17 weeks and 6 days with opening cervix ~ FINAL UPDATE PAGE 19

[Chocciebutton]

They can put a stitch in the cervix.....the hospital have warned me that I may need this, they are scanning me next week...transvaginal scan to check my cervix and again at 24 weeks to make sure it is ok as I had some of my cervix removed as I had early cancer of the cervix 3 years ago. They said it is very successfull in most cases. google 'cerclage'
as this is what it is called.

 

[Semanthia]

Thank you ladies for all your support and stories. I started crying reading the similar stories you shared and it has given me hope.
I will post an update tomorrow after my appointment with the specialist.

 

[Semanthia]

Sorry my comment posted twice.

 

[RebeccaR19]

I hope everything goes well for you! Hopefully, they can just stitch it up and you can go back to normal.

 

[AmyLouise89]

Just wanted to let you know I went through something similar but we didn't catch mine in time..I went into full blown labor at 19 weeks 3 days and had to deliver. I'm 10 weeks preg now and this ob thinks i might have incompetent cervix but says he can't "diagnose" it until i've lost at least 2 babies. Good luck tomorrow! Hope everything turns out okay.

 

[nkbapbt]

I hope everything goes well tomorrow. As others have said they could very well do a cerclage. I was in your exact shoes with my son, my cervix opened and before they could do anything about it though I was in labor.

If your cervix is over 3cm that's normal though on the shorter side of the scale 3 to 5cm is normal, everything I have read and been told anything under 2.5cm is when they worry and consider it actually "short". Mine is just 3cm and even still with my history of preterm birth they are not stitching my cervix.

Its really good you are not in labor and your membranes are not bulging these are GOOD things!

Good luck tomorrow!

 

[CLH_X3]

hope everything is ok!!

 

[MaisieJune]

When is it that you're seeing a specialist? They might suggest you have an op to put a stitch in your cervix. I lost a lil boy at 18 weeks before due to a problem with my cervix and I was close to losing my second baby at 21 weeks but my consultant did the op for me and I went all the way to 39 weeks and had him then by planned c-section. I was put on progesterone pessaries up until 32 weeks.

When I lost my first lil boy I hadn't read anything about short cervix so I had no idea what was going on. I would suggest highly that you rest. Alot of women are put on bedrest.

 

[Semanthia]

I'm on my way to the specialist now. My stomach is in knots.

 

[CeeCee2010]

Hi hun, My mam had the same thing with me and ended up giving birth 10 days overdue to a 9 and a half pound baby me! She was closely monitored throughout and I'm not going to lie some times were a little worrying but that was nearly 25 years ago! Medical care has improved so so much since then! I wish I could make you feel better but I shall send a big hug and prayers you and bubba's way X

 

[rensben]

Hi hun,

It does sound like incompetent cervix. I had it with my first and thank god they caught it in time. At 20 weeks my cervix was almost gone and I would have gone into labour shortly after. The baby would never have survived. They put an emergency stitch in at 20 weeks and I was on strict bed rest for 10 weeks when I went into labour and gave birth to a little boy. He stayed in the hospital for 2 months but he is just fine and is as perfect as can be! It sounds like they have caught it early enough in your case and they should be able to put a stitch in fairly easily. It doesn't mean there is something wrong with the baby. The cervix can open without any contractions if it is a true incompetent cervix. I know it all sounds scary but trust in your doctors and do what they say. I hope everything works out for you. Take good care!

 

[rensben]

double post

 

[nkbapbt]

Updates?!

 

[Cloe]

You are in my thoughts and I hope everything turns out well for you!!! Please keep us posted. Crossing my fingers and toes for you!



Cloe

 

[FEDup1981]

Hey hun. Just wanted to tell you i had an amnio yesterday, and i was terrified. I cried my eyes out in the run up to it, but honestly i swear it didnt hurt at all. I felt pressure when it went in, like someone pushing with a finger, and then when it got to my uterus i felt a strange wiggling feeling, but absolutely no pain at all.

