smear tests

[vicky9207]

i had my baby 3 weeks ago n iahve 2 go 4 the postnatel check in 3 weeks. they said they mite do a smear test. just wondering does it hurt.

 

[marley2580]

They're not supposed to do a smear until 12 weeks after the birth as things are still healing up, and as such you can get called back for another one as the results were inconclusive.

 

[Jules]

Not sure about how long you should leave it after having a baby before you have a smear test but just wanted to let you know having a smear test does not hurt, it can be somewhat uncomfortable for about 3 seconds when they do the scraping of your cervix. In the past (pre-pregnancy) i went regularly for them, every 6 months, as i had abnormal cells which they needed to keep an eye on. So for the sake of 3 seconds uncomfort its worth going.

 

[vicky9207]

thanks every1