ok wait! let me better clarify my question?

Question

for the person who said ask the doctor, do me a favor, dont comment anymore, and for those of you who said the doctor should be more specific, i agree, the thing is, she is still at the doctor's office. but she has turned her cell phone off, so we dont know whats going on, this is why im asking these questions. she hasnt experienced any bleeding or and other danger signs, this is the first shes heard of any complications. hence the reason for my concern and questions

Answer 1

Hopefully the doctor is going into detail with the comment. He will explain any difficulties this will or may cause. I would just allow time for her to speak with her doctor and I am sure she will contact you immediately afterwards. The main thing you need to do is be very supportive (Which I know you will) when she is through with her doctor visit.
I have my fingers crossed for her. Let us know how things went.

Answer 2

I didn't read the whole question (if you ask another one to "clarify" the first, go ahead and include the details of the first okay?) So I'm going to go through a few possibilities.

If your sister is early in pregnancy, and her cervix has not thickened, that could be a problem. The cervix works like a plug, keeping the amniotic fluid and baby in, and bacteria and stuff out. If the plug is ineffective, problems could occur. If that's the case, the doc would probably put her on bedrest to keep the likelihood of premature labor down.

If your sister is mid-to-late in pregnancy, you're probably talking about it effacing (thinning) or dialating (opening). That's all normal, but if it starts happening too early or too quickly, that could mean labor is on the way too early. Once again, bedrest would almost certainly be prescribed. There's also a procedure that can be done to close the cervix until it's safe for the baby to be born.

If she's in late pregnancy, and she's not dialating or effacing, it means virtually nothing, other than that she's having a really bad day. :-) Most of the time, as long as it isn't too early and there's not dangerous consequences, being told in your eighth month of pregnancy that you're effacing and dialating is a relief - a sort of light at the end of the tunnel. If she's not effacing or dialating late in pregnancy, it just means that she's not showing physical signs yet of being about to go into labor soon ("soon" being a relative term.... some women efface and dialate really quickly, so even if at 37 weks she's not at all, she could still have the baby soon (that would, however, be one heck of a labor). On the flip-side, a lot of women hear they're effaced and dialating and think labor will be coming really soon, only to be walking around a month later with a cervix dialated to 3 cm. I was almost 5 cm and had not gone into labor with my second child. My doctor said she couldn't fathom how I was still walking around.

If she isn't effacing or dialating late in very late pregnancy, they could possibly discuss a planned c-section or inducing her ("jump starting" labor by giving oxytocin through an iv), or she could just be told to go home, no woman has ever been pregnant forever.

Try to calm down until you know something. It makes sense that your sister would have her cell phone turned off. If she's talking with a doctor or having an exam, it's not an opportune time to be chit-chatting with her sister, regardless of how worried sis is. You'll hear from her as soon as she's able to call, I'd bet.

Answer 3

Ok. This is my first answer, so hopefully I'm not answering something you've already got. I was lost so I looked back at your other questions. The cervix should not grow at all during pregnancy. Towards the end of your term it should begin to "thin out" and spread maybe. I had a problem with one of my pregnancies where the baby attached on top of my cervix which could have been bad, but the doc acted like the baby would move and reattach and it would be fine...and it was. Just pray and everything will work out hopefully. Good luck!

Answer 4

Your cervix does not grow during pregnancy. There is no way to know what the doctor was talking about, as the comment makes no sense. If he meant that her cervix is opening prematurely, that could mean that she has an incompetent cervix, and they can perform a procedure to make sure that her cervix will stay closed until closer to her due date. Hopefully, someone misquoted the doctor to you and everything is fine. Keep us updated when you find out the real answer.

Answer 5

Well, if she's still at the doctor, leave her a message on the cel phone and then give her a bit and talk to her again when she's done. After she's finished her appointment, hopefully she'll have more information for you. Did she sound upset when you talked to her before? Hopefully she has someone with her or she will be able to stay level-headed enough to ask questions herself to understand what is going on. Suggest to her to always take a notebook to her appointments so she can write things down.....that way it'll be easier to remember everything afterwards. After you talk to her again and have more information, post again and we can probably answer your questions better.

Answer 6

Unfortunately since we are not doctors we can't tell you anymore than we already have. As hard as the wait will be you'll have to ask her once she turns her cell back on. As I said before, it could possibly be nothing, the cervix gets longer during pregnancy, my interpretation would be hers hasn't, which could mean anything from her labor will be shorter (less effacement) or she could be at risk for preterm labor. The good news is, that if it's something that can be treated, they caught it and from here on out they will be treating her for it. Good luck to you and your sister, you'll be in my prayers.

Answer 7

like.. the cervix doesnt grow really it jus get stronger throughout pregnancy. so maybe thats what your friend ment to say the doctor said. if the cervix is not getting stronger pregnant women can misgarriage. it needs to get stronger and thicken because of the new weight that is being added on top of it. you need the cervix to get stonger because thats how every thing is held inside. its like your period.. some women get cramps, which are very minor contractions of the uterus. that helps ease the cervix open/ relax it or thin it so the blood and tissue can pass through. but when your pregnant that closes up and and is suppose to get stronger and thicken to support the growth of the baby.

Answer 8

Once again--the cervix does not grow. It opens and thins at the end of pregnancy.

At the VERY end (like in teh last 10 weeks) you can walk around dialated for weeks. I was 2-3cm dialated from 30 weeks on.

Answer 9

Get in your car and drive there.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

Why didn't you go with her?