Has anybody heard of anyone doing this

**Emily 85** · 23-04-2007 08:43

Ok im not going to do this it really doesnt sound safe .. me and dp where surfing the net looking at natural induction ways tips and waht not to do ... now it was just a google search we did and came up with a way that a women can give herself a sort of internal and scrape away the membrane to make her waters brake and then follow iwth sex to soften the cervix .. i have never heard of this and thought it would be very unsafe .... has anybody else heard of it or is it one of those lovely internet bull**** stories

**luckie_me** · 23-04-2007 08:45

I wouldnt do it!!!!! and You not s'posed to have sex after your water breaks

**Emily 85** · 23-04-2007 08:48

no neither .... and the whole scarpe the membrane away ! i mean im no nurse what if you scraped to much ... i would think it could do more harm then good

**Lunar** · 23-04-2007 08:51

I think what you are referring to is a DIY stretch and sweep???

I tried this on myself, but because I have a retroverted uterus and my cervix is tilted waaaaaaay back I couldn't even reach it!!! lol, the nurses had a hard time reaching it too...lol

**Emily 85** · 23-04-2007 08:58

im not sure what it was called it just didnt make sense to me

**GraceUnhearing** · 23-04-2007 08:59

your better off not doing it
thats why the drs do it
they know what they are doing.

my DF friends mum broke her own waters with a knitting needle!
now thats insane!
i cant believe she did that!

Matt is a bit strange so maybe thats why
haha