I had a sweep on MONDAY ! (40weeks exactly) Now 5days over due and nothings happened Have another sweep booked for this monday coming, hopefully this one works, quite upset the 1st one hasnt worked, quite uncomfortable and had to leave my dignity at the door !

Fingers crossed !

I had my sweep 8 days overdue and my mw said I was already 2cms dilated! I went home at 5, lost my plug at half 7, started to lose my waters at 8, went to hospital at 10 and DD was born at 12:59 the next day. Worked for me, but I was already progressing IYSWIM?

I had one last Tuesday at 40 + 3 but no joy so far. We have another one on Tuesday if nothing happens at the weekend, then if all else fails induced next Friday. Can't wait to meet little willmer now and feel like a whale!

Had one at 40+2. I was already 5cm dilated but had no contractions. Nothing happened. Had another 48 hours after that.

Waters artificially broken later that day, in labour an hour later. Ds2 popped out an hour after that.

Mine was a long time ago but had sweep day before due date and started labour within an hour-delivery 19 hours later.

I had my sweep today (40+3 days) and she said 'outer cervix' was soft but inner still closed...she broke through and did sweep. Not painful, only a deep uncomfortable feeling. Said she could feel baby's head, which made me burst in tears...now it all seems sooo real!

Congratulations!!

Glad it all happened for you - I take it you do not need my sweep stories, then ...

Enjoy your wee boy, how v nice .

Our wee boy arrived at 7.38 on Tuesday morning, he obviously didn't want to be induced either! was admitted to the labour suite at 5.30, and after three big pushes he was here, got to come home that evening

5pm?! Bugger! I hope you've got a good book on the go...

With any luck they'll start with the low level stuff and give you a fighting chance.

Lots of luck xxx

I'm just sad that my mum and dad left for holidays this morning will be glad baby will be here soon though.
I haven't actually been told what happens, just to go to maternity unit at 5pm tomorrow

Had one on my due date and one at 41 weeks. Had to be induced at 42+1.

Good luck for tomorrow! Dont be at least there's no more hanging around.

I had a sweep at one week overdue and was in labour within half an hour - I'd been niggling on since the Friday & the sweep was on the Sunday but it wouldn't have worked if I hadn't been ready. The mw said I was already 2cm.

Is there a chance they'll give you the tablet or pessary and see if that starts you off without a drip first? xx

resigned myself to the fact that I'll be getting induced tomorrow Really want'ed this baby before today.

well this might be the start, had a show this afternoon! had my first baby the following day from first show

It bloody hurt again, she said maybe 1 cm dilated and cervix still long, very unlikely to go naturally. Looks like i'll be going in on Tuesday to be induced will be +12 days. Feel sorry for my mum though, she's going on holiday on Monday morning, she was in tears today

Hello

I had sweep about 1.30pm on a Monday and at 10.30pm that night I went into labour.

I had heard from people that it would hurt so I was shocked to be told it was all done when I thought she was just starting.

She did say I was "very ripe" so maybe thats why it didnt hurt.

Good luck!

Sweep about 3pm, DS in my arms at 6:45pm!

had another sweep today at 4.30, hope this works! booked in for induction on Tuesday! if no baby by then

Still no baby

TamTam - thanks for your reply, I'm glad there a some positive stories.I don't really have a problem with getting dd1 sorted as my mum lives in the next street, although she is going away on Monday!I had been told that contractions are far more painful if you have been induced and was hoping for a lovely natural birth like last time

A friend did tell me that in Europe, full term pregnancies are 42 weeks and not 40 weeks.

Forgot to add - the reason why we induce in this country is because there is no reliable why of telling if baby is still ok and placenta is still working well. So we err on the side of caustion. (I had MW tell me when I was protesting about being induced "well baby is ok at the moment, but the minute we disconnect the monitor your baby could be in distress"!)

In other countries they wouldnt even consider inducing before 43 weeks!!

I really didn want to be induced with ds1 either, and spent hours on the internet reseaching the subject.

I was two weeks late, despite always measuring around 2 weeks smaller for my "dates" I didnt feel that I was "late" and wasnt at that desperate to give birth stage that most pregnant women seem to reach. I also have very long cycles and DS was a boy - all factors that I found out can add to the lenght of a pregnancy.

I was meant to be induced on a Friday morning but the hospital were so busy that I hdidnt get taken in until Saturday evening and DS was born sunday morning at 16 days over due.

I had heard horror stories of long drawn out labours with lots of intervention and my birthing plan was to give birth in a birthing pool with only gas and air!!

However, I can honestly say for me it was a good expereince. When you are induced you are given a time to arrive at the hospital - no wondering if its time to go to hospital yet or not! Plus you can get everything ready for you & little ones home coming! You have a midwife in the room at all times - you are not left to it like normal deliveries.

