Membrane Sweep: 5 Things You NEED To Know!

Today we are talking about the research around the effectiveness and disadvantages of membrane sweeps (otherwise known as membrane stripping or stretch and sweep of the membranes).

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[Zyphra]

No informed consent is the big one! Just like with cervix checks. My doctor would just snap her gloves on and keep talking and I'd have to say "What are you doing? If it's a cervix check I don't want it." It makes me think of the "husband stitch" *gag*

[gocrazyahhgostupid]

no consent? Lol if my OB does anything without my consent I’d def ask for someone else

[Ayverie]

This is like, the most violent way to illustrate this lol 😬

[bababooey]

I had this done on Thursday the 12th, went into labor that night and had her on the 13th. I was 39 weeks 5 days.

[yqqhnxb]

My first one was no informed consent . ‘Twas so painful. But after I gave birth to a beautiful baby.

[AshK]

Im really really trying to understand the obsession doctors have with inducing labor. I have read and generally understand that there CAN be complications if you go past 40 weeks but I've heard so so many stories of doctors taking what I consider drastic/invasive measures before 40 weeks and I just don't get it. Doesn't our body know when the time is right? Why can't we wait until 40 weeks to start getting all up in the cervix and using medications!??!

[pretendfriend]

My doctor did this without my consent and my water broke that night but I had no contractions. Ended up having to get pitocin to induce but wasn't told how it would be more painful then regular contractions. I almost made it to 40 weeks though. This time I'm not letting my doctor do that at all.

[sophieniechcial]

I had no informed consent, this was nearly 13 years ago now I only just realised through a conversation today that was what it was
Was soooo painful to me 😢

[BattleReadyToaster..o_O]

Yeah this was done to me with my first and I wasn't asked, nor was consent given. The nurse was so damn rough that after my emergency c-section I was so swollen they were giving me ice packs to keep on my vag. She basically reamed me out. I was in pain for days!

[ZenCor-wdqy]

My friend had this happen to her she was at her 38 week appointment the doctor said that she wanted to do a cervical check which my friend said yes to. So my friend got the table, and that the doctor said to put her heels together and take deep breaths and that she wanted to deliver my friends baby( Since her actual Doctor was out of town and returning in two days). So, she stripped her membranes which my friend didn’t know what it was and did not consent to it my friend said she felt violated and very uncomfortable when the doctor did it. After an hour or two after the appointment my friend started feeling heavy contractions and went to the hospital and the same doctor then broke my friends water still without her consent and after an hour my friend her baby.

[jriank]

I did this for my first but not my second! The pain winded me it hurt so damn bad I cried lol.

[kaimart]

You keep that frigging finger away from me. Ain't nobody got time for more pain aside from the labour pains.

[rachelreichert]

I just had one today (baby due tomorrow) and my body hurts so bad 😢

[RishanJ]

Informed consent and went into labor two days after.

[godfirst]

Dont do it!!! It was so painful and uncomfortable. I went into labor that same night and had horrible contractions.

[sukamayoutube]

I'm 38 + 5 and thinking of asking for one from the midwife but going to be honest, I don't want her to be the one who does it, it feels weird. Wish my husband could do it for me instead.