Not engaged = no sweep - Page 2

NickyNack · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:05 PM

If you have a ball, get bouncing on it!! That helps baby to engage

Mrsctobe · Apr 6th, 2012, 14:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bumpycat

Mrsctobe - were your first two at least partly engaged? Maybe they can do it as long as you're at least partway there, but baby doesn't necessarily have to be fully engaged? I'm not sure, maybe someone else has info?

Nope, my first head was so far up that i almost needed to get forceps i was left at 10cms dilated for an hour to allow her head to come down and was told it was a lot further up than it was supposed to be.
but i had the sweep 2days before this.

my second wasnt engaged either but i had the sweep. never herd this before

bumpycat · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrsctobe

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumpycat

Mrsctobe - were your first two at least partly engaged? Maybe they can do it as long as you're at least partway there, but baby doesn't necessarily have to be fully engaged? I'm not sure, maybe someone else has info?

Nope, my first head was so far up that i almost needed to get forceps i was left at 10cms dilated for an hour to allow her head to come down and was told it was a lot further up than it was supposed to be.
but i had the sweep 2days before this.

my second wasnt engaged either but i had the sweep. never herd this before

Interesting, I wonder if it's just a case of different practices for different midwives/consultants. I'm glad this has been brought up, and now that I know a little more about it, I think I wouldn't be willing to take the risk of cord prolapse if the head wasn't at least partway engaged.

Mrsctobe · Apr 6th, 2012, 15:18 PM

I wasnt even aware of this. but then midwifes and doctors are useless one min they are advising to do something next they are advising against it. makes you wonder what they really do know :s

so they dont do this now? if your overdue your just expected to wait till they give you a date to be induced? the sweep dont always work anyways x

michellle1980 · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyNack

If you have a ball, get bouncing on it!! That helps baby to engage

thanks have been doing that all week but will keep going

michellle1980 · Apr 6th, 2012, 16:18 PM

If anyone else has suggestions for getting baby engaged please let me know

THanks

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Mrsctobe Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Uk Posts: 6,554	I wasnt even aware of this. but then midwifes and doctors are useless one min they are advising to do something next they are advising against it. makes you wonder what they really do know :s so they dont do this now? if your overdue your just expected to wait till they give you a date to be induced? the sweep dont always work anyways x

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michellle1980 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Devon Posts: 973	If anyone else has suggestions for getting baby engaged please let me know THanks

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