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First Internal and Question

beedale862003beedale862003
in 3rd Trimester
I had my first internal yesterday (which will be the only one before labor).  It was not bad, I had some bleeding and cramping afterwards but the procedure itself did not hurt.  My MW said I was 1 cm dilated, she told my I was not really effaced (did not give a %) and said she could feel the head.  So my question is does anyone know the station she is refering to when she says she can feel the head?
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Re: First Internal and Question

  • lifesadancelifesadance member
    They can feel the head at every station and even before it registers as a "-3" or other station.  If the MW didn't tell you what station, I'd assume nothing more than a -3; she probably just means that the head has dropped.
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  • frostnoelfrostnoel
    She also might have just meant that the baby was head down.
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  • Carrot303Carrot303 member

    PP is right.  It's just noteworthy that the baby is head down and hopefully unlikely to flip. 

    FWIW - With DS, I was 1 cm and 70% effaced at 36 weeks.  When I went into labor at the start of 38 weeks (after my water broke) he was stil "wayyyy up there" and hadn't dropped at all but I still delivered vaginally so it doesn't really mean much.  It's just a good thing that baby is head down.

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