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With DD, I had my membranes swept at 37 and 38 weeks; I went into labor on the day of my 39 week appointment. I was 1+ cms dilated after the second sweep.

Mine worked! First sweep at 38, second at 38w5d and went into labor later that day.

yup, i think. my first sweep was monday 9/24 and she did a sweep. i didn't notice a change til thursday when i had my bloody show and a hella lot of discharge.

they bumped my appt from friday 9/28 to that thursday because of the bloody show, and she didn't do a sweep but did check my cervix and felt the bag of water, and at 4:50 my water broke at home.

I went from 3 cm (at 3 pm) >>> water breaking at 4:50 >>> 6 cm (at 7:30 pm) >>> 10 cm (at 8:30 pm). Got epi, labored down, started pushing at 9. Born 9:27!

You know I'm a fail over here....#3 tomorrow!

@TurtleDoves: I ended up on pitocin until I was at the maximum dose, labored for 18 hours, only got to 5 cm, and ended up with a csection. It sucked.

@TurtleDoves: sorry! I didn't really consider sweeping to be an intervention before my experience. Next time around, its definitely something I would avoid doing...at least until later. Everyone is different though. A lot of people labor normally after having their membranes swept.

@TurtleDoves: I don't remember exactly.... I think it was probably a week apart. And they say if it's going to work it's going to be within 24 hours.

@TurtleDoves: reread ur original post and I swear I'm going thru what u did!

At 39w1d got my first kind of sweep, lost my plug the day after.
Yesterday at 40w1d got a full sec sweep, had major bloody show last night.and this morning. Im 2cm, 50% effaces, very soft/very low. Induction is scheduled for tom 6am at 40w3days!

Hoping he comes on his own today!