I agree with you, but everyone is curious and when you find something that wasn't there before you assume things, my doc did say I'm in early labour
Agree with tinuha. Leave the exams to the professionals. That being said, I'm also very guilty of being curious and wanting to check myself. I've even tried to talk my husband into it. Lol.
But I wouldn't know what to feel for and god forbid I mess anything up.
Good luck to you all, and I hope you guys get there soon.
if you can't feel it can be tilted posterior which is fairly common. i dont think it has anything to do with how effaced or dilated you are... and first time mom of 2 if you are fully dilated you should definitely be in labour, your probably also just tilted posterior. leave the medical exams to the experts ladies... i doubt highly your actually feeling the right stuff. i just had my cervix checked and there is no way even without a belly i could get my fingers deep enough to examine myself like my midwife did. avoid the complications of a possible infection.
I think that means your fully effaced, same thing with me, when my doc cheer today she said I was 90% and I was checked my self but when I checked later I could barely feel it so I'm guess I'm fully dilated