im 12 weeks pregnant and its my 1st pregnancy. i no im no where near my due date but i was just wondering on how do they measure if your dialating and thining and all that? is it with a ruler or what? im serious i have no idea. please im curious on what im going to expect... thanks
2007-03-11 14:11:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
As a general rule, your doctor will check for dilation during a manual exam. He/she will open the vaginal canal with a speculum (as with any other exam), and with a gloved hand will manually feel the cervical neck to determine the extent of dilation. It's something that they learn to tell by feel, rather than by sight; some doctors keep a small three dimensional "chart" nearby for comparison that recreates the various stages of dilation in a plastic model or mold.
2007-03-11 14:18:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your cervix is where you dialate and this pretty high up in your vagina. You may or may not be able to reach it on your own. To measure if you are dilating though the doctor will stick their fingers very far back in you and use their actual fingers to decide how many centimeters you are. For example, a fingertip is either considered 1cm or closed. Hope that helps.
2007-03-11 14:16:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that's particularly straight forward somewhat; one fingertip is approximately 1cm dilated, so on etc. that's a coarse estimate that's why that's going to alter from one individual to the subsequent. A nurse might are available in and consider, asserting the female is approximately 4cm and a doctor is available in 5 min later in straight forward terms to assert 3.5-4 or 5cm. anybody's palms and estimates are somewhat distinctive. they might permit you realize are 10 cm or complete while they might now no longer sense any cervix.
2016-10-18 03:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They use their fingers and see how much your cervix is opened and how thinned out it is. You doctor will explain what all they are doing when they are examining you. You still have a while before you start worrying about that though! Good Luck and Congrats!
2007-03-11 14:18:30 · answer #4 · answered by MyOpinionMatters 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well yur not gonna start dialating for a LONG time but yur dr. sticks his fingers in yu and feels around. they allready know how mych its opened obviously. but yea thas how
2007-03-11 14:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by MsChuLa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They measure with their fingers. That's why if you see more than one doctor, you will get different measurements.
2007-03-11 14:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by Aaliyah & Natalie's Mommy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no they measure with their fingers when your about ready to give birth!!
2007-03-11 14:15:47 · answer #7 · answered by babygirlz3n2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
with their fingers..but it could be quite uncomfortable! especially if your senseitive up there
2007-03-11 14:18:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