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Membrane sweep...did it work for you??

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1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 08:57

I am now four days past my due date and following a sweep yesterday i have been up all night with painful period type pains and backache. This all ground to a halt at 5am. The same thing happened last thursday and again, just when i started to get excited, it stopped again!!

Anyone have similar experience, especially with a happy ending?? getting desperate now through lack of sleep.

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1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 09:00

Well times running out then as i had mine yesterday at 3.30 and i dont feel any nearer being in labour now than i did then.

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agalch · 28/02/2006 09:02

Hi,i had a sweep on the Wednesday morning,niggly pains off and on.Waters went on Thursday morning and trickled off and on.Nothing happened till late Friday,with regular contractions.Went into hosp at 3am and had her at noon on Saturday.I had no sleep from the Tuesday night before the sweep and i know just how you feel.I hope it all happens for you today.Will look out for the big announcement. (((hugs)))

1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 09:04

That sounds promising. But considering i had the same thing last week and it stopped im begining to think that im getting to a certain point and my body isnt ready. MW said i was till quite posterier but that it was very thin??

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uwila · 28/02/2006 09:21

NO! And it bloody hurt (literally). "Bit of discomfort", my ass! "Painful" is what they should have said.

pebblemum · 28/02/2006 09:35

with DS2 i had contraction type pains on and off for three weeks before giving birth. He was late so on the 7th overdue day I had a sweep and was found to be 5cm dilated so there was me getting all excited but it still took a day before labour started. I had hardly any pains after the sweep until contractions started the next day then it all happened fairly quickly so hope the same works for you.

Look forward to hearing news very very soon

Enid · 28/02/2006 09:37

had a sweep on the Friday (5 days late)

they said my cervix was very soft

dd2 born very quickly and easily early sunday morning

Enid · 28/02/2006 09:38

It didnt hurt either

Seona1973 · 28/02/2006 13:22

I had 2 sweeps and neither worked so had to be induced instead. I didnt need the prostin gel as I was already 3cm's dilated so my waters were broken and I had a drip to start the contractions. Had quite a short first labour (around 8 hours) so not too bad really

Hattie05 · 28/02/2006 13:26

I had a sweep 12 days past my due date, had dd on day 14.

Who knows if it worked? or was coincidence. I did go for the longest walk i could manage the day before and woke with contractions the next morning. I like to feel that the sweep combined with walking did the trick.

beatie · 28/02/2006 13:32

I had one at 10 days past my due date. I was told by my midwife to wait tow hours and then go for a walk. I did that and started to have strong contractions. I had dd2 appx 12 hours after the sweep.

webmum · 28/02/2006 13:42

had as weep when 11 days late in the morning, dd2 was born the early morning the follwoing day!

didnt hurt at all!!

webmum · 28/02/2006 13:42

had as weep when 11 days late in the morning, dd2 was born the early morning the follwoing day!

didnt hurt at all!!

P0SSUM · 28/02/2006 13:44

you can have more than one you know. i had 2. one at 4 days over and the other at 8. dont know if the second one worked but i went into labour that day. Mind you i had reflexology , acupuncture and homeopathy also on the same day. desperate NOT to be induced...

1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 15:57

Thanks for your replies. Dont think that this time around it has worked for me. So will just have to keep waiting!

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uwila · 28/02/2006 16:03

How far overdue are you? Is the baby engaged?

Amelily · 28/02/2006 16:09

Didn't work for me with either of my babies. Went into labour the first time on the morning of the day I was due to be induced. Second time I managed to persuade them to leave me another 24 hours before they induced me (11 days over) and went into labour that night. You can get them to put off inducing if all is well.

alliebaba · 28/02/2006 16:15

i had 2 sweeps and they bloody hurt. i also went in and out of labour for 4 days. the main problem was i wasn't sleeping, i was so tired. the best bit of advice i was given was to rest and sleep as much as possible, even though it's the last thing you want to do. i had a sleeping tablet from the hospital, had 5 hours solid sleep and woke up 5cm dialated.. so rest rest rest and give your body a chance to do it's thing. hope you're not too fed up :)

britt05 · 28/02/2006 16:32

My doctor decided to strip my membranes last wednesday because I was 2cm and 50% effaced. It didn't work for me because all I had was some cramps and a little bleeding. Tomorrow I go in for my weekly checkup and if I am 3cm or 4cm dilated and 100% effaced then the doctor might make me go to the hospital because this is my first child.

1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 16:56

i am 40+4 today. 2nd baby and has only been 4/5 palpable since i was 30 weeks!

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uwila · 28/02/2006 16:57

4/5 palpable? Does that mean 1/5 in the pelvis and 4/5 still out?

1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 16:58

Yes. It chnages some weeks to 3/5 which is the lowest it has been but sometimes comes back up again!

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uwila · 28/02/2006 17:01

Are you going to have this baby in hospital? At what point are they going to induce?

uwila · 28/02/2006 17:01

When was your last scan?

1g1unknown · 28/02/2006 17:02

Yes i am having hospital birth and they will take me in next wednesday for induction when i will be 41 + 5. Seem to be contracting during the night but it all dies down come 5 am. very tiring.

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