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For All The Ladies That Are Too Shy, Checking Cervix
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 | Ashlie - September 10th, 2005 2:55 AM |
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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."
Hope this helps! :-)
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| lauren - September 11th, 2005 5:47 AM |
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thanks for that imformation!!!, to be honest i was very curious bout that but ive read other womens questions on here asking how to do it but so many other women seem to abuse them for asking, so wasnt very game to ask!thanks again.
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Thank you for posting that info. I really appreciate it.
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| bella - September 17th, 2005 2:06 AM |
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Thanks for that, was wondering how it was done and what to feel for!
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| lisa - September 17th, 2005 2:16 AM |
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i tried several times and im 35 weeks and it feels llike a big flopy frill but cant feel a hole in the middle although i can feel my babys head round the outside of my cervix which was amazing, cant wait for some progress, my mum had my brother at 36 weeks my sister at 37 and me at 38, im hoping to come a little early!!!
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| jessica - September 22nd, 2005 10:21 PM |
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is there any way to break the water at the hard place you say is the babies head
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| jessica - September 22nd, 2005 10:23 PM |
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is there any way to break the water at the hard place you say is the babies head I am 38 weeks and 3cm
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| lisa - September 24th, 2005 5:05 AM |
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i can feel the babies head round the outside of my cervix not through a hole as i dont think im dilated so i guess you can only break the waters through the cervix hole as im feeling the head through the wals of the womb, kind of llike a small melon with a big frill at the bottom, i cant wait for some progress
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| Ashlie - September 24th, 2005 1:31 PM |
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Jessica, I wouldnt try breaking your own water, what if you end up doing something to the babies head? Try having sex, or using evening primrose oil, maybe that will work.
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| hi - September 24th, 2005 6:49 PM |
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Wow, thanks for this! I am two days overdue and was 2cm dilated 3 days ago!!! I am not due to see doc again for another 3 days so this is really helpful.
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| heather - September 25th, 2005 3:49 PM |
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I can not reach mine it must be way up there. Or maybe my belly is too large or my fingers too short. I was able to reach it before pregnancy when i was trying to get pregnant. Oh well i guess, i was kinda bummed out because i thought it would be an awesome experience to feel the babys head. I was dilated to a 1 last Monday. I will wait and see what the dr tells me tomorrow. Thanks
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| ma - September 29th, 2005 1:21 PM |
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thankyou I found this to be very helpful and interesting.
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If it helps out any, I read the same info on another website, and interesting note - *supposedly* the length of the middle finger is supposed to be the length from the outer vaginal area to the cervix.
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| te - October 5th, 2005 4:11 PM |
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Thanks for the advice, i'm going to try this later because my Docotor is saying that i'm only still 1 cm
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| Sheri - October 5th, 2005 9:02 PM |
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i tried it to and i felt babies head but couldnt figure out where my cervix was to try to measure how dilated i was but yea thats pretty cool.
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| ivy - October 7th, 2005 5:49 AM |
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hi , i tried it but cant feel anything is it bcause my fingers r 2 short??? i'm 36 wks and counting :-(
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| sian - October 7th, 2005 8:58 AM |
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i tried it but i still dont quite know what im feeling for! i could feel like a sort of rough elasticy thing??
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