How to encourage cervix to move down

[0MammaBear0]

Hi, I'm 40 weeks pregnant with DC3. DC1 was born spontaneously at 39+6 and DC2 at 40+4 a few hours after a sweep. Yesterday I went in for an appointment with my midwife and I had a second sweep, she gave me a score of 8 and told me that my cervix was over 2cm open, baby's head was very low and my cervix felt very soft and stretchy, but she told me my cervix is still quite high up... She was able to do me a sweep but since then I felt nothing, no significant contractions. I have another appointment with her next for a third sweep and if that weren't successful I'm booked for an induction next Saturday at 41+3 weeks. I've tried raspberry leaft tea since week 32, walks, squatting, bouncing, spicy food,... I really would like to avoid an induction and have my baby this week but it just seems each baby arrives later than the previous one lol. Is there anything that can be done to encourage the cervix to drop? Everything else seems to be more than ready!!

It will happen when you and baby are ready. Keep upright and active, bounce on the ball and relax. Good luck!

An appointment with my midwife next Tuesday *

Thanks @UpUpUpU! A bit difficult with all this pelvic pain and pressure I'm feeling but I'm trying to keep upright and mobile as much as possible :)

The position of the cervix really doesn't mean much as things can change very quickly.

My cervix was firm, 1cm dilated, and quite high up at 1pm and baby was born at 4:30am.

So don't be disheartened, baby will come when they're ready.

My midwife would say you need loads of oxytocin. So stressing about it won’t help. Get stuck into something else entirely, something that makes you really really happy, and relaxed too.

@halofromtheotherside that's very reassuring! :D

With both my labours my cervix was high right up until I had the urge to push, first I went from 5-10cm in 90 mins, second examined at 3cm, cervix high, 5 mins later I was fully dilated and pushing