Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[HelenGee]

OMG Garrick! Kendall is gorgeous - love the absolutely newborn pic too, she looks like a healthy chunk of baby! Ooh wish I could have a cuddle! Well done to you and your doc for picking up the cord issue. Phew! Hopefully she'll be out of NICU soon and you'll be at home with your family. Thank God for such amazing doctors, there are so many of them around and they really are heroes. If I could ever repay mine, I would, a thousand times over x

Woohoo Vaali, your stitch removal will be a walk in the park. It's a joy to know you've made it that far in comparison to the fear of when the stitch was placed. Good luck, not that you'll need it x we're all well thanks btw x

 

[vaali]

Thanks a lot sweeties!! Suture removed successfully!.. more than the pain i would say too much of discomfort from stretching & pulling with speculum, scissors & stuff.. lil screaming, bleeding & all is well that ends well. oh, btw there also happened the discovery of my candidiasis (thrush... bahhh!). I was told my cervix is soft & fully effaced allowing just one finger.

So i will keep baking him for few more days, fingers crossed & see when he decides to say us all a big 'HI'..

 

[Bump1]

Garrick your little girl is so beautiful, congratulations xx

Vaali Great news on your stitch removal.

Well i was admitted to hospital as they thought i was in premature labour, pains have calmed down now and ihave a bag full of different meds to take.

They think but aren't 100% sure that it was a severe case of IBS. I'm hoping it was xx

 

[garrickbaby]

Hi Ladies,

I was discharged from the hospital today and Kendall came home with me, She is doing great, she was in the NICU for two days to just get antibiotics (her white blood cells were a little high at birth) and for monitoring. We are working on breastfeeding, she latches on great but since she was in the NICU they started her on formula.

I was so emotional leaving the hospital and when I got home because it has been many time that I've left the hosptial without a baby and all of those emotions just came back. We are so greatful and blessed. I've added a few more pics (one is with her big sister Kalia, 11 years old) its amazing how much they change within a few days.

everyone hang in there, I know that if I could get though this then you all also. I will be checkin and following all of you ladies, can't wait to hear about all new babies in Feb and March.

Thank you all for the support, I believe the support I had in this pregnancy was about 95% of why it was such a success.

 

[chistiana]

Garrick-ooooowwwwww she s such a sweetheart!!she looks absolutely beautiful,seriously,and although its just a pic she looks like a big baby!!!congatulations again!enjoy your miracle and take time to rest a little,those feelings along with all these new ones can be a lot to handle!

Bump-i hope it was a severe case of ibs too hun but poor you,you must have been in so much pain...hopefully the meds will do their trick!!!

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Hi Ladies!

Congrats Garrick. Kendall is BEAUTIFUL. So glad she is here safely and both mom and baby are doing well. Kudo's to the Dr. for being so good!

Kate, I too have a bad wisdom tooth that needs to come out ASAP. I have to make an appointment this week with the surgeon. Shouldn't be too hard though my dentist said.

Truth...love to you hunny!

Welcome Christiana and bump1. While I hate to add another to our IC group for self explanatory reasons, I'm certainly glad we have each other to encourage one another through such an emotional roller coaster. This is a great group of women as you'll find out and many of us have had happy endings even after the storm.

Vaali, what great news of the stitch being removed! Usually the speculum hurts as we're more sensitive in the vaginal area during pregnancy. That part was NEVER fun for me and is why I didn't allow too many speculum procedures. Even after the stitch was taken out nothing was moving very quickly for me. Better that then my prior experience with Jackson. I've learned a lot from this thread! The women have come to bless my heart.

Lizzie, Helen and everyone else I missed....Love and hugs to you all. You've become my friends through this thread and I'm very touched to read your stories, gain experience and wisdom from you as well as look forward to the future with my daughter and maybe even a baby in the future if God wills. All I can honestly say is My cup runneth over. Great BIG to you all!!

 

[LaRockera]

Vaali - congrats on the stitch removal, sweetie! You've made it, you're almost there! We're with you, day by day!

Garrick- she is absolutely gorgeous! What a relief this must be! It's so beautiful to see you so happy after all you've been through.

