34+1, 2cm dilated 50%effaced - looking for experience

Ju
Hello my fellow bellies,
I'm looking for some experience here (:
Went to the doctor today, and mentioned I had been having painful contractions for about three weeks now. He checked for dilation and here we are: 2cm dilated and 50% effaced. 
However, I'm only at 34+1 and am now supposed to lie down a lot etc to make sure I can keep him in for another three weeks. Anyone have the same happen to them? I would love to hear what you did or didn't do and of course when you had your babies in the end.
Thank you in advance! (: