Um, Whoa!

[ChristyH]

Ok, so does anyone else here do random cervix checks??

Well I did one about 2 weeks ago just to see if I could feel where I was at, from what I could tell I was soft and about a fingertip dilated. I haven't done it recently but tonight I was taking a much needed bath and decided just to see what was going on up there because I've been so crampy lately.

Well, whoa! I reached up there (yes I know TMI) and there was something round and hard, as in her head! I push to see and sure enough she kicked me and pushed back down. A big glob of my mucus plug came out too and boy was I shocked. Seriously, her head is right there! I couldn't tell how dilated I was because I was so freaked out but please tell me this means it's not much longer! Anyone else check and find something they weren't expecting?!

[MissAnnThrope]

Yeah this kids head has been right there too.

I can't really get around it anymore. If you were able to push her head up any I think that means she is not engaged yet. But my midwife said that it is normal for non-first babies not to engage until labor.

[ChristyH]

I could push her up barely, and she wanted to come right back down. It shocked me to feel her so close, I could actually feel her heartbeat on top of her head.

[upnorthmama]

I would love to feel my babies head-just tried in fact. No luck...do it again!

[MissAnnThrope]

It's pretty neat isn't. Yeah she should come right back down after being pushed up.

[Ironica]

Hm... I check every few days, and it's always pretty much the same ;-) mushy, high, can't tell dilation because my fingers aren't long enough. No head in reach yet.

[BensMom]

i cant even come close to reaching my cervix, i have tried. i would love to check it out since its my last chance and i think it would be neat.

[chely7425]

I am so not coordinated enough to reach my own cervix... that is so cool that you could feel her head though!

[celestialdreamer]

I hope this means good things for you! I'm one of those weird ones that can walk around dilated to 3cm with a baby's head engaged for a few weeks, so I don't really bother checking anymore It sounds like your body is really getting ready though!

[amaayeh]

Two weeks ago my baby 'dropped' and I have been able to feel her head 'right there'. However, I can't feel my cervix, though, because it is behind her...posterior...and her head is up resting on my pubic bone. It is very strange to feel their head SOOOO very close! I hope that means good things for you! I think I'll sit here another two weeks, though.

[anstar]

Mmm Hmmm. Just yesterday I checked and his/her head is right there. Near as I can tell, it's HUGE, since I had quite a bit of reaching to do to get past it to check my cervix.
I was a little surprised. Poor DH, he's been feeling so frisky lately, and then I have to go and tell him I can feel baby's skull in there. :P

[ChristyH]

Originally Posted by anstar

Mmm Hmmm. Just yesterday I checked and his/her head is right there. Near as I can tell, it's HUGE, since I had quite a bit of reaching to do to get past it to check my cervix.
I was a little surprised. Poor DH, he's been feeling so frisky lately, and then I have to go and tell him I can feel baby's skull in there. :P

Her head felt so little to me, but she's measuring a little small anyway. I guess that's a good thing for me Yeah, dh is a little more hesitant to do anything now that he knows her head is right there.

[raspberry.swirl]

Originally Posted by ChristyH

Her head felt so little to me, but she's measuring a little small anyway. I guess that's a good thing for me Yeah, dh is a little more hesitant to do anything now that he knows her head is right there.

Ditto on the DH note, we went for our CNM appointment today, and found out I am 1-2 cm and the CNM could feel her head. He was in total shock. So if we're not going to DTD, might as well load up on spicy Thai and pineapple!

[Jacquie99]

I was going to say- don't tell DH you can feel the baby's head. I think it's so cool too to know the baby is so close, but it sure freaks the guys out! My baby is posterior too, so I feel the baby's head first, and then my cervix. In fact for a long time I couldn't feel my cervix at all because baby was so posterior. I'm hoping the fact that I can reach it now means s/he's in a slightly better position! I can still push the head up a little too. I'm about 3.5 cm dilated, only one more week until my due date, but I've walked around 4 cm with both of my last 2 for at least 2 weeks, so unfortunately that much progress doesn't mean much for this mama!

[exquisitebones]

i have been havinga hard time finding my cervix. I have short fingers.. clearly..

I wish I could tell if I was dilated or not.
that is sucha neat story!

[~NewMa~]

AH, that's so cool! A little freaky, but cool
I can't reach my cervix.
I have a midwife appointment this afternoon though and I'm gonna get her to check me.
Last week I told her not to bother cause I didn't feel like anything different was going on. But on Saturday, I swear, I felt the baby drop!
It was the weirdest feeling. I told hubby it felt like someone dropped a pool ball from the top of my stomach into my vagina.
Movements are definetly lower and I can feel my ribs again!
No more heartburn really either, which is really nice!
Every time he moves now though it feels like he's so far down.
I keep getting nervous that with any movement my water's gonna break!
I'm 39 weeks 2 days today so hopefully there'll be some change when we check today!
WOOOHOOO, we're all so close!

[milosmomma]

WOW!!!

I'm another one who has short arms and short fingers, so I can't picture myself checking myself successfully.

[GISDiva]

I have to reach WAAAY up and even then I can really only brush it, not feel it enough to tell what's going on...

That is so cool though!

[eksmom]

This thread inspired me to check last night... it's only the 2nd time I've checked recently although I used to check all the time when TTC. I am so confused about what I am feeling... towards the front side is this firm, rounded ridge that starts almost right away. I've never had that before. If I go back as far as I can go I can't find a thing. Normally I can reach the opening of my cervix. I had DH check and he thinks he feels baby's head, which seems right because we were told when I was checked by the OB at 36 weeks that the head was "right there." And I know that when the OB checked me he went in fairly deep... so I guess my cervix is back there somewhere... but what is that hard ridge thing that I am feeling? Is it just some other body part that has gotten rearranged along with the rest of them?

Now that I am accustomed to doing cervix checks on myself (which I was way too squeamish to do in my first pregnancy) I am annoyed that I can't figure it out because everything seems so different from its not pregnant state!!

Anyway, Christy, that is cool... hope it means you are close to meeting her!

[Chinese Pistache]

Originally Posted by eksmom

This thread inspired me to check last night...

LOL! Me, too! I've never done it before, so I had to read up I think I'm feeling a soft, but elongated cervix. My fingers are pretty short, so I couldn't tell if I was dilated at all, but due to how long it was, I'm guessing not.