If this has been posted before please just post the link and disregard this. I thought I had seen it before but I'm on mobile and can't find it. Has anyone had this done? If so, did it put you into labor or just give you contractions? My MW did this for me today and I am getting contractions but I don't know if this is labor or not. Someone feel free to insert a slapping gif and tell me that I will KNOW when I am in labor. That may be just what I need so I don't get my hopes up! Thanks, ladies!
EDIT: Nothing happening today... I still have about 36 more hours before labor COULD start but right now nothing is going on.
Re: (UPDATE) Membrane Stripping?
If it works, you'll be in labor w/in 24 to 48 hours. It can cause contractions regardless of whether or not they turn into labor. I'd keep an eye on it and start timing them. If they get into a pattern, give it an hour to make sure they're steady in that pattern (5 minutes apart, 1 minute long, for 1 hour) before heading into L&D.
Good luck!
For my sis, she went into labor the next day after a membrane sweep.
My MW was going to do this today to me but I'm closed up tight so she couldn't!
If I go by the cramping they are about 10 min apart... But I'm not sure if those are real contractions or just cramping.
All of this. I've read that if your body isn't ready to go into labor yet, though, the membrane sweeping won't work.
I had it done yesterday. Nada. In fact, pretty much all the BH contractions I had been having have stopped since. I feel further from labor than ever.
I am really disappointed.
I was in labor 12 hours labor.
My doctor did say that in her experience, it almost never works for FTMs and almost always works for STMs.
Yeah I don't plan on calling LD until I'm in actual pain. Maybe not the best plan but I figure that will help keep me from calling too early.
I'm really sorry. I can see how that would be extremely frustrating! I hope it starts for you soon.
BFP#1 "Watermelon" born 3/2011
BFP#2 "Pumpkin" 7/14/12 ~ EDD 3/23/13 ~ Natural M/C 8/3/12 @ 7 weeks
BFP#3 "Pineapple" born 4/2013
BFP#4 "Grapefruit" EDD 3/29/16
Hijacking your post to ask those of you who had your membranes stripped, what did it feel like (in terms of strip/sweep vs internal)?
I believe my OB stripped mine yesterday, my cervical check actually was a bit painful and longer than normal, and he also kind of made a hook shape with his two fingers and moved them in a slow circle.
That sounds like what mine felt like. The best way I can describe it is that it felt like she was massaging my cervix open.
Thanks, and I wish he would have told me!
To answer your question (since I believe I did get mine stripped yesterday) I truly thought I was in labor last night-horrible back pain, dull but timeable contractions 5-6 mins apart. I stayed home to see if I could sleep as much as I could, and ended up waking up this morning with everything calmed back down. I have been having brown discharge since saturday, but today have been having a lot more and it has been stringy (tmi sorry). Now I am starting to get a dull back ache and non-timeable contractions again so we will see.
Hopefully the membrane stripping worked for you and you will be holding your LO soon!
I have heard of OBs doing this without getting consent. I would have been pretty upset if my OB did this without asking. Yesterday I had that stipulation added to my chart- I am GBS positive and don't know how that could affect the baby (or me, for that matter).
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BFP #2 8/23/12 | DS born 5/3/13
BFP #3 12/6/15 | DD born 8/23/16
BFP #4 2/22/19 | EDD 10/28/19
Interesting, because this was the opposite of my experience. Was in labor with 24 hours the first time. Had it done twice and no labor with baby 2.