Effaced?

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I've heard of lots of ladies walking around dilated for weeks at a time.. I am wondering though... How about being effaced? I am 38 + 3 and am 1 1/2 cm dilated and 30% effaced... I don't remember my cervix softening until later on (it has been the one thing to hold me up the last two deliveries)  so I'm just curious.. Once starting to effaced does that mean labor may be close by? Or is it like being dilated?.. In the sense that I could be walking around like this for awhile?

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I would say it kind of like the dilating. I have been 40% effaced for 3 weeks.

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I would say the more effaced you are, the more responsive your cervix is to contractions. I'm not sure if that's scientific or not, just what I've seen as an L&D nurse.

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Good question! I was told I am about 80% effaced at my last dr app. I'm almost 37 weeks, no Braxton hicks or any other signs of labor so far.

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Last pregnancy I was 3 cm dilated 50% effaced from 29 weeks to 34 weeks and 4cm and 75% effaced form 34 weeks to 37+2 when I gave birth I've been almost 2cm and 50% effaced for a week at go tomorrow (35+4) to see if I've progressed this week.

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0 dilated 
50% effaced 
38 weeks, guess I'll have to wait and see next week. I heard that FTM efface before dilating and pregnancies after that dilate first then efface

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I've  been 80% the last 2 weeks. I was .5cm for 2 weeks and this week 1cm but still at 80%.

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Not too sure honestly. I've been 80% effaced for 2 weeks now :-(