Can you feel effacement?

Question

im 36 weeks pregnant, every time i try to sit up, or walk, it feels like theres something right in between my hips. is this effacing or just pressure?

Answer 1

Nope. At this time your hips are actually relaxing to prepare for birth, and the baby might be pushing against your cervix and pumping your pelvic bones, and that might cause pain or discomfort. But it has nothing to do with effacement. You also won't be able to tell if you're dialated or how far along you are until you're about 8 to 9 cm. By then you're in active labor anyway, but I was told that you'll sometimes be able to feel the cervix stretching when it gets that big.