HALF a centimeter dilated

Is that even a thing?? Lmao I’m pretty sure my doctor just told me that to make me feel better. I’m only 36 weeks so plenty of time but I was definitely hoping for more progress than HALF A FREAKING CENTIMETER.

Before you jump down my throat about how dilation doesn’t mean anything.. I KNOW. But I never dilated or anything with my first and had to be induced at 42 weeks. So I’m just looking for some sort of hope that my body will actually go into labor on it’s own this time 😭 anything I can do to try to make progress? My doctor said they’ll start stretching at 37 weeks so hopefully that will do the trick.