Pain after cervical check

Jessica

I’m 37 weeks today and had a cervical check. I’m 1cm dilated and 50% effaced. I’m a FTM and am not sure if pain after is normal. It feels like a tensing or pinching feeling and hurts when I walk. The cervical check itself was also painful. I do have some bleeding but was told that is normal. Is the pain normal, if so I may skip anymore checks because this is not pleasant.