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Checking for dialation
Added: 1163 days ago.
Added by: 2b
Section: General.
Status: This question is Closed. (Questions will be closed after 10 days.)


Just curious is anyone checking their own cervix for dilation? Is it okay to do?

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aulrobbri - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I did when I was pregnant. Just washed my hands really good before (and after, lol)

katiemul - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) why wouldn't it be ok to do? I know my fingers are a lot more gentle in me then my husband's... you know. lol.

riknlee - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I checked my own when I was TTC so was familiar with what I was feeling and then when I was full term, i tried again but it was twisted and facing the back somehow. It was too high to reach so I didnt try again. when you are full term it is pretty hard to angle yourself to manage it anyway

2b - 1163 days ago Thanks Lorien :) I wasn't concerned by your advice... no worries.

Lorien - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) I added that if you are full term it is ok but I had looked at how far along you were before I answered your question. I don't see a problem with it and if you are having sex or are doing other things with your husband ;-) he is probably touching it all the time. I can say that checking your own is by far less uncomfortable than when your Dr. checks it. I actually had a couple who during a birthing class I was taking with my first told the class how her husband checked hers for her and the teacher didn't have any problem with it. If you have a concern ask your Dr. but most Dr.s are hesitant to say ok to a lot of things because of potential law suites hence the reason for things like increases in unnecessary c-sections, inductions etc. I respect others opinions totally but I have never heard of a self cervix check ever causing a problem (oh and of course wash your hands)

2b - 1163 days ago ~alreadygot1~ really?? Have you had a bad experience here? I've always gotten good advice here and I know no one here would do anything to jeopardize my pregnancy...

alreadygot1 - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) Ummm, I do not think you should take any advise from people on this site about stuff like this. It is always best to ask your doctor.

2b - 1163 days ago I found this on the net. "I think it's a good and empowering thing for a woman to check her own cervix for dilation. This is not rocket science, and you hardly need a medical degree or years of training to do it. Your vagina is a lot like your nose- other people may do harm if they put fingers or instruments up there but you have a greater sensitivity and will not do yourself any harm. "The best way to do it when hugely pregnant is to sit on the toilet with one foot on the floor and one up on the seat of the toilet. Put two fingers in and go back towards your bum. The cervix in a pregnant woman feels like your lips puckered up into a kiss. On a non-pregnant woman it feels like the end of your nose. When it is dilating, one finger slips into the middle of the cervix easily (just like you could slide your finger into your mouth easily if you are puckered up for a kiss). As the dilation progresses the inside of that hole becomes more like a taught elastic band and by 5 cms dilated (5 fingerwidths) it is a perfect rubbery circle like one of those Mason jar rings that you use for canning, and about that thick. "What's in the centre of that opening space is the membranes (bag of waters) that are covering the baby's head and feel like a latex balloon filled with water. If you push on them a bit you'll feel the baby's head like a hard ball (as in baseball). If the waters have released you'll feel the babe's head directly. "It is time for women to take back ownership of their bodies."

Lorien - 1163 days ago Rating: 0 (0 votes) As long as your water has not broke and you are full term it is ok. I have heard of lots of people doing it. It can be hard depending on how high up your cervix is but if you do a google search on checking your own cervix there are lots of websites that tell you how to do it. Also only do it if you are having a normal low risk pregnancy and it is easier to find if you were already familiar with it pre pregnancy from what I understand.