40 week midwife...

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• claire-abelle

  Aug 19, 2009 8:00AM

  Just the usual honey, I wasn't interfered with until they decided to induce me and give me a pessary
  
  They don't tend to do internals now adays as far as i'm aware
  
  good luck and we'll see you on baby again soon!!!! xx

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• JemmaPuddleduck

  Aug 19, 2009 8:09AM

  I was offered an early sweep at my 40 week check (I was 39+6) but as I'd driven myself there and oh was 80+ miles away I turned it down - I already had one booked for a week later. So I just had the bog standard checks. I'm sure you could ask for an internal if you want. You may be booked in for a sweep or talk about an induction date, but it wasn't anything special.

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• newlook

  Aug 19, 2009 8:19AM

  ooooh its exciting, i suppose it depends on how the midwfe is feeling that day!? lol Im feeling abit nervous about it,, not sure why really but i think its all becoming very real...yikes!
  
  
  
  Thanks Ladies
  xxxx

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• MyPrincess

  Aug 19, 2009 9:57AM

  I just had the normal,
  Was hoping for a sweep but didnt get one
  but went into labour the next day anyway xxx

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• Sunflower81

  Aug 19, 2009 5:28PM

  I asked my midwife what happened at 40 weeks and she said she'd do a sweep - when I went at 40+3 she said again she'd do a sweep, then looked at my notes and said 'oh you're consultant lead, I can't do a sweep' - I'd been consultant lead since week 7, why was this news to her!! I was very disappointed tbh. I was booked in to see the consultant at 40+7, so the midwife didn't want to see me again. I'd really built it up and it was a big anticlimax, so try not to get your hopes up too much. Thinking back she was happy to wave me off at 39 weeks, I insisted on being seen again because the consultant said she should monitor my blood pressure weekly.

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• aburn

  Aug 19, 2009 5:43PM

  I wasn't due a 40 weks check but was booked in with mw for sweep at 41 weeks. I had really puffy ankles over weekend though so went in at 40wks to get bp checked and said do I really have to wait till 41 weeks for a scan - she asked if I had any niggles while nodding her head so I said yes, I had my sweep and Cally came the next day! ( My other 3 had all been 2 days overdue and we knew Cally was a big baby so I was dreading going longer.)
  Good luck.
  xx

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