I asked my ob to do internals for me from 38 weeks with my DD (baby #2). I was having heaps and heaps of prelabour and was expecting a quick active labour. I wanted to know where I was at (approximately of course) so I could be practically and mentally prepared. I found the actual internal procedure and my obs comments about what was happening excellent, calming and very reassuring. Maybe because I got the answer I wanted Would I have felt differently if the answer was different??? In my case having internals (I had two with DD) was a very positive experience for me. But my positive experience seems to be quite different compared to the majority.