[sharnagirl20]

Hi I am a 37+6 week pregnant women, I lost my plug yesterday morning and have been having contrations since , I had my partner feel to see if my cervix is open and he thinks its about 5 centremeters open and said he could feel the baby's head though the wall next to my cervix. What should I do ?

[J_9]

I'm not sure why you titled this "high risk labour," but I'll try to help you the best I can.

Now, first things first... take your partners hand and smack it. A cervical exam should ONLY be done using sterile technique. Since I am pretty sure you don't have sterile gloves at home, I'm also pretty sure that he did not do a Sterile Vagnial Exam, and in doing so could introduce bacteria/infection to your or your unborn child.

Secondly, if your partner is not TRAINED to check a cervix, he should not be trying to check your cervix as it is possible to rupture the membranes prematurely, which could introduce another entirely different set of problems that could endanger the life of your child, among several other dangerous scenarios.

Now, with that said... if you are having regular contractions, and your partner thinks you are 5cm dilated, by all means get off the computer and go to the hospital to get checked out!