I read your little post, I was wondering how you were doing. I too have incompotent cervix but I just lost my second baby in the second trimester. I had a cerclage (this time) and that held up fine. I started bleeding on Labor Day then had terrible contractions and bleeding the next night. They finally gave me progesterone shots on weds. Long story short was in the hospital for a couple more days, then two weeks later went in for my 20 week ultrasound. When I went in the Dr. said I had NO amniotic fluid left. My baby still had a heartbeat of 167. I was NOT giving up on this precious baby. Unfortunately, went I went back in a week later there was no heartbeat. I went to the hospital that night to be induced. I gave birth to my baby girl the next morning, (she was born sleeping) she was such a fighter for being only 9oz. at 21 1/2 weeks gestational.
I was wondering when you started your progesterone shots? Also, were you on bed rest? How was the rest of your pregnancy? If you could share a little bit more of your story I would appreciate it. That is if you don't mind!!!!! Every little bit helps.
All this is still so fresh for me (she passed on Sept.28,2011). I don't have any answers yet and it's making me go crazy!!!!
Thanks, Jody
Hi Jody,
As one mother of a loss to another, I'm SO SORRY!
Progesterone shots were given to me starting at 16wks until wk 35 and 5dys but usually they stop them at 36wks. Both the cerclage and 17P worked well together. We gave birth to our daughter Amelia the day after your loss.
She was born at 38wks 4dys. She did have jaundice and low blood sugar levels.
Sounds like you may be able to chat with some of the women in the IC thread I'm in. I think HelenGee had multiple issues of IC, PTL and PPROM. It sounds like you may have had similar issues this time around.
My story started out with losing my mucus plug while on the road at 16wks from what I "thought" was my fil's road rage". What turns out that may have happened is that my cervix moved some and the mucus plug was lost. I had BAD BV that was untreated because the nurse practitioner then ignored my plea. Because I didn't have a mucus plug, the BV wreaked havoc causing infection and later my amniotic sac to bulge which caused me to dilate 3cm's at 22wks. I gave birth to Jackson Jeffrey at 22wks on October 22, 2009. He was alive for 25 minutes, his apgar score was excellent but his lungs couldn't handle it and because NICU won't intervene until 24wks, He died in our arms shortly after.
It's all still fresh in our minds and we've both been crying on and off even with the blessed arrival of Amelia. Just feels as though someone's missing. As you can see, Jackson's birth/death anniversary is upon us. We were already at the cemetary today.
At any rate, I know how hard it is waiting to see what the reports show. How frustrating it is that this happened even with the cerclage in and how sad the grieving process is. This is such a hard grief to bare for you sweet friend.
I can only share with you that when you finally reach that full term and get past the scary milestones, holding that baby makes things so much more bareable. I pray the progesterone works in conjunction with the cerclage when you need it next. I'll post the thread I'm talking about tomorrow. HelenGee is the one I think had all those combination of issues and could really be someone who could help you. Oh how I wish you didn't need her though.
I know it wasn't asked for, but I wanted to share what has helped me through the grieving process with Jackson Jeffrey's death. It took a year before I could manage to get through some kind of normalcy again in my life. We went to counseling because there was a lot of anger toward my fil, the nursing staff and the Dr.'s that were negligent in the hospital. In that time my faith was tested but I see now where God held my hand and held me up when I could no longer stand of bare to breathe myself. During that time I saw a video of a mother who lost her older son in a car accident. She mentioned a scripture from the Bible that says, "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." She said that she looked up in the concordance what it meant to be absent from the body....it said to emegrate but to be with the Lord means to be in ones Homeland.
She said that it dawned on her that her son was waiting for HER in heaven. What I got from that was that Jackson wasn't lost. I wasn't walking AWAY from him, I was walking TOWARD him. We won't all be living forever, one day we'll be "Home" with them. They are very much ALIVE in heaven waiting for us to get home to spend an eternity.
I then read Randy Alcorns book called "heaven" for a biblical idea of what heaven is or would be like. From that book I keep thinking that our son Jackson Jeffrey is in the garden with Jesus running and having a good old time. I know that He is safe and if he can't be with me, I at least know where he is. I'm looking forward to the day I can sit at Jesus' feet holding my son and kissing/hugging him for a lifetime.
So, I gave a bit more than I'm sure your asking for....but hoping beyond hope that you'll find some peace or comfort in the midst of YOUR storm. Knowing your not alone.
If I haven't answered your questions well or you would like more in depth information please let me know. I'd be happy to answer more if you tell me what you'd like to know. I hope I didn't affend you in any way and will pray for answers as well all you need for the grieving process and ttc process as well.
Can cause debilitating muscle aches, headaches and nausea. 
I don't want to end up with a big baby, which I've never had, and need a c-section. I have 3 kids at home and I cannot have a c-section. I thought I'd have a hard time doing the injections myself but it's not htat bad, except when I have to inject the left side and I'm handed, it's proven quite difficult. But my OB is really good and really supportive with all of this and that makes me happy. And I to my pediatrician yesterday and she said she's had no babies with side effects from either Prometrium, which I was on from 3+5 til 13 weeks, or the 17P shots. So that made me feel a lot better.
