the midwife said no to stripping this early

GBCK

so kat might end up having hers before me :-P

Everything is good and they'll see me next week unless I have a baby before then.

(that line of thinking makes me nervous :-P)

Mrs.Thistletwat

As my mom puts it, "the uterus doesn't read the books. It has no idea of the time frame and it just does what it's supposed to when it's supposed to."

Good luck!!! Buffy is almost here!

6fsn

I'm not surprised they wouldn't strip now.  You don't really want that anyway.

Do you have a contact person?

GBCK

I do actually need a contact person...I'll take that to FB :-)

I'm OK w/ waiting, I'm just impatient.
(I'm due Thurs--my ticker refuses to update/be corrected).
I'm trying hard not to be stupid and impatient.  But I am indeed impatient.

Buffy is on her own timeframe though and, unless she's being stupid, I defer to her.

6fsn

Oh, I didn't realize your ticker was off.  Bummer.

Heffalump

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_midwife-said-stripping-this-early?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:47Discussion:f93a430b-9016-41b0-911e-b6e3e9efa6b5Post:79318b0f-d8e3-433e-831e-86b2df9e198b">the midwife said no to stripping this early</a>:
[QUOTE]Everything is good and they'll see me next week unless I have a baby before then.
Posted by GBCK[/QUOTE]
The last time I heard that, I had a baby before then.  Good luck!

katorigasuki

if you're ticker is off you'll probably go before me.  i'm 38 weeks tomorrow, so i'll be hanging out for some time.

zsazsa-stl

I could google, but I'm scared.  What exactly is membrane stripping?

jojobrn

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_midwife-said-stripping-this-early?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:f93a430b-9016-41b0-911e-b6e3e9efa6b5Post:44dfc128-76b4-4ed8-b7cf-5898dbe72e80">Re: the midwife said no to stripping this early</a>:
[QUOTE]I could google, but I'm scared.  What exactly is membrane stripping?
Posted by zsazsa-stl[/QUOTE]

<div>Zsa, it's when checking for dilation, the midwife, doc, etc. uses a finger to actually try and separate the bag of water slightly away from the cervix. Causes prostaglandins to be released and in a women whose body is ready can help get labor going.</div>

GBCK

yeah, it sounds scarier than it is--because, really, they're in there anyhow.
It isn't breaking the water or anything REALLY invasive--just...poking around.