Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[vaali]

Kate- awesome! you both are doing real good.. hang in there bud! everything is gonna be alright sooner..
Alisa F- my 2 cents worth: anywhere from 3.5cms to 5cms is normal i guess in non pregnant/pregnant state? not really sure though.. i too had my lap before my last pregnancy but aint sure if Cx length was measured.. @ 16w current pregnancy my CL was 4.1cms..
LaRockera, Apsara hope you guys are in good health & bubs kicking away all day..
truthbtold- awww.. glad glad news bud! he will be here in no time!! my f/u appointment is on monday & im hoping they will give me a date for my stitch removal by 36 weeks (fingers crossed!)..
Chase- sorry, i had mcdonalds & all i had was brownish gooey discharge for 1 day till my urinary catheter was removed.. i believe it was the betadine scrub more than anything else coz it totally stopped after 24 hrs!
Irielioness- Grats, you are 14W already!!.. no way.. you are not alone at all bud! very sorry on your loss sweets! & dont worry on the cerclage, you are only going to feel more confident after its placed coz it is definitely going to do its job in there..
Sorry on my absence buddies! i was so involved with the baby & parenting threads
May we all bake it & make it to term!

 

[Alisa F]

Vaali - thanks for your reply

If anyone else has any advice please see my original question below:

Hi ladies, I just read my laparoscopy report and it says my non-pregnant cervix is 2cm. I read a while ago somewhere that your cervix lengthens at the beinning of your pregnancy from the non pregnant state and then shortens as the pregnancy progresses. I can't find that info again or any info on average length of non-pregnant cervix.

Does anyone know what their cervix measured before pregnancy or very early pregnancy?

A xxx

 

[kateqpr]

Hi alisa,

My cervix measured 4cm at 13 weeks but shortened until it was 1.5cms at 18 weeks and I needed a stitch x

 

[kateqpr]

Larockera!

I'm good thanks. The weird pain has now stopped so a lot more comfortable and relaxed for a change. But of course, each day brings something new and today I have lots of white discharge ( kind of glue like) so not sure if it's normal or thrush. No other symptoms as last time I was a bit itchy and the discharge was lumpy so maybe not!

Have a friend staying this weekend and putting up the Christmas tree for poppy ( well im lying on the sofa and shouting orders ) but a good way to pass the time. It's weird but when I feel happy and relaxed I start to worry that I'm too relaxed and jinxing myself. You can't win can you?

X

 

[x-amy-x]

hey ladies... im home from hospital for the weekend. ive to go back monday morning in time for the ward round. glad to be home for some rest. exhausted from broken sleep at the hospital!

how is everyone? xx

 

[LaRockera]

Kate - really glad to hear the pain has subsided, I'm exactly like you, the minute I stop worrying about one thing something else comes up. I think it's normal. Our bodies have gone completely out of their routine, every little change, esp. if manifested as uncomfortable, is enough to draw our attention.

Amy- glad to hear you're home. Can you give us more updates? What happened, what did the doctors say? Your stitch all right, hon?

 

[x-amy-x]

just been bleeding since tuesday with some pain. my stitch is still in place but the stuff they used to move my bladder out the way has come away.

ive caught MRSA somewhere along the line so have a weeks worth of antibiotics to shift it.

allowed home for the weekend but have to go straight in if anything changes as if i go into labour things could be quite quick... as i know from experience, darcie was born in 14 minutes!

 

[kateqpr]

Hello amy,

Welcome home! Try and relax and get lots of rest this weekend. Are you being well looked after? I hope your feeling okay in your head, and are comforted by the fact your stitch is in place and baby is okay. Do they have any idea what's causing the bleeding?

Stay strong and try and trust that you're being really well looked after. Things may be sent to test us but I'm so sure things will work out fine and that baby can do a few more weeks and months cooking.

Lots of love x

 

[apsara.m]

vaali by gods grace i have passed 30 weeks.iam not relaxed atall but the fear is gradually subcidicing how are you
x-amy-x... keep tight in bed. iam sure everything will be allright
kate we are all in the same boat we will worry about something then after sometime there will be another cause to make us worry
alisa-f sorry honey i have not measured my cervix before pregnancy. but for my pre pregnant tuv ( we were on infertility treatment) my doc said my cervix is way too long then also i ended up in a stitch at 16 weeks. so i really think the pre pregnancy measurement doesn't indicate an incompetent cervix. my cervix was measuring 2.5cms at the time of stitch placement.
lizzie how are you?

