lizziedripping
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Millie and Sunkiss, I am so pleased to hear from you both and SK despite how traumatic and scary the last 6wks have been you've made it past the worst honey 
I presented at 23wks with Evie, but by then my cervix had already dilated with membranes bulging - we were a few days too late 
You have defied the odds in keeping that little girl in place - inspirational! Don't lose faith now sweet, keep resting and before you know it the end will be in sight lovely lady 
Millie, thanks for checking in and sharing. Things might have been more stable for you relatively speaking (bloomin terrifying all the same
), but your story is so reassuring to the ladies just embarking on the second trimester and looking for hope. I remember only ever wanting to read about success stories against the odds when I was in the '20s', and it's such a relief that you and SK have positive news to share with everyone. Take care chick xx
Ich - put down the progesterone and step away from your bits lol. You don't need more suppositories honey. Your doc is right, they act locally not systemically so make no difference to your blood hormone levels - sorry, should have said that yesterday when you were fretting. Two suppositories will do no more good than one, so stick to the plan xx
Lindy, relieved to hear your stitch is in darlin and urge you now to rest up as much as possible. The pain after surgery can be quite bad. I was in agony for a few weeks and it felt as tho my bladder was tearing every time I emptied it. Never seemed to impact the stitch or my cervix tho.
Kate had her baby at around 41wks I think. She wasn't funneled but had shortened significantly quite early on. She was plagued with bleeding throughout her pregnancy and lived in fear for weeks - the outcome was brilliant for her tho.
Just to reassure you, there have been lots of ladies with funneled cervixes who haven't had a stitch and made it to term or thereabouts.
Remember that funneling is the very beginning of a change to the cervix and is purely a 'giving way' of the top part due to uterine stretching. Imagine a balloon being inflated. As it expands, the neck of the ballon gets shorter and funnels out and becomes a part of the 'balloon body' itself as it fills with air. This is pretty much what is happening to the cervix when it's incompetent. This process is relatively slow, and if the neck were to be stitched tightly closed whilst still fairly long, then the changes are stopped in their tracks and the cervix made safe. With almost 2mms of closed cervix remaining, the odds are good that the stitch will work. It is only at a point of no return (usually when full dilation has happened), that emergency stitching is less successful. Many other bodily processes are triggered when this happens, and ptl is an additional risk.
Keep in touch, and if you need anything over the weekend pm me any time xxx
I presented at 23wks with Evie, but by then my cervix had already dilated with membranes bulging - we were a few days too late You have defied the odds in keeping that little girl in place - inspirational! Don't lose faith now sweet, keep resting and before you know it the end will be in sight lovely lady Millie, thanks for checking in and sharing. Things might have been more stable for you relatively speaking (bloomin terrifying all the same
), but your story is so reassuring to the ladies just embarking on the second trimester and looking for hope. I remember only ever wanting to read about success stories against the odds when I was in the '20s', and it's such a relief that you and SK have positive news to share with everyone. Take care chick xxIch - put down the progesterone and step away from your bits lol. You don't need more suppositories honey. Your doc is right, they act locally not systemically so make no difference to your blood hormone levels - sorry, should have said that yesterday when you were fretting. Two suppositories will do no more good than one, so stick to the plan xx
Lindy, relieved to hear your stitch is in darlin and urge you now to rest up as much as possible. The pain after surgery can be quite bad. I was in agony for a few weeks and it felt as tho my bladder was tearing every time I emptied it. Never seemed to impact the stitch or my cervix tho.
Kate had her baby at around 41wks I think. She wasn't funneled but had shortened significantly quite early on. She was plagued with bleeding throughout her pregnancy and lived in fear for weeks - the outcome was brilliant for her tho.
Just to reassure you, there have been lots of ladies with funneled cervixes who haven't had a stitch and made it to term or thereabouts.
Remember that funneling is the very beginning of a change to the cervix and is purely a 'giving way' of the top part due to uterine stretching. Imagine a balloon being inflated. As it expands, the neck of the ballon gets shorter and funnels out and becomes a part of the 'balloon body' itself as it fills with air. This is pretty much what is happening to the cervix when it's incompetent. This process is relatively slow, and if the neck were to be stitched tightly closed whilst still fairly long, then the changes are stopped in their tracks and the cervix made safe. With almost 2mms of closed cervix remaining, the odds are good that the stitch will work. It is only at a point of no return (usually when full dilation has happened), that emergency stitching is less successful. Many other bodily processes are triggered when this happens, and ptl is an additional risk.
Keep in touch, and if you need anything over the weekend pm me any time xxx
i feel safe now and the fear has lifted and i can now enjoy being preggers!! 
because of this thread I knew the only thing was bedrest and i asked to be admitted. I knew i couldnt behave at home. The best thing I ever did.
) and again i felt pain but funnily enough the next scan my cervix had grown to 26mm so it goes to show dont fret if you feel pains it could be growing!!
