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Not sure...I am 75% effaced and 3.5 cm dilated...so I guess I have the same question...when is this baby coming out???

one thing i've learned is that dilation and effecament mean zilch unless you're in labor. with my last baby i walked around for over a month 75% effaced and 2 cm dilated. this time i'm not even going to be checked untill i'm in active labor.

Can you differentiate between dilation and effacement for me. Thanks

If you are 100% effaced the cervix is completely thinned out. If you are 1 cm dilated then your cervix opening is about the size of a cheerio. Whether you would have to go into labor, I doubt it. Maleficent is right, it really doens't mean anything until you are in active labor.

My doctor told me the same thing, but my question is if I get 100% effaced before dilating any further, does effacing make the dilation of the cervix quicker?

the cervix dialtes much faster when its thin.

MY DR TOLD ME I WAS 1 AND HALF DILATED AND LOOSE..I HURT REAL BAD WHEN I WALK OR STAND UP. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN AND DO IT MEAN FOR LABOR TO COME ON IT WILL BE A LONG TIME

MY doctor told me that my cervix was very soft and slightly open what does that mean?

I am 100% effaced and 1 cm dialated. So the answer to your question asking if you will go into labor would all depend on you. every pregnancy is different. I haven't yet but only time will tell when i do.. :)

first-time mom here...i am 1 cm dilated and have been for almost 2 weeks now. 39 weeks today and still counting...when is she coming out?

For first time moms, you have to be completely effaced before your cervix will dilate to 10 cm. So you may be 3.5 cm and 75% and then 80% and then 90% but usually you reach 100% effacement befor eyou will dilate any further than 5 cm (learned in childbirth cla__s) but for second time moms, the process can happen simultaneously. So you may be 1cm and 0% and go into labor. either way, it doesn't tell you if/when you will go into labor, you can walk around like that for weeks.