Stretch and sweep anyone?

Re: Stretch and sweep anyone?

• MrsBigTime member

  October 2016

  Last time I had my membranes striped at 37 and 38 weeks and didn't deliver until 39, so it'll help, but if your body isn't ready, it shouldn't throw you into labor. 

  
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• OlgaN15 member

  October 2016

  My doctor offers it after 38 weeks. I'd planned to do it with my last, but went into labour before my appt. As PP said, though, if your body isn't ready it won't throw you into labour. It only works ignore your body's ready. 

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• atcwag member

  October 2016

  I personally wouldn't even begin to contemplate until at/after EDD. 

  

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• MollySm member

  October 2016

  Yeah,  I would also wait until my due date I think.  

  

  BFP 3.8.16  EDD 11.20.16

  
  
  

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• srcr2011 member

  October 2016

  My Dr offered today at 38 weeks.  I heard it's really painful and she told me studies show it doesn't do much for second+ moms. But she said she could do it of I wanted her to. I declined. I see no reason. I'm in enough pain as it is. I think the baby will born this week. I've been up all night with painful braxtons or real contractions. This is my 3rd and i still have a hard time distinguishing the difference early on.

  
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• jmama1611 member

  October 2016

  I had 2 with my first - right after 39 weeks and again after 40 weeks. Didn't do anything for me because i still was induced at 41 weeks. Not as painful as I'd expected.
  
  I asked what risks were and my doctor said it's rare (he'd had it happen once), but could prematurely rupture water. 

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• arcticseal-2 member

  October 2016

  I had it done with my second because Dr. figured earlier, potentially smaller (she wasn't) baby would give me a better chance of a VBAC (did have one).  I had it done at 38 and 5 and 39 and she was born at 39 and 1.   It didn't really hurt but I could feel it.   The first one didn't cause much other than cramping and the second one put me into contractions that turned into labour during the night.  
  
  If offered, I'll take it again but I won't see the Dr. that does it until after 39 weeks.  I like the fact that it doesn't put you into labour unless you're ready to go into labour.

  Daughter #1 - Feb 2012
  Daughter #2 - Oct 2014
  Daughter #3 - Nov 2016
  Baby #4 - Sept 2018

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• hoosiermama-2 member

  October 2016

  I've never even heard the term "stretch and sweep".
  Time to do even more reading!
  

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• jarethinafrock member

  October 2016

  I had it done in my last pregnancy because my daughter was overdue. I didn't find it to be particularly painful but it also didn't work for me.
  
  

  
  DD: 8/20/14; DS: 11/13/16; DD: 5/3/19; DD: 8/31/21; Baby #5 (team green) due 3/24/24
  
  

  
  

  
  

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