I am making an online birthing plan and one of the options was this: (Please obtain my permission before stripping my membranes during a vaginal exam.) Sounds creepy, but not sure whether to include this option or not...is it important to state this in my birthing plan?
2006-10-12 13:49:16 · 8 answers · asked by ckalmaoui 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
My doctor stripped my membranes in an exam a week before my daughter was born. It is a "natural" way of inducing labor. I would think the 'obtaining permisson' part is because the actual procedure hurts like heck! He has to get his fingers quite far up inside, and I found it to be quite painful and uncomfortable. My doctor says labor usually starts 24-48 hours afterward, and mine still did not start for another week.
I would say YES to your question, it is important to state whether or not you would like to have this procedure done.
2006-10-12 13:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by OOgaCHucka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is when the doctor inserts their finger and runs it around your cervix to seperate your "bag" from your cervix. It is supposed to stimulate labor.
It didn't work for me and it hurt really bad!
Here is a more technical explanantion....
As you probably know, the bag of waters is inside the uterus, and the bag is composed of membranes. The membranes tend to cling to the wall of the uterus until after the baby is born and the placenta is expelled. As the cervix begins to soften and open (dilate) at the end of pregnancy, the part of the membranes that was over the cervical opening can be felt through the opening when a vaginal exam is done. "Stripping the membranes" is done by inserting a finger between the membranes and the wall of the uterus to loosen the membranes from the wall. Sometimes, this stimulation of the uterine wall can help to start labor. Sometimes, the loosening of the membranes allows more water to collect in front of the baby which puts more pressure on the cervix and perhaps labor is stimulated that way. The procedure can be a little uncomfortable for some women. If the woman is truly near delivery, she often gets a contraction as a result of the procedure.
Usually the practitioner tries not to break the bag of waters when the membranes are loosened. Breaking the bag of waters commits the woman to delivery, perhaps before the baby is ready to come. Although stripping membranes is not considered a form of induction, the hope is that it is a form of stimulation of labor. Done too early, it has no effect, but if the body is nearly ready anyway, it can give a little jump-start to the labor process.
2006-10-12 13:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stripping the membranes is where a health care provider will separate your bag of water from the cervix, it is not intended to break your water.. merely as a means to induce your labor in case you aren't going into process naturally.
This proceedure is done (by the doctor) inserting a finger between the membranes and the wall of the uterus to loosen the membranes from the wall (think an internal exam with a little extra step added to it)
The link provided is from a great site where it gives detailed explaination of the proceedure, what to expect because of it and some of the possible side-effects.
It's important to state it because you may decide that to have that particular proceedure done is not something that you wish to engage in. There are other methods of inducing labor which could be offered to you. It's your choice really whether you'd like it done or not.
2006-10-12 13:54:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Is Stripping Membranes
2016-09-27 22:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, if you are due, this process can start labor going. I've had it done. It's not terribly uncomfortable and well worth it. Not all doctors do it. I considered myself lucky when I had a doctor that did it.
2006-10-12 13:58:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is to slightly scrape away a small portion of the bag of water that the baby is in. This is done so that when your water does not break on its own, it will weaken a small space so that it will break easier. This is not usually done until week 40. It is painless, just speeds up the process at the end a little.
2006-10-12 13:55:43 · answer #6 · answered by sr22racing 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i think it means breaking your bag of waters.
2006-10-12 13:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by mommy2savannah51405 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
doesn't it just mean to induce labor???
2006-10-12 13:56:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