vicky9207

i went to the midwife at the doctors day. im 39 weeks. i have 2 go again 2 the hosiptal on the 18th the midwife said i have 2 see the consultant because the head is still nat engaged. she said that i would be giving n internal to see if ill need a section. im only 15 and very small n the midwife said that the consultant will see if i need a section. im really scared n dnt knoq wat 2 expect at the internal

Vickie

I'm sorry I've never had an internal done (this is my first baby and I'm quite a bit further back in my pregnancy than you are). Just wanted to give you a . Hope some of the other girls can help reassure you

vicky9207

thank u. i love this site every1 is just so nice. im reali reali scared bout havin this baby 2

n im reali reali worried bout this internal the thought of it makes me wana be sick plus im reali embaressed about stuff like tat ..

toriaaaaTRASH

I've had an internal because they thought I was in preterm labour. It's meant to be painless if you relax. I was as tense as anything so it hurt quite abit. It was fine afterwards though. Doesn't last more than 20 seconds. I'm sure you'll be fine!

coccyx

Know its embarrassing but talking from a nurses point of view we really have seen it all before! The internal can be alittle uncomfortable but just has to be done sometimes i'm afraid. Think about your beautiful baby that you will soon meet.

vicky9207

is it reali reali sore? wat do they do at it?

toriaaaaTRASH

It's not sore atall, it's abit of pain for a very short time. I wouldn't worry about it. Births going to hurt more

Jenny

They usually just check your cervix for dilation/thinning out. Its uncomfortable but its not too bad. It might hurt a little since your so sensitive down there right now but I'm sure you'll be ok hon

vicky9207

the midwife was also worried cos im so small n the bby mite nat go tho my pelvis. she said something about the consutant checkin if the bby will go threw the pelvis. my mum said they mite do a sweep as well wat do they do there?

Jenny

They'll probably check for that when they're doing your internal . If you're too small then you'll probably be getting a csection (I might need one too cause of being too small too, not sure yet).

Sweep:"Membrane sweep", also known as membrane stripping, or "stretch and sweep" in Australia and the UK - during an internal examination, the midwife moves her finger around the cervix to stimulate and/or separate the membranes around the baby from the cervix. This causes a release of prostaglandins which can help to kick-start labour.