If you had cervical checks, did you progress each time or did it stall? With my first, I was a finger tip dilated and 50% effaced for weeks and finally at 40 weeks I was 1cm and still 50% effaced. When I was in active labor and went to the hospital, I was 3cm and 80% effaced.

It's been different with this one so far:
at 35 weeks- soft but not effaced or dilated
36 weeks- 1cm, 50% effaced
37 weeks- 1.5 cm, 70% effaced
So curious what 38 weeks will be!