Is it meant to hurt?

[pickled_onion]

The midwife I saw yesterday (34 week appointment) palpated my abdomen to check the baby's position. Good news being, bubs is head down. The midwife I saw three weeks ago also did this but was gentle and kinda rocked and pressed lightly. Yesterday I came away feeling really quite sore and the pain (which was like a stitch) carried on for a good forty minutes after I got home. She really dug in (with her fingers like crab pinchers at one point squeezing at the top of my ladygarden!) I didn't like it. I know rationally that they know what they are doing but poor bubs stopped moving for a while too, I think he/she was stunned

So, is it meant to be so sore?

Everything else was fine. I dunno, the palpating part just kinda ruined it for me. I've come to look forward to my appointments because they have been a way to mark the pregnancy but I'm not looking forward to going back in a fortnight if it's going to be like that again. Ha, what a wimp. How's she going to cope in labour? I hear you ask

 

[*CLAIREBEAR*]

my last check was like this too,she pressed very hard that i thought "poor baby you'll be hurting his head!"
usually i just lay there while they do their stuff and dont really feel anything but she was really quite rough and pressed her fingers in so hard,i also felt afterwards sore for a while,not sure why some are so sadistic??

 

[Melly+2]

Yeah it does hurt, i think where they push in is round the babies neck somewhere though, not sure but it bloody kills

 

[emman24]

I find that it depends on who is doing it. My MW is nice & gentle and its only a bit uncomfortable, but I find the docs really rough. They push really hard & its so painful.

Hopefully you'll get a gentle MW next time.