I was debating putting this here or FFC... Yesterday, at my client, I took a bathroom break, and had the most glorious emptying of the bowel. Later in the day I went back to the bathroom and discovered that the stall I had used was out-of-order. It was stuffed...
I just found out what the Group B Strep Test involves and I'm horrified. I know a lot of people say things like "Well, it's all worth it in the end!" but honestly, just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I want my boo-hole swabbed. I feel like this is one of those things that pregnant women don't talk about....
@flagchic YES! My coworker brought up how she was really close with the doctor who did hers (she is a family friend) and what they did and I was like WAIT WHAT?! Pregnancy sure is glamorous lol
@brianalee2984 First time moms for the win, LOL. Why am I just finding out about this now?! I thought I was fairly educated on the process of pregnancy and what the appointments/tests involved, but apparently not.
@flagchic@oklahomak It's really not a big deal. I don't remember exactly what visit it was but it was near the end. (Maybe 34 weeks?) Anyway if you ever had a pap or anything like that, this is less intrusive than that. Takes less than a minute. Wait until they start checking how dilated you are every visit. That's fun.
I agree - cervix checks are the worst. My cervix was so sensitive with my first pregnancy, the worst one was when I left the room with blood droplets EVERYWHERE. I bled on the table, the floor everywhere omg. Thank god my husband went to that appt I was mortified and 9 mo pregnant and just froze bleeding on things. He was like "Pull up your panties and pants and we are going to walk out of here like none of this ever happened. Some one will clean it up, but it wont be you" and held my hand on the way out.
Me 32 H 33 TTC#1 January 2016 BFP 5/16/2016 DD Born 1/27/17
The GBS test wasn't bad at all. They literally swab for a second and it's over. The cervical checks for me started at 35 or 36 weeks. I didn't mind them either because I liked knowing what was going on in there. It can be a little uncomfortable though.
I guess I'll add GBS to the list of "standard in the states but not here".... no mention of that last pregnancy or this pregnancy yet
TTGP history (*TW*):
Started TTC Oct 2015 BFP #1 June 2016: EDD 16 March 2017, MC July 2016 Re-started TTC Aug 2016 Started IF testing Nov 2016 Spontaneous BFP #2 January 2017: Rainbow Baby Boy September 2017 BFP #3 November 2018: Baby #2 expected August 2019
I needed a new OB when I found out I was pregnant with DD (old one had moved) so I specifically requested a woman OB at the new practice b/c...FTM. Saw my new (female) OB every appointment but she happened to be on vacation for the appt when I was due for my first cervical check and my GBS test. The only other OB available in the practice was...a dude. I was shaking my head at the universe for pulling that one on me.
Now as a STM, I feel like male OBs, GBS tests, and cervical checks don’t phase me at all 😂
I keep getting constipated, so I only have 2 words for my TMI Tuesday: anal fissures. 🤦🏻♀️
@moon1417 That sounds awful I'm glad you had your husband there for support.
Pap smears are always painful for me and make me cramp and spot like crazy afterwards. I have high anxiety about it. I had one earlier in the pregnancy, just because I was out of date for my annual. Since I've had a smooth, no-problem pregnancy so far (knock on wood), as long as there's no issues between then and now, I'm considering asking for no cervical checks unless 100% absolutely necessary for medical treatment purposes. I've done research, and it really seems that cervical checks are good if you have pre-existing issues, or just need to satisfy that curiosity, but I don't know if it's a good option for me, or if it will just cause me stress.
The GBS thing is no big deal at all. They arent searching for gold (its not a deep swab or probe or anything like that).
My first pregnancy, at my very first appointment (DH in the room), my doctor stuck a whole finger up to check the strength of the wall between the two. That was weird. Still didnt think much of it (though my other 2 pregnancies didnt involve anything like that). Although it did give DH some ideas to be used later on...
@sourlemon I think I'm just in my head about it.... a little surprised just because I'm not ready for anybody to be poking around that way. I'm sure once it's done, it's done... as long as I get the heads up
@aecm oh my gosh! Those are the WORST!! I feel terrible for you!!
Urg. I hadn't though of cervical checks pre L&D. Bleh. Though...bright side, maybe OB will teach DH how to check so he can monitor before we leave for the hospital. Haha.
My TMI isn't really a TMI today..but earlier, baby was in such a weird position. Super low I guess, and kept smashing hard against my cervix. I legit thought a limb was gonna come out at some point. I kept picturing a tiny hand coming out of my vagina. (Doesn't help that I had a labour nightmare last night, where I had to push, and was surrounded by people, and no one would help me. It was very graphic too..
@oklahomak yes cervical checks are optional. I never had one with the twins and did not have one with DD2 until I was 40 weeks. They are even optional in labor.... its also important to note that cervical dilation has little to no relation to when you actually go into labor. Some women are dilated to 4cm for more than a month and others are not dilated at all and go into labor a few hours later...
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@chillycanadian I was at a meeting last night and thought of you when he was kicking what felt like my cervix. It definitely didn't feel like my bladder.
@chillycanadian@agpandme Add me to the list of mamas being kicked in the cervix. First time it happened was like, WTF was that?! LO seems to like hanging out fairly low most of the time, movement very low in my belly and kicks usually level with my hips. No rib kicking yet!
@flagchic Another FTM here who had no idea about the GBS test, glad to know about that ahead of time!
