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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
Name:
Beth
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Being checked for dilation
Maybe I'm just a lightweight, but...does anyone else think this hurts like a b****??!!! 
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Posted 11/17/08 3:25 PM  |
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snowflake08
Love my boys!!!
Member since 8/07 5148 total posts
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Laura
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Re: Being checked for dilation
Posted by MrsRivera
Maybe I'm just a lightweight, but...does anyone else think this hurts like a b****??!!!
yup! i screamed
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:26 PM |
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pickles16
Real Estate Professional
Member since 11/07 17227 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Being checked for dilation
OMG, I have an appt tomorrow, why does it hurt!?!?!!! What do they do???
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:28 PM |
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NinaLemon
It's a boy!!!
Member since 10/07 6453 total posts
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Jeannine
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Re: Being checked for dilation
Oh man, I have heard it's bad My DR doesn't do internals until you pass your due date - i am sooooo hoping I don't go late!
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:29 PM |
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mia818
LIF Adult
Member since 12/07 2197 total posts
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Mia
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I have had 3 so far.....and the last one was the worst. the other two werent that bad at all. but this one i dont know what he was searching for lol. maybe it was so uncomfortable because her head is lying so low in the pelvis
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:34 PM |
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pickles16
Real Estate Professional
Member since 11/07 17227 total posts
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Jen
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Re: Being checked for dilation
OK you ladies are being evil I want to know why its soo painful, I thought it was just like a pap, yes obviously I have no clue what an internal entails!!!!
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:35 PM |
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kelsept
LIF Adolescent
Member since 12/07 833 total posts
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Kelley
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Re: Being checked for dilation
LOL, my first one didnt hurt so i didnt get it, well, i guess it depends on teh doc bc the last two have been awful...and to make matters worse my baby is doing nothing!!!! Except keeping me in pain and beating the crap out of my stomach!!
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:35 PM |
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dani731
Blessed!!!
Member since 1/08 3355 total posts
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D
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I had my first on Friday & it didn't hurt at all. I was scared because I heard so many people say they hurt but mine didnt hurt at all....
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:36 PM |
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snowflake08
Love my boys!!!
Member since 8/07 5148 total posts
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Laura
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Re: Being checked for dilation
my baby is really low too so maybe thats why it hurt
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:38 PM |
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Goobster
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Member since 5/07 27557 total posts
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Re: Being checked for dilation
Eh, it was ok. I did say OW OW OW but then it was over in a second.
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| Posted 11/17/08 3:41 PM |
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Katie111806
Team Pink!
Member since 12/06 5349 total posts
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Katie
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Re: Being checked for dilation
You are not the only one. I saw stars at the first one. Dh swears she was up to her elbow inside! 
The second one wasn't AS bad but only because I had it right after the test they gave me to check for amniotic fluid using the largest speculum I have ever seen - def not meant for a human! I nearly blacked out.
Last week I saw a different partner and before he came in I couldn't keep my eyes off the size XL gloves on the table. My regular doc is a petite lil thing and wears an XS so I was freaking out to say the least. He didn't hurt me at all!! Def think it depends on doc, babys position and amt of dilation.
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| Posted 11/17/08 4:07 PM |
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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
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Lauren
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I've been checked several times in the past week, and although it is uncomfortable, I didn't find it painful. Maybe it gets worse as you get further along?
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| Posted 11/17/08 4:18 PM |
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Superkat
More a stranger than a friend
Member since 5/06 9730 total posts
Name:
K
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Re: Being checked for dilation
The exam itself didn't hurt that bad but when the doctor tries to dialate your cervix or strips the membrane, THAT hurts like a mofo.
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:21 PM |
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monkeybride
My Everything
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Re: Being checked for dilation
Mine haven't been bad but I know most people hate it.
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:22 PM |
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JennZ
MY LIFE!!
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Re: Being checked for dilation
EWW, is this the 35 week appt. If so I dont want to go now after reading these posts. 
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:29 PM |
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nyteacher13
Three Under Four!!! :-)
Member since 8/06 6405 total posts
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Re: Being checked for dilation
This thread is mean! Stop being so honest  . Literally, I'm wincing over here!!!
What do they do that is so painful??? Tell me now!!!!!!
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:32 PM |
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MrsS2005
Mom of 3
Member since 11/05 13118 total posts
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B
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I have an appointment next week. I'll be almost 36 weeks. I'm not sure if I'll have an internal at that appointment. Either way, I'm not looking forward to that.
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:37 PM |
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trish71407
LIF Adult
Member since 11/06 1206 total posts
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Trish
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I have been checked by 3 different doctors, and although not the most comfortable thing, I didnt think it hurt!
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:40 PM |
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MrsRivera
2 under 2...whew!!
Member since 2/07 9876 total posts
Name:
Beth
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Re: Being checked for dilation
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare anyone!!! 
I think I'm just "overly sensitive" when it comes to that area--it just felt like she went in wayyyyyy too far and it definitely pinched. I guess I wasn't expecting it!
They also made me do the Strep B test, even though I'm having a scheduled c-section, so I guess it was a double whammy.
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:55 PM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
Name:
LB
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Re: Being checked for dilation
to the ladies that asked - the doctor will shove his/her hand up your va-jay-jay and try to reach your cervix to see if you are dilated at all
it hurts b/c during pregnancy your cervix is pretty much at it's highest point and hard to reach - but the pain is quick and for me it stopped hurting as soon as my dr took her hand out.
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| Posted 11/17/08 5:59 PM |
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pickles16
Real Estate Professional
Member since 11/07 17227 total posts
Name:
Jen
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Re: Being checked for dilation
Posted by headoverheels
to the ladies that asked - the doctor will shove his/her hand up your va-jay-jay and try to reach your cervix to see if you are dilated at all
it hurts b/c during pregnancy your cervix is pretty much at it's highest point and hard to reach - but the pain is quick and for me it stopped hurting as soon as my dr took her hand out.
sounds like so much fun!! I can't wait
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| Posted 11/17/08 6:08 PM |
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snowflake08
Love my boys!!!
Member since 8/07 5148 total posts
Name:
Laura
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Re: Being checked for dilation
it definitely stopped hurting as soon as the Dr. took his/her hand out (i have 2 drs that are married to each other)
also, in comparison to the cramping pain I am in with this SPD; it was no much more bearable
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| Posted 11/17/08 6:16 PM |
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