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Pain after sweep

I’m being induced next week and went in to hospital today for a membrane sweep. My midwife struggled to reach my cervix but my goodness am I feeling it now 😖 My insides feel so sore and I can hardly stand up straight. Anyone else suffer like this after having a sweep?

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Yes I’ve had two now and the cramping has started immediately afterwards! X

First sweep I had cramping immediately lasted a few hours! Second one not as much, but a LOT of a bloody show for hours!

when was your second lovely? Hoping mine puts me into labour 😣

no pain again, had blood show all day and night and then more of it today! Being induced now, but not much is happening! Just really don’t want to end up having to have lots of intervention ah

Oh noooo, I have an induction booked for Tuesday but don’t know wether to go ahead. I hope things pick up for you asap! X

it fell out and had to have it put back in, so many women going in and out which is so disheartening for me rn, it’s stressing me out and I’m crashing out mentally ahahhahahahahahaha
It’s getting removed and reviewed at 3! So fingers crossed x

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