![]() So, I begged my midwife to consider a sweep despite my hesitations for any interventions. We needed to convince this baby to be born or to stay put for a few more days. ![]() ![]() My cervix still clamps up when I think of the pain of having the membrane swept. It was not a comfortable experience and definitely felt yuck, and weird as she ran her finger to separate the membranes of the amniotic sac. This is something, as a mom to another mom I would not recommend without informed consent and knowing that it doesn’t always result in a baby being born 14 hours later, like in my scenario. I didn’t find it to be any more uncomfortable than a regular cervical exam – really not bad! My doctor swept my membranes with my first baby at 39 weeks. I didn’t have the baby until 10 days later, though, so it didn’t work to speed things up at all. I would recommend waiting until your due date or later to make sure the baby is really ready to come out! Maygen, from Sneakers & Lipstick I think 39 weeks may have been too early for the sweeping to be effective. I had my membranes swept not once, not twice, but *four times* as the 42 week mark crept up and I checked natural induction methods off my extensive list. I eventually had my baby boy after days of labor and who knows if the sweeps were effective or if it was the jumping jacks, spicy foods, acupuncture, or living in downward dog for days on end ! Kristen, from Arrows and Applesauce It pinches, it’s uncomfortable, and every time it lead to cramping I thought had to be labor but was not. I had it done on my due date with my third.
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