Keep the good stories coming, ladies!

 

[heychickie]

Congratulations Garrick!

I can't wait to be there with you. When I got up in the middle of the night to pee this morning, I stood up and had to immediately sit right back down, as I had so much pelvic pain I couldn't really support myself straight away. Less than 3 weeks to go though until my c-section - I can make it, I hope!

 

[catherine_xo]

Hey, I have only posted on this forum a few times so hope you all don't mind me joining, I'm 36 weeks pregnant & had my cervical stitch removed friday, it didn't go as succesful as planned .. 2 different doctors tried removing it with just gas and air for pain releif but they seem to struggle to remove it and I wasn't coping very well with the pain so in the end I went down to get the stitch removed with a spinal. Everything went well, I am now losing thick pinkish discharge and I was wondering if this was normall after stitch removal? x

 

[chistiana]

Mommy s angel-thanks for the warm welcome hun, i ve only been in this thread for a very short while but i already feel a whole more reassured!!!

Chickie-congats in making it this far hun, you re considered full term now right??it s so great readig so many full term success stories!!!happy and healthy remaining 3 weeks!!!!!

Vaali-i m glad everything went good with the removal and you can bake a little longer...you ll soon be holding your own little miracle!!!!

Catherine- this is my first cerclage and i am way early to have personal experience but i would think it is normal to have some bleeding since they couldnt get it out so easily and maybe this is mixed with some of your mucous plug??the ladies that are further along will give you a more definite answer i think but congrats on making it so far!!!

 

[heychickie]

Chickie-congats in making it this far hun, you re considered full term now right??it s so great readig so many full term success stories!!!happy and healthy remaining 3 weeks!!!!!

My doctor considers me full term, yes. Technically I'm not 37 weeks until Thursday. The section is scheduled for 39w 1d. Thanks!

 

[chistiana]

It will be here in no time... I wish i were in your shoes now so i could skip all the worrying and bed rest! Cant wait to hear news of a safe arrival of your baby!!

 

[HelenGee]

Catherine- some bleeding is normal after stitch removal, mine lasted 2 days. It could be your mucous plug dislodging which is normal at your stage. As long as the bleeding is light, not prolonged and not accompanied by pains, then I wouldn't worry. If it is labour, then it's not a worry either! Well done for getting so far. Btw my stitch removal was similar to yours, the consultant requested a spinal, but the anaesthetist did a saddle block, which didn't work as I am resistant to opiates LOL! They ended up knocking me out for 10 seconds while they finished the removal as it was a shirodkhar. It didn't make labour start any earlier tho! Good luck x

Garrick- I'm in love, your girls are beautiful. It s a very emotional time, kind of like walking out of a train wreck. Enjoy your baby girl, and if you ever need any support with the emotional side, we're here for you x

 

[olga2424]

Hi ladies, hoping you are all well.....firstly i would like to apologize for being awol as my internet connection has just recently been restored and was only able to catch up on here using my phone which wouldn't let me post.

Heychickie, congrats on reaching 37 weeks, how i wish i was in your shoes.
Vaali, , fantastic news on your stitch removal!
Garickbaby, your little bundle of joy is so gorgeous!
Lizzie, Kateqpr, Larockera, truthbtold and every one ive missed...much love to you all.

Well as for me its 3 weeks since i last had my stitch @ 17 weeks and am now 20weeks, since then ive been living in fear and crying all the time. Ive been experiencing some cramping and tightening and keep thinking my cervix is starting to change and preterm labor is knocking on the door. My only console is when i had a scan on the 18th Jan it and changed from 21mm to 31m, with no funneling Ive also noticed that a few days after the internal scan i started to itch down bellow and am now really worried i may have developed an infection as my last pregnancy i tested positive for GBS and BV which they think also contributed to my PROM. During my my stitch placement, I was treated with iv antibiotics (clindamycin, penicilin v, endomethacin) and am praying and hoping my stitch is not infected.

