Hey girls

Just a question i've been wondering for the past week, how long does your cervix stay soft until it start to dilate? Mine was soft last Wednesday night when I went into hospital for a false alarm...and the past few days I've had like constant dull pain like period pain...and one of my friends said I could be dilating or something... Is it a matter of weeks that your cervix can stay soft?

Thanks for your help I just get impatient some days and want to know when bub will be here and then other times I'm happy to just wait