hi archie n all!

hope all is well u guys.

i had this internal checkup thing disturbing me...in the last visit , my gynae hinted tht next time we meet, she wud do an internal to assesss the situation and progress and i must confess tht i am very uncomfertable about the idea:( isnt a u/s good enough to judge the situation?

all these experienced mommies did u all have to have the internal? what say cha? archie ? pria?i was seriously thinking of requesting the doc not to do it if it is not mandatory...

do comment
thanx
take care all

shaily Cha replied. Hi Shaily,

Yes, with both of my other pregnancies I had internal exams right near the end of the pregnancy, next week I have the exam for this pregnancy. The doctor is able to tell if your cervix is softening and if you are dialating.

Like Archie said, when you are admitted into the hospital these internal exams happens every 30 minutes or so...nurses and doctors keep coming in to \";check your progress\";.

Nothing to worry about.

Cha = ) archie replied. what are you not comfortable? the pain or thought of pain? If this is it then labor would set you in right place!

Internal check up is better judgement about cervix progress than ultrasound. It might pain a little for the first time but it's alright. Most of them do from 37th week till delivery. and yes when in labor the first thing in hospital a duty OB will do is to check internally your cervix progress. Please get used to internal check up.

If you are not comfortable about she doing check up not for pain but personal reason then nothing can be said. But think seriously a vaginal birth would not happen without internal checkup. She or duty Dr. will check your cervix for a few times since you get hospitalized.

archie