stripping membranes

I will be 38 weeks Sunday and I was in l&d this past Sunday having contractions 3-4 minutes apart for 5+ hours then they stalled but i still get them every so often but nothing gets stronger and my water is still in tact. I go to the doctor in the morning what's the chances of her stripping my membranes to see if that's going to put me over the edge of early stalled labor? I'm not trying to induce myself but i feel like if it works obviously my body is ready because it never worked when i was pregnant with my son didn't have a single contraction with him and ended up induced for hypertension.. i was 1cm dilated and 60% effaced at hospital nurse said i did have a little change from when i first got there and she rechecked me about 2 hours later didn't say what change it was but not enough to keep me..

Never hurts to ask the doctor they will only do it if they feel its safe.

All you have to do is ask. I believe 38 weeks is the soonest they will do it.

Ok I will definitely ask they didn't do it until I was 39 weeks with my son but I also was using a different ob practice...

My doc wont untill your 39 weeks, but it never hurts to ask them about it.

I went in today for 38 weeks check up and they didint do it   she just said baby is engages and i am 1cm dilated . But i would ask,  

when i was pregnant with my son they did mine at 37 weeks without even asking so it will never hurt to ask.

Stripping membranes don't work... Baby will come when ready.. They can't stay in there forever.

Quoting Nyla&Carina's Mommy:" Stripping membranes don't work... Baby will come when ready.. They can't stay in there forever."

*doesn't
and it can if your body is already progressing and heading that way.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" *doesn't and it can if your body is already progressing and heading that way. "</blockquote>




You can keep your corrections to yourself , I stand by my previous statement.

Quoting Nyla&Carina's Mommy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" *doesn't and it can if your body is already ... [snip!] ... and heading that way. "</blockquote> You can keep your corrections to yourself , I stand by my previous statement."

And I stand by it can work if your body is already headed that direction. You know why because it worked for me.  
No it doesnt work for everyone but saying it doesn't work is a lie.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" And I stand by it can work if your body is already headed that direction. You know why because it worked for me.   No it doesnt work for everyone but saying it doesn't work is a lie. "</blockquote>




False hope

Quoting Nyla&Carina's Mommy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" And I stand by it can work if your body is ... [snip!] ... worked for me.   No it doesnt work for everyone but saying it doesn't work is a lie. "</blockquote> False hope"

WTF are you going on about? It worked for me and many other people I know how is that "false hope" how the hell can you even have false hope. You either hope or you dont.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" WTF are you going on about? It worked for me and many other people I know how is that "false hope" how the hell can you even have false hope. You either hope or you dont."</blockquote>




Calm your tits. It is false hope. Only guaranteed method of labor is your body naturally letting it happen or being induced. Stripping membranes ain't too much different from your doctor telling you to go home n have sex to induce labor.

Quoting Nyla&Carina's Mommy:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jennybananna:</b>" WTF are you going on about? It worked for ... [snip!] ... being induced. Stripping membranes ain't too much different from your doctor telling you to go home n have sex to induce labor."

My tits are clam but thanks for the concern. I never said it was any different than going home to have sex but it does SOMETIMES work just like sex SOMETIMES works. Again you cannot have false hope.