How long can I be like this? Soft cervix, baby engaged.

[Toomanytoomany]

I'm going to be really happy to make it to 36 weeks, I think. 37 would be even better.

That said, I'll probably be moaning about it all at 41 LOL.

[~clover~]

Well it sounds like you don't have long. I might go as far as a week or 2.
I'm praying that you at least get another 3 weeks out of this though.

[Toomanytoomany]

This is not reassuring me, friends! You're all supposed to be posting, "Oh, I walked around 5cm dilated for six weeks"!!!!!!!

Argh, baby is trying to shove his big foot out of my belly button. At this rate my uterus will explode before I give birth.

[*Beema*]

Sorry hun I don't have any words of wisdom for you, but I hope that bubs keeps poking you in the belly button and not out thre cervix!! I guess when you are standing up gravity is playing its role and bubs is shifting down further, putting more pressure on the cervix and causing it to dialate more (my guess only!!) so I guess you will have to chill out on the bed, raise your legs and get bubs to go back up!!!

Praying you make it a few more weeks too!!!

[~clover~]

Yeah, I was going to say get your feet up too!
Sorry I can't be more reassuring...you'll just have to prove me wrong!
41+3 here we come!!

[Jas]

TMTM, I hope bub stays in there for you until the 36, 37weeks mark!! Maybe call your hospital and ask what their guess is? I wondering if Alan is around he'd be able to help!

[Inertia]

Well you can be like this for another 3 weeks! Sure you can! It probably wont be fun and it might help to move into the bathroom for that time, but you can do it!

Ok, serious. It doesn't sound like you have much time - but if it helps, I was in pre-labour for 2 weeks with Harry. Apparently extremely odd for a grand multi - but it can happen. I was told at the time that my cervix was 1-2cms the whole time - which is apparently *extremely* normal for a grand multi (as in actual dilation hasnt started - thats the size it stays. Eeek). So, fingers crossed. In your case, legs.

[Rivlas]

With my 1st she turned and dropped, engaged, at 7 months. Thought she was going to drop out on the spot. I walked around 5cm dilated for weeks and not even a BH to encourage me. I had 1 hour of contractions then they stopped due to bad news. I ended up being induced as I was dilating but no pain. I had a 2 hour labour from the time they broke my waters.
All the best as you wait for the birth of your son

[Epacris]

Hugs TMTM, thinking of you.

I was 3cm for about 3 weeks with my DD, lots of annoying on-again-off-again prelabour. On the day my DD arrived, my waters broke at 5:20am, got my first real contraction at about 5:40am and she was out at 6:25am. So you might be in for a quick one when it does actually happen.

More hugs