My expected date of delivery (Edd) was 26th April 2024. Per the ANC policy at my hospital, a pregnant woman is supposed to have her membranes swept by the doctor when she gets to 38 weeks. They did the sweeping for me at 38 weeks which I was 2cm dilated by then that was on 19th April and when I came home I started having this on and off contractions hopefully thinking baby would come the next day but that wasn’t the case.
Throughout the weekend I started loosing the mucus plug and seeing the bloody show. So when I went on with my usual daily walks, squats and sex to help kick start labor. On 22nd April I went to see doctor again and he repeated the sweeping and I was 3cm dilated. I came home and started having the contractions again but it tapered off the next morning that was on 23rd April.
I went on with my house chores and in the afternoon at 2:45 pm I wanted to take a nap. While sleeping I felt this long and painful contractions and it stopped, and then another one came again but with this one, my water broke at 3:30pm so I quickly called my husband to pick me up to the hospital. Upon arrival at 4pm I was 4cm dilated and the contractions kept coming without rest in between. By 6:15 pm I was 10cm dilated and was taken to the delivery room, I pushed 4 times and my rainbow baby was born at 6:30pm weighing 3.2kg.
I thank all the midwives and everyone one here on this great platform. Your teachings and questions made me learn a lot from this group. God bless us all.
Definition for a membrane sweep: A membrane sweep is a common procedure performed after 39 weeks of pregnancy to induce labor naturally. It’s performed by a healthcare provider and involves them inserting gloved fingers into your cervix to loosen your amniotic sac from your uterus.
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