Membrane Sweep

[Adayinmyshoes]

Just looking for some advice! I am due a membrane sweep and I am a bit worried as it is my first pregnancy! Like does it hurt and would you all recommend one?

 

[GBLiz]

i didnt find it that bad. not as uncomfortable as a smear.

 

[Adayinmyshoes]

i didnt find it that bad. not as uncomfortable as a smear.

Thank you! Did it work for you?

 

[JCT]

Hi adayinmyshoes, a few of us in the January2018 group are in the boat as you at the moment. I was only asking this question the other day.... I've been told its a bit like a smear! Think it's 50/50 whether it works or not! Have a look in the January group too

 

[GBLiz]

hmm.....i dont know. i was allowed to have one at 39 weeks as i was struggling in the pregnancy. my cervix wasnt particularly favourable at that point. i had another one a couple of days later, and possibly a 3rd i cant remember but i went into labour on my due date so a week after i started having the sweeps. but its hard to say if that would have happened anyway........

 

[Wednesday]

Its just uncomfortable. I went into labour 12 hours later

 

[Shepherdess]

I felt a little pain but mainly just discomfort. I went into Labour the next day but in honesty I was 9 days over anyway so I don't think the sweep helped

 

[candymycandy]

It’s not pleasant and quite uncomfortable but shouldn’t be especially painful. It does all depend on how thorough your MW is though!

 

[TORino]

I’m having one tomorrow. I’ll tell you afterwards

 

[Haylian]

I think it depends how favourable your cervix is at the point of the sweep. They tried to give me one on my due date and it was very painful, but a few days later didn’t hurt at all!
Hope it goes ok for you, fingers crossed

 

[Adayinmyshoes]

Thank you all! Gotta go to my local MAC tomorrow so thinking of getting one then!

 

[TORino]

They couldn’t do one for me yesterday the head wasn’t engaged and she said it would risk a cord prolapse if she broke the waters.

 

[sexyamy2005]

I had one with my little girl (now 7) and alltho i was 9 days over did help as i had her day after,

This time (due 26/1) midwife said unless heads engaged they wont do it and generally doesnt do much before your due date, it wasnt that bad from what I remember, slightly uncomfortable but thats it

 

[Rubyredslipper]

I had 3, first two with my own midwife which didn’t hurt and third one with a different midwife and that one hurt but my cervix was closed for all of them, but I had a bloody show after the last one and went into labour a day or so after. I really didn’t want any but they really aren’t that bad.