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Membrane Sweeping
I have had my membranes strip many times. No it did not hurt. .... Any reason they want to sweep your membranes *before* 40 weeks? ...
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- Hi LeAnn, Any reason they want to sweep your membranes *before* 40 weeks? You'll be maybe 38 weeks pregnant when they do this... any reason for fiddling w/ Mother...
- I had this done with my son. I didn't even know they did it until he all ready had. Yes, it CAN start labor, but it doesn't always happen in all women. I didn't lose m...
- Hi L.. My Dr did that when i was 37 weeks and my Daughter was very healthy. she was Born 2 days later. it was a lil bit uncomfortable but not that bad at all. Good luc...
Stripping the Membranes
Oct 13, 2009 ... Stripped my membranes I was 1.5cm and 70% effaced. ... It all depends on your body on how long it takes. .... All my 3 were late (Dr. waited till 41st week to strip membranes), and I was not dialated, but effaced (don't ...
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- Hi S., I've had the same experience as Christina. All my 3 were late (Dr. waited till 41st week to strip membranes), and I was not dialated, but effaced (don't rem...
- My dr. stripped my membrane around 10am, and my water broke at 10pm that night, I gave birth the next evening (with the help of Pitocin since I wasn't progressing fast...
- Hey S.! I think it really depends... You can never know what will happen. My first pregnancy, I was dilated 3 cms, and had my membranes stripped about 10 am. The ne...
Luck with Putting Yourself into Labor?
I know I've said this on here before, but have him 'strip your membranes' -- it worked for me so that I didn't have to be inducded, and the midwife that did ...
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- A long walk, my family joked about doing out for seafood which both my sister and I did and later in the evening our waters broke. The oils just make you have to have ...
- Hi E., This worked like a charm for us with baby #4: My husband massaged the outside of my pinky toes, rubbing downward, and I massaged my nipples--not too hard beca...
- I just had my 5th baby 10 days ago. I have not had much luck with starting labor until this one! I sat on my exercise ball several times throughout the day and walke...
Pending Labor
One more thing (and this actually worked for me) - ask the doctor to strip your membranes. If you're ready, it will get things moving. ...
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- DISCLAIMER: This is nasty and might not work. Here's what my friend did: (see how dodgy that sounds already??!) a "mid-wife cocktail". OJ + castor oil. Chug it dow...
- Dear K., I am so sympathetic to what you are going through. My daughter was 12 days late and I literally tried just about anything you can imagine to get things mo...
- I am 32 weeks pregnant with number 2 and I am as ready as you are (maybe not quite as ready as you are) It sounds like you are well on your way. But you are only 50% ...
Induction
Apr 11, 2009 ... Your baby will come when s/he's ready. My daughter was born 2 weeks .... it again :) When they say that they want to strip your membranes(if ...
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- I was induced - my first child - doctor said that he was gonna be big so we went with the due date. Turns out when they got me settled in the hospital and hooked me u...
- I have 3 kids and I was induced with my third. I was afraid to be induced but I gotta tell ya - I wish all of them had been induced. I had no problems with the pitoc...
- Hi C., Congrats on baby #2! Just as every pregnancy is different, every labor/delivery is different. I happen to have been induced with BOTH of my boys (9 days af...
Labor Induction
Of course, letting your labor progress naturally is best for you and your baby .... My doctor tried to strip my membranes and all that to start labor..even ...
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- three of my four babies were inductions. they are 6, 4, 3 and 10 months. so these were using recent medical options. i did not have any problems at all! and by the tim...
- I was induced with my second child and the only bad side effect was the contractions were much much stronger and hurt very bad. I had an epidural put in place earlier ...
- I was induced with my first child but only because she was 2 weeks late...my doctor would not induce any earlier because of possible problems...I would think long and ...
Castor Oil to Induce Labor
The biggest risk of castor oil, in my opinion, is that it can cause your unborn ..... but to help me progress she would strip my membranes every visit, ... Talk to your Dr about scrapping your membranes they did that to me and I was a ...
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- M., I don't know about Castor Oil, but I "walked" my girlfriend and myself into labor. I would just get out and walk 2-3 miles a day, at a slow pace of course and ...
- Hi M.. I have always heard that castor oil works and when I was pregnant, my midwife did advise us that it was an option, but it should be a last resort option becaus...
- I didn't try castor oil, but did try having sex (MANY times), survived the atmospheric change of Hurricane Wilma at 38 weeks, and had my membranes stripped... O-U-C-H!...
Advice on Labor Induction
I'd go the route of having your OB strip the membranes first though... let things progress more naturally. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report ...
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- You're getting a TON of replies! :) Use what is best for you & your baby. I myself had my first baby induced, and will never, EVER recommend that to anyone. It was h...
- Take in all the advice, talk with your doctor, read what you can find....and then make the best decision for you. Every woman and every pregnancy are different. You ...
- As so many women have told you, there is usually no reason to be induced other than the convenience for your doctor. That's just practicing bad medicine. Your risk o...
How Do I Induce My Own Labor
You can ask to have your doctor strip your membranes. It's not the most comfortable thing in the world, but it can get things going. ...
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- There's a whole list of things you can do at: http://www.bestdoulas.com/induction.pdf Since you have children, you can take them to the park and swing on a swing...
- after my due date came and went, the next evening i took a teaspoonful of castor oil and began labor several hours later. it was an easy labor, great delivery and hea...
- I am a doula and childbirth educator. If you aren't even at your due date, don't wear yourself out trying to bring on contractions. The average pregnancy length for ...
Inducing Labor
My dr suggested at 38 weeks they could "strip my membrane" to help induce labor. ..... Rupturing your membranes to begin labor is a very serious decision. ...
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- I never got that done.... What happened with me was i got induced 5 days after my due date with the potocin and ened up getting a c section after like a day with the m...
- Yes, my membrane was stripped twice with my son. It was first done at thirty-eight weeks. I had prelabor (firm, noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions that would last a...
- No way! It could hurt! Your body isn't ready, your baby isn't ready. both of my children were inductions in the middle of my 40th week. Both times my Dr. did it be...
