How quickly did a sweep work for you if at all?

[TettyLouBar]

Just wondered what the time span was for you if it worked? I understand this is very individual but can it be an instant thing? Due to have one on Friday if I get that far

I had one at 11 am and went into labout at 1am the next morning. However I was 3cm when they did the sweep.

i was 2cm dilated when she did the sweep and was convinced it would work, i had my show afterwards, but it didnt work for me, got induced 5 days later

Worked within a couple of days - well, it might have been the threat of an elective cs scheduled for the following morning!

I had two - at 41 weeks and 42 weeks - and neither did a thing. I was induced at 42+5 and had my baby a day later.

I had a sweep at 4.30pm, went home and was back at the hospital by 6pm having contractions every three minutes. DD was born at 12.55am the next morning.

Was due to get one at 41 weeks. MW examined me and said there was no point as cervix closed. Went into labour 4.5 days later anyway.

DS1- didn't work. was induced 4 days later.

DS2- had a sweep at 2:30pm, started contractions by midnight. Had DS2 at 8pm the following evening.

started getting contractions about 18 hours after a sweep. it was another 24hours before labour was properly established though, and a further 10 before dd2 arrived.

midwife was very sceptical about it working, as my cervix was not favourable at the time.

Ask me after Wednesday - MW has promised to give me a sweep then when I'll be 40+3. (Due today).

Unfortunately it didn't work for me. I went in for one when I was 40+2 but didn't have my daughter until I was 40+11.

Thanks ladies, it sounds like a complete unknown quantity! I wont pin my hopes on one working! DC1 early stages of labour started naturally on 40+5 and had her on 40+8. And Friday will be my 40+5, so maybe I'll have a bit of luck and have some movement by then anyway?!?

I had a sweep my last 2 DC both 40+5. Within 40 minutes of sweep I was in full blown labour.
Good luck.

My ds was born 6 hours after my sweep.

pink clouds I WISH!

I had 3 and none of them worked sorry! I was induced at 42 weeks. Worth a try though!

with my first baby i had a sweep at 41 weeks and had her 14 hrs after my second i had a sweep at just gone 40 weeks and had her 3 hrs later but my 3rd i had a sweep at 40 weeks and was already 3cm dialated but went on to have a further 3 more sweeps and still nothing i can now gladly say i got induced on monday 17th jan after being 10 days pass due date and midwife burst my waters and i gave birth to a beautifull baby boy 59 mins later

so as u can see all pregnancies are diff and its all depending if ur baby really wants to come out

but good luck with ur sweep and i hope it works for u

Had 3. None of them worked. Were at 38 and 39 weeks though - probably work better if your body is almost ready to go into labour anyway.

I had 5!
Went into labour 40+9, 24 hours after the 5th one.

Make of that what you will!

It was different for each:
dc1 had 3 sweeps, nothing happened, eventually induced
dc2: 2 sweeps, gave birth day after 2nd sweep
dc3: 1 sweep, gave birth later that day

Good luck!

My book says that half of women go into labour within 48 hours of a sweep.

latent labour (irregular contractions) started 12 hours after my sweep, these went on for 27 hours (!) before proper labour started. 12 hours later my son was born.

Had one at 6pm, went into labour at 1am. Think labour had already started when they did the sweep though.

Not at all.