What does cervical effacement mean?

❤️ just left the Dr I'm 2cm dilated and have an induction on Wednesday I got to call at 5am supposed to be there at 6am 😁 she felt he was head down today but not low said my cervix is soft but no effacement but they said my last ultrasound he is bradycardic meaning low heart rate I guess that day he was 109bpm today though he was 119bpm but totally need a nap rn had membrane sweep and cramping some 😁🩵 😮‍💨 so many mixed emotions! Give me my baby 🥳

Well went to my appointment and little man is being stubborn 😂 snug as a bug. No dilation or effacement at all. as much as I want him out looks like we have a while to go. Any tips on how to soften your cervix?

When did your doctor start checking your cervix for effacement? Mine has not checked me at all yet #36 weeks

Does effacement means soft cervix ? I’m 50% effacement and that’s all my nurse told me and I’m 2 cm

I wonder does labor progress faster with each pregnancy?? With Kaiden I didn’t start dilating until after my water broke at 39 weeks. with arailyn I was at a 1 for weeks until the day I went to get induced at 39 weeks and with lewis I was at a 1 for two weeks then boom I was at a 6 at 38 weeks and my water broke. I went from a 1 to a 3 In just two weeks with this one and I’ve never been at 80% effacement when getting just my cervix checked at a regular appointment it’s always been less

Any tips to help naturally induce labor or help contractions start had my 37week appointment an last ultrasound today everything is good with baby an me he’s weighing 6lbs 1oz head all the way down I’m still stuck at 1cm but I’m half way there with effacement maybe about 50% or more doctor okay with everything so yea I need tips to help getting my cervix dilated getting contractions coming been in pain these last two weeks having contractions in lower stomach an back my hips hurt can’t walk normal walking gapped leg vagina sore inside pelvis bone sore booty sore just every thing but still not dilating