https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 04:26:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434903 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:51:40 +0000 Foodnerd81 434903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Ah, glancing down and seeing it sounds much nicer than the image i had in my head! That makes more sense then :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434901 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:51:15 +0000 prettylizy 434901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so cool, we truly are incredible beings </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434899 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:50:11 +0000 Arden 434899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@boiledpnut: I don't think it shows up on ALL women. I've seen it on a lot of them, but I've heard midwives say that some women don't get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434895 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:49:04 +0000 boiledpnut 434895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Very interesting! I wonder why more doctors and midwives don't use this for an indication? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434871 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:38:49 +0000 Arden 434871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It works! A midwife showed me this a long time ago on a doula client, and I've watched it ever since. You don't need to "pry butt cheeks apart" to see it, just glance at a womans butt while she's on her hands and knees or bent over and it's obvious. I'm typically standing at her butt doing counterpressure for most of labor anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434849 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:28:53 +0000 boiledpnut 434849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Hahaha! I agree! As uncomfortable as cervical checks are, I'd much rather have that than someone checking my backside! lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434841 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:21:27 +0000 Foodnerd81 434841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never heard of that. Maybe this is naive of me, but I feel like I'd rather a vaginal check and someone prying my butt cheeks apart...Especially with all the gross stuff that will probably come out of there around labor...<br /> Sorry, gross. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434829 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:16:35 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 434829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wow, interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434810 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:10:58 +0000 heartonastring 434810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I read about it recently...trying to remember where... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-redpurple-line-and-dilation#post-434794 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:06:42 +0000 boiledpnut 434794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have any of you ladies ever heard of this? </p> <p><a href="http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=5547" rel="nofollow">http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=5547</a> </p>