rubbing your bump....

[steph01]

does rubbing your bump bring on early labour???

Err, no.

thats what the midwife at the hospital told me

??????

i was rubbing my bump while she was talking to me, she said from 38 weeks dont rub it as it will bring on labour!!!!
i never heard of that either

no

i thought midwifes knew what they were talking about?

If it DID bring on labour, I wouldn't be 40 + 6 with an induction booked in for Monday!

Why wouldn't you want to bring on labour from 38 weeks anyway? Are you sure she wasn't a loony that had wondered into your appointment??!

i've never heard of it before but i had to ask.

i hope not lol

Never hear of that but at 28 weeks I wouldn't consider going into labour a bad thing.

I mean 38 oops sorry.

I heard this too! From a GP in A&E was there for a check up and was rubbing my bump when she was filling in paperwork and she said you shouldn't do that! I was 24 wks at the time so I stopped - now am 39+3 so will start rubbing all night

im glad im not the only one!!!

It seems even health care professionals have some funny ideas about pregnancy. I'm with everyone else - how could that possibly work and if it did 38 weeks is the perfect time to start rubbing!!

Crikey...surely that's an old wive's tale...

I seem to spend most of my day stroking bump, its been pointed out to me at work many many (many many) times...