Stripping of the membranes?

[donnamr3211]

Anyone have this done and if so how many weeks and what was the out come.

[kohlby]

I had it done with DS. I don't remember the exact number of days, but I was at least 40 weeks. Nothing happened as a result. The placenta has started to calcify at 37 weeks so I wanted to do anything I could to try to avoid an induction. He ended up an induction at 42 weeks, but even the pitocin didn't work like it should. He did have signs of post-maturity so I doubt anything short of an eviction would have got him to come out!

I couldn't have my membranes stripped with DD, my second child, since I wasn't even dilated a fingertip at over 40 weeks. I went into the drs on a Monday and wasn't dilated at all. I went into labor on my own Tuesday night. Things can happen on their own pretty fast sometimes!

[SiobhanAoife]

I've had my membranes stripped repeatedly over the last week or so (I'm 41weeks at the moment). So far I've had very slow cervical progress; no idea whether the membrane stripping has helped or not. It's very soft but not effaced much and not dilated much :\

[MegBoz]

I was 41W 4D with no signs of labor.
Had it done at 10:30 am. MW said I was already 3cm when she did it & went to 4cm as she went around to strip. She said it was "a perfect cervix" & she was certain it would work!

Sure enough, 2 hours later I had my first contraction & just about 6 hours later, baby was born!

But my doula said if it does NOT work, you can have it done again. Studies show having it done repeatedly can be effective. I told my MW this (was asking her what time to come back if nothing happened) & she said another MW usually says that with 1st time Moms, it often takes 2 times of stripping

[kirstenb]

The NP stripped mine before 40 weeks- maybe at 39 weeks? I don't remember but it didn't do anything. I choose not to do it again on my due date and DS was born two days later.

[Juniperberry]

I had it done at 40 weeks. I lost my mucous plug the next day I think and I went into labor about a week and a half later.

[angelpie545]

I had my midwife do it with my second at 41 weeks 5 days as a last-ditch effort to avoid hospital induction. I was already four cm dilated when she did it, and contractions started almost immediately. They continued to be light until the next day at 3 o'clock, when I went into active labor. My daughter was born at 7:48 that evening.

[tireesix]

With DD2 I had it done at least once a week from 38 weeks and didn't go into labour until I was nearly 43 weeks. Apparently my cervix was favourable from the get go but nothing happened.

With DD1 I had about 3 and still didn't go labour but that whole thing was a cock up from start to finish.

[evlu]

I had it done at 38 weeks 6 days because my MW was concerned I was developing preeclampsia and I wanted to avoid an induction if possible. Contractions started that evening and I woke up at 3:00 am in active labor, so it seemed to work!

[MissE]

I had it done three times between around 39/40 weeks. I was already 4cm dilated but not effaced. Labor didn't start. I got my waters broken at 40+6 and DD was born 3 hours later.

[boobyfeeder]

With DD2 I had it done at 40 weeks with no results (6cm dilated) and they attempted to do it at 40 weeks 6 days but I was 7cm and there was nothing to strip. I went into labor the next morning and had a 2 hour labor.

With DD3, my m/w stripped at 39 weeks 5 days, and she was born at 40 weeks exactly after 10 minutes of active labor (my water had broken 17 hours prior, but nothing really happened all day). When she stripped I had been dilated to 5cm.

[Pyrodjm]

My midwife did it at 36 and again at 37 weeks at 4-5cms dialated. I was becoming pre-eclamptic and we wanted to avoid hospital induction. Nothing happened either of those times

It took stripping the membranes plus accupunture to get DD out at 37wks and 6 days.