Had a stitch on Monday and now Infection!

[KrystalDawn]

Hi Susanah,
THANKS SOOOOO MUCH for your indepth reply i literally have written it all out in my stitch handbook! Im going to see my consultant on Wednesday so ill have alot to say to her! Its disappointing that alll the information on my stitch has come from women like you and not my consultant. Id be lost without your kind of help. I am going to ask her to prescribe the pessary tablet form as ive been using the internal cream. Once a week sounds about right for the amount that i get thrush. I hope you dont mind me asking but i wondered if you could explain when the thrush becomes a problem for the stitch? I didnt realise thrush can cause those sort of problems i thought it was just b.v. Im learning so much and i hope its good timing as im just 15 weeks on Wednesday.
Congratulations on making it to your milestone c-section date - i wish you all the best for then and a nice screaming baby to greet you! Thanks again x

 

[Sarah&Ady]

How strange - so do I !
Probably not severe but I am very hypermobile.
Never heard that before but its a really interesting thought.

We had losses about the same time, with the same thing. Its so very sad.
My section is on Friday... am nervous and very excited.
Congratulations on the birth of Jamie... Hope its all going well

I suffer with it so bad that I ended up in a wheelchair in pregnancy It still is so bad that I cannot lift Jamie out of the bath safely! I have had special insoles made for my shoes to try and stop my ankles going over and to try and realign my legs.. my knees pop out all the time My hands are bad and I have carpel tunnel too.. falling apart!
The rheumatologist I am seeing has been fab .. I have steriod injections in my feet just to walk without pain. Unfortunatly there is not much that can be done
Here is a very interesting site abut it all ... https://www.hypermobility.org/

 

[Susanah]

Krystal - thrush loves foreign bodies - so if you had a coil in for contraception or a stitch in for IC, thrush could live there and grow there. It can do so without causing a problem, BUT if your immune system gets weak for various reasons, the thrush grows rapidly, can cross the membranes and infect the baby. The baby is very vulnerable to these infections.
Pregnancy in itself weakens the immune system and so does other infections. Also the use of antibiotics can cause the thrush to overgrow.

I take the 200mg canestan vaginal tablets once a week before bed. You should wash your hands and put them in gently as far as possible rather than use the Applicator that comes in the packet once the you have a stitch. this is a preventative dose rather than a treatment dose. I wasnt prepared to go the pregnancy without preventative thrush treatment after losing my last baby.

good luck on wednesday. you have to be proactive. infections can cause major problems with stitches but once they are treated and under control, stitches are very good.

Sarah - that sounds awful. sorry you suffer so badly. mine is more that im very bendy and have problems with my feet at times. also have a few long term injuries from sport etc, but nothing that causes a major problem. thanks for the link.