You can be dilated for weeks before going into labor. Doesn't mean you will have baby early. You could very well go overdue even being dilated already.
I am also on the same boat as you im 35wk and 1 cent. dilated but doctor wasnt concern with it.
Ya its hard to say. I was 3cm n 70%effaced, that was 4wks ago n im still pregnant. Also lost my mucous plug 4wks ago. :D
I was dilated to 1cm at 35wks and 2cm at 36wks at my 37wk check up I was still a 2, 2days later I went to the hospital for contractions I was still a 2 and got sent home as they were irregular contractions. The next morning I woke up to intense contractions that were 5mins apart went to the hospital had my baby less than a hour after.
It happened to me with my first baby...I was having really bad contractions I ent to the ER and they also gave me a shot...but I carried my daughter for two more months after that
I was 3 cm and 85-90% effaced for SEVEN weeks before I had my baby. I was put on bedrest at 32 weeks due to preterm labor and was released from it at 37 weeks and the baby refused to come out. I tried everything and she didn't make an appearance until exactly 39 weeks.
With my first I wasn't even dilated to 1 cm and my water broke while I was sleeping at 38 weeks and I had her 12 hours later.
You never really know. Could be days could be weeks.