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newme 
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 12:48pm |
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I haven't had a single internal examination - either during this pregnancy, or my last one (I had a c-section for a breech birth). I have had 2 different midwives.
Is this normal? Have you had any? At what stage?
I have a friend who said her midwife did regular internal checks.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 12:55pm |
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I never had any internals until I was in labour. Albeit, I didnt have a MW, my GP was my LMC. Not that that would make any difference.
Is there a need to have them unless there is a concern?
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 12:56pm |
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The only time that my midwife did anything down there was when she gave me a stretch and sweep, there was really any reason to do an internal. And I have heard the same from others, so yes completely normal.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 1:04pm |
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Not until I was in labour (5cm). Had none this time round either.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 1:27pm |
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Same. The less they poke around the better. As soon as anything is up there, it increases the risk of infection. My last MW did the first internal + attempt at s&s at 40 weeks. This time it'll be 39 weeks.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 1:30pm |
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Ditto to the others. First time I had one was when I was overdue and had a s&s. Ugh wouldn't regular internal checks be awful!
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 1:50pm |
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I think the only things they'd be able to tell from an internal is if you're dilating and how far engaged you are (which they estimate from external exam).
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 5:47pm |
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Never had an internal. My midwife never ended up delivering my son, a nurse and my mother did at the local clinic (never made it to the main hospital as my labour was far to quick. I tested positive for GBS, so apparently even during labour they would only have done one internal due to infection risk.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 7:03pm |
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i did once, i got kicked in the stomach at 26 weeks (i was a learn to swim teacher) and was having mild contractions. if i hadnt been kicked then i doubt i wouldve had one. I was a ECS for footling breech baby so didnt even need one at that end lol.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 7:51pm |
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yea i only had 2 during labour ( one when i first arrived to hospital and the second when i was about 8cm) to check dilation
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 7:57pm |
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Not until I was in labour.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 8:39pm |
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Thanks for that everyone. I will have to tell my friend that she is the exception - she was trying to tell me that everyone had routine internals like she did.
She must have had one odd midwife.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 8:44pm |
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I know you've had plenty of responses already, but I thought I'd share my experience with VEs.
My pregnancy with DD1 I had a S&S at term, then probably three or four during labour - one or two at home and a couple more at the hospital.
My pregnancy with DD2 nothing went up there full stop, not even in labour or when she was on her way out - it wasn't something I was keen to do and as it turned out wasn't necessary anyway.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 8:57pm |
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Yup your friend is definately not in the norm! They really dont like to do them before term unless necessary.
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 9:30pm |
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yup only in labour. that was it
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Posted: 02 October 2010 at 10:38pm |
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Not until I was in labour, while I did hear of some MWs checking from 37 weeks, when I asked mine she said she didn't check until in labour.
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Posted: 03 October 2010 at 3:57am |
I'm under an obstetrician (and was for my first pg too) and no internals here until labour. Even then, when I was in labour w DS, they didn't do an internal till I asked for one 6 days after my waters broke and my contractions were ramping up.... They were trying to avoid it to avoid infection 
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Posted: 03 October 2010 at 4:01pm |
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oh thank goodness. The Dr I first visited with was male and tho I would have gotten over it fairly quickly I wasn't looking forward to an internal. i had even 'tidied up down there' just in case.
But 13 weeks and nothing so phew! (Listen to me like a major event isn't going to be happening in that area in the next little while lol)
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Posted: 03 October 2010 at 4:29pm |
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LOL I had a skirt on and my mw had a trainee with her at my last appt... even though the woman will be seeing me in all my glory any day now I was still embarrassed about her seeing my knickers while she sat at the end of the bed and the trainee felt and measured my tummy LOL
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Posted: 03 October 2010 at 5:36pm |
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I have just started thinking how strange it is going to be to have someone staring directly at and inside my lady bits.
I think, and to quote BellaVonTeese above, I am going to have to have a tidy up. Which in itself is going to be rather difficult considering the size of my stomach and the lack of visibility. It is going to have to involve mirrors!!
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