[briena]

its next wednesday and the doc will be doing an internal........i told seans mom this and she said well what for thats not normal..........i thought it was normal to get one early in the pregnancy? im pretty sure back when i was in the march 2006 ddc that a bunch of ladies there got them done......is it normal? .........i was ready to tell her that my doctor knows what hes doing and things may have changed since she had her last baby 18 years ago

[iSarcastic]

If its like your first big appt then yes its pretty normal. I mean ultimately the doctors will do what they feel necessary and things have changed from when women had babies years and years ago.

[briena]

this will be my second appt. maybe he wants to make sure everything is ok in there since my miscarriages? i dont know lol ill ask him what its for.

[LisanAndy]

My 1st Dr's appointment I had an internal but not again until today during my 36th week. The 1st time at the doctor's they did this swab thingy and checked my cervix but every other appointment after that it was just measuring my tummy and checking for the heartbeat. It makes sense that because you've had those miscarriages that he's more cautious and may choose to check another time.

[molly987]

i didnt have my internal exam at my first appointment.. i had it at 14 weeks

[:::Dan!elle:::]

an internal exam of a pap smear? I have never heard of them doing anything else but a pap smear, which they do early on.

[Connor&EmmettsMommy]

I just had a pap or whatever they do at your first appointment. At my 2nd appointment they used the doppler to hear the heartbeat, I would think they would be doing that instead of an internal! I thought doing internals were supposed to be kept at a minimum during pregnancy?! Who knows?!

They should be able to check on the baby with a doppler thing or an ultrasound?! ya know!?

[2Corinthians10:4]

I had a pap smear at my first appt.

[August2006Mommy]

Some doctors do it...some dont....i think based on your history the doctor wants to make sure everything is ok

[mommybabylove]

maybe he's gonna do the transvaginal(i think thats what it's called) ultrasound...just too see how everything is?

I've had them done early and even throughout with Paul. It tells you how far along you are based on ripening or something like that. But its normal if he didn't do it the first time.

When I went in with Paul they told me based on the pee test I was no more then about a month but I hadn't had a cycle in like 4 so he check internally and said better get a u/s. 16 weeks 3 days.

Did you have one the first appt? I dont think it really matters when they do it they just have to do some tests to make sure that its all healthy in there lol

[babyboomami21]

Some doctors do it...some dont....i think based on your history the doctor wants to make sure everything is ok[/b]

[HippieLove]

i never ha dan internal til i was actually being induced

[briena]

an internal exam of a pap smear? I have never heard of them doing anything else but a pap smear, which they do early on.[/b]

um i thought they were the same thing lol.........well maybe its the pap that hes doing? ahhh i have no idea what he said now

Did you have one the first appt? I dont think it really matters when they do it they just have to do some tests to make sure that its all healthy in there lol[/b]

nope i only had an u/s done at my first appt. i havent even heard the HB yet!! but i saw it

[Faith&KatiesMommy]

i had an internal done at my second appt!..
i was 9 weeks when my doctor did one!!..

it is COMPLETELY normal.. they have to check for cervial cancer n all that other good stuff!!

[Banned-LavenderGoddessV]

It’s normal, I had one done early in my pregnancy.
Didn’t like getting them whatsoever lol

[Melanie.]

I had the pap and exam.