What exactly does it mean for your cervix to be ripe. i am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced, is that ripe?

Question

My doctor said he might induce me on wednesday, depending on how my cervix looks then (if its ripe).

Answer 1

A ripe cervix simply means it is softening getting ready for labor.
An unripe cervix is supposed to feel somewhat like your nose and a ripe cervix more like your lip or cheek. As labor approaches the cervix begins to ripen or soften in preparation for dilation.

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What exactly does it mean for your cervix to be ripe. i am 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced, is that ripe?
My doctor said he might induce me on wednesday, depending on how my cervix looks then (if its ripe).

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Your water will probably break when you are already in labor. Only about 10% of the time does it break before labor begins. (Usually the doctor breaks it during labor, either to speed things up or to put on an internal monitor. Left to break on it's own, it usually breaks when you're around 6-9 cm.) And being dilated/effaced in late pregnancy means nothing. As your doctor correctly said, you could go into labor today, or not for several weeks.

Answer 4

A ripe cervix is soft, pliable and low, easy to move with a check and ready to dialate and efface. The fact that you are 50% effaced says that something is happening, but your cervix may not be soft enough to cause labor or easy induction.

I want to add that please don't try nipple stimulation or castor oil, both can have really bad side effects. Do what your doctor says and don't worry, this baby will come when it is ready, or when your doctor induces. ;)

Answer 5

I'm not sure but it sounds like you are doing well. Some women don't dilate at all until they are in labor. Sex, nipple stimulation, orgasm - these all release oxytocin, which is the natural form of the synthetic that your doctor would be using to induce you on Wednesday. You're doing pretty well.

By the way, I would attempt at all costs to avoid induction, if I were you. The contractions that an induction brings on are way more painful and difficult to manage than those of a natural labor.

Answer 6

You should have asked your doctor this question
Call labor and delivery at the hospital and ask a nurse there

I always call my OB doctor, nurse advice line or the L&D nurse when I have questions

Answer 7

You might want to talk to your doctor. since you are only 1 cm, they migh let you stay at home. Also, if your water is not broken they will tell you to stay