My doctor doesn't do internals?

I found this out last night. Is this true for anyone else's doctor. I thought they were a part of the process. All that will happen over the nexr appoinments is getting hooked up to the monitor and nothing else. How are they supposed to tell how dialated I am? Does this sound weird to you?

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Honestly, that sounds odd to me.

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My doctor doesnt do them either. He feels that it really is no indicaton as to when your going to go. That might have just been my case though becuase I was having a scheduled c - section

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IMHO internals mean nothing. You can be dilated and effaced for a while. It really means nothing. Be happy you arent being violated!

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I had them, hated them, and would bleed so much after. I would be happy not to have to go through them!! I think a lot of doctors are now moving away from them because its true that they do not predict when you'll go into labor.

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I wouldn't be worried- honestly- I didn't even GET to the point where I had an internal b/c I had the baby at 36 1/2 weeks & she would've done an internal at 37 weeks- so I guess it is true that it is no indication of when you're going to go- when you go into labor, you go into labor.

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My doctor didn't do them when I was pregnant with DD, because I had a scheduled C-section.

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Thanks for the feedback! It just seemed weird to me that she wouldn't be checking the progress. She is so laid back, so whatever happens, happens. I guess we'll just wait and see.