Sweep thoughts please :)

I had a sweep this morning at 9am I’m 40+1. Midwife said it went well said I’m 2cm dilated and cervix is soft however I’ve not had any cramps or pains since does this mean it’s not worked? When should I expect to feel pains etc? First time mum and feeling fed up of not going into Labour haha. Anyone who’s had a sweep what happened for you? Xx

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I had a sweep on my due date, I was 1cm and cervix soft. I had some cramping for the rest of there day, lost my mucus plug but didn’t go into labor unfortunately.

It’s all a sort of maybe situation, you might not end up feeling any different, but fingers crossed you’ll go into labor!🤞 My midwife said if it’s successful it’ll be in the next 48 hours, if you go into labour after that it won’t be anything to do with the sweep apparently!

I had a sweep this morning at 9 was 3cm and soft 3rd baby and I have had no pains or anything she said could take 48 hours

aww are you going to have another sweep? I’m sooooo impatient at this stage but I also don’t really want a full induction just hope it will do something but I know for many it doesn’t! x

ahhh fingers crossed then I don’t know why I thought they were meant to work quicker. I feel like I’ve read people say they had one and then was having contractions a few hours later. Hopefully over night for us both 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

I’ve got another one booked in at 41 weeks (Friday) so fingers crossed that is successful if I don’t go into labor before then! 😭🤞 I’m the same, so fed up and uncomfortable & want to avoid induction

aww I hope it works for you! They must do something or surely they wouldn’t bother with them!

I had a sweep when I was 39+6:
1 day, I had period pains, a very small bleeding
2 day, lost my mucus plug
3 day woke up at 5.00 a.m with back pains, period pains, and very irregular contractions, at 8.a.m regular contractions and broke my waters, around 11 I was on the way to the hospital. Baby was born at 22.15 that day. All the best! I was 40+1 when he was born ❤️ Try to walk, ball... On day 2 I went for more than 1 hour walk, I was very tired but I wanted to avoid induction.

I had three sweeps. First two did practically nothing apart from help me loose my plug. My third sweep was at 40+5 at 5pm and at 5am the following morning my contractions started and I had her at 8pm that day. 🤞For you ❤️

awww that’s amazing hopefully mine will work like yours! I do need to do some walks! Xx

aww amazing hope mine works! Have another one booked for Wednesday just incase 🤞🏽🤞🏽

I had a sweep at 39+6 was 3cm dilated and super soft cervix! I went straight for a walk and was having on and off pains but nothing major! I went to bed early then woke up to full blown contractions after 3 hours, stayed home for just over an hour and then called the hospital as they got unbearable I couldn’t even breath through them! Was 6cm dilated, an 1hour 14 later baby was born! Definitely get walking and do everything to get baby down and engaged fully, so things tk help you relax and get the oxytocin going!! xxx

awww that’s an amazing sweep success story!!! Xx

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