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I haven't decided if I want checks. My Dr told me.last week she has had a patient who was 5cm at 36 weeks and still went to 41 weeks! So you never know.
 
atx614 said:
I wish the us did a lot more things like the uk as far as having a baby goes. I do like all the baby stuff our hospital provides, but wish they did delayed cord clamping, gas,air, etc routinely. I think some hospitals are starting to try these things out here at least.
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Agreed!! I hate that you have to fight for basic things like that here.
 
Kazy said:
I haven't decided if I want checks. My Dr told me.last week she has had a patient who was 5cm at 36 weeks and still went to 41 weeks! So you never know.
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hahaha I think I'd be so paranoid that any tightening was the beginning of labor if I knew I was 5 cm starting at 36 weeks!!
 
Yep no checks over here until labour. I agree that I can't see any medical reason to have them - just seems painful and unnecessarily risking infection!
 
Well the girl is breech and they don't think she will turn :(. I didn't see my doctor today, just the ultrasound specialist so I will talk with him next Wednesday probably about a c-section. I want to ask if he will attempt a vaginal with baby b breech. I highly doubt it, but it's worth a try! On a positive note they both look great are growing and are big babies! Both over 6lbs! The boys head was really far down and more than likely engaged!
 
atx614 said:
This may be a dumbquestion, but Misspriss and kiss, is there a medical reason to refuse, or is it just preference?
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Germs can be spread this way, can cause the waters to break early (as in getting checked before labor). There is no reason to have them before you are in labor anyway, because someone can be 1cm dilated and have their baby within hours, and someone can be several cm dilated and not go into labor for weeks.

During labor, they can disrupt your rhythm, they can stress you out necessarily, they can introduce germs into your vaginal canal (this can be bad if waters are already broken). Unless you are going for a epi, they are not that helpful. People dilate at different rates.

If you have not had them before, they can be extremely uncomfortable. The cervical checks in my first labor were the most painful part.

What is the medical indication to have them 1) before labor, and 2) during labor?

I do see the need for a quick check if you are feeling pushy, to make sure you are fully dilated. But checking constantly during labor just makes mom feel she may or may not be going fast enough, gives providers an excuse to augment/insist on c-section which may not be necessary, etc. I can see where it may be needed, but not as a routine thing in labor.
 
Thanks for giving me something to think about regarding the cervical checks. I have always found them painful and very uncomfortable. With my first, I was closed one day and in labor the next. Because my daughter was an emergency c section, I am going in for a planned on May 19th. So measuring dilation won't even be necessary. I am going to ask my doctor if we can just skip all of that. So thanks for the food for thought! :)

And I remember being horrified while I labored with my daughter and these nurses kept doing the checks. It hurt and they were not gentle! At least with a c section I won't have to worry about that.
 
i had a check during labour when i went to the hospital. i was about 4cm i think - it wasn't painful but it did seem to start off a bit of bleeding. they sent me home and told me to come back when the contractions were a certain time apart and a certain length. they got more and more frequent but never got as long as they'd told me they would (so that is something to bear in mind). in the end, my mum called the hospital to explain that the length of the contractions wasn't long enough but i definitely seemed ready to go in and i started to worry about the bleedng- they asked to talk to me but i refused (as there was no way i could hold a conversation) and this seemed the key thing which made them finally say i could go in. I arrived at the hospital around 4 and had my daughter by 6. All went well in the end but i am hoping that having a homebirth this time will help things progress more naturally rather than having a 20min journey to the hospital (twice) which caused alot of unnecessary stress.

In the UK, midwives can come out and assess you before you make the journey to hospital to prevent you going in and being turned away. They offered this last time but couldn't come out straight away so we panicked and went in a bit too early initially i think. All impossible to predict though!
 
I'm having a pity day :(

After seeing the chiro twice I swear I feel worse. Which I know chiropractor care can be worse before better but now I'm struggling to get out of bed. My body is sore from chiro and doing nothing. I'm so bored. Movement from the baby is now painful especially if she's down low. I spend more time complaining about how much it hurts then anything else.

On top of that my stomach has been upset for a few days, hubby is sick with God only knows what and I'm exhausted.

Sorry for the rant ladies, I'm having a bad day :(
 
Sorry to hear.Meagan. hope your pain gets better soon! Sending hugs your way.
 
I understand pain though mine is deffinately not as severe as your is Megan mines just my back. It's a constant pain almost the same as when I had back labor with my first... I hope he decides to make his arrival soon because I'm tired of my back and hips hurting..:hugs: I hope these next few weeks pass by quickly for you!
 
Sorry you are feeling so bad Meagan. I had to quit seeing the chiro (been seeing him all through the pregnancy) as I had to switch from private insurance to limited pregnancy medicaid, and I'm definitely feeling it NOT seeing him anymore. Hope you can feel better soon!
 
I honestly don't know what to make of the chiropractor. I have never felt worse then I do today, I can't sit lye down stand walk I'm in pain all the time.
This is after going twice. At least before I went I could function, now I'm just stuck in bed. I have no idea if I should keep going or stop :(
 
Aww, sorry to hear that Meagan! My experience with the chiro is opposite, so I will be no help! Maybe call the Chiro and tell him how you are feeling now and see what he says?
 
Hope your starting to feel a bit better today Meagan. It must be so hard not being able to do anything without pain :hugs:

Quick question for those that have done this before: is it a bit late to develop cravings? I can't stop drinking bannana milkshake this week! I've been through 8 pints of milk already this week!!
 
No its not unusual at all, in my last two months with all my girls I've craved slushies. Something I didn't crave in the beginning.
 
I agree.... Cravings continue to change. As a matter of fact I haven't had many up until the last week or so!
 
I didn't have any in the middle, I mildly craved nachos in the 12-16 week area, then nothing until the last 2 or so months. Now I'd kiss just about anyone butt for a slushie lol I really love chewing on ice apparently.
 
Thanks ladies - that's just it I've not had any cravings at all during my pregnancy until now! Glad its not something entirely weird though!!
 
Ice has been my consistent, I didn't have much cravings in my second pregnancy. With my first I LIVED off of pork chops and stuffing for a month. It was all I wanted. Oh and poutine, but that made me hurl. So that was a real love hate relationship lol
 
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