to be amazed that so many women have never felt their own cervix?

[AtYourCervix]

Admittedly I may be biased but I do think it is peculiar that so many women haven't explored their own bodies and even more peculiar that so many women think it is peculiar that I think it is peculiar.
AIBU?

I have tried and tried and I can't find it!

Squat down hairylights

Sorry, that sounds SO wrong

Between the mooncup and the cervical cap, I'm quite well aquainted with mine .

Really your amazed? So many things in this world to be amazed by and this is what you spend time worrying about?

I can't feel mine btw too high up

@ Valium and

I don't like the tone of the OP- it's making non cervix explorers feel slightly ostracized. If you have a cap or a coil or you're interested, then fine, but none of these apply to me and I am no less a person than you for it.

My cervix is high and round a corner and I hate smears (still have them tho) so why on earth do I need or want to feel something that is tucked away where it should be? It doesn't mean I am ignorant or disinterested in my body.

I may be feeling touchy today (no pun intended) but these "I don't understand women who don't want to" comments are getting on my nerves.

Bah cervical humbugs.

Nesta, sorry if my comment was one that came across in that spirit. It really wasn't meant that way, but as a genuine expression of curiosity about how other women feel.

I've felt thousands of other peoples' cervixes but not my own - can't reach it.

LOL

OP how do you know that 'so many women' have never explored? Have you conducted a survey? I'm sure I wasn't asked!

seriously? YABU Just because it's accessible doesn't mean I've got to go get a feel. What could you hope to gain from it anyway? Eww gross

Yep, I have - before and during us trying to conceive. Having been on a pill for 10 years that had stopped my periods, I had forgotten what my cycle was like. It made sense to be aware of all my bodily changes to know when I was ovulating. I never thought that was peculiar, but I guess if someone has no reason to go exploring (other than curiosity), then it probably doesn't cross their mind.

The amount of women who have no idea what their fanjo looks like healthy and don't check it amazes me. I check mine - 2 mirrors and the bathroom floor - every month. You can get cancer of the fanjo.

KnowsWhatHerHealthyFanjoLooksLikeTiggaxx

I've had a good feel for mine, sometimes it's easy to find other times not. (mines rather tilted back too) and have seen that Beautiful cervix page too...(showed the page to dh because I knew he'd find it fascinating also). I guess a lot of it was just curiosity on my part. Plus there's nothing like knowing as much about your self/your body as you can have access to...I'd love to have a look/feel of other places too if I had a chance tbh.

Never tried to find it but have a feeling I wouldn't be able to reach.....the nurse always has a good moan about my difficult to find cervix at every smear. I have a coil now though, so goodness knows how I'm going to check it!

Why would you want to feel your cervix anyway? weird

Tigga- fanjo and cervix are two different matters. I couldn't see my cervix with two mirrors even if I tried. Nurse couldn't even find it with a speculum for smear and midwife had trouble finding it when inducing me at 9m pregnant.

Why would you want to feel your cervix anyway? weird

Why not?

I've been told mine's in a funny place. That might explain why I don't get on with tampons, and frankly the idea of me being able to get a cap in - or out HOW HOW HOW? - or use a mooncup just seems laughable.

Am TTCing. Might as well book the CS now mighten'd I, there's no way anything's coming out of there!

I've been told mine's in a funny place.

Where exactly?

One of my nct group gave herself a diy sweep when pg

Ive never had a desire to wonder.
Ive had one child and thats it, Im not that fussed about my cervix.

I don't know, they weren't very explicit. And seeing as they were poking me with an ice-cold spculum at the time, I didn't feel in a position to chat!

I think the general idea is quite a way back, up, and tilted. Not, like, in my inner ear canal or something

I have often wondered about that Bumperlicious as I had a section. It looks so painful when they do it on One Born Every Minute, can you not have a good old rummage yourself?

I too have wondered that Bumperlicious. I had a sweep yesterday and it was bloody painful! If I were doing that to myself surely it would hurt also??

Have never felt the need to feel my own cervix, and to be honest, I didnt realise it was possible. I'm not completely thick, even studied A Level Biology, I just sort of assumed trying to touch your cervix would be like trying to touch your own ovary. ie Impossible.

FFS this is a freakish post - I'm scared and want to go home!!!!!!!!