Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[LaRockera]

Kate had her baby! Kate had her baby! Kate had her baby!

 

[lizziedripping]

LR. -you can't just make an announcement like that without details!! Omg the suspense is killing me, spill girl spill lol x

 

[chistiana]

Totally agree with lizzie....larockeraaaaaaaa tell us everything!!!!OMG at last!!!yayayayayayay another perfect ending!!!!CONGRATULATIONS KATE!!!!

 

[lizziedripping]

Just been doing a touch of 'Kate stalking' to see if she'd posted her news elsewhere, and was shocked at how aggressive and confrontational some of the other posts/threads actually get! I never really venture beyond here and twins/trips/multips so wasn't aware of it before - eek, won't be doing that again!

What a lovely bunch of ladies we have here

 

[HelenGee]

Yayyyyy Kate, so excited, can't wait to hear your story xxxx

Lizzie- I've never really ventured much of this thread, how disturbing to be made to feel that way.

 

[kateqpr]

Hello all!

Just a very quick one as only just home from the hospital and feeling exhausted and emotional!!

Millicent Beatrix Hodgson was born late last night weighing a weenie 6lb 14, even after being nearly two weeks overdue! Luckily for me my naughty cervix pinged open again after a bit of manual encouragement by the doctors and after ten mins of pushing she slid out. Painful but relatively short labour!

Shall post more when ive landed properly back on to reality.

And yes Lizzie, I find other parts of this site a wee bit scary - confrontational even. Not what pregnant women or mothers need in times of support!

Love to you all

Xxx

 

[lizziedripping]

Huge congratulations Kate So pleased for you all! Rest well honey, and don't be afraid to ask for some tlc and support over the coming weeks. Hope all goes well and you feel more energised after a few nights at home

 

[book.fish2011]

Kate, great news. Congratulations!!!!!!

Waiting for pix and other updates.

Lizzie, I haven't ventured out much but I can sense what you saying. This thread and all you guys have helped me a lot. Am very grateful for that.

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Big Congrats Kate!

Wanted to pop in and say hi to everyone.

Also, not sure if anyone peeks in from time to time but I am having quite the hormonal surge. My hair was falling out and VERY thin and after starting a little bit of soy milk I'm noticing it's starting to come back. While I'm down pre Amelia weight, I can't seem to shake the weight I gained from the pregnancy with Jackson Jeffrey. In fact, I feel a disgusting fatty area near my lower abdomen. This I think is going to cause issues so I'm trying to figure out WHAT to do before we start ttc again. I'm concerned that could be an issue? Lizzie could that really be an issue with stitching?! I'm losing some but the weight is moving downward and I can feel extra skin hanging. This is driving me nuts. Very slow process for me.

I'm also wondering if anyone on Progesterone injections took a long time to get back to a normal hormonal level. My husband and best friend were talking me down yesterday saying most regular pregnancies take several months to get back to normal hormones while I've not only had the regular pregnancy hormones....I've had a year and a half of fertility hormones on TOP of the progesterone injections. They think that's why it's taking so long. I'm just noticing my hair getting thicker again but I have hair in places I feel uncomfortable with and still have moments where I'm just hormonal for a week or two and want to hide. It's not PPD, just a really odd hormonal bought that's similar to when I was pregnant. I'm WAY over emotional at times and I'm starting to drive myself batty. My husband and friend made me feel better but I'm wondering if anyone in here went through the same with fertility meds and the progesterone injections to last 7 months or longer??

Love and hugs to you all!

 

[book.fish2011]

Hi all

I just wanted to share something. I know a very lovely lady on the net who lives in Alaska and is fellow baby loss momma like me. Her second baby, a girl was due sometime this week. I came to know through her blog yesterday that her daughter was born a week ago and passed just after two days!!!!! She's posted a pic and she was such a beautiful baby. I don't know the reason why it happened, but really, this is her second loss in two years. She has no other living children. First one was a third trim loss; this one, a full term loss.

Pls keep this lovely woman in your prayers. I just can't get my mind off and her tragedy.

 

[JJEE]

Hello ladies!

Huge Congratulations to Kate!

Bookfish, How terribly sad for your friend, i can't stop thinking about it..absolutely devastating.

I hope everybody is well, sorry i can't help with anybody's questions, but i am literally learning as i go! I am still plodding along, 21 weeks now.. i hate wishing time away, but would love to wake up tomorrow and be 37 weeks!

Lots of love. x

 

[chistiana]

Kate- so lovely to hear you re both home already!!! Here in Greece, we HAVE to stay at least 4 days in hospital even if everything is ok and we have a 40 weeker!!!! Hope you feel much more refreshed and relaxed soon hun...CONGRATULATIONS again and well done!!!

BF- I am soo sooo sorry for your friend...i cant even think about it..it scares me and saddens me soo soo much...she s already in my prayers and thoughts.

 

[blav]

Yay, Kate! Great news! I hope all is well and you are enjoying every minute and resting when you can.

BF-that is just awful, I am so devastated for your friend and cannot imagine what she is going through...just terrible. My thoughts are with her.

 

[nhood]

Wow Kate!!! I am so happy for you. Congratulations to you.

 

[book.fish2011]

Just when I start to think things could be okay, I have a spotting scare. Fresh blood of pinhead size on the toilet paper.

 

[chistiana]

BF grrrrmmmfffff this sucks...i need to tell you something really stupid hun but just in case.... I have had a number of pinhead sized blood dots the last few weeks...i just realised today they are completely superficial..either from too much stretching down there or from wax wounds...really stypid i know but i ve checked again and again and it is not internal...could it be something similar?
Anyway sorry if i m being ridiculous, when s your next doc s appointment??

