Internal exams normal?

[Jencocoa]

Do u get internal exam at every appt starting at 36 weeks?

 

[Leids]

I did with my first pregnancy. I believe you can refuse to get them done though. I plan on refusing until 40 weeks this time - I found them useless and uncomfortable.

 

[SoldierWife]

My doctor mentioned that at 36w I'll start getting them too. I don't know if they will be every appointment or not tho.

 

[fwlgrl]

They offer them every week starting at 36 weeks at my practice

 

[MommyJogger]

They offer them every week starting at 36 at most places, but I'll be refusing. Honestly, they don't tell the doctors anything they'll use to make informed medical decisions. Your cervix can be soft and open for a long time without going into labor and you can have a very non-labor-friendly cervix at your checkup and go into labor that night. I've started to wonder if the practice didn't become common because it make impatient mommies feel like their OBs were doing something useful instead of just going into an appt to have the doctor say, "yup, you're still pregnant, see you later". The number of women who look forward to finding out their cervix status each week is a little weird to me, but I get the anticipation that they associate it with impending baby time.

 

[Waiting4bb]

I'm 40 weeks 4 days and still haven't had one. I'm guessing I will at my midwife appointment tomorrow. With my daughter I also didn't have any until forty weeks. But I am doing things with a midwife and their approach is different than at the hospital.

 

[biliboi2]

Not in the UK - not till you go into labour/waters break/ have a sweep.

 

[ItsAWonder]

Here it's typically every week from 36 weeks. Since this is my first I will probably just let them do it unless I have a day where I really don't feel like being poked and prodded. Usually it's doesn't bother me.

 

[Melly Belly]

I will, but only because we are trying to determine if baby has turned yet...theyre uncomfortable, yeah, but other than that, meh, if they can tell me she has turned, i just deal with it...i had one this past week at 37 weeks, and i know they will do one from here on (this one was optional, but they check at 38, 39 and 40, maybe one of those will be the one to tell me she has flipped...fingers crossed!

 

[sun]

Not typical here with a midwife unless you are overdue or specifically request one.

 

[Shandelion]

They've offered every appointment since 37 weeks. I turn them down. They agree with my logic and laugh.