Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Alisa F]

Kimbo - go to hospital. Call them when you're on your way if you like but be on your way. Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck hon, hope it turns out to be nothing xxx

 

[LaRockera]

Kimbo, hon, I had these throughout my entire pregnancy and went to get checked out every time. They can be normal pregnancy stretches, they can be IC pregnancy stretches, and they can be something worth-checking, too. So I will echo Hopeful and Alisa and suggest you went and got checked out in any case, every single time. Chances are, it's probably growing pains, but better be safe than sorry.

Let us know afterwards.

 

[kimbotrav]

thankyou ladys i am going first thing in the morning in future will be going straight up there xxxxx

 

[lch28]

thanks ladies.. i feel much better knowing that the internal check for cervical length was not accurate.. kind of annoyed she didn't say that but maybe that is why she did not seem concerned

 

[sassy_vixen]

Hello ladies! I am 4 days out from an emergent cerclage for short cervix (.51 cm), and severe funneling. I am 18+1. I was put on Indocin, but finished up my 48 hours of that yesterday. I have had 3 pretty painful contractions today, and a lot of pressure in my pelvis - which I have been told is normal. I also have this yellowish discharge, and at one point it was stringy - like egg white consistency. I seem to have a lot of it. Is this normal? Before the cerclage, I had a lot of discharge, but it was white and creamy.

Thanks in advance for your input!

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Hello ladies! I am 4 days out from an emergent cerclage for short cervix (.51 cm), and severe funneling. I am 18+1. I was put on Indocin, but finished up my 48 hours of that yesterday. I have had 3 pretty painful contractions today, and a lot of pressure in my pelvis - which I have been told is normal. I also have this yellowish discharge, and at one point it was stringy - like egg white consistency. I seem to have a lot of it. Is this normal? Before the cerclage, I had a lot of discharge, but it was white and creamy.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Hi hunny. When are you next been seen by your consultant? I have the exact same discharge as you. I have had a swab and results came back clear so in my case its normal. If you are worried and if it has a smell to it then let your mw or consultant know so they can rule out infection. The contractions u had today are they braxton hicks or real? X

 

[lizziedripping]

Hey sassy are you resting hun? Indocin will stop contractions completely, and it isn't abnormal to have them in the weeks after stitch placement, but if they continue or increase in frequency then I'd get checked no matter what the hospital says. You uterus may just be irritable after the surgery, and because your cervix had shortened by so much, but it never hurts to have them check you over. In the meantime, lie on your left side and keep up your water intake. Good luck xx

 

[kimbotrav]

hi ladys i had my follow up consultant apt today after having my emergant stitch fited last tuesday. mentioned my pains from yesterday which they wernt concerned about. she doesnt want to give me cervical checks as doesnt want to poke about down there so they are going to attempt to look at my cervix through my 20 weeks belly scan on friday which i wasnt to happy about. but i am now having steriod injections at 24 weeks and a scasn to check babs position as my last baby was breech footling and 10 weeks prem. i am then not seeing my consultant again untill 28weeks which i will then have another scan to check babs position. she didnt want to give me pregesterone which i was not happy abut either but she didnt think i needed it. what do you ladys think? is this the kinds care you ave been given xxxx

 

[Alisa F]

Kimbo - glad you're ok. With your googling breech baby did you end up having c-section and which country are you in? x

 

[kimbotrav]

Kimbo - glad you're ok. With your googling breech baby did you end up having c-section and which country are you in? x

alisa- hi thankyou just praying it continues wish you all the same 2 ....yeah my last pregnancy my little boy was footling breech and where he was so small at 29 +5 they didnt want to turn him as he could just have flipped back again but i think if i were further on they would have tried turning him ready for birth and i live in uk xx

 

[sassy_vixen]

Hi Hopeful - I go in tomorrow for my post-op/cervical length check. I will surely be asking about the discharge - it does not smell, so I am not too worried about it, except that it is different than it was before the cerclage.

The contractions were definitely real - they took my breath away and were quite painful. I have BH contractions pretty regularly - and did with both my prior pregnancies, and the ones I had yesterday were definitely not BH. So far today, I haven't had any!

 

[sassy_vixen]

Hey sassy are you resting hun? Indocin will stop contractions completely, and it isn't abnormal to have them in the weeks after stitch placement, but if they continue or increase in frequency then I'd get checked no matter what the hospital says. You uterus may just be irritable after the surgery, and because your cervix had shortened by so much, but it never hurts to have them check you over. In the meantime, lie on your left side and keep up your water intake. Good luck xx

Hi Lizzie - yes, I am behaving and in bed and resting. So far I haven't had any contractions today, so that is good! I definitely had irritable uterus after the cerclage was placed. At the hospital, they kept me 2 days after they placed it for monitoring because it was so irritable, and I was having contractions here & there. That is when they decided to start the Indocin. I go in for my next cervical length check tomorrow, so I will be able to see where I am at. Thank you for your input!

Hugs,
Jen

 

[LindyB]

Hello everyone and I hope you are all well. This is my 5th or 6th week of moderate bed rest. That's going well. My parents have been looking after my two boys. I think they have found it a bit tricky especially with my eldest who is 4. I think he has been taking advantage of the situation and has been a bit cheeky. This week my sister has taken over and Leo, my eldest, has been quite badly behaved again. She won't let his get away with it which is great. However, I can hear everything going on and its horrible!
I know I am doing the right thing by staying out of the way because otherwise I get drawn in and end up spending too much time on my feet. I just feel so guilty. I need to carry on with the resting and staying out of everyone's way as much as I can because I am 25 + 4 which to me is the most scariest time for me.

