I'm only 30 weeks with my first, but have been wondering as I get closer, when do they start checking your cervix and is it painful?
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Yes they do!
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Yes!
I put it off as long as possible.
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I guess mine didn't hurt because I had a male OB. Maybe he had long skinny fingers? I think for many they are intensely uncomfortable.
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Yes. And they can introduce infection especially if your water has broken. I asked for minimal checks during my labor. My doc did check once in the office when I was overdue, too.
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I found them pretty painful, yes.
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omg yes.
but apparently if you're dilated and effaced a bit, and baby is low, it doesn't hurt as much. When I was checked in the hospital when I was induced it didn't hurt like it did in the doctor's office.
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Y.E.S.
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It was uncomfortable for sure, but I wouldn't say painful. I don't think many doctors do them unless you ask for it. My doctor checked mine at 36 and 40 weeks, but only because I was curious.
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I didn't find them uncomfortable/painful at all, actually. But then again, I didn't have any with number one until I was well into labor and with number two I had already obviously delivered a baby so maybe that made a difference.
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Yes. Worst part for me actually!
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LIke the devil.
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@MelisMc: yes... Very crampy
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Like hell.
Unless you're incredibly lucky. But I wasn't.
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They are very uncomfortable!!
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Yup! They do NOT feel good.
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It was uncomfortable but not awful. My OB only did one in the office I think. I wasn't showing any signs of labor and she didn't want to put me through anything unnecessary.
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Mine didn't hurt, they really weren't bad at all.
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In didn't think they were that painful--kind of like a Pap smear. Cranky but not painful.
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Depends on who does them, IMO. The midwife that did mine a few weeks ago made me say "ouch!" And crawl backwards up the table - and I have a high pain tolerance.
The OB that did mine this week was very gentle and it wasn't bad at all.
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I found that it depend on what ob checked me. With one it was just a bit uncomfortable, with another it didn't at all, and with the last guy it hurt like hell.
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My doctor and his PA were the best. Painless.
Every single nurse I ever had in the hospital used scissors or something. It was traumatizing.
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They hurt a lot for me!
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I don't remember ever hurting actually. I would say it is uncomfortable and weird and something that I do not look forward to, but I do not remember pain. Maybe I've been extremely uncomfortable anyway toward the end of my pregnancy nothing bothers me anymore lol.
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I thought they were uncomfortable. But not like crazy painful.
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The only cervical check that I had was while I was in hospital in labour. My OB didn't do any cervical checks at any of my appointments prior to labour, he just did an ultrasound.
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Mine did them weekly starting at 36 weeks. And they definitely were uncomfortable.
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Thanks, everyone. Based on the majority, it's something I'm definitely not looking forward to!
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Eh, didn't hurt but wasn't comfortable. I second the male OB, he was gentle. The female nurses at the hospital hurt much worse!
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Depends on who does it. My cervix likes to hang out far from reach ( like up near my armpits ha ha!) so mine are always an adventure.
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I wouldn't say painful, more uncomfortable. I didn't have one until I was in labor though.
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@Mrs.Panda: same, the male ob's hurt less!
Yes...they hurt!
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Uncomfortable for sure. You also bleed a bit after it too. I bled a bit and required a pad/icing. Even with them, I still didn't go into labor until 39+ weeks.
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Yeah, I was kinda traumatized after all the checks. But then my cervix was super high and I never really dilated. I've decided never again though. If I get pregnant again in refusing all checks and likely opting for a scheduled c-section. If I some how do go into labor I don't want to be checked until I'm well into active labor.
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I didn't find at all!
My dr doesn't usually do them unless you are overdue or you request one. I started asking around 37 weeks because I was curious!
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Mine never hurt. I had 5 different doctors do them and none hurt.
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The answers are so surprising to me! Mine didn't hurt at all. No bleeding, no trauma. I had 3 different docs do checks, and none of them hurt. I wanted to be checked... I needed to know my progress!
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@ShootingStar: I was checked during active labor. I had my bloody show as a result of it. Without it, we wouldn't have known that I was 4 cm by that point and ready to be admitted to the hospital.
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I had one in the doctors office and it wasn't bad. Then one I had when I was in labor was hell. And it felt like he was checking things for forever.
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Yes but it definitely depends on who does them. I had one nurse in L&D who was awesome at checking and it barely hurt.
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