Does the sweep hurt?

It was worse than giving birth for me 😭 but every woman has a different story. Don’t look in to it too much x

I had my first one the other day don't by a Dr and it was uncomfortable but then I had a cervical check later in the day done by a nurse as the sweep had triggered some really bad contractions I thought I was in labour and the nurse was so aggressive I burst straight into tears

I had 2 sweeps 3 days apart and found both absolutely fine :) x

How do you go with Pap smears? For me they weren’t any worse than a pap. Just more uncomfortable than anything. But I do personally believe it has more to do with how dilated you are too. I’ve been at least 2cm dilated with all of my sweeps

@Sharnee I’ve not had a pap! Okay I’ll try to find out how dilated I am first before deciding if/when to go for it, the comments on here sound like different experiences!

@Zoė did it work for you then? x

@Chanty omg 😩

That was on Thursday and it's not Sunday morning and I'm still waiting on baby, but I have been having contractions on and off x

@Zoė contractions for that long doesn’t sound fun! Hope it happens soon for you x

It's really not, I'm so fed up with them and would love to just be pushing by now, and thank you x

I had 2, one day after the other and it was uncomfortable but I wouldn't say painful. Just grit your teeth and try and relax your lower half 😊

Depends on who is doing it to be honest! My first one was absolutely fine didn’t bat an eye. My second one was done by a different midwife and I could have screamed the hospital down. I had to get her to stop and I completely skipped the option for a third one after that second experience. I would also never get one again in a future pregnancy that has scarred me 🤣 also nothing happened for me after either other than losing a bit of mucus plug after the second but I ended up being induced a week later

i had one during my induction, wouldn’t say it was painful but i was also on the gas and air 😂👌🏼

I had 2, both were fine, just a bit uncomfortable. You can take painkillers beforehand if you’re worried

It’s more uncomfortable and invasive than painful. As someone said similar to a smear test. Can’t say it worked though as both mine were ten days late.

I had one when my cervix was completely closed and I'll be honest I found it really painful. I then had another one when I was 1 or 2 cm dilated and that one was absolutely fine. Hope it's not too bad for you 🤞 It depends on the reason for the sweep obviously but remember you don't have to accept one if you really don't want one.

Honestly I wouldn’t look too into it, most people told me bad experiences but I had my sweep and it was a few minutes of pressure just more than a smear and it was a success for me I went into labour that evening! The more relaxed I was the easier I found it wishing you the best of luck if you get it🤞🏼

I didn’t feel anything at all

I had one to try kick start Labour and it was a little uncomfortable but okay .. I had one during Labour to speed it up as my waters had broken a while before and that bloody hurt it even made my Mr squinty and look away