Does anyone else have any similar experiences? Any tips? I am trying to spend more time with Leo - having him play computer games on my bed etc. I had just started to feel like I was going to make it to 30 weeks when maybe I could relax (kind of ) and join in with everyone and do a bit more but now it seems like a long way away again!

Does Lizzie say that after 28 weeks the risk of IC is less?

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi Kim and Hope, it is usual for babies to be breech at 29wks, and most only establish their final birth position after 36wks. Evie was born breech at 24wks. One of the twins finally went head down at 34wks, but the smaller twin remained breech simply because there wasn't room for him to turn. Given that even large twins can leave it late to go head down, you wouldn't expect a singleton to do so early on. Kim, it's likely that the breech position was purely because you Lo delivered early hun.

Lindy, so sorry you're having problems managing bed rest and two little ones. It must be hard. I was lucky that my older two were 5 and 7 when I was immobile with the twins. Although not ideal, they were great at amusing themselves for hours on end - so long as I was around for them, they seemed happy enough.

I rested on the sofa downstairs so that atleast I was in the room with them. Not so sure that would work with younger children tho, because my toddler twins are certainly more demanding if I am visible than if I'm out of the way. Doyou think your 'troublesome tot' would benefit if you were present in the room, or would he just give his carers more grief with the added confidence Mummy's presence brings? X

Sassy - hope your cl check goes well, and the dreaded irritable uterus stays away. I remember that one week post stitch I lay on the settee crying, and distinctly said to Dh 'I'm definitely not gonna make it, my cramps and tightenings are just too frequent and I feel like I did in early labour with Evie', that was at 13/14wks, but I was wrong!

It amazes me even now that I could feel exactly as I had at 24wks after an emergency stitch and in ptl, but still made it to 38wks with large twins. Many of these symptoms are stitch related, but usually come to nothing except to make you live in fear for 6mths Good luck honey xx

 

[LindyB]

Apart from Leo being a bit naughty this week I think I'm the problem! If I'm in the room I know I'll get up and get involved.My parents will wait for me to take the initiative whereas if I'm not there they'll just get on with it. I'm a little bit concerned as Leo starts school in September and I don't want him starting being a complete toad! I'm sure I'll be laughing about this come November. fingers crossed!

 

[kimbotrav]

hi ladys i am 2 finding ti hard woht my boys youngest is 1 so i have to be wiht him and dont get to lay dowm very often have to keep reminding myself to rest as only had my emergent stitch a weeks ago at 18w family are helping but obviously cant be there always or everyday really am finding it difficult xxxxx

 

[LindyB]

That sounds hard Kimbo. Will he play by you while you watch TV and lie down? It's always easier said than done though isn't it. It's very hard not to be up and down with little ones.

 

[millieboo1111]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry I havnt posted for a while. Weve been moving to a bigger place and just got on the internet!!

Im so happy in our new place its just so warm at the moment i can hardly bear it! Ive done a lot of nesting recently which is lovely and my OB has instructed me I can come of bed rest so long as i keep my feet up for 2 hrs during the afternoon and take 10 hours rest at night!! My feet, ankles and hands are swollen and there was protein in my urine last week but they sent it off and its all clear so thats a relief!!

Im amazed at the progress weve made and for the last 8 weeks my cervix has measured 2cm and not budged!! Since Ive been off bed rest too!

I had a baby shower/ house warming last weekend which was lovely. Also bought my pram and been out to the shops to buy baby stuff. I even got to IKEA to get things for the new place. I dont do too much and still 80% house bound.

I cant wait to meet my baby, he/she gets hiccups like twice a day so cute and strange feeling lol Its starting to feel like ive been preggers forever now and im getting impatient.

Im also sooooo sexually frustrated and sad because my husband almost wont come near me to kiss me, to hold me 1. because he gets turned on and doesnt want to get intimate if will cause PTL 2. im being such a bitch because i dont get any cuddles or intimacy. its sooo hard.

Lizzie is sex still a no go at 33 weeks? I feel like whatever i do baby is not going anywhere i just know we are going full term now.

I dont think we are ever going to make love again. we tried no sex before we got married and slipped up once and got pregnant. then we married March this year i was like 15wks then 3 weeks later i had the stitch so no sex since then. Now everyone tells me say goodbye to sex life when baby comes!! i feel well and truly screwed over lol

Hope everyone is keeping well and sane xxxx

 

[LindyB]

Wow Millieboo you're nearly there! My next milestone is 28 weeks then 30, then 32!!

How many weeks were you when your consultant said that you can come off bed rest?
Glad the protein in your pee came to nothing.
This is our second cerclage baby so my husband is used to the no sex. He just laughs. He has another deadline of his own which is about 12 weeks after the birth which is how long I took till I felt like it after the birth or our two boys!
My best friend told me to read that 50 shades of grey and I was like "noooo that will have to wait!'

I've told my husband that one of us can get sterilised after this one then there will be as much sex as we want!!
((after the months of sleepless nights!!)

 

[millieboo1111]

Hey Lindy!! Aw thanks!! your not doing bad yourself!! the weeks flew after 28 weeks really! I think is natural for it to start feeling like a bit of a drag now. It was 30 weeks when I asked about bed rest and I only asked as my cervix hadnt budged for weeks and weeks. I still cant do too much my legs feel like jelly after not using them for so long! 5 mins on them and i need to sit lol im glad im able to at least get some muscle back before baby comes!

Haha husbands milestones!! Im worse than my hubby he doesnt seem that bothered which is even worse lol I suppose im lucky that he cares about us

You are doing so well honey! keep up the good work xxx