Sweeps, how long for labour?

[CommanderShepherd]

It's baby's due date tomorrow, no signs of he/she coming, by chance I've got my 40wk appointment with the midwife tomorrow and she has said that she can do a sweep for me. I'm going to go ahead with it. My question is did your sweeps work and if so, how long till labour started?

sweeps don't always work unfortunately. Unless your body is near ready for labour anyway, it probably wont work. I had 3 with my DS, started from 38 weeks, then at 39 weeks then at 40+3.....the first 2 didn't really do much, I had a few aches and pains, but I had been having them since week 35 anyway, I had my first contraction an hour after the 3rd sweep!

I had problems with delivery so have been advised they will start sweeps from 36 weeks this time, but I am under no illusion it will work if my body and the baby aren't ready anyway.

Good Luck! even if it doesn't work you aren't far off the end and meeting your little bundle of joy anyway!

With dd 1 they had to induce me and a sweep didn't work just made me feel really uncomfortable.

Dd2 arrived the day of my sweep.

With DS I had a sweep Friday but had to be induced Monday and with DD I had a sweep then baby came 16 hours later! As PPs have said it really depends on how close to labour you are already, the sweep just tips you over the edge.

3 sweeps with dc2 didn't work and were very painful. Wouldn't recommend. Although I assume others have a different story.

My midwife attempted a sweep at 39+6 with DD, I was so un-ready that she poked around for ages and could barely find my cervix. Waters broke 8 hours later.......could have been a coincidence though. And it blooming well hurt!

I had a sweep at 5.30pm and DS was born at 9pm!

I was ready for a sweep - already 2cm dilated and very "favourable", apparently, but DD didn't turn up until 8 days later.
It didn't hurt a bit. Felt much like a smear test, only less uncomfortable as there were no hard instruments involved.

I had a stretch (couldn't manage a sweep) last week at 40+1. Nothing happened. Had a stretch and sweep at 10am yesterday at 41+1. DD2 was born at lunch time today.

Had a sweep at 5pm and DS was born at noon the next day. I was 2cm dilated already at 38+4 though.

I've got my fingers crossed. I was convinced I was having mild cramp like pains earlier. Now kid is jumping all over the place and my belly feels tight?

I had a sweep at 37 weeks and was 1cm dilated and favourable, and had another sweep at 40 weeks, this time 2-3cm, could stretch to 4cm if she wanted, again favourable... went into natual labour at 40+5, thankfully a pretty quick labour too.

I'm Still having the cramp like feelings. I hope this is it! No show or waters though

My waters/show went less than an hour before delivery.

Fingers crossed for you, I had dull cramping for a couple of hours before my waters started to go :)

Had my sweep today, was a bit uncomfortable but hey what isn't at 40 weeks lol! Here's hoping baby makes an appearance in the next couple of days. I'm 1cm dilated apparently