really dumb cervix questions

my cervix is very, very soft, about 1cm long, still very, very high & about
2-3cm dilated.

am i right in thinking that it needs to be soft to be able to dilate? or can
it be dilated without being soft? (this is my 2nd baby, but 7th pregnancy
and my cervix seems to be a small amount dilated when i'm not pregnant).

and what does the 1cm long indicate? is that referring to the
thinning/effacing? i thought if it was effacing, it would be low down?

i'm not trying to use it as an indicator about when labour would start as i
know it could be anywhere from now to 9 weeks time! just trying to get all
these cervical terms straight in my head!

--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS 20th august 2002
#2 due 14th october 2005 (currently: 35 weeks)

"Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't
get you anywhere." -- Anonymous

arachne wrote:
my cervix is very, very soft, about 1cm long, still very, very high & about
2-3cm dilated.

Woohoo!


am i right in thinking that it needs to be soft to be able to dilate?

Yes


and what does the 1cm long indicate? is that referring to the
thinning/effacing?

Yes



i thought if it was effacing, it would be low down?

Depends on how low down your baby is.

i'm not trying to use it as an indicator about when labour would start as i
know it could be anywhere from now to 9 weeks time! just trying to get all
these cervical terms straight in my head!

You know the answers already! I hope your baby isn't 'too late' or 'too
early'

Good luck!

Jo (Mum to Will, 3.5 months old)

"Jo" wrote in message
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i thought if it was effacing, it would be low down?

Depends on how low down your baby is.

that's puzzling then. bub is quite low. i wouldn't say engaged as i am not
totally a penguin yet, but still quite low down.


You know the answers already! I hope your baby isn't 'too late' or 'too
early'


anything after 37 weeks & i am a happy camper!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS 20th august 2002
#2 due 14th october 2005 (currently: 35 weeks)

"Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't
get you anywhere." -- Anonymous

arachne wrote:
"Jo" wrote in message
...

i thought if it was effacing, it would be low down?

Depends on how low down your baby is.


that's puzzling then. bub is quite low. i wouldn't say engaged as i am not
totally a penguin yet, but still quite low down.



You know the answers already! I hope your baby isn't 'too late' or 'too
early'



anything after 37 weeks & i am a happy camper!

With subsequent babies though, because the uterus isn't as tightly fit
around the baby, the baby doesn't get forced so hard down into the
pelvis. Bub is probably sitting down there, but isn't forced so hard
down there. It takes a bit of pressure to get the cervix to move to the
anterior from posterior.

So how many weeks until you're 37 then?

getting excited?? eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

"Jo" wrote in message
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With subsequent babies though, because the uterus isn't as tightly fit
around the baby, the baby doesn't get forced so hard down into the pelvis.
Bub is probably sitting down there, but isn't forced so hard down there.
It takes a bit of pressure to get the cervix to move to the anterior from
posterior.

ah ha!

So how many weeks until you're 37 then?

i'm 35w4d today. so not long at all. but i'm happy to wait until 42+ weeks
if that is when bub decides to make it's entrance! i'd like this one cooked
properly, please!

getting excited?? eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

LOL! yep!
--
elizabeth (in australia)
DS 20th august 2002
#2 due 14th october 2005 (currently: 35 weeks)

"Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't
get you anywhere." -- Anonymous