I had an epidural which I had said NO WAY to on my original birth plan and it caused no problems, i could even get up and swop positions - bed/birth ball/standing, although I was constantly strapped to a monitor so couldnt move a great deal.

With a sweep, if the baby/body isnt ready its not going to do anything. I had a very painful sweep at 40 weeks which did nothing but then I asked for another one at 42 weeks which caused a show.(on the Thursday) And when I went in to be induced I didnt need the pessaries. However I dont know if that due to the sweep or the fact that DS was nearly ready to come out! When I did my research, 80% of mums go into labour within 3 days of a succesful sweep. My labour was 12 hours from when they broke my waters to when I delivered! So there are some positive expereinces!!

Looking back I think i would have a sweep again if I thought baby was due very soon. However this time I have 4 weeks left to go and am much bigger than I was when I was late with DS and have already had enough so although I really dont want to go overdue, It would make life easier to be induced as I can sort DS1 out without the stress of getting him to my Mums & getting myself to hospital in time!

Still no sign of baby, it's obviously very comfy were it is. Worried baby won't be here before my parents go on holiday on Monday!

one sweep at 39 weeks....next at 41weeks(the day before my induction was booked) went into labout that evening....am not sure if I will get one this time round esp at 39 weeks...but then I like to know where I am at so might ask them to have a look anyway!

Sweep at 8 days overdue

Delivered 10 days overdue (less than 48hrs after sweep)

I had my first sweep last Friday and my second yesterday. Midwife advised that nothing had changed! Am now 11 days over and booked in for an induction tomorrow (if there's a bed available for me!).

Saying that, there was another lady in the clinic who had a sweep on Friday and her baby Saturday morning. Lucky thing!

Nothing happened for me. I went into labour naturally 10 days later.

sweep on wed, had been having false labour pains for weeks was 3 days overdue.. plug came out over the next few days.. went into labour early hours sunday moring

although i dont think it actually sent me into labour.. having the sweep dialated me to 1cm on the wednesday and i was 2cms for a few days before going into labour.. this was my first baby and i was in labour for just 5hrs i think havin the sweep made things move along alot quicker than hey would have without it x

Sweep on Wed, weak contractions started within 12 hours, 2 days of low key pre-labour, established labour on Saturday morning - baby born in afternoon.

Nothing happened for me too, induced a week later.

Like carbooty, nothing happen. Induced a week later

Sweep on Monday at 1:30pm.

Contractions started on Tuesday at 6:45am. DD born at 1:26pm

I had a sweep and went into labour the next day. Of course there is always the possibility of coincidence anyway!

I had about 3 sweeps with Dd and nothing. I had 1 with DS and had him the next day. Don't think that it is an exact science!

Good luck

I had 2 a few days apart I think. Didn't work for me either. I was induced at 41+6.

Didn't work for me I'm afraid - ended up being induced.

I had a sweep one week, nothing, then another a week later. she said she could tell then it wouldn't be too much longer - waters broke two days later,x

waters leaking bout 10ish, sweep, 11ish, labour started 4ish.

Oh yes I sat on mine alot, esp that Sat night (maybe should have got off it to go to hosp sooner though)

I hope it happens before Friday, really do not want to do that again in a hurry! Hot needles in eyes may be more preferable Off to bounce on my birthing ball!

Sweep on Tuesday was told I was 3cm would be in before the weekend, Saturday night went to bed v pissed off, woke up at 2.30 had dc3 at 6.20am, just got to the hospital on time

good luck hope it goes well, but don't be scared of inductions I had 2 before dc3 and they weren't scary at all

pretty much straight away. felt like period pains straight after it was done and went on from there.

Sweep on the Friday but was told that cervix was not at all ready - barely scored on the Bishop's Scale or whatever it's called. Waters broke on the Saturday morning, contractions started on the Sunday afternoon and baby born on Wednesday morning!

Good luck and keep us posted!

About half an hour. It was the most excrutiatingly painful thing I have ever experienced. My waters were leaking but nothing else was happening. My contractions started shortly after DP managed to get me down from the ceiling.

The birth itself pailed into insignificance after that and I have been left with a morbid fear of large West Indian midwives 21 years on. Apart from that she was lovely though.

I had a sweep today, it was very painful, midwife says if nothing happens we will try again on Friday, but it still might not work I had a natural birth with my dd, and was hoping for the same, it was a lovely birth. I wonder why you only ever hear the horror stories?

didn't work for me. went into labour a week later. the obstetrician said it's just as likely to work as not, and it's worth giving it a shot.

Sweep on the friday, waters started leaking saturday night, second sweep on the sunday, baby arrived on the monday.

how long was it before you went into labour? I am terrified of being induced, after too many horror stories!