how do u know when ur dilated?

[zoe87]

hey all

just A quick question really as i dont have the foggiest but how and who tells u or checks u to see if ur dilated?

 

[cupcakekate]

im wondering the same myself! xxx

 

[zoella]

I never could tell myself during labour with my 4 previous labours, but your midwife inserts 2 of her fingers inside you and can feel how wide your cervix is open. It's not painful, just a little uncomfortable.

 

[mumtobeplus1]

Your midwife will check you when your in labour. x

 

[zoe87]

so does the mw only do this when ur in labour? or will she do it at any of my appointments?

 

[forgodssake]

You won't have an internal until you're in labour I wouldn't imagine xx

 

[gemabee]

u only get internals when u go overdue (nd have a sweep) or when ur in labour.
xx

 

[RainbowDrop_x]

All areas are different..In my area I wasn't checked until I was actually in labour. My auntie is a MW so needles to say I asked her all the questions I was curious about and this is one of them.. The MW uses a certain amount of fingers as cm DYKWIM??

I don't know how many fingers = how many centimetres but that's the method they use

 

[zoe87]

thanks i had awful image of my mw at my next appt wanting to poke her fingers up there

 

[kiwimama]

Your midwife or doctor will check how dilated you are in labour. I am probably going to request no internals this time around though - last time they were so painful!! I have confidence that my body will start pushing when I've reached 10 cms.

 

[Marysr]

In the US, you get checked starting at 36 or so weeks. This varies w/each practitioner, but generally, you get checked as you go along in the last few weeks to gauge progress from one week to the next.

 

[Claudia123]

It also depends on the doctor in the US. Mine checked at 37 weeks and won't check again unless I request it.

 

[emmalouise09]

you can check urself my cousin used this to help her check cuz she kept gettn irregular contractions and curiosity got the better of her and checked lol

https://www.ehow.com/how_4609939_do-cervical-check-dilation-yourself.html

 

[L005]

When you get checked the Dr. or MW uses sterile gloves because you can introduce bacteria and therefore cause infection so I wouldn't do it yourself. Plus it's a skill that takes time to learn so you probably won't be very acurate, I plan to leave it to the professionals!

 

[forgodssake]

When you get checked the Dr. or MW uses sterile gloves because you can introduce bacteria and therefore cause infection so I wouldn't do it yourself. Plus it's a skill that takes time to learn so you probably won't be very acurate, I plan to leave it to the professionals!

I agree with this xx

 

[Pearls18]

The midwife did an internal as soon as I got there (was 6cm) then I went in the water and was never checked again, the midwife kept looking while I was in the water and could see my waters bulging and I was screaming to push so I suppose she just knew by those signs to know I was fully dilated?

 

[barbarap]

if you're having contractions at home and wonder if something is happening you can ask your husband/partner to check your bum.
apparently there's a red/purple line that rises from your anus up to the tailbone, they say it's like a thermometer and it increases as you dilate more and more.
i saw a video of a birth with quite a close-up and you could clearly see the full dark line when she was pushing.

 

[Mommy2Kian]

1 finger = 1 cm dilated... 2 fingers = 2 cm dilated and so on???...so whats fully dilated... *gulp*

 

[vicky84]

dont worry theydont stick 10 fingers in u lol my mw with both just looked put 2 fingers and could tell, heaven knows how lol

 

[Jojo-Mummy]

1 finger = 1 cm dilated... 2 fingers = 2 cm dilated and so on???...so whats fully dilated... *gulp*

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