why hasn't my obgyn check to see if I'm dilating???

[Amandarodri11]

When did they check if u we're dilating? I'm 38 wks and already having weekly check ups. They aren't even planning to do one last sonogram to tell me how much he weighs..

[Amandarodri11]

^^^ Thank you so much! I totally understand what you are saying, thank you again♡ yeah my obgyn delivered my moms kids and my sister's kids.. my mom's oldest is 27.. He is retiring already. I was lucky enough to have him deliver my first!

[GeekMom1213]

Because it's not necessary. Knowing how dilated you are before you go into labor doesn't tell you how close labor is. It doesn't tell your doctor what to expect. It isn't at all beneficial. In fact, it can increase your risk of getting an infection. It can also scratch and irritate your cervix, making it swell, which SLOWS dilation. There's no research that backs up the idea that it should be done routinely.
As for the ultrasound - there's no benefit to that, either. Those scans are notorious for being horrifically inaccurate. They can be two pounds or more off in either direction. You won't know how much baby weighs until baby is born. Those estimates lead to huge numbers of unnecessary c-sections because a tech will estimate a baby at 9 or 10 pounds and a doctor will wimp out and say "oh that baby is too big" and the baby will be needlessly surgically delivered at 7 pounds. Even though a nine or ten pound baby can totally be delivered vaginally.
Your doctor is obviously following evidence based practice, following the recommendations that are what's best for you and your baby instead of the popular but unnecessary practices that lead to excessive interventions. I wish more doctors were like yours!

[KelseyNicole93]

They should be checking you now. . But some doctors don't even do a "last ultrasound" I never had them with my first & don't think I will have one with this one either!!