With Liebling, I had them and it didn't bother me. The examinations were not for my benefit, nor Liebling's benefit, but they showed the midwives that I was either not in labour or progressing as per the ticksheet. I had not been vaginally violated by medical personnel at that point.

With Stormageddon, I will be having none. Because no medical person is going to touch me when I'm pregnant or in labour unless there is a genuine medical need. And there is no genuine medical need for vaginal exams, from what I can see - just for the other person's curiosity to be sated.