3 days ago i started to experience some itching down below and today when I went to the bathroom I noticed I had some discharge which was not a lot or smelly but it was slightly green which sent me into panic mode as this it was similar to what i had when my waters broke before i lost my baby only difference it was constantly present...
Am panicking now as am petrified of catching any infection with a stitch in. my question is how long would the antibiotics i had when i had my stitch cover me for? Have any of you ladies had an infection with a stitch in place and had antibiotics and been ok?
If my cervix is still closed and haven't lost my mucus plug yet, what are my chances the infection would still travel up and infect my stitch or cause me to dilate?

Am only 20 weeks and feel like 28 weeks is 2 years away! Ive not slept in days as petrified am going to go into labor as its the period in which I lost my angel.
Please share your experience as to how you felt after having your stitch, what you experienced till you reached full term and what methods you used to avoid infection.
Am going to hospital tomorrow to see if at least I can have a swab but don't know if this would cause more harm than good as Ive read on hear that its not a good idea to keep having internals.

Lizzie, please advice...do you think i should request to be scanned to see if there any changes to my cervix and also swabbed high up in the Virgina or the lower one would be just as good in picking up infection?
Gosh Ive never been so stressed in my life and just wish i could just wake up one morning and i would be 38 weeks..

 

[olga2424]

Ps: ive just bought some CarePlan Vph Test Gloves for my own personal use in the hope they would help me catch any future infections in time....What do you ladies think of them? Also one more thing I forgot to ask, is it normal to feel quite tender in the lower abdomen 3 weeks after the stitch and also ive been feeling my babys kicks really low... Gosh am in such a state of fear!

 

[chistiana]

Olga wow you sound a lot like me!!!i had my stitch 10 days ago and every single day since then i worry and cry over something else...today i am perfectly convinced i am leaking amniotic fluid...anyway i m not sure i can help with your questions but i can try to answer some...i was on antibiotics until saturday gone..i think if you were to catch an infection that could travel up and harm your baby due to the cerclage it would have happened within 10 days.any infections after that i assume are not connected to the cerclage. I am positive for strep b and my doc treated me with antibiotics before the cerclage.he is sure i will have it again later on in the pg but we ll treat it again then so if you do indeed have an infection you can treat it now, it doesnt matter that you have the cerclage in. I d ask the doc about the swab, i m not sure i d want to introduce anything in there yet,maybe try a simple urine test first to eliminate the more simple infections?? My baby also kicks me very veeeerrryyy low, i sometimes feel as if her/his feet are gone pop out from down under but i think at this stage they still have a lot of space to move around so they can put their feet wherever they want!! Thats all i can answer and of course i might be wrong but thought i d share with you. I have an appointment to see my doc in 3 hours so i ll ask what happens if i get an infection later on and update you later if you want.x

 

[vaali]

lil update from me.. 3rd day post cerclage removal & we are still going strong with a 3mm long cervix

 

[chistiana]

Vaali you re in for the whole 40 weeks!!!imagine going overdue!!!!

 

[LaRockera]

Olga hon, I'm waiting for the other, more experienced ladies to respond to this, but I've been on antibiotics for five days. Have also seen some greenish discharge at some point, turned out it was nothing. But it's always important to get checked out.

I've had traces of nitrates/leucocytes twice so far, been given antibiotics twice, and even though I don't really think I had a bladder infection on neither occasions, I was reassured they wouldn't harm the baby.

BV can break your waters, but it needs to be left untreated for months. I can't tell you not to worry because I've been as crazy about this pregnancy as everyone else here really, but chances are, you're going to be fine, hon. Just keep an eye on things.

PS. Like Christiana, amniotic fluid leakage has been one of my constant fears. Do know that the stitch can trigger a lot more discharge than in a non-cerclage pregnancy.

 

[chistiana]

hey everyone, i know you are all way ahead of this stage but i still wanted to update on my first post cerclage appointment....i was so nervous last night i didnt dare close my eyes!Anyway, all went well, my cervix is at 40mm and cerclage above mid way which the doc said is great! No infections and THANK GOD all the water is in there!!! I also thought the baby was way too low but he checked it out and told me she's at a very good height!!! So now we re going for our big growth scan on the 14th of february! Ow and it's a girl!!! I think i ll sleep tight, at least for tonight, i m sure i ll find something else to worry about tomorrow!!