Pregnancy
Did anyone check there own cervix in late pregnancy? I ask because i was talking to a firend today and she asked me if i was dilating and i told her i did not know i have not been checked yet but i will be at my next apt on the 31st. She looked at me kinda oddly and goes oh you can check if your dilated yourself. Is that even safe? i was shocked by her statment so it got me to wondering has anyone ever done this befor?
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- 18% - yes
- 77% - no
- 4% - Other just incase lol
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No. My cervix is too high to where ov has hard time. Plus I can't get my hand there because of my big belly. Ill leave that up to my doctor. -
No!! Definitely not! -
I have not, my cervix is too sensitive and I don't let anybody near it, lol. But I know you can and I don't think it's weird or odd at all. It's your body, you should know what goes on with it...I think, anyway.
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nope, never
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I don't let my doc check me nor do I check myself. I don't want to risk introducing bacteria into that area.
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Well, I tried :) but I just wasn't able to maneuver around my belly successfully to go far enough down to find it!
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Absolutely, lots of women do this.
But I don't have anyone check me at all in my pregnancies (myself included). Too risky~
Safest to avoid unnecessary risks.Are you worrying about some complications?
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No, because knowing if I'm dilated or effaced means nothing, however I know how to check because I use cervical position when I track ovulation, so if I wanted I could.
My midwife doesn't do cervical checks at all. -
This :)
I do it when TTC.
Quoting JadeTigr7:
No, because knowing if I'm dilated or effaced means nothing, however I know how to check because I use cervical position when I track ovulation, so if I wanted I could.
My midwife doesn't do cervical checks at all. -
Many women check their own cervix's for many reasons. For charting cycles, fertility, and during pregnancy. It is perfectly safe if you wash your hands first. No more risky than having your doctor do it, probably less as they are more likely to introduce germs that your body isn't used to. You would have to be checking throughout your pregnancy to tell dilation in the end of pregnancy.