https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:58:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2364342 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 03:03:46 +0000 FannyMae 2364342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had my membranes swept about 2.5 -3 hours ago. OB used quite a bit of pressure, very very sore/uncomfy. I was already maybe 2-3 cm dilated so hoping it gets things moving. Straight after we left we went for a bit of shopping/walking just to get myself active, and i'm having some light spotting/pink discharge and some mild crampy contractions at the moment. Hope this is it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2354921 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:38:45 +0000 wrkbrk 2354921@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: thanks for the update! I am hoping to have this next week at my 40 week if my cervix can get it together and dilate even one cm!!!!! GOOD LUCK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2354912 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 20:24:36 +0000 Miss Sarah 2354912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just an update. My membranes were swept this afternoon, about 3.5 hours ago. It wasn't that terrible, definitely not pleasant, but it was short! I'm a little crampy, had a couple of irregular contractions, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2352264 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 11:26:07 +0000 wrkbrk 2352264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: Well, I went this morning. He is a big fan of membrane sweeps but he couldn't do one bc I am not dilated at all :/ So I go back in one week! He doesn't want to set up an induction unless I have some dilation so I just have to wait ... Womp womp. Good luck tomorrow!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351653 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:53:10 +0000 Miss Sarah 2351653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: let me know what you find out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351533 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:13:01 +0000 wrkbrk 2351533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: Ok good luck!! I go in the morning .... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351503 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:55:08 +0000 Miss Sarah 2351503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: Thursday afternoon. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351497 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:51:36 +0000 wrkbrk 2351497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: are you going tomorrow? I am going to ask my doctor about this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351463 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:29:15 +0000 Miss Sarah 2351463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GoGoSnoGirl: Thank you for sharing! I'm definitely excited to try and see how it goes. If it doesn't work, oh well... But it's worth a shot! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2351457 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:23:52 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 2351457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: so exciting that you're this close to meeting your LO! :heart: </p> <p>I had my membranes swept at 39+6 b/c I was scheduled for induction on my DD but not excited about pitocin. I did have contractions &amp; bloody show that night, but my contractions didn't progress. On my actual DD they got too busy to take me, but LO definitely dropped further b/c I felt like she was pressing on my cervix. By 4am the following morning (so 36hrs after sweep) my water broke. It still took another 23hrs to finally deliver my sweetheart, but perhaps the sweep helped me not need pitocin. Overall, it wasn't that painful &amp; so worth a shot, I say! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2348880 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:40:27 +0000 Mrs D 2348880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Went to my Dr appt at 40w2d...was 3cm and 80% effaced (had been that for a week)... Membranes stripped around 2pm...went into labor at 1am that night.</p> <p>Good luck!</p> <p>ETA: I had them stripped at 39w with no luck - but it was just a mild one - I noticed no discomfort. at my 40w2d appt I told her she could be aggressive with it (was scheduling an induction anyways - so why not) - it was more intense - not pain just pressure - mild spotting afterwards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you/page/2#post-2348879 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:38:31 +0000 babycanuck 2348879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 sweeps - no progress </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348790 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:03:38 +0000 LulaBee 2348790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad to see this thread! </p> <p>I'm having mine swept at 37+2 (next Tuesday) because I have an RCS scheduled for 37+5. Really hoping for a VBAC but my doc said if my body isn't ready it won't do anything. I'm already 1cm and 50% effaced. Fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348637 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 08:27:10 +0000 abmamma 2348637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went into labor with my second LO within a few hours of having my membranes swept at 39+6! My dr did say that my membranes had already "separated" so I may have been pretty close to labor already but it definitely pushed me over the edge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348563 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:53:55 +0000 sapphire 2348563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: it's really not that bad! And really it's just stirring things up to release the prostaglandins that help start labor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348467 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:52:31 +0000 rattles 2348467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first practice didn't do them. My second did at 39 and 40 weeks, and while it didn't hurt, it also didn't do anything. I went into labor at 40+5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348453 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:41:53 +0000 wrkbrk 2348453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: gotcha. Good luck for either feeling better or having a baby girl!! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348449 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:38:41 +0000 Miss Sarah 2348449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: Mostly BH contractions... Just the tightening. But last night and a couple of times today, they were more painful (like menstrual cramps). But due to my nausea, I wasn't eating/drinking as much as I should have. So imagine that contributed to them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348443 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:26:47 +0000 wrkbrk 2348443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Sarah: What do your contractions feel like? Period pain or BH?? I hope your nausea goes away!! That said, it was a major labor sign for my friend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348432 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:14:42 +0000 SweetCaroline 2348432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 41 weeks and started having back labor nearly within the hour. I sort of wonder if my labor would have been shorter (48 hours) without stripping the membranes. Perhaps my body really wasn't ready. Who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348429 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:13:28 +0000 Kemma 2348429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: @Miss Sarah: I had acupressure at 40+4 and went into labour the next morning!</p> <p>My OB did a sweep at 40+1 and I was already 4-5cm dilated but I still didn't go into labour until 40+5. Had I not had GD I wouldn't have done a sweep and would've probably waited it out another week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348424 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 20:08:49 +0000 dolphin 2348424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, started feeling contractions soon after I left the doctors office and went into labor that night. I was 39w 3d. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348404 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:43:58 +0000 simplyfelicity 2348404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! But also wasn't painful. They just did it during the cervical check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348384 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:21:54 +0000 Miss Sarah 2348384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sapphire: Good point. I just didn't know if it was worth doing if I ended up making progress on my own this week. I suppose I'm just curious how successful it has been for others. But you're totally right, the worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't work. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348379 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:13:49 +0000 sapphire 2348379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 40w2d when mine were stripped. I was only 1/50% at that appt at 3pm. Contractions started by 5pm, definitely in labor by 8-9pm, at the hospital by 1am and delivered in the evening. Definitely worked for me- and I avoided the induction I otherwise would have been scheduled for at 41w0d.</p> <p>Also why deliberate? There's really no down side as long as it isn't done too early! I would have had it done at 39w but I wasn't dilated yet for it to be possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348367 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 18:47:45 +0000 Miss Sarah 2348367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: I had a pedicure yesterday and she did massage some of those pressure points. I have had a few more contractions today than normal, but I've also felt really icky today... Nauseous, cramps, headaches. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348335 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:37:15 +0000 birdofafeather 2348335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cervix already felt irritated so I declined checks or sweeps at both 38 and 39 weeks. I got a foot reflexology massage and I think that's what kickstarted everything for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348334 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:36:30 +0000 tofuwad 2348334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had it done three times: at 38, 39, and 40 weeks. Nothing happened the first two times other than some mild spotting and a TINY bit of cramping. I also made sure to walk a bunch afterwards because I really was afraid of induction and really wanted to go into labor. And it was not painful, not really more painful than a Pap smear. </p> <p>The final time I had some heavier spotting and then went into labor 24ish hours later and my daughter was born at 40 weeks 1 day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348328 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:26:47 +0000 Miss Sarah 2348328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: I would say the exams have been uncomfortable, and cause some cramping... But nothing has been too painful, so I'm sure it will be just fine... And hopefully worth it! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-stripping-the-membranes-work-for-you#post-2348327 Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:26:42 +0000 lovehoneybee 2348327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My midwife called it "stirring the pot" :silly: </p> <p>I had it at 39wks (a Friday morning), and I'm not sure if it did anything. I felt crampy and spotted a little after. I lost my mucus plug on Sunday night, contractions started early Tuesday morning, and he was born early Wednesday afternoon. </p>