Re: 39 weeks pregnant no internal examination

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At Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Dawn wrote: >
>Hi,
>I was wondering if someone could help me out.I am 39&1/2 weeks pregnant
>& I have been seeing a nurse practitioner since the begining of my
>pregnancy. The last few weeks my feet have begun to swell & my blood
>pressure is up. But she dosn't seem to be concerned about this. But
>the strange thing I find is that I have not had an internal examination
>, not once during my whole pregnancy. Each week at my appointment I was
>expecting her to examine me to see if anything is starting to happen yet
>but she just checks my weight & blood pressure. Is this normal?
>Any advice would be appreciated.

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