passed my test!

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I passed my group b strep test which means my doctor is doing the membrane sweep and stretch in 2 days! Woooooo!!!

MH Community Mgr · Answer

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lizancar · Answer

So happy for you :)

MissKellee · Answer

my hospital <3

2005 - 2012: HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent health rankings organization, has honored Berkshire Medical Center in several areas for exceptional care. For 2012, BMC was recognized with:

Stroke Care Excellence Award (3 years in a row)
Pulmonary Care Excellence Award (4 years in a row)
Critical Care Excellence Award
Emergency Medicine Excellence Award
BMC ranked among the Top 5% in the Nation for Emergency Medicine in 2012
BMC ranked #1 in Massachusetts for treatment of Stroke 2 years in a row
BMC ranked #2 in Massachusetts for Critical Care
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Attack for 8 Years in a Row (2005-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Heart Failure in 2012
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke in 2012
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Stroke for 6 Years in a Row (2007-2012)
Ranked Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2012
Ranked Among the Top 5 in MA for Overall Pulmonary Services for 4 Years in a Row (2009-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Overall Pulmonary Services for 4 Years in a Row (2009-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in 2012
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Pneumonia for 4 Years in a Row (2009-2012)
Ranked Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care in 2012
 Ranked Among the Top 5 in MA for Critical Care for 5 Years in a Row (2008-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Sepsis for 4 Years in a Row (2009-2012)
Five-Star Rated for Treatment of Respiratory Failure in 2012
2009 - Overall Clinical Excellence - Berkshire Medical Center was ranked among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation and recipient of a Healthgrades 2009 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award, one of only two hospitals so honored in Massachusetts.

Irene7 · Answer

Congrats:) Finally lol how exciting you have a girl now a boy how perfect ! Goodluck with your delivery :}

MissKellee · Answer

Well Clysta....look up Berkshire Medical Center in berkshire County Mass...they are ranked the BEST in the top 5 % so evidentially where im going is the best lol....Ranked in the top 5 % is pretty d*mn impressive i must say...

Aib1913 · Answer

A lot of doctors use it but it still has bad side effects and there are other options. I highly recommend watching the documentary pregnant in America, you can find it on netflix.

Clysta · Answer

Your doctors and hospitals are the strangest I've ever seen - and frightening as well. Full term as 36 weeks, all doing a stretch and sweep at 37 weeks.... They don't seem to follow any medically recommended guidelines and that alone raises multiple red flags.

MissKellee · Answer

the doctors use it when they feel it is needed....they dont give it to you if you ask them lol. they used it when i was pregnant for my daughter bc at 40wks and 2 days my cervix was high and long and closed completely. so they needed to use it.

Aib1913 · Answer

Make sure u ladies really look up cytotec (aka misoprostol) its very dangerous n can have bad side effects!!!

MissKellee · Answer

My doctors dont use membrane sweeps as "inductions" they use pitocine as induction....all the hospitals in my county do membrane sweeps starting at 37wks bc its not 100%

when they use Pitocine, they also use Cytotec to force the cervix open. 
idk, all i know is that it hardly works for anyone unless theyre opened enough.

my friend had 2 membrane sweeps and nothing happened...she ended up getting a c-section bc she ended up being past her due date.

but. idk. regardless, something may or may not happen XD

Clysta · Answer

Neither does Pitocen, it doesn't mean it's not induction. I was just asking because before you were very adamant you weren't being induced early and you are and it's confusing.

MissKellee · Answer

i totally thought id fail! lol i heard its sooo common to fail so i got worried!

mrsnelson2010 · Answer

Yay!!! Congrats!! :)

MissKellee · Answer

Clysta, it doesnt always start labor :P if it does, thatd be cool! lol. this child is HUGE lol last week the doctor said "your baby is about 7lbs already" based on my ultrasound and her feelings him in my belly (im all baby)


and Excitedmama-you could ask....if you have to be dilated enough to make it effective...im 3cm dilated....i think if your like...2cm it generally helps? but defintely ask! you can tell your doctor that you want to give your body a chance after a membrane sweep :)

its not 100% effective...BUT, theres a good chance of it starting labor :)

excitedmama · Answer

This may be a dumb question but i have a dr appointment on wednesday. We are being induced on monday. Should i ask about her doing a membrane sweep on wednesday? Idk how this all works.

Clysta · Answer

Yeah, the doctor moves the membranes from around the baby from the cervix - this is done to kick start labour due to the hormones produced when its done. 

It's one of the most natural methods of induction.

MissKellee · Answer

Clysta, a stretch and sweep at my hospital is just the removal of membranes using the fingers and just using the fingers to try and open the cervix a bit more. Completely different from induction :p