Cervix check?

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Im currently 32w 2d pregnant and i know the weekly appts start at 36w but cant remember when they start checking my cervix. Is it 36 weeks? Or closer to 38?? Its been over 5 years since i had my son and dont remember when my last OB started checking.. help??

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I can't remember either (baby #3 here). But I will be refusing every single one. Some don't know it's our right to refuse them. I don't want one until I get to the hospital in transition or ready to push!

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My midwife says cervical checks are optional at 36 weeks.  But I don't see any benefit to them.  Some women are a few centimeters dilated for weeks and others progress very fast at labor.  And cervix can open/ close based on stress.   It just does not seem useful/valuable.

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I'm pregnant for the first time, but with everything I've been reading I guess when they check is doctor specific. My husband is a nurse and has said he doesn't actually want me to get checked until I'm in labor (lowered risk of infection with less checks) because really, you could be 1cm and the next day have a baby. Or on the opposite side of the spectrum you could be walking around at 3cm for a month and have no changes. It all depends on baby. :) sorry for the (non) answer and that I can't help you more.

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Mine is starting at my 36 week appointment.

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I'm on baby number 3. For the first two babies, nobody went anywhere near by cervix until I was in labour. Unless there is a medical reason such as cramping or blood loss, there is just no need

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My OB starts checking @37weeks. BUT if you ask them to check and are having pressure he does. I would try asking next time!

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Mine started checking at 30 weeks but that's cause I get awful Braxton Hicks. I also got told I could go any time after 34 weeks so they have to check constantly for me.

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My doctor is starting my checks at 36 weeks because I have to have a c-section. But other than that she waits till 37/38 weeks. I will be getting weekly checks at 36 though. Good luck!

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Unless you've had like consistent contractions/Braxton hicks or bad cramping, I don't think there's really any reason to be checked before 38/39 weeks.

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I was just asking my midwife about this, because I couldn't remember either. 😂 She said she could check for me at 36 weeks, but there really isn't a good reason to, unless I've been feeling labor symptoms. I've decided that this time around I want as few cervical checks as possible, to decrease infection risk. Plus I feel more confident this time around because I know a little better what labor feels like.

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