Stretch and Sweep

[curl]

I had a stretch and sweep with both of my daughters. It is very uncomfortable but for me it helped bring on labour in the first instance and the second it was a combination of both an induction gel and the stretch and sweep.

[Danni K]

I had a stretch and sweep done in both my pregnancies and it definately brought on labour in both!! With my daughter I had a show the following day and went into labour three days later and with my son I went into labour the next night. I definately feel that they help things along, well they did with me, probably because my cervix was quite soft and I was already dilated would have really helped too! They are quite uncomfortable and for me were just about painful but nothing in the whole scheme of things really.
Good luck, not long too wait now!! (Enjoy sleep now while you can!!)
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Me 32 DH 30
Our loves of our life:
DD 3 years
Baby Harrison born 19/3/08

[babygiggles]

S&Ss have a 12-15% chance of inducing labour (higher if the cervix is very favorable)

i had 2 while in labour, and they helped things progress alot faster... but iv never had one to induce labour...

[maybub]

I'm pregnant with my first so don't know how it is to be overdue (yet he-he) but isn't 2 days overdue kind of early to be worrying about intervention??

[visitor1]

LOL Maybub....when your post dates...its never to early to consider getting bub out!

I was 5 days over with DD2..and the minute i hit 40 weeks i tried everythign under the sun to get her out!

[spring_ag]

Hi Ange, I also asked for S&S when I was overdue. Don't know whether it was the S&S or other things that I did (lots of walking, eating pineapple, raspberry leaf tea, etc - I was quite desperate since I didnt feel any labour signs at all) that brought on labour. The S&S was on Tuesday and I delivered on Friday (was supposed to be induced the next Tuesday).
It wasnt that bad, just slightly uncomfortable. As Trillian said, the cervix has to be favourable for it to be more effective.
Good luck with everything and sending you lots of labour vibes !!!

[shorty]

I had two done when i was pregnant with DS. The first i was around 3 days over then i had another at 9days, and that one seemed to work With a combination of accupuncture, homeopathics, E.P.O capsules, rasberry leaf tea, walking, ect... I tired everything!


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