Ok I've seen on th telly when women are examined during labour or early labour they are in pain when it's done. Some even have gas and air during this.

Now I don't understand it don't hurt. Or does it for some. But gas and air,?!

Sorry if i offend anyone

im interested in this as i was never examined due to the fact my waters went in the corridore on my way in and her head followed so there was no time.. i really didnt get to make the most of all the labour luxeries lol x

I have wondered this since one born and i always hough thank christ i didnt need that if its that uncomfortable

i found it uncomfortable(hurt a little) but not enough for gas and air? maybe it does hurt some?? x

I agree with you Gemz, uncomfortable but not enough for the old gas and air.

I was examined by quite a few MW's, only 1 of them hurt. It was really friggin painful to the point that I was nearly crying. I started bleeding after so gawd knows what she had done. She was only tiny and literally disappeared up to her elbow.....if I ever see her again........

I was given gas and air before I was examined. I didn't ask for it though, I think it was just to calm me down more than anything x

When I was examined it really hurt and she warned me it would as I had spd and when she did it she made me have a contraction so maybe thats what hurts other women xx

ummm i dont actually remember being examined so it cant have hurt that much!

my sweep was VERY effing sore though, i seriously thought that lady was in up to her shoulder but the pain went away very quickly too, so not worth bothering with anything (although if i had one again i would take paracetamol beforehand).

i would say that much to my surprise and having been very much in labour at the time having a catheter was unbelievably painful though - i would like g+a for that if i had it done again!!!

i had a few examinations , and a couple were sore but i reckon some have bigger hands and less gentle then there is also the contraction think , nothing worse than someone hand being stuck up your floof mid contraction , oucha bugger

It didnt hurt at all when I was examined in labour.

The first time I was in agony anyway, so a finger, hand, fist or an arm wouldnt have made much difference.

I was fine with Lily though (even before the epi) x

I think sometimes if the cervix isn't opening properly..the doc will stick his/her finger into it and feel. It hurts a bit. xxx

It felt like the mw was ripping my tonsils out! It was agony, she said it was coz she was bringing my cervix down as it was tilted, i could have punched her!

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ummm i dont actually remember being examined so it cant have hurt that much!

my sweep was VERY effing sore though, i seriously thought that lady was in up to her shoulder but the pain went away very quickly too, so not worth bothering with anything (although if i had one again i would take paracetamol beforehand).

i would say that much to my surprise and having been very much in labour at the time having a catheter was unbelievably painful though - i would like g+a for that if i had it done again!!!

all of it!

xx

I was induced and I can remember being examined on the 2nd morning after having pessary and omg . I was crying and shouting no/stop like a big kid. Was mortifying because I was in ante-natal room with only a curtain seperating me from 3 other woman and their partners!

I think its because I was contracting constantly, though stuck at 2cm. Was horrible, def worse than sweep! You havent offended me but I can 100% understand how if G&A was available at that point I would have taken it! x

I was absolutely dreading being examined as when I had a sweep it hurt like hell. I think I nearly climbed the wall. Subsequent examinations were completely fine apart from when 2 doctors came to examine me after an hours pushing. OMFG that was the most painful bit of it all. It felt like they had sandpaper gloves on and then doused me with vinegar.

you can ask in birth plan not to be examined too much,

and after reading this thread i think i might put it in lol

i never felt a thing in all the ones ive had! maybe that confirms i have a bucket

LOL! I felt it..when Maky's got stuck..so doc stuck his whole hand in there to try to lift the rim of cervix that her head couldn't get past. IT HURT! He tried for awhile..that didn't work so he asked me to get on all fours..NO EFFING WAY..we eventually settled for me to flip to my side back and forth..it worked and she came moments later after some hard pushing...but I certainly do remember him with his hand up my waazoo!

LOL Jen! I had to have the doc manually turn ethan too in labour as he decided he wanted to swiver round as i was pushing and that wasnt too painful either, although im blaming that on the gas and air! x

Katie..that just tells me your a tough bird! You are talking to a lady who cries when she gets a paper cut!

im just a big bird x

With lillie she examined me at home when I thought my waters had gone, but she couldnt find my cervix... all I can say OMFG that was worse than labour anyday I would have had gas and air I think if we were in hospital, climbing the walls as she had a good rumage around I swear a whole hand went up there!

up once in hospital in labour they offered it to me, but I said no as I though christ if I cant stick a few fingers (sorry being crude) how the hell am I going o have a baby. and it wasnt that bad at all, and same with hollie mind I was in full blown labour and had her with 30mins after 1st examination so I didnt feel a thing really. (doesnt say much about me hey )

was uncomfortable not really painful xxx

I remember it hurting with Oscar, especially when a Dr did it, he was really rough and it killed, I had gas and air, but with Niamh I only had 1 and it was ok, clearly I was a bit loose after Oscar pmsl!

I had 5 examinations and didn't even get up to 10cms(I only managed to get up to 4 before they whipped Chloe out). Out of the 5 only one hurt.....I had the consultant break my waters and put a trace on Chloe's head...and apparantly getting a trace clipped onto a babies head through a 1cm gap is not easy...I asked if I would need gas and air for that and they strongly advised it...owchie