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MusicalMegan
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Stripping Membranes questions
MusicalMegan
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Hello all....so I went to my check up yesterday and the baby's measuring a little big, not huge by any means but with our family history we're a little nervous... I was 9lb 3oz 2 weeks early both of my nephews were over 10lbs and over 2 feet long! (They're also 15 and 18 and over 6'5"!!!)... So in order to avoid having to have a c-section my doctor suggested induction. I was on board with it yesterday but I'm feeling a little reluctant, the idea of a pitocin drip and being confined to a bed is not how I anticipated laboring....plus I REALLY would like to try to deliver w/o an epidural (personal reasons) and I've heard that that would be near impossible with the pitocin contractions....Anyway nothing is scheduled yet but they're looking at Monday if I don't have him before then, I'm already 2-3 and 75% so I'm walking my rear end off and doing everything I can do get him out on my own. My question was has anyone here had their membranes stripped to bring on labor...did it work...and if so how quickly....and did you end up needing pitocin anyway? I think my reluctance is a sign that I need to wait, I have a doctor's appointment scheduled for Monday so I might postpone the induction until after we see how I'm doing then and I was going to see if my doctor would just strip my membranes at that appointment to get things going that way. Any suggestions would be awesome. Thanks ladies!
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Re: Stripping Membranes questions
Membrane stripping worked for me. I had it done in the morning and he was here but the evening. If you're ready, it will help bring on labor and if you're not then it won't. I definitely think it's worth a try considering your 2-3 and 75%.
On another note, what is up with all these doctor's wanting to induce before your due date because of a "big baby". Women have given birth to big babies for years with no problems...my sister was 10 pounds and my mom had no problem pushing her out. The actual weight of the baby rarely has anything to do with the mother's ability to delivery vaginally and the weight estimates they give you are just that, ESTIMATES. My OB doesn't even try to guess the weight because it's just not a good indicator of whether or not you will be able to deliver vaginally. Sorry about my rant, I just needed to get that off my chest.
I had my membranes stripped on Monday and I was already 3/4cm and almost 100% effaced.
No baby for me, but I did lose my MP yesterday though. My OB told me it's a 50/50 shot that it will work.
I think it's worth a shot.
I don't really understand the "big baby induction" thing either. Unless you have GD, are very past due or another complication, chances are that your body will not produce a baby that you can't vaginally deliver. I know a lot of women who have had 10+lb babies and delivered them with no problem. A lot of OBs now days seem to want to jump right into inductions and c-sections when they're not necessary.
I had it done the two days before I was suppose to be induced. I believe it definitely helped me progress and that it may have sparked some labor but I was still induced. My OB did say that I would have likely been coming into the hospital within a few days as I seemed to be in Early labor.
I'm not sure if membrane stripping worked for me, or if I was just ready.
I actually had them stripped twice-- I believe at 38w and also 40w. DD was born at 40w2d. But again, I kind of think she was just ready.
If you do decide to have them stripped, take my advice: relax. The first time, I was a little tense and it was extremely uncomfortable. The second time I made a point to relax and it was much, much better.