 

[millieboo1111]

Hi I've been meaning to post for a couple of weeks now as you ladies and your posts have a real inspiration to me but to be honest I was hoping I would be ok but here I find I'm not and really need your advice and support. I will start at the start apparently a good place. Last year my waters broke at 19 wks I had pains which must havebeen contractions bit as was my first I didn't know and midwives said was growing pains I gave birth to baby angel at 19+4 I am now 20wks and had an emergency cerclage put in at 18wks after the scan showedfunelling and slightly open OS . After the open I wasn't advised on bed rest or even told to rest so I figured I will rest but odd days shopping will be ok with shopping anyways I went for scan to check length today and down from 39mm on week 15 then 29mm @18wks (after cerclage) and now 10mm @ 20wks I'm so confused I thought shortening would stop after cerclage!!! I've been admitted to hospital now for a rest and I'm on strict bed rest but haven't yet seen a consultant. I'm so scared I know from you guys that bed rest is babies best chance and I love hearing your success stories and I also wish I could wake up at 37 wks. Any advice on how to do. Bed rest and not go stir crazy I would appreciate anything. Thank you so much I love this thread xxx Ellie xxx

 

[lizziedripping]

Bf hun, that is awful news about the lady in Alaska What a terrible thing to have lost 2 babies, especially when this time she went to full term. Just tragic Does she know why or how? Poor woman - she of course will be in my thoughts

As for your spotting, hard as it is please try not to worry. This is a normal finding for you and this pregnancy, and probably very superficial as Christiana said. It is so worrying tho. I never had bleeding after 12wks, goodness knows how much more stressed I would have been if I had! Take care love, this is gonna be ok

MA wonderful to hear from you The fatty bit at your lower abdomen will cause absolutely no problems at all with any future pregnancy or stitch. IC is purely an internal problem not made worse by the inevitable aftermath of your previous pregnancy and/or section.

As for your mood, can I tell you it takes me a full 2/3 yrs to completely get back to 'normal' after a baby/ies. Certainly the first year is by far the worst, but it wasnt until they were 3 that I looked back and realised just how awful physically and emotionally I felt (sorry ladies, this is not a great advert for having babies lol).

It makes absolute sense that Your additional health issues and the drugs are only serving to make this worse for you. Have you spoken to someone who might be able to help you get back to some semblance of normality, or atleast advise you in that direction? Hooe you feel better soon

Welcome Eliie

I am sorry for your previous loss, and that this pregnancy too is turning into such a worry

It isn't unusual that your cervix has continued to shorten even after stitch. A stitch placed once a cervix has already begun to shorten and in an emergency never quite 'fixes things' as well as an elective stitch placed early. This does not mean you can't make it to term, nor does it mean that your cervix can't lengthen once again. With bed rest there is every chance that it will, at the very least, remain as it is hun.

Bed rest is tedious, but so worth it in the end. Try to focus on 28wks as an initial goal that you must reach, then every week thereafter as a huge bonus. Before you know it you'll be at 30wks and longing for a new goal of 38!

We've all been where you are darlin, and the majority of us have made it to term (much to our shock and surprise). It is a long and stressful road but one whose rewards are beyond compare. Keep sight of that sweetie and you'll get through this. All here for you in the journey

 

[book.fish2011]

Chris: it didn't bleed after the pinhead. Am depressed these days especially after I heard about that lady , anything wrong can happen anytime, shit keeps happening to good people...it's really scary and I wonder will I take these babies home. Everyone's hope is laying on this. Everyone's waiting for these babies, especially after my little brother went away.

I hope it's superficial as you said. But I don't wax (dirty me), am really scared to touch and do anything with that area. Docs appointment is today afternoon

Lizzie : that poor lady didn't update in blog what actually happened. Earlier, she regularly updated about pregnancy. She was waiting so much for her baby.

All of you take care.

 

[2016]

Hello everyone :wave: JJEE and lizzie kindly pointed me in this direction. I posted a thread asking advice about IC in a second pregnancy and was hoping someone might have an opinion...

They were concerned about IC when I was pregnant with DS due to family history (mum had IC and lost 2 babes at 16w, 1 at 20w, 1 at 22w, my brother born at 26w who only survived 6 days and me born at 28 weeks), extreme hypermobility and having LLETZ done. My cervix shortened from about 4 to about 3 over a period of 10 weeks but they said they would hold off doing the stitch as, once I had got to 26 weeks, I was better off not risking the complications.
Anyway, DS was born at 34w6d. He was transverse the whole pregnancy and turned head down literally the night before my waters went. I always wonder if he may have arrived sooner had he been head down all along.

So this time round I am very nervous about it. Having had one vaginal delivery (which caused some trauma to my cervix) I am worried I am even more at risk now.
I told my MW at my first appoint I needed to see the consultant as he had told me the next time I was pregnant I would need my cervix measured from 12 weeks. I have had my first consultant appointment through and calculate that I will be 16.5 weeks by then! And that is not to have a scan, that is just to meet him in his office. I queried this with his secretary, telling her what he said last time I was pregnant....and she said he doesn't see people until after 16 weeks. She said I should ask the sonographer at my NT scan to do it but I know for a fact they won't do that check unless specifically requested by the consultant.
So the question is - is 16-17 weeks too late for the first check? I thought they should have put a stitich in place before 14 weeks for it to be most effective. Should I be querying this and insisting on an earlier scan?

Please help - any advice welcome.