November 2014 Moms

membrane stripping

I know we've talked about this before - but to all our recent N14 mamas, did membrane stripping help ease you into labor?  
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  • Nope. :-q
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  • @mander82  Sounds promising!!!!  Good luck!!!! 

    @sj+cm131  Thats what Im hoping for if I give my OB the go ahead - thank you for the feedback :)
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  • Not sure.  Got mine stripped on Thursday but didn't go into labor until Saturday morning.
  • Getting mine done Thursday so we'll see! Here's hoping it helps. With my first it didn't do much. Then they did it a second time with my first and it helped me efface from 50-90% in about 2 hours. I've always heard you've got a 50% chance of it doing anything.
  • Got mine done this afternoon around 315 & having pretty painful contractions starting around 730 ish. Just hoping it continues, I'm 40 weeks today!
  • Nope, had mine stripped last Wednesday.  Lost my MP Fri/Sat but nothing else, going in for induction tomorrow.

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  • I think I'm going to ask to have mine done Thursday. I'm a little frightened about it.
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  • Had mine stripped again today... Still waiting no contractions or spotting like last time. I'm 2cm and about 80% :(
  • I'm thinking about asking for this today!! Great input here ladies. :)

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  • I had mine done at 12:20pm on Monday. Started having regular contractions at 5:30pm Monday night. Baby boy came at 5:19am on Tues.

     

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  • Just got done at doctors. 4 cm and 80% effaced. Had my membranes stripped. Didn't hurt anymore than getting a cervical check.
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  • I had mine stripped today as well. 3cm along so far. Here's hoping! Good luck to all the ladies who had theirs stripped as well!
  • Update: did it again today. Prior to sweep I was STILL a 1 and 50%. Doc stretched me to a 2. I'm crampy but that's it. So no, still didn't work :-w
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  • You know I might be there with ya. I was crampy but now nothing. 3 walks, pumped tatas, tons of exercises to get baby out and I actually feel better than I have all week. I'm a little disappointed right now. She needs to get out!!!!
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  • Update had mine done this morning. 1-2 cn dilated and 70% effaced. She said she had a hard time doing it because the baby wasn't coming down on the cervix well? It was pretty uncomfortable felt like she was shoving her whole fist there lol. Was crampy but now nothing so don't have high hopes :( she told me to come back Monday if no baby and try again. Otherwise induction next Friday. These babies of ours are too cozy! :)
  • Yep, had mine done yesterday and had the baby at 10:34. I was 4 cm though when she swept them
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  • If I don't have baby this weekend, I'm going to ask doctor to do mine on Monday (will be 41w2d at that point).
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  • I don't think I'll even be eligible for stripping in my doc apt on Monday because baby still hasn't dropped. Grrrrr. Going to do a lot of walking this weekend to have gravity do its thing!
  • I was 3 cm dilated at my 37 week visit. At 39 weeks, she stripped my membranes and nothing happened. I lost my mucous plug yesterday so hopefully that's a sign of things to come! Kind of disappointed that the membrane stripping did nothing.
  • Had mine stripped Thursday. Still pregnant. Did kick start contractions but didn't progress from 4 cm and 80% effaced by Sunday during my trip to L&D. I'm disappointed.
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  • I'm excited to get this done on Friday! I will be 39 weeks 2 days at that point. I've been trying everything else to try to get things moving! It didn't work with my first child so hoping this time it will. I was 2 cm 70 effaced at my 38 week appointment. Good luck to all you ladies too!!
  • membranes were stripped on Thursday, had cramping and discharge the rest of the afternoon, this weekend had some on and off contractions but nothing that didn't fizzle out. will have my 40 wk appointment this Thursday, will hopefully know if I progressed from the 1cm dilated I was last week. Didn't put me in labor though!

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  • YouTube reflexology for inducing labor. It's pretty easy for your partner to do.
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  • So my OB did this around noon today.  I was "very thin" and 3cm, and she was very gentle so the actual sweeping was painless.  As soon as I stood up after I felt a difference.  She said there would be some bloody discharge and cramping.  Contractions started almost immediately but haven't been regular.  

    For those who have been through this, how much/how long did the bleeding last?  I remember the "bloody show" with DD, but it happened the same time as my MP and contractions were so strong, I went to the hospital within a couple of hours.  Much different this time around, but I'm also just uncomfortable vs. excruciating pain so...
  • Just got my membranes swept today. 1cm dilated and 50% effaced. I am bleeding quite a bit and am crampy, but don't have high hopes for labor. I am just hoping it gets my cervix ripened a bit more. If I do go into labor, BONUS!
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  • I had my membranes striped at 38+3 came home and had sex, within 15 minutes of being done with "the deed" my water broke. 18 hours later my baby boy came.
  • Oh man! I wish I could get H to dtd- he's so not into with lady baby's head right there. I lost my MP this morning and had my membranes swept, hopefully I'll see action soon!!! Congrats on your outside baby @bradsmommy‌ !
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  • Membrane stripping worked for me.

    Sunday started having contractions 10-15 minutes apart. They stopped Monday mid-morning.
    Monday (41w2d) had 1pm doc appt. 4cm & 80% effaced. Got membrane sweep done.
    Felt crampy the rest of the afternoon/evening. Started having some contractions when I was up & about, thought it was just my body irritated by the membrane sweep.
    8pm I was cooking supper.
    9pm we were dropping DS off a neighbor's house.
    10pm we were settling into L&D room.
    Midnight baby was getting pushed out.

    So for me, I gave birth less than 12 hrs after getting the membrane sweep done.
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  • Late to update but I had my membrane sweep done last Thursday and... I'm still pregnant. Had the uncomfortable cramping and spotting but it didn't help bring on the labor. 39 weeks pregnant so I'm not overdue but would love nothing better to be able to hold the little man who's currently trying to find room to move around comfortably inside me. (I told him if he wanted the freedom to move around, then he'd have to come out!)
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