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Just think, soon this will all be boring posts about things the BABY has done

  • May. 6th, 2009 at 8:12 PM
moss
I don't know if anyone here has any strong opinions on this or even experience with it... If you don't know what it is, just move on (trust me).

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Sweeping the membranes (comma Johnny)

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Yay
3 (60.0%)

Nay
2 (40.0%)

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[info]hazenhammel wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 04:21 am (UTC)
We had no trouble with conventional chemically induced labor, BUT a friend of mine did. It was a pharmacy error: the IV she was supposed to get looked exactly like another drug which was totally inappropriate and almost killed her. But... she lived, the baby lived. In fact, this was so many years ago the baby is a young woman now... so why am I babbling on about this? I don't know. Oh, all the studies on sweeping I could find say it doesn't work. WHO CAN SAY?
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[info]zophos wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 04:26 am (UTC)
I'm hoping chemical induction won't even come up; I'm only a week post-date. Tomorrow I have the option of membrane sweeping and a strong acupuncture session to "help" things along. I'll go all the way to 42 weeks if I have to though.
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[info]adrake wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 02:08 pm (UTC)
My sister did have her membranes swept and she suspects that it did start things. Of course, she was right at 42 weeks when that happened, so it may have just been a coincidence. I was induced with Nathan and had a good experience with it. I can give you more details on that if the need arises.
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[info]zophos wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 03:20 pm (UTC)
My midwifery group apparently only has the genuine need for 1 or 2 medical inductions a year so I'm hoping not to be the lucky winner. If I am, I will talk to you since almost all the induction stories I've read have been negative.
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[info]hsmithmier wrote:
May. 9th, 2009 04:08 am (UTC)
I was induced a week early since I had the whole gest. diabetes thing going on. It was no big deal at all. The biggest pain was getting the IV, which would have been done whether I was induced or not. I guess it's standard for hospital deliveries. Aside from Larry getting too excited an hitting me in the eyeball with the power plug from the IV stand (it knocked my contact lens out of my eye), everything was fine. I would have fallen asleep during labor, but my mom wouldn't stop talking to me.

As far as the sweeping the membranes goes, I remember that one of the many pregnant people I worked with in Charlotte had it done twice and still had to be induced.
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[info]czeano wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 08:59 am (UTC)
I don't even know what this means, but I always thought Johnny was cooler than Daniel.
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[info]trunkbutt wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 04:17 pm (UTC)
Stolen text 4 U
Does Stripping the Membranes Start Labor?

For years, providers used this technique routinely since they believed it would stimulate contractions. However new research published in the June 2008 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology does not bear this out. This research shows that stripping the membranes does not shorten the pregnancy or prevent a mother from going past her due date.

Are there any Risks in Stripping the Membranes?

The same research study above has confirmed that if a mother's cervix is dilated 1cm or more then sweeping or stripping her membranes may increase the chances of breaking the bag of waters. Unintentionally breaking the mother's water can create a need to start labor and may include a host of other complications such as the need for pitocin, antibiotics if labor is prolonged and potentially a greater chance of a cesarean.
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[info]zophos wrote:
May. 7th, 2009 05:19 pm (UTC)
Re: Stolen text 4 U
Thanks! I tried to find some sort of conclusive evidence one way or another, but all I could turn up were various forum posts with people asking about the effectiveness. Most of the anecdata I found was along the lines of "well, it hurts and then did nothing/I bled for a few days/started labor but probably would have anyway".
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