4cm dilated cervix half a cm thick. What's going on?

[Pepperonipeteczar]

I'm 40+7 and at 6am this morning I went into hospital suspecting my waters had broken, I was examined and the midwife said waters were in tact and that my cervix was 2cm dilated and 2cm long which could just be from my previous child.

Midwife came 4 hours later for routine appointment to do a sweep and she said I was 4cm but easily stretching to 5 and that my cervix was now half a centimetre thick! Has anyone else ever had this before? I'm not in any real pain at all just a few tightenings.

[christinarossetti]

What's going on?

You're heading into labour that's what.

Walk around, climb stairs side ways if you want baby to be here by tea time.

Good luck!

[bakingtins]

I had my 3rd baby in 80 minutes. I suspect (though nobody checked) that the 'twinges' over the preceding days had got me part way there. Good luck!

[Hophop987]

I had no idea I was 4cm dilated with my first child as I had no pain,no tightenings, nothing. Fingers crossed you will have nice and easy labour and will come back later today to tell us you had your baby!

[Mummymidwife87]

The change in your cervix may be because of the first examination stretching your cervix. You may be in for a speedy labour