do you always get examined up the bum

[mama2LeahAndAisha]

during labour?

i have 2 dds and i don't think i have...

never

Er, no... Who did???

No, only if you have stitches and they stick there finger up there to make sure they havent stitched that up

Why do you ask?

up your bum? no.

what are they looking for??? because i suspect i know what they'll find...

Why would you?

I'd be a bit concerned that they didn't know which hole a baby came out of if they did that!

NO!!!!!

NEVER and I have had three.

good! just making sure.
my friend feels she was examined up the bum, i said im sure i wasn't..but thought id ask on here.

thank you

Perhaps her perineum was being examined? That is close enough to the bum to almost be bum.

after the baby is born it is completely realistic that she might have been examined in the rectum if she has had stitches, or if she is about to have stitches.

Also they sometimes give yu a suppository for longer pain relief after the birth.

I was - due to a nasty tear. Sometimes they also check if they think you may have a fistula.

Frankly I was beyond dignity or caring...

i do vaguely remember the midwife saying she would have to put a finger up there to check for any tears i had had a lot of pain relief though and can't really remember properly but i'm sure it happened....

that was after labour though

PRs are done to assess how bad a tear is

PMSL pregnantpeppa!!

LOL pregnantpeppa I was, because I had an internal tear and they needed to make sure it hadn't gone all the way through they did let me get another hit of G&A during the examination!
at the idea they might accidently stich up your rectum!! surely not??

I was when I had Ds1, I was 16, just given birth and the MW didn't even warn me!

You can guess what I said to her!
She told me it was because I had a tear, and they have to check it hasn't gone all the way through....

I wasn't with the next 2 but didn't tear with those.

Im sure I remember them sticking a tampon thing up there before they stitch??

I hope I tear this time

Gosh I don't remember that, but thankfully I was still in a bit of a pethidine haze. I do remember that I didn't realise the area stitched would swell (dur) and was genuinly concerned that my fanny had prolapsed

PMSL at the wanting another morphine suppository ...I think it is testimony to the general fabulousness and pragmatism of mums that we wouldn't blink twice at a torpedo tablet up the rear if it means post birth pain is fixed.
I definitely remember being rectally examined after my induced ventouse experience. Like a PP, I couldn't have cared less... really.

I remember very clearly that the obstetrician said that that the reason for the examination was to make sure they hadn't stitched me up a bit more thoroughly than intended. Even having just given birth I remember thinking, "are you kidding, you are kidding right??" surely But no, I don't think he was. I will be doing perineal massage with olive oil very intensively before my next DC is born ...

No! I am expecting number 2 and was very chilled out about the whole birth thing, but the thought that someone could accidently sew through to your rectum makes me feel very very scared.
BTW my perinium stayed intact, but dd came out like superman and ripped the inside of my 'gina

PR examinations used to be performed in some hospitals in place of vaginal examinations and the cervix would be felt through the bowel. It was done to minimise risk of vaginal infection or passing infection on to the baby. God only knows how they could possibly tell what was going on by doing it this way. I have to add that i have never encountered this practice myself just heard about it from a tutor when I did my training (a long time ago)

No!