What’s y’all’s experience with a membrane sweep?

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My Dr wants to wait until Saturday to do a membrane sweep if baby doesn’t come naturally by then . I’ll be 39 weeks 4 days on Saturday I’m honestly scared bc of some of the stories I’ve heard that it can be painful .. if that doesn’t help put me into labor then she wants to induce me on my due date on the 28th . I’d love any tips or advice regarding the membrane sweep too I just have a feeling baby won’t come by Saturday & I’ll have to end up getting the sweep!

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I’m curious as to why they want to give you a sweep before you’re even due and why they would want to induce you on due date when its perfectly normal to go over by 2wks

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I have no answers. But I’m interested in the comments you will get. 
I’ve been offered a sweep on 24th. I’ll be exactly 38 weeks. And I don’t know why they’d want to try and encourage the baby to come 2 weeks early. It’s my first child, so all new to me.

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I’ve had 3 babies and only choose a sweep with my last. I had it done at 40weeks exactly and a second done a day later. I’d relate it to something similar to getting iud inserted pain wise. Uncomfortable but not unbearable. I personally regret getting the sweep and wish I had waited, baby was not ready and I feel I pushed her to come earlier then she would have.

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It was not painful for me at all. A little weird but it was as 2 mins tops . I had it at 39+5 had my first the next day, had it 39+4 had my second the next day. 
I’m a believer of the sweep and cannot wait for that time to come this time lol

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I had a sweep unknowingly when I was 38 weeks and 5 days, I was 3 cm and like 60% effaced. The only reason I knew he did it, was because the hospital staff told me he did. For myself, the cervical checks themselves were honestly painful, but the sweep wasn’t much more painful at all.
I can’t say for sure if it actually helped or if it was just a coincidence, but I had bloody show and Braxton hicks for the next two days that fizzled out. Two days after my sweep at 39 weeks, I went to the hospital per my OB for a BPP and NST, and my water broke naturally while I was there. 
I labored for 10 hours, and pushed for one. Delivered a very healthy baby boy. 8lbs 6oz and 21 inches long. Aside from my OB not disclosing he was going to do the sweep, I had a very positive experience.

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I had two sweeps with my last pregnancy! 
Had the second sweep on a Wednesday which I was already 3 cm dilated and my waters were so close to going… a sweep isn’t comfortable at all. It may hurt a little or just a bit of discomfort but it will last a minute if that! 
So 2nd sweep on the Wednesday and my little girl was born the Thursday evening and everything happened in 2 hours from contractions starting to the baby being born! 
She’s now 1 weeks 5 days old 💖 
All the best and hope everything goes well!

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Had my first at 39wks and was honestly less painful than I expected, I think it does depend on your personal pain threshold and how far dilated you are. It is a lot of pressure, but getting to the cervix in my opinion is the most uncomfortable part. For me it was helpful to have my doctor talk me through it as I was going so that I was not surprised and also remember you are able to ask them to stop at anytime and they will. I lost my mucus plug the next day and started having contractions…that said it has now been five days and still pregnant. I will probably have another one this week at my 40wk appointment in hopes of avoiding induction.

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I had a sweep with my daughter and it was a bit painful for me. Maybe because I was tense the whole time. I started losing my plug within a few hours. Had the sweep on the Thursday and gave birth the Sunday morning. So yeah worked for me x

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Its uncomfortable sure but nothing compared to labour and cervical checks during active labour

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Update! I had the membrane sweep and it was definitely uncomfortable and mostly just pressure from having her fingers all the way up in me lol but not too bad! the results are basically my cervix is not favorable it’s still very much closed so Dr set my induction for the 28th 😕

What’s y’all’s experience with a membrane sweep?

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