For those that get checked for dilation.

I find them super uncomfortable so ask for them to be limited. Like i'm not allowing more than 2 checks. You can have gas and air for them usually though which really helps. From memory I want to say 2 fingers but it doesn't matter how many, they all feel gross 🤣

Personally they gave me a lot of relief I can’t explain it.

Before labor it was a lil uncomfortable literally nothing. During labor absolutely nothing. Over all not painful

I didn’t feel anything during those checks both times before and during Labor.. Only once it felt painful as if knife was cutting through and I assumed maybe because of long nails.. Worth mentioning they always used cloves and gel

They were never uncomfortable for me except my very last one with my baby an it put me into labor that day at 37wks 3 days.

They were the worst part of being pregnant tbh. Even more painful than the I.V they put in my hand