Overdue appointment at hospital. Will they keep me there?

[Ponka]

If I reach it, I've got an appointment for 6 days after my due date to discuss induction/c- section. Should I be taking my hospital bag or do they generally send you home again?

no they'd send you home again unless there was a problem like protein/bp etc.

Unless you are in labour (and didn't know) or they find something "bad" then you should expect to go home.

I don't think they would keep you there unless there was any urgent reason you had to deliver asap.

No they don't normally induce till 14 days over (at least in my hospital) unless there is a medical reason for doing it earlier.

At mine they did a sweep to try & kickstart things, and as I was on my own had to stagger back to car! Beware! (although I was given the choice of course)

Yes I had sweep on that appointment too. Was quite nice as M/w said it would prob. do the job, so DH and I went off and had a lovely meal to celebrate the last hours of being 'just the two of us'. Waters broke as I put down my pudding spoon!

O.K. Will beware of sweeps. Good to hear that you generally don't stay. Thanks.

Spots, did your waters break in a restaurant, then, or was it a nice meal at home?

you jammy nowt spots - I had to wait another 6 days after the 41 wk sweep before labour started.

Ponka, you won't have to stay after the appt - they'll give you an appt to come back for induction.

hee hee nice meal at home, not brave enough to venture out 'swept'!!

hee hee nice meal at home, not brave enough to venture out 'swept'!!

hee hee nice meal at home, not brave enough to venture out 'swept'!!

and very wise, too by the sounds of it!