39 weeks 2cm and 50% effaced need help understanding some thing?

Question

Ok went to the doc basically forced him to check me he stripped my membrane and he didn't explain any thing all he said was that i had 2cm and my cervix is still closed but on my card he wrote 2cm and 50% effaced what does it mean and and is it possible to be dilated and still have your cervix closed how close am I to labor and what can I do to hurry things up since I can barley get out of bed or walk

Answer 1

Well he must have messed up by telling you that your cervix is closed and 2 cm dilated. When it is dilated it is open! lol.

Maybe he meant to say something like cervix is soft or think. If you are 50% Effaced then it is soft. Which is good. Now you just need to thin it out and dilate a little more. I have been 3 cm now for 3 weeks! And 50% effaced. My dr. told me that if I go walk more or have s*x that it will speed things up, but I am in so much pain I cant! Then I was put on bedrest.. So now it is just a waiting game!

Hope this helps!

Good luck!