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Does this seem weird to anyone else?

sharmurph18sharmurph18 member
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My BFF had an internal on Monday and as she was on the table she felt like she accidentally peed all over.  When she apologized to the OB the OB said something like "Oops, you didn't just pee, I accidentally broke your water with my fingernail...that's never happened before."

My friend went on to deliver her baby yesterday (which was her Due date) after certavil and some other drug...but an OB accidentally breaking someone's water with their fingernail seems really strange to me....does this strike anyone else as completely odd?

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  • SnowflakeBaby2009SnowflakeBaby2009
    Very odd.
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  • Randa&JermRanda&Jerm member
    that is weird and I have never heard of that, but I would htink that if it broke that easily, she was very close to it breaking on its own?  I dunno...
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  • MrsRebeccaMrsRebecca member
    Seems odd to me.
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  • AmandaTooAmandaToo
    Yeah it seems strange!  I didn't think it would be that easy, either.  Maybe it was ready to go?  Anxiously awaiting replies with more information...;
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  • jnthurstonjnthurston
    Very strange.
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  • Bippy798Bippy798
    Maybe it was already breaking on its own and the internal gave it that extra push.
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  • JaredandKatieJaredandKatie member
    Breaking your water can happen when they strip your membranes--but it is rare.
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  • frostnoelfrostnoel
    How long were the OBs nails?
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  • aegrimmaegrimm member

    It must have been close to breaking on its own...I've never heard that!

    How far along was she?

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  • sapphire angelsapphire angel member
    I've never heard of that before, but I agree with what a few others mentioned earlier. If it was that easy to break then it may have been about to break anyway.... 
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  • GratefulGreensGratefulGreens
    Hm.  Sounds kinda weird to me.  I for one, would not allow my dr. anywhere near my vag if she had fingernails that could potentially break my water.  Hellz no.
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  • qtjess1110qtjess1110
    omg weird and kinda gross.
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  • kate930kate930

    Ok, completely random, but kind of related - my dad has a decent scar on his face where the nurse took a chunk of his skin with her fingernails while he was being delivered. 

    It's from the corner of his eye going out, so he is lucky she didn't blind him! My grandmother checked the nails of all delivery room nurses for her following 6 births. 

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  • nadiarlnadiarl member

    Was she not wearing gloves? I would think that if her nails were that long and sharp they would rip the glove too, gross.

    Maybe it was on the verge of busting anyway and any touch would have broken it.

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  • shimmerairbrushshimmerairbrush
    This happened to me!!! I had an internal the day before my edd with ds, the nurse "accidentally" broke my water and he came the next day. She didn't mention anything about her nails, thank God, but she did apologize. So I would guess that your friend was pretty close to labor already.
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  • McMrsMcMrs member
    wouldn't the ob be wearing gloves?
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  • soko987soko987 member
    I'm picturing Edward Scissorhands giving someone an internal. It's really quite the disturbing mental image.  I think I need therapy.
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  • KittyKatMomKittyKatMom member

    imagesoko987:
    I'm picturing Edward Scissorhands giving someone an internal. It's really quite the disturbing mental image.  I think I need therapy.

    LMAO!

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    imageMcMrs:
    wouldn't the ob be wearing gloves?

     

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  • MrsHKMrsHK member

    I've heard it's possible, but rare. I believe it's one of the minor reasons why some people decline internals.

    On another note, eww, her fingernail? Does that mean she cut through her glove as well? Otherwise, how sharp were those nails?

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