 

[kateqpr]

Hi everyone

I just wondered, how often were you scanned for your cervical length? I've been scanned every two weeks up until now (21 weeks). They've now said they won't scan my cervix again until 28 weeks (when i start having growth scans) and will only perform FFN tests instead every fortnight.

How are you being monitored? Last pregnancy i only had two CL scans, and then i was kind of left alone until i had one FFN at 24 weeks. I've had 9 scans so far this pregnancy,and have kind of got used to expecting to have them! They've created a high maintenance monster!!!

 

[heychickie]

Hi Kate,

I had my stitch put in just after 12 weeks, and they really didn't begin checking my cervix until around 20 weeks. Then it was every 2 weeks via transvaginal ultrasound, with one check being a manual check instead and one being a 3 week gap (after several very good checks showing long, no funneling).

They didn't even take a baseline before the stitch or right after.

I'm still on the every 2 weeks plan right now, and I'm at 30 weeks plus a bit.

I'm not sure how long they'll continue, as I figure I'm nearly at the point that they'll stop worrying about cervix length, but they may keep right on - since I'm at the point they'd do every 2 week appointments anyway (just not ultrasounds normally).

Last pregnancy, my cervix was never checked at all.

 

[vaali]

Apsara yay! you crossed 30w already.. its time you calm down & enjoy the prego bud!
kate once every two weeks here too as you can see it in my signature till 29w & when i went last saturday (close to 33w) for the scan they said no need of TUVs any more. No FFN tests done in our country though! Follow up consultation today evening & im guessing they would gimme a date for the stitch removal

 

[apsara.m]

kate: mine was checked every 3 weeks untill 24 weeks(never told me measurements said they are adequate) and one scan at 29 weeks. now my doc said me she will do a scan close to delivary.
Vaali: ohhhh how the time flies na..... lets know when they are going to remove the stitches. bubba kicks here and there and every kick gives me immence satisfaction that bubba is doing fine....(though very painful at times lol)

 

[LaRockera]

Hey Kate. I had it checked at 15 weeks in Greece, then at my gender scan the sonographer said it looked closed and nice, and then at my 20-week appointment at the antenatal clinic they said it was 49mm and told me to go back at 34 weeks.

I did check it privately at 23 weeks and it was 48mm. Will be going again this Thursday to check again.

That said, my stitch was placed due to funneling, and it's a shidhokar one (however this is spelt ). Not sure how often they would have checked if it was inserted in the UK. The doctor registrar at my 20-week scan was a bit awful, almost mocked me and my Greek obgyn, and refused to treat me as a 'normal' stitch patient.

 

[truthbtold]

My cerclage was placed at 11 weeks, and I had cervical length checks every two weeks after that, until 24 weeks when I dropped down to 2cm I started getting weekly checks until week 30 that was my last check.

 

[garrickbaby]

I had my cerclage placed at 12+5 and my cervix stayed strong over 4 until 29 weeks now its 3.4 at 31+5 weeks with a little funneling. I have another sono this morning to see if the funneling is the same or worse. Hoping to reach 34-35 weeks. We put the crib up this weekend just in case

 

[truthbtold]

Hi Garrick! Hope your appointment goes well, keep us posted!

 

[garrickbaby]

Hi Garrick! Hope your appointment goes well, keep us posted!

Appointment went fine, you know the sonograph technicians can't say anything so I have to wait to see the doctor next week. She's approx 4lbs now so that's good. Hopefully, she will stay put. How are you feeling these days?

 

[truthbtold]

I always look the screen I have become an expert lol. Im feeling miserable its time for this guy to come on out lol

 

[kateqpr]

Sorry, having a bad bed rest day today

I think i've spent too much time alone (my little girl went to grandma's and husband at work) so have had wayyyyyyy to much time to sit and google myself into a state.

Two things - i read a heartbreaking post in another section about a lady who was 18 weeks. Her waters had just broken, and she had almost no fluid left. After a few days her baby just couldn't survive, and so the worst case scenario for her happened. Just awful. And now, selfishly, I feel terrified that my waters will break too. Irrational worry, I know! I just wish i could allay my fears.

Also, on a more normal note -
i'm worried i've not ANOTHER infection!! The last two day my discharge has increased and is drying yellow. I'm also feeling a bit achey in my abdomen. I had a swab done ten days ago which came back clear, plus a urine test analysed last Thursday, also clear. I might go to my GP tomorrow for another test, but just wondering, what is the difference between a swab and urine test? Do they both ultimately search for the same things?

Now, i really need to stop googling and start reading normal books again! I wish i could fall asleep and wake up mid Jan, when i'm 28 weeks!!



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