Bonnie231 - I will tell you my experience of it. The midwife literally put two fingers up my vagina, pushed REALLY hard and far to my cervix. It wasn't painful, it was more uncomfortable than anything. She reached for the baby's head and then used her fingertips to literally sweep away membrane off her head. It felt like a sort of 'swirling' sensation. Really weird. But again not painful. It lasted about 2/3 minutes, would have been shorter but I kept clenching!!! Then once she had finished I was good to go. Over in a flash. It's not pleasant, but at least it's not painful. I didn't bleed or anything. Now I'm just hoping it has worked and things start happening. Good luck if you have to have one too. X
It works for 1 out of 7, so fingers crossed. It can be just the trigger your body needed!
What exactly do they do for the sweep?
I had my sweep done yesterday morning at around 940am and am now counting contractions we ate at 10 mins now. My Edd is today.