Fruits and Vegetables. Fruits and vegetables are virtually free of salt and provide minimal amounts of sodium. Fresh whole fruits, including pears, mangoes and apples, each provide fewer than 10 milligrams of salt, or 4 milligrams of sodium. You can also fill your diet with tomatoes, spinach, salad greens and carrots.
The position and texture of your cervix will change during your cycle: 1  During menstrual bleeding, the cervix is normally low and hard and slightly open to allow the blood to flow out. 2  After your period stops, the cervix remains low and hard and the opening to the uterus (uterine os) remains closed.
Effacement means that the cervix stretches and gets thinner. Dilatation means that the cervix opens. As labor nears, the cervix may begin to thin or stretch (efface) and open (dilate) to prepare for the passage of the baby through the birth canal (vagina).How fast the cervix thins and opens varies from woman to woman. In some women, the cervix may start to efface and dilate slowly over a period of weeks.A first-time mother often will not dilate until active labor begins. Late in your pregnancy, your health professional may manually check (wearing sterile gloves) how much your cervix has effaced and dilated.During labor, contractions in your uterus open (dilate) your cervix and help move the baby into position to be born.ate in your pregnancy, your health professional may manually check (wearing sterile gloves) how much your cervix has effaced and dilated. During labor, contractions in your uterus open (dilate) your cervix and help move the baby into position to be born.