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Anyone had their membranes stripped? just wondering if it works or what your experience was with it? My doctor is wanting to do mine but I'm not so sure?!!
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My doctor told me that it is basically a pelvic exam and she just takes her finger and moves it around the cervix. She said that whenever they check your cervix itis basically a pelvic exam which i thought was weird because i thought it was more than that. Anyway she stripped mine the day before my due date and i am now 4 days past 40 weeks so it did nothing for me.
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stripping your membranes is when the doctor tries to seperate the bag of waters from the cervix. they do it just like Ca__sJ said, they swush a finger around. you have to be atleast 1 cm dilated too (about a fingertip) i asked not to have it done, but its supposed to help alot : ]
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I had mine done this morning, so we'll see what happens. It wasn't the most comfortable procedure, but it was quick. It can't hurt anything. If nothing happens, I will be induced at 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Oh, I was 3 cm dilated. I'll write back to let you all know if it worked.
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I had my memebranes swept twice the second time I went into labor the next day but it also could have been cause the baby was ready. When I got mine done I was not dilated the first time so it did not work very good except I lost my mucous plug that weekend then the next time I went in I was onlu about a half a centimeter.
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Well, no baby yet. I have just had some discharge (sorry tmi) and mild cramping, which I have had for the past few weeks.
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it doesn't seem to work for everyone, I guess! I went to the dr yesterday and he didn't want to do it because Im only a centimeter dialated, he thought I would have progressed more in the past few weeks but I haven't!! GGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRR! anyway he said my cervix isn't ready yet so no reason to rush! humpf...all in due time I know!!!
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