At your next prenatal appointment, your doctor or midwife may want to perform an internal vaginal exam, to
check your cervix for signs of dilation and effacement.
my doctor seems very calm about everything and has
not checked my cervix yet to see if there is any progress.
Afternoon Session The Holistic Stages of Labor: A New Language for a New Paradigm The Work of Constance Benyon: The Two Stages of Second Stage Vertical Birth... even in a hospital Non-invasive strategies for checking the progress of
labor Checking the cervix on the foot!
At the hospital, your doctor will monitor the progress of your labor by
periodically checking your cervix, as well as the baby's position and station (location in the birth canal).
They checked my cervix and found that I was five centimeters.
She agreed to
check my cervix and told us we were 4 cm!
Dr. G arrived quickly to
check my cervix.
my doctor appointment is today and i'm going to demand
he check my cervix.
I was calm as I put on my glove to
check her cervix.
I didn't even turn down a teenage - looking med student who came in and eagerly asked to
check my cervix.
I was starting to grunt with contractions and Saras asked if she could
check my cervix.
At the hospital, I felt like I was at the mercy of the whims of the doctors and nurses (like when they would
check my cervix a bunch even though I asked them not to or when they kept waking my first born to check her vitals or when I wasn't allowed to push when I was ready to).
And I thought I wouldn't need any interventions even if I go in, because
I checked my cervix before going to the hospital and I could touch baby's head!
My husband and I walked around labor and delivery until 7 AM when
they checked my cervix again and found that I was forced 4 cmdilated and admitted me to the natural birthing room.