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2 cm@ 20 weeks?
2 cm@ 20 weeks? I am a second time mother but i did a self check (sanitized and was gentle) and my cervix was low, soft, and open. Surly more open than the beginning of pregnancy!! I am seeing my dr. in two days so obviously i will ask her to check. Has anyone had experience with this??
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Idk Hun but im glad you're going to go get checked by the Dr. I was told never to do a self check by my doctor he said there is no point BC I wouldn't know what to look for and its not safe. And all it does is stress u out! I wish you a very healthy pregnancy and beautiful baby!
Lexa - her Dr HASN'T said it's safe for her to do. Dominique is pointing out the obvious. Self-checks ARE NOT recommended during pregnancy because (1) you have no idea what you're feeling / looking for / if it's normal and (2) you put your baby at risk of a bacterial infection. It doesn;t matter if she washed her hands with handsoap then sanitized them, unless she done a "surgical scrub" handwash, there's no way she would have eliminated every single bacteria off of her hands, then everything she touched from handwash - popping her fingers inside would have made them unsanitised again - this includes clothing and bedsheets etc. When Dr's / Midwives do cervical checks, they wear sterile gloves and carry it out in a sterile environment, they don;t just wash their hands and assume they are clean.
It's not a case of "everyone has an opinion on everything", it's common sense.
It's not a case of "everyone has an opinion on everything", it's common sense.
Well like i said... I was told it was ok but i also said i was respectfully asking. No need to push one answer or the other. Ill leave it for the dr.
Just to add, who sanitizes their hands and then goes touching other random stuff before checking?
Just to add, who sanitizes their hands and then goes touching other random stuff before checking?
Who checks their own cervix? You should not have a smart response to anyone that is answering the question YOU ask. Checking your own cervix is very very weird sorta creepy.
LOL Jordan that made me laugh :)
Shyloveskai - your hands aren;t sterile or even 100% clean after using handsoap to wash them,
Shyloveskai - your hands aren;t sterile or even 100% clean after using handsoap to wash them,
Some ppl can be quite bit.chy when they "know' they're right. Shyloveskai, ain't nothing wrong with wanting to know what's goin on with your body. Askin questions is what this forum is for. Ladies we should be tryin to help each other without bein judgy or getting an attitude
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