprised by my meltdown. Lol. Well I do check my cervix sometimes to see if my period is beginning or ending. I like to be prepared and YES, I do wash my hands properly and trim my nails. I've checked myself for years. Anyway, the first day of my last period was Christmas Eve and it ended on the 29th. I have a 31-32 day cycle. I have been experiencing cramping since shortly after my period ended and my cervix went up, but didn't come back down. It has stayed high, soft and wet. I know I have four children already but I've never experienced this before. I usually go up and down throughout my menstruation. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thoughts? I would greatly Appreciate any input. Oh, and I'm on cycle day 27 by the way.