To anyone who's previously been pregnant, I'm after some insight please.
I'm 39+1 today and I had a sweep on Friday and I've been losing my mucas plug all day today each time I go to the toilet. I know that losing the plug doesn't necessarily mean labour is going to be soon but I wondered if that 'rule' changed at all after a sweep or can it still be days/weeks away.
Thank you 😊
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I had a sweep, started to loose my mucus plug over the next two days and then my waters went randomly but contractions/ labour didn’t start on its own x

With my first I had a sweep and lost my mucus plug the next day, I went into labour a day later but it was a false labour. They don't talk about this enough but sweeps can bring on false labours as well as real ones and they can feel very very real and it can be very disappointing if they stall. If this does happen, try to go into an oxytocin bubble, get the good hormones flowing, try not to freak out. It can be a bit on and off and irregular after a sweep, I wish I was told this because I found it so disheartening at the time. Just try to roll with it and treat yourself to lots of happy hormone boosting things 💕

Never had a sweep but with all 3 of mine the mucus plug coming meant things had basically started. Thing is we’re all different so for me clearly that’s like the starting bell but not for all. If anything I’d say a sweep may be more likely to cause the plug to come away without labour occurring at all.