If you had a sweep, did it start labour?

[Melittlebee]

I'm booked in for a sweep tomorrow ahead of being induced Sunday but I'm just wondering what percentage of ladies actually go into labour after a sweep..

No.

No, in fact I had two and nothing happened, so I was then induced.

I had three, and none of them did unfortunately.

Nope!

First baby I had a sweep which did, but the midiwfe said I was already 2-3cm dilated and cervix was very favourable so I probably would have gone into labour without a sweep tbh.

Second baby had 2, neither worked.

I had a sweep 2 days before I went labour but I also done other thing that's good for starting labour that morning too

Not the same morning as the sweep, that would be

I had one on the Tuesday with the intention of being induced on the Saturday..
I lost my plug and had a feeling it may happen naturally but nope.
Still went for induction and baby still didn't come til Monday night

First baby sweep worked. I went into labour about 3 hours later but I dont know if that would have happened anyway regardless of the sweep.
Second it did not work. I was devastated. I thought that after the success of the first I would have the baby in a matter of hours.

First one nope but I gave birth almost exactly 36 hours after the second. However, I was 2cm dilated and cervix was anterior. After the midwife did it she said I wouldn't need to be induced (mine was booked in 3 days later) - she was right

I've had 2 kids and had 2 or 3 sweeps with each, none of which had any effect on either child!

No not effective and deeply unpleasant experience. If it is painful then don't be afraid to tell the midwife to stop which is what I wish I'd done!

Dd has a sweep at 12 she was born at 7.45 didn’t realise I was in labour till about 7. Thought my stomach cramps were just the side effect of the sweep

I had 2.

No!

Incredibly painful too.

Yes
I was in full blown labour before I left the room. Most disconcerting. Ds was born 6 hours later.

I had three, no effect so I ended up being induced in the end

Had a sweep with DC2 and nothing - got some slight cramping following but had to be induced the week after. They offered me a second sweep but at that point I was massive, and tired, and the hospital wasn’t very close, so I didn’t want to drag myself there again just for more cramps and no labour (I might have been feeling a touch miserable ).

I remember reading something along the lines of it being successful in 1/7 cases (or something like that).

Yes. 3 separate births. I had to beg for a sweep on my 3rd birth however. And when contractions slowed down I asked them to see how dilated I was and do a bit of a sweep whilst in there which Kickstarted it all again. I find them very effective and much better than being induced.

I had a sweep in the Wednesday morning & went in to labour on the Thursday morning, Don’t know if it worked or if Dd had finally (10 days late) decided to come out of her own accord!

First time they did nothing. Second pregnancy I had a sweep at 39 weeks at 2pm...baby born at 2am

Yes! Contractions started 3 hours later. Although I also had reflexology so could have been that. And apparently I was 2-3cm when I had the sweep so it was clearly time.

No.

3 sweeps, still needed induction but induction was way less stressful and difficult than I’d expected.

No both times. However I had a second sweep with my second pregnancy in hospital as my contractions weren't progressing, shovel handed old gen midwife .. stood up and then they were every 3 minutes from every 10.

I had a sweep at 1 and contractions started about 2 hours later and my waters broke at 10pm that night, but I was also 2cm dilated, it was very uncomfortable and I was 40+4, but I was more uncomfortable being pregnant to be honest so I would do it again