Shave before cervical checks?

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My doctor is going to start checking my cervix this week & I don't know if I should take the time to shave 'down there' 😂 I tried to around 30 weeks and it wasn't pretty. I'm thinking if I tried now (35 weeks) I'd have to stretch first, take a Gatorade with me and take regular breaks. It is hilarious trying to shave my legs (ok, calves) and paint my toes. I honestly don't think I can even reach the whole thing anymore lmao

What is protocol? Do doctors even care? Obviously I shower regularly and am clean, but do they expect well maintained 'foliage'? 😂😂 Like I know I can't be the only person concerned about this.

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I'm a healthcare provider and people apologize for not having shaved various areas all the time. Personally I hardly notice and don't care, whether it's hairy legs, armpits, torso hair or genitals. Body hair is normal and I'm not judging the person's body, I'm just doing an exam.

Just be clean and you'll be fine. It's hard to focus when my patients stink, especially since getting pregnant.

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My fiancé does it for me. At first I was going to go get the wax job but he was like,"I'll do it!"  He did a fantastic job too!  I am 30 weeks and 5 days. I hadn't seen down there in a few. And I hadn't shaved down there in 2 months either. It was a jungle. But he chopped it down. Thanks babe! 😘

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I haven't been able to see mine for a while! I could honestly careless. It's natural. I try my best to keep it "neat" but I know it's not perfect

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I have actually apologized to my dr for not being shaved down there 😅 he just laughed and said its ok that he has seen worse and tbh it is only common in younger people. That it just became a big thing within the past 10 years. So you should be fine but if you choose to I learned using a hand mirror or makeup mirror helps.

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Oh honey, do what you can but I wouldn't even worry about it! I can't see anything so basically I just try to feel what I'm shaving haha. Honestly I don't think the doctor minds at all, and usually during cervix check they don't look down there for more than a second. They see so many vaginas a day it's nothing new when there's hair, everyone has a different preference.

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Oh geeze, I'm 28 weeks and can't even see my vagina any more! I tried shaving down there the other day by just feeling kinda and when I got out and I tried checking in the mirror I did a choppy job! Omg! So embarrassing when I went to have sex that night, but oh well lol. I've heard some women have their SO shave down there for them and it's an intimate moment for them or it turns them on, to me that sounds a bit weird and I wouldn't want my SO doing that but every relationship is different

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This is probably really stupid, but not being able to shave down there is causing me some anxiety!  I've never waxed before, so I'm not about to start at 38 weeks. I'm having my first cervical exam tomorrow and I plan on apologizing to my doctor.

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LMAO at this post! I'm 31 weeks and can so relate!!! I literally shave once every few weeks. It gets so intense I need a few weeks rest from the workout I get from it 😂😂😂😴

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I go for waxing at this point. Lol. And pedicures. I just can't dot my self. Besides its a nice treat and a day of spa time.

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I haven't been able to see my lady bits for awhile now - I get waxed! Can't stand the razor burn from shaving - love the smoothness of a good wax though!

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