what does 2cm dilated feel like?

[Butterflyy20]

i've always checked my cervix whether it was trying to conceive etc, i'm pretty familiar with it! (i use clean hands so i don't need a lecture!) today i felt it and it feels like i can get it to stretch quite a lot/fit two fingers in (i didn't) i'm 39 weeks pregnant and been having period like cramps for a couple of days now! hopefully this is a good sign??

No idea. Ask your midwife?!

Is it recommended to check your own dilation?

Felt exactly like 0cm dilated to me!

I wouldn't know, I've never checked my cervix.

It is a good sign that the cervix is soft but I would advise against checking it again yourself, I see only risks and no benefits

Btw I could not feel any difference until 6 cm

It doesn’t do any harm to check if you’re careful and have clean hands so ignore the comments. Let’s encourage women to get to know their own bodies in a safe manner.

For me I’ve always been able to feel when my cervix is ripening or dilating. It feels like a heavy, dragging sensation particularly when I sit on the toilet. Lots of women don’t feel it at all though. Good luck!

@Enwi

It doesn’t do any harm to check if you’re careful and have clean hands so ignore the comments. Let’s encourage women to get to know their own bodies in a safe manner.

For me I’ve always been able to feel when my cervix is ripening or dilating. It feels like a heavy, dragging sensation particularly when I sit on the toilet. Lots of women don’t feel it at all though. Good luck!

thankyou! checking will do no harm i'm not trying to give myself a sweep etc. as long as hands are clean etc!

@Enwi

It doesn’t do any harm to check if you’re careful and have clean hands so ignore the comments. Let’s encourage women to get to know their own bodies in a safe manner.

For me I’ve always been able to feel when my cervix is ripening or dilating. It feels like a heavy, dragging sensation particularly when I sit on the toilet. Lots of women don’t feel it at all though. Good luck!

Wait, I am totally in favor of checking our bodies! I actually checked my cervix a lot during TTC and also pregnancy. I just feel that If you start to have dilatation and you try to enter your fingers in it and you are not trained, it could create issues and I would advise against it, from my pov.

@marykitty i completely agree! i would not insert anything but i always have done i knew when i was pregnant with my children because of it!

My daughter was transverse so to me, 2cm was back to back contractions lasting a minute each time and screaming, agonising pain. I was 40+1.

There are plenty of benefits.

Satiating your own curiosity and feeling calm and in control of your own body during early labour for one.

@Chanel05

My daughter was transverse so to me, 2cm was back to back contractions lasting a minute each time and screaming, agonising pain. I was 40+1.

that sounds horrendous.