Is membrane sweep necessary? My boyfriends mom is telling me my son is already full term so I need to make my doctor do it to jumpstart labor I’ll be 38 weeks soon she says it’s not normal for a first time mom to make it to the due date. My son is also measuring small at only 5lbs so I don’t know
It's not necessary and it doesn't even help sometimes. Most doctors won't do it until your 39 weeks because that's when you're full term
Also I know from experience it doesn't work always 😂
Membrane sweep at 39 weeks. Induced at 41 weeks.
And your mom is wrong on that fact most first time mom's make it to their due date. Usually most go past it.
I was thinking the same thing because sister carried all the way to 42 weeks during her first pregnancy.
She crazy lol I didn’t have one and had my first on her due date.
She’s wrong. Most first time moms actually can go over 40 weeks.
40 weeks is full term.
Baby will come when the baby is ready, give him more time to grow.
yes that’s what I want to do because he’s so small right now I want him to gain more weight
I haven’t talked to her yet because I wanted to see if membrane sweep is necessary
I was my moms first and I was "late", my sister her second child was "late". My daughter was a day before due date. My doctor said it best when I was pregnant she said "Congratulations you have stepped on to a ship that isnt controlled by you."
I wish it was that easy I remember my last pregnancy I was 38 weeks and I asked my doc to do it he said no only time they do it is of your over due or due to a medical condition
I was thinking the same because I’m barely gonna be 38 weeks tomorrow so they’d probably make me wait 2 weeks anyways and considering it doesn’t always work I don’t know if I wanna even go through that pain
But the good thing is that you will be in labor any day now just have your hospital bag ready
No I’ve never had one done and both my kids were late. I wouldn’t even ask the dr at this stage. You’re only 37 weeks. She needs to be quite. Let baby come when he/she is ready
To me everything she is saying is wrong! Most of the time the first baby takes longer. Plus you still have a couple of weeks left. You want that baby to develop as much as possible! Don’t rush it. I was 41 weeks with my first. I was induced. With my second I was 40 +4, she came on her own.
No it’s not. She’s impatient. I can only imagine the shit she’ll try to say when baby is here lol
She is super controlling! I know it’s gonna be some shit when baby is here lol
Being pregnant you will get so many wanted opinions. Based on the comments and what your saying you already know what's best for you and baby. Listen to your heart and not others opinions. I was told by my mil and sil that I wasn't big enough and I was gonna go 47 weeks (being funny) but I knew I'd probably have him in a couple of days (which was on my due date) and I was right. Go with your heart and listen to your body and mind cause at the end of day its YOUR BABY. Any medical issues that come are you and your man's to deal with.
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And your mom is wrong on that fact most first time mom's make it to their due date. Usually most go past it.
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I was thinking the same thing because sister carried all the way to 42 weeks during her first pregnancy.