we've been trying to conceive, and have checked my cervical mucous and i know what my cervix feels like, but can you actually feel it with your fingers when it is open? I can feel the indention, but have never felt it open.
2007-01-08 15:35:27 · 2 answers · asked by mac15 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
It opens when you are dilated, like when in labor. As far as I know, it does not really open before then although it does expand slightly when you orgasm. That is why my doc told me that we should make sure I do that every time while we were trying to conceive. The first two pregnancies took 2.5 years and 17 months to conceive, the last one 1 month post miscarriage took only 1 month to conceive. The doc says it makes your cervix move lower and open very slightly, allowing better access for the little swimmers and also your body produces a very semen friendly discharge that helps them remain alive for the longest amount of time after ejaculation! Hope this helps, sorry if too graphic!
2007-01-08 15:52:53 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it just doesn't open very much.
However I only started checking after I had had a baby, so it might be different if you haven't had any.
Good Luck
This site explains how to do it:
http://www.tryingtoconceive.com/store/cp.htm
(there are graphic pics of the cervix)
this one too:
http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps402.html#cervicalchangesslug
2007-01-08 17:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by Wanting a Ferret 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