Here's my TMI Wednesday...I have a third nipple that is usually unnoticeable. I always thought it was a chicken pox scar until an old gyno told me otherwise. Now with all the pregnancy hormones it has significantly darkened and is extremely noticeable! Damn useless nipple!
@wabash15 cervical checks may be optional unless a complication pops up. I went into pre-term labor last time at 30 weeks and they checked when I got to the hospital, once a day, and a when I was released 3 days later to make sure it stopped progressing since my contractions never fully went away. Every time I went into pre-term labor (3 more times that pregnancy) it was the same protocol.
@sourlemon I agree unless a complication pops up. In the event of a complication your doctor/MW may push more for one so they have more information... but even then you can still refuse, its your body and depending on how "crunchy" you are. I'm not saying I would refuse the checks if I were in your situation, just that you should and your doc should discuss the pros/cons or risk/benefits.
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TTC 1/2012 Diagnosed : unexplained infertility 6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015 TTC #3 5/2016 Restarted Fertility tx IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
@wabash15 true, I could have refused. My options at the time(s) were get the check and possibly be discharged then, or wait for contractions to stop to be discharged (which never happened). I guess I could have left AMA but then who would actually want to do the c section when time came?
I'm gonna ressurect this since someone else mentioned the other day that we haven't had one in a couple weeks haha. And I just want to complain.....that the toilet paper at work is SO thin and rough. And I'm peeing like.... 6-7 times in an 8 hour shift. My whoo-ha is SO sore. Legit swollen from being irritated from the rough paper so frequently. Plus, the increased discharge seems to have decided to make a comeback the last few weeks. So lots of wiping needs to be done.
I've contemplated bringing TP from home 😂 yesterday, I was wishing I had a bidet. Even though I've never actually used one lol
Oh oh!! TMI!! Yay!! I definitely puked so hard that I peed myself the other night. Then it happened a second time the next night and I was butt naked getting ready for a shower and totally left a little puddle on the bathroom floor 😬
I sneezed and peed a little a few weeks ago. Luckily I was at home. Third pregnancy and that was a first (and hopefully a last). Now covering my mouth is second priority to squeezing my legs together and bracing my belly.
@thirdtimesacharm2019 every time I have to sneeze or cough I better brace myself to contain the pee or else I leak. Last pregnancy I had to start wearing liners made for leaking because I had the flu around this point and I could not contain it.
Re: TMI Tuesday 5/14
Yesterday, at my client, I took a bathroom break, and had the most glorious emptying of the bowel. Later in the day I went back to the bathroom and discovered that the stall I had used was out-of-order. It was stuffed...
Wait until they start checking how dilated you are every visit. That's fun.
Me 32
H 33
TTC#1 January 2016 BFP 5/16/2016 DD Born 1/27/17
TFAS: BFP 11/26/2018 Estimated due date: 8/2/2019
BFP #1 June 2016: EDD 16 March 2017, MC July 2016
Re-started TTC Aug 2016
Started IF testing Nov 2016
Spontaneous BFP #2 January 2017: Rainbow Baby Boy September 2017
BFP #3 November 2018: Baby #2 expected August 2019
Now as a STM, I feel like male OBs, GBS tests, and cervical checks don’t phase me at all 😂
I keep getting constipated, so I only have 2 words for my TMI Tuesday: anal fissures. 🤦🏻♀️
Pap smears are always painful for me and make me cramp and spot like crazy afterwards. I have high anxiety about it. I had one earlier in the pregnancy, just because I was out of date for my annual. Since I've had a smooth, no-problem pregnancy so far (knock on wood), as long as there's no issues between then and now, I'm considering asking for no cervical checks unless 100% absolutely necessary for medical treatment purposes. I've done research, and it really seems that cervical checks are good if you have pre-existing issues, or just need to satisfy that curiosity, but I don't know if it's a good option for me, or if it will just cause me stress.
Urg. I hadn't though of cervical checks pre L&D. Bleh. Though...bright side, maybe OB will teach DH how to check so he can monitor before we leave for the hospital. Haha.
My TMI isn't really a TMI today..but earlier, baby was in such a weird position. Super low I guess, and kept smashing hard against my cervix. I legit thought a limb was gonna come out at some point. I kept picturing a tiny hand coming out of my vagina. (Doesn't help that I had a labour nightmare last night, where I had to push, and was surrounded by people, and no one would help me. It was very graphic too..
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
Here's my TMI Wednesday...I have a third nipple that is usually unnoticeable. I always thought it was a chicken pox scar until an old gyno told me otherwise. Now with all the pregnancy hormones it has significantly darkened and is extremely noticeable! Damn useless nipple!
Diagnosed : unexplained infertility
6 rounds of IUI and a MC 2/2014, rainbow twins 4/2015
TTC #3 5/2016
Restarted Fertility tx
IUI 2 rounds, baby girl 12/17
And I just want to complain.....that the toilet paper at work is SO thin and rough. And I'm peeing like.... 6-7 times in an 8 hour shift.
My whoo-ha is SO sore. Legit swollen from being irritated from the rough paper so frequently. Plus, the increased discharge seems to have decided to make a comeback the last few weeks. So lots of wiping needs to be done.
I've contemplated bringing TP from home 😂 yesterday, I was wishing I had a bidet. Even though I've never actually used one lol