Anyone have positive 'Sweep' stories?

LisaM · Feb 11th, 2013, 13:48 PM

Hi

I'm 39+2 today (although according to original due date I am due today!) Anyway, at my appointment today my consultant give me a sweep. She said my cervix was forward and soft and she was able to do the sweep but I was still quite long. I was just wondering if anyone else has experiences with sweeps before or around due date and them actually working?

Thanks x

cherrylee · Feb 11th, 2013, 14:23 PM

I ha a sweep at 39 weeks with my last and all my cervix did was thin a bit my DR repeated the sweep at 39 plus 6 and I had him on his due date. I also just had a sweep today so hopefully something happens!

hopefuljaners · Feb 11th, 2013, 14:45 PM

i had a sweep.on.fri.at 39+6 and she said there was a good.bit of "show" there and i was 2-3 cm.dialated and said she would be surprised if i didnt go in the next few days hoever here i an 40+2and still here so i have mw in the morning and they will.do.another sweep then so i will see what happens x

LisaM · Feb 11th, 2013, 15:03 PM

Thanks x

Hopefully it will work for all of us. If not I have another appointment on Friday then induction booked for Tuesday. x

Snow Owl · Feb 11th, 2013, 16:34 PM

Me! I had mine on 40 bang on and went into labour 31 hours later!

LisaM · Feb 11th, 2013, 17:25 PM

Did any of you do anything in particular after the sweep that you think helped? I'm in bed now but so far I've bounced on my ball and DTD. Tomorrow I have my aqua-natal class so that might help too x

fides · Feb 11th, 2013, 19:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Snow Owl

Me! I had mine on 40 bang on and went into labour 31 hours later!

yay! that gives me so much hope! i had my 3rd sweep today and i'm 4cm, so i have to admit my hopes are up a bit.

Stellae · Feb 11th, 2013, 20:39 PM

I had two done, one at 37 weeks and one at 38. I was already at 2 cm and 70% at at 37 weeks. The first one gave me moderate contractions but no change, the second gave me such bad contractions we went to labor & delivery but it was a false alarm. The contractions I had that time were as bad as my labor contractions when I was at 5 cm! They had to send me home on painkillers and Ambien! I had LO 10 days early (my water broke), but I don't think the sweeps helped at all :-/.

littlemisscie · Feb 11th, 2013, 22:01 PM

My sister and friend both had sweeps (although probably one of the most painful parts of the labor process for my sister) and they went into labor the next night

Snow Owl · Feb 12th, 2013, 10:19 AM

I had my sweep in the morning, went for a walk in the afternoon, then had a glass of wine, a spicy Chinese and we DTD.

Labour started 7pm the next evening

Feb 11th, 2013, 13:48 PM	#1
LisaM Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 927	Anyone have positive 'Sweep' stories? Hi I'm 39+2 today (although according to original due date I am due today!) Anyway, at my appointment today my consultant give me a sweep. She said my cervix was forward and soft and she was able to do the sweep but I was still quite long. I was just wondering if anyone else has experiences with sweeps before or around due date and them actually working? Thanks x

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Feb 11th, 2013, 14:23 PM	#2
cherrylee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,298	I ha a sweep at 39 weeks with my last and all my cervix did was thin a bit my DR repeated the sweep at 39 plus 6 and I had him on his due date. I also just had a sweep today so hopefully something happens!

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Feb 11th, 2013, 14:45 PM	#3
hopefuljaners Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 455	i had a sweep.on.fri.at 39+6 and she said there was a good.bit of "show" there and i was 2-3 cm.dialated and said she would be surprised if i didnt go in the next few days hoever here i an 40+2and still here so i have mw in the morning and they will.do.another sweep then so i will see what happens x

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Feb 11th, 2013, 15:03 PM	#4
LisaM Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 927	Thanks x Hopefully it will work for all of us. If not I have another appointment on Friday then induction booked for Tuesday. x

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Feb 11th, 2013, 16:34 PM	#5
Snow Owl Waiting To Try (WTT) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,328	Me! I had mine on 40 bang on and went into labour 31 hours later!

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Feb 11th, 2013, 17:25 PM	#6
LisaM Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 927	Did any of you do anything in particular after the sweep that you think helped? I'm in bed now but so far I've bounced on my ball and DTD. Tomorrow I have my aqua-natal class so that might help too x

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Feb 11th, 2013, 20:39 PM	#8
Stellae Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 327	I had two done, one at 37 weeks and one at 38. I was already at 2 cm and 70% at at 37 weeks. The first one gave me moderate contractions but no change, the second gave me such bad contractions we went to labor & delivery but it was a false alarm. The contractions I had that time were as bad as my labor contractions when I was at 5 cm! They had to send me home on painkillers and Ambien! I had LO 10 days early (my water broke), but I don't think the sweeps helped at all :-/.

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Feb 11th, 2013, 22:01 PM	#9
littlemisscie Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 754	My sister and friend both had sweeps (although probably one of the most painful parts of the labor process for my sister) and they went into labor the next night

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Feb 12th, 2013, 10:19 AM	#10
Snow Owl Waiting To Try (WTT) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,328	I had my sweep in the morning, went for a walk in the afternoon, then had a glass of wine, a spicy Chinese and we DTD. Labour started 7pm the next evening

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