I had an anti-d injection afterwards and that really did hurt more!!!!

So please try not to worry about that. Im sorry i dont have any experience of anything else, but i hope that docs can help you and you get as much rest as possible xxx

 

[theresarhuebb]

hope all is well x

 

[Semanthia]

I have been in the hospital since about 9am yesterday. Things are not looking good for us
After my anatomy ultrasound I went in for a pelvic exam where they informed me that my cervix is dilated and the sac is bulging out. At that time I was told that they could try to gently push the sac back in and give me a stitch. I was so happy even though I knew it was risky. I figured if they pop the sac oh well because baby won't have a chance if we don't try.
So I get wheeled to the floor where they are suppose to give me the stitch only to be told on need to go to a different floor. When we get to the room they put me in and talked with the nurses it seemed there was a change of plans just in the time it took us to get there.
The doctor who would perform the stitch came in and talked to me. The stitch was still an option but she wanted to do an amnio to make sure there wasn't an infection. If there was an infection they were going to hurry up and have me deliver and if not then we could pursue our options. I'm not going to lie the amnio kind of hurt but I just kept thinking of my healthy baby girl. They had to stick the needle in twice (the lady who stuck it in had not been successful in getting to the fluid) and while it was in they wiggled it around which caused bad menstrual like cramping. I had some cramping and lower back ache for a little while after. It surprisingly didn't hurt at all when they took the needle out.
So after waiting for the results the lady who poked me twice with the giant needle came in to tell me that my amnio came back great, there was no infection and all the other things (not sure what those things are) came back great. However she did not bring only good news, she informed me that the doctor who would put the stitch in didn't want to do for fear of causing my cervix to rip making it difficult for future pregnancy and/or popping the sac. She said it was just too dangerous and that they were just going to "wait it out". I could tell by those words and the sympathetic look on her face that meant they would not be doing anything to try to save my baby
So here I am on strict bed rest waiting for the worst. Right now I need nothing short of a miracle. Although most of me is trying to prepare myself for when it happens another part of me is hoping and praying for some kind of miracle, I know they happen all the time.

What makes this harder is the fact that our little girl is healthy and growing strong. I saw her twice yesterday on the ultrasound and it made me so sad because she is happy as a clam in there and has no idea that her life may be over before she got a chance to live it. If she was unhealthy or had a genetic disorder I think it might make it easier. I would never abort my baby because of a genetic disorder (personally) but it would give me reason on why this is happening.

 

[mummy2lola]

Oh sweetheart I pray that baby stays happy and healthy in there for at least another 8 weeks,what a horrible situation.did they say why ur cervix has opened at all or do they not know? Xxx

 

[Chase]

A very similar thing happened to me with my twins hun and I did have a stitch, which unfortunately did tear through my cervix. I have been told that they should never have done the stitch as I could have gone a lot longer without it but I guess I will never know. If I could go back in time I would not have had one and would have just stayed on bedrest in hospital, but then it is different with twins to having one, and apparently stitches past 20 wks in twin preg is proven to make you more likely to lose them, whereas the evidence for it with singletons is not clear.
My heart breaks for you in this position, I fully know how you feel and remember seeing my babies in scans when I didn't know what was happening and I felt exactly the same as they were healthy too.
Please keep us posted and don't lose hope. Whatever decision you make with your medical team please rest and don't move and hopefully you will be able to get to a stage where your baby can survive. You will be in my thoughtsxxx

 

[Semanthia]

Despite being told this is not my fault and that it wasn't anything I did or didn't do that caused this, I feel guilty. They only thing wrong with this pregnancy is my cervix everything else is perfect.
I am embarrassed about what people might think or say. Things like "She can't even carry a baby to term" keep plaguing my mind. I know they are because of my own insecurities with this. It's weird because I would never think that about anyone else.
I have already decided no matter what happens if we have future pregnancies I will not be telling people until it is viable and we won't be buying things until the end. If I could get away with not buying stuff until after having the baby I would.
It just doesn't seem fair.