EF Green beans - are you having internals?

smurfetteinred · August 2009

I did with my last pregnancy and didn't think anything of it but now I know it increases your risk for infection, etc so I'm debating whether to bother. Just wondering what others are thinking of doing.

renee143 · August 2009

nope. in addition to the infection risk, it either gets your hopes up or depresses you for no reason, lol. i never had one w/ mj, and i won't this time.

j.h.mommy · August 2009

I'm going to start having trans vag ultrasounds to check the cervix every two weeks. It's supposed to be less risky for infection.

b&r2006 · August 2009

Didn't with DS, won't this time either. The nurse looked at me funny the first time I said no, but no one argued with me about it.

smurfetteinred · August 2009

I think I'm going to push for no although she might really push me on that. She's already talking about inducing at 39 weeks now because of how big Noel was so I'm betting she's going to want to know how far along I am. . .

nkintzel · August 2009

No way! Didn't with my last, either as a matter of course.

Here is an example of why they are useless. The day before my due date, I had an app. with my midwife. I had a ton of discharge and she wanted to make sure it wasn't leaking amniotic fluid. So, she did the test strip and while she was up there, she said "Do you want me to check you since I'm here?" I was like, "Well, it doesnt' really matter, does it?" She agreed it didn't matter, but we figured what the heck.

So, she checked. (This was the only internal of the entire pregnancy) She said, "well, your cervix is thick and high and not even close to being anywhere dilated. So, I would say you have a little while, but who knows?"

I had Ethan less than 24 hours later. After only a little less than 3 hours of labor, start to finish.

Anyway, all sorts of stuff can happen quickly or slowly, and the cervical dilation just doesn't tell a whole lot on its own. My MW would have never even bothered if she wasn't doing the amnio test strip, and we both agreed it was meaningless.

This time (different MW) we aren't doing any either.

Mrs.tlcS · August 2009

Nope, we won't be doing them. I've also got in my birth plan that I will consent to an internal upon admission, but then only on my request or one every 5 hours.

FutureMrsLemon · August 2009

Okay I had no idea these were optional. Where can I go to research the why's and why nots for this? Anyone have any good sites?

jk09uhed89 · August 2009

no i wont be doing internals

nkintzel · August 2009

FutureMrsLemon:
Okay I had no idea these were optional. Where can I go to research the why's and why nots for this? Anyone have any good sites?

EVERYTHING is optional. Its YOUR body and YOUR baby. More women need to realize this!!!

I don't know about a specific place to research whys and why nots, but you can see that the why nots are that they increase your risk of infection and don't tell you much about the progression of labor.

As for the why's, I guess I'd say just so the doc can feel in control? I don't know any other reason to do it.

goinggreengirl · August 2009

I don't want them so I'm going to say no. Of course, I haven't talked to my midwife at all about that yet so I don't even know if she does them routinely!

FutureMrsLemon · August 2009

This is very interesting. I think I will opting out of these unless the midwife/doctor can give me very very good reasons for doing them.

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