I've heard when your about 28 weeks before your due date they cathederize you to see how the baby is going. How does the catheder feel like? Does it hurt? And do they actually do this 28 weeks before due date?
2007-02-27 13:12:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I have NEVER heard of that. But i have had two catheders and they are not fun. One i was on demerol and it still hurt, the other i wasn't on anything. Besides the pain it has got to be one of the weirdest feeling ever.
2007-02-27 13:19:27 · answer #1 · answered by Amber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they do not do that.
A catheter is a little tube that is inserted into some part of your body. When most people use the term, they mean a urinary catheter, which is inserted into the urethra to drain urine from the bladder.
An intravenous catheter is often inserted into a labor patient's arm, so that an IV can be started quickly in an emergency, without having to find another vein.
But there is absolutely no way that any type of catheter is routinely inserted ANYWHERE to look at a baby.
(This is done through ultrasound, most commonly at 18-22 weeks.)
2007-02-27 21:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by who me? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might depend on the hospital. But, I have had three children and never heard of this! Ask your doctor to relieve the stress and wondering. I have had a catheder and it's not fun, I can tell you that!
2007-02-27 21:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by jacksonblonde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had 2 kids and never had a catheter until I was in the hospital to actually have the baby. And besides a catheter is inserted into the bladder to release the urine, it has nothing to do with the baby, and to see the progress of the baby.
Are you sure your not thinking of another procedure of some kind?
2007-02-27 21:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by txmom81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should not have to have any catheter put in you. They can see how the baby is doing just fine through an ultrasound. Maybe if you were having some sort of complications due to urinary tract infections. Otherwise, no catheter.
2007-02-27 21:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by Annaleigh R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a new one. I have never heard of anything like that at all and I have had 3 children and Im 36 weeks pregnant right now. Someone is telling you stories or something.
2007-02-27 21:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Blondi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had 2 children my children are pregnant on 36 and 1 24 weeks and none have had this done.
2007-02-27 21:19:03 · answer #7 · answered by what gives 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If we are talking about the same thing, i believe a catheter is something they put in your bladder to make sure you dont pee on yourself while your in labor if you arent allowed to get up. Not just during pregnancy. It does hurt a little sometimes.
2007-02-27 21:19:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what you are talking about or where you heard such nonsense. Do you even know what a catheter is?
2007-02-27 21:18:02 · answer #9 · answered by toomanycommercials 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i honestly doubt that anywhere does this. but maybe its just where ur from. but i have never met anyone who has had that done...so whoever told u that well they dont know crap i think
2007-02-27 21:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by Lil mzz green eyez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