stripping membranes

When my daughter was born they stripped the membranes and FULL labor didn't start for two weeks. First alittle fluid leaking, and the water never actually broke. Dialation was horrible too. Twenty seven hours of labor. Only two hours of hard labor and four good pushes and she was out. Give it time. You'll know.

Monitor your cramping. Is it contractions or just cramping? Are you spotting? Have you already lost your mucous plug?

Quoting Mommy2TwoBabies:" When my daughter was born they stripped the membranes and FULL labor didn't start for two weeks. First ... [snip!] ... know. Monitor your cramping. Is it contractions or just cramping? Are you spotting? Have you already lost your mucous plug?"

i lost my mucus plug over two weeks ago. and i am already dialted to 3 adn efaced 80% before she stripped my membranes. i think everything is just cramping not contractions the first day i thought they were contractions and i went to the hospital and they werent they just sent me home.

Quoting christina p:" i lost my mucus plug over two weeks ago. and i am already dialted to 3 adn efaced 80% before she stripped ... [snip!] ... contractions the first day i thought they were contractions and i went to the hospital and they werent they just sent me home."

Nipple stimulation. It works. Trust me. I'm thirty four weeks and was not dialated at all. Last night I was telling my hubby about how stimulating the nipples can cause labor. So he jumped on line and started reading on it. He played with one nipple for fifteen minutes and the contractions started five minutes apart. Next thing we knew it wouldn't stop. We went into labor and delivery and sure enough they were reading on the monitor. They gave me a shot to stop it because I'm only 34 weeks and it slowed the contractions and stopped the dialation. I'm at a 2 now. Look into that! It may work for you.

Quoting Mommy2TwoBabies:" Nipple stimulation. It works. Trust me. I'm thirty four weeks and was not dialated at all. Last night ... [snip!] ... only 34 weeks and it slowed the contractions and stopped the dialation. I'm at a 2 now. Look into that! It may work for you."

thats awesome i will have to try that i will just about anything to get her out i am so miserable right now and she is safe to comemy dr said.

Quoting christina p:" thats awesome i will have to try that i will just about anything to get her out i am so miserable right now and she is safe to comemy dr said."

Then go for it! Your nipple will get really sensitive, but it's worth it. I know that at 38 weeks I'll be all about the nipple stimulation. Lol. It worked for me, and I'm ready for him to be here now! Just alternate nipples ever fifteen minutes and start timing your contractions when they start. If they are at least five minutes apart, for one hour, lasting a minute each, head to labor and delivery. If you feel them slowing down start rubbing again. It make take an hour or two to get them consistent. With me it didn't, but it won't hurt to try.

Quoting Mommy2TwoBabies:" Then go for it! Your nipple will get really sensitive, but it's worth it. I know that at 38 weeks I'll ... [snip!] ... down start rubbing again. It make take an hour or two to get them consistent. With me it didn't, but it won't hurt to try."

thank you so much for all your help. I hope it works for me cause i am just ready to give birth now. i have one baby and i loved giving birth it was awesome im headed out to go walking right now and when my son goes down i am going to the nipple thing and see if i can't ahve a baby today.