Membranes getting stripped

I have my drs appt on Monday - I’ll be a day shy of 36 weeks the amount of pain & discomfort I’m in is indescribable & my feet are more swollen than ever! I was going to ask my dr about possibly getting my membranes stripped to hopefully start things up but I don’t know how often drs do this, what they base it off of, etc. I’m also a first time mom so I’ve never been through this, have any of you second time moms gotten your membranes stripped or asked for them to be stripped at or around 36-37 weeks? If you have, what did they base their answer off of? Why “qualifies” you?