Would a doctor check you internally to adjust a baby?

While it is possible to somewhat move a baby around with one hand internal and one hand external, there is NO way that you can unwrap a cord from around a baby's neck. And how did they know the cord was around the neck anyway, was she having fetal distress or some symptom that caused the doc to suspect the cord was around the neck? Did they give her an ultrasound? How many weeks is she supposed to be?

You should ask her a whole bunch of questions and just wait for her to trip up and say something even more outrageous.

People like her are really frustrating and hard to deal with. It's easy to get furious at the lies and the ease with which they can lie like that. It's also easy to lose sight of the fact that mental illnesses are REAL things that cause decent people to do and say really indecent things. We forget that people do these things as a cry for attention, a cry for help, and that there is some huge need that this person has that isn't being met, and/or they never in their lives learned effective coping mechanisms for the stress in their lives.

I know the dilemma you face in that you can't force someone to get help if they don't think there is a problem. You have to keep your distance to avoid getting sucked into the drama, but at the same time, be sensitive and supportive when you can be. If this woman really is pregnant, she sounds like she's going to need positive support around her to be a good mother. Hopefully people won't choose the side of blame and being judgmental, and will instead focus on the future and showing her by example how to be a strong woman and a good mother.

Good luck to all of you.

Well, she would have to be showing then? is she showing? if she is ask her to see her belly or try to feel it to see if it's hard like a pregnant belly. Also, a doctor can not do this. They can try to turn a baby on the out side of the stomach. There is no way he will reach up there to turn a baby. Ask her if they did an ultrasound. Even an ultrasound I don't think they will be able to see if a cord is around the neck or that well. The baby is protected by the water and the uturus and then the cervix if closed. The only way for him to actually touch the baby is if she was dialted. I think maybe you should find help for her. She could be trying to get attention or did she loose a baby and actaully thinks she is pregnant and making stuff up, or what? good luck!

To answer what I think is your original question. Some babys do have the cord wrapped around them throughout pregnancy. Most doctors don't get concerned until the 37th or 38th week. Once the water has broken and dilation has occured, then a doctor would try to reposition a baby, but not before then. If a doctor could turn a baby that easily, you wouldn't hear of breech babies being of a concern.

Her story definetly sounds "off". I know that a doctor can physicaly turn or reposition a baby from the outside but I don't know about one hand inside and one hand on her belly. When I was 36 weeks with my first daughter she was breach and had no room to turn so I was administered drugs to relax my uterus, then my doctor literaly put his hands around my baby from the outside of my stomach and physically picked her up and turned her in the right position and it hurt like HELL!! If I were you I would not get too active on trying to bust her in a lie like that if it is a lie because eventually the truth will come out. If she is lying about something like this I agree that she needs some help but you can't really help someone that not only refuses help but is hiding as well. goodluck

Oh, this is so sad. Its just heartbreaking when someone is hurting this much for attention. I hate to hear about someone that is in this much pain. Love her. Love her, and help her with love. If you can't handle the drama, you are doing the right thing in at least trying to help her family get to the bottom of it. It takes a mighty lonesome person to make something like that up... if by some chance she isn't lying... there have been stranger circumstances... you can be the one that didn't mock her during it.... what you described does sound goofy, but if she is going to the health department, there is the possiblity that an intern doesn't know what they are doing... so getting down to the bottom of it is good... good for you.

I just had a little girl and she was possitioned incorrectly for a safe labor and the doctor rotated her himself (which was a very odd feeling if I may add) But I was all the way dialated and broken water and all..... I don't think they can be turned at that point. If it was a serious case like that I would thin kthey would pop her water and get the baby out quickly andtry to keep it alive...

Well you would be right, the only way to turn a baby is on the outside and it hurts like hell let me tell you. and if the cord was around the babys neck they would have done an emergency c section so does she have a scar. you cant hide a pregnancy for that long unless for nine months her family didnt see her then she prob is lieing. this girl sounds mental

well someone needs to become very concerned for her and her well being and baby. someone should INSIST on coming to an appointment because you don't want her to go through it alone! Maybe you can be that insisting friend? and then see what happens! cant back out of that one!

I really don't know anything about rotation,but as far as her not looking pregnant ---- a good friend and my sister-in -law both never showed and I even asked if they were sure [I know-a dumb question]. Both had healthy and normal weight babies.

well even if this was possible, which i believe is highly unlikely she would have to be pretty far gone, which means she would be showing? and that would be a way of proofing if shes pregnant or not???