I know they dont always do this but I have been hearing a lot about it so those of you who have had this done what made the doctor do so and how long after did you have your baby?
2007-01-14 21:46:03 · 4 answers · asked by Chacacon 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
yeah it gets the baby faster, but that pain is horrible
2007-01-14 22:07:25 · answer #1 · answered by Richa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The doctor does this to help loosen up the plug which is a brownish snooty piece of goo once this comes out the baby is not far behind but when the doctor loosens your plug it is very painful
2007-01-18 21:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the doctor strips the membranes (if i understood my doctor correctly) because it is in a sense a natural way to induce labor. it just kinda moves the process along a little faster.
i had my baby less than 48 hours later
fair warning though it hurts like a @#$#@#$%^&^%$ !!!!!
2007-01-14 21:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by dreamer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because she or he is ill-educated.
"Rupturing fetal membranes, a routine component of labor induction, can cause fetal distress andincreases the likelihood of cesarean section.2,8,11It may also precipitate umbilical cord prolapse (a life-threatening emergency for the baby in which the umbilical cord slips down into the vagina).7,19Forty percent of all full term births involving cord prolapse were induced labors, rising to nearly 50% ofbirths involving prolapse at 42 weeks or more..."
http://www.motherfriendly.org/Downloads/induct-fact-sheet.pdf
2007-01-15 00:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