Labour

If the cramping is infrequent and bearable then it’s likely just an aftermath of the sweep. If it gets more intense as time goes on then could likely be the start of Labour!
When I had my sweep, I had mild but random cramping for the rest of the day and into the night. Then as I was getting to bed, the cramping got worse and made me feel sick. I felt the need to pee and as I got up my waters broke (about 9hours after the sweep) contractions started to become regular and more painful half an hour after my waters broke and then it really ramped up about 4 hours later when I couldn’t stand the pain anymore and felt that I needed pain relief.

I would say it’s quite infrequent and is bearable at the moment. They’ve been happening for quite some time now so wasn’t sure if it was the start of it or just the sweep. I’m hoping they will ramp up throughout the day. Thank you for sharing your experience, it’s definitely helped me with what I need to look out for. It’s so hard to tell when you’re a first time mum! Hopefully the more prominent cramps will come🤞🏻

I know everyone always gets the advice of ‘you’ll just know’ when you’re in proper Labour and like many others I always thought ‘how??’ But trust me, you will know 😂 How are you feeling now??

I’m sure I will🤣 everything seems to have died down a little now but what I was told was my plug by the nurse wasn’t my plug I think it was just blood from my cervix because I’ve just had my show and there was loads of it so I’m hoping that even though things have slowed down they will pick back up again! If not I’m booked in for an induction tomorrow😭xx