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Q: couldn't get membrane sweep because cervix was closed.anyone went through this,chances of induction?

I'm going to be 39 weeks tomorrow with first baby. I went to my doctors appointment today and she checked me, I wasn't dilated and my cervix was still hard so she wasn't able to do a membrane sweep. The doctor said she will check again next week which is on my due date. Did anyone go through this? Did you get induced or labor came naturally?

This question was asked Jan. 7, 2013 10:20pm
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Answered by mamabear101 - Jan. 8, 2013 1:02am
I ended up getting my sweep at 40.5 and again at 41 weeks beacuse I couldn't earlier. When I initially found out I couldnt get a sweep, I started walking.. a lot.... wanted to build pressure down there. Sex to increase the natural 'birth' hormones (seamen also softens the cervix). And, as much as I hated it, after my sweep at 41 weeks I drank about 3 oz of castor oil. And oh did my baby come! That evening I gave brith naturally to an 8.5 lb baby. And it happened in about 4 hours. That's my experience, yours may be different. Just don't think your doomed to be induced.


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