Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[ChovieGirl]

Hey everyone..

So had my appointment today, and everything is still going really well. My cervix has actually grown to 3.7cm at 30weeks so I'm now thinking that I'm taking the real progesterone.
Baby is measuring 3 lb 8oz
We've now been referred back to our local hospital as the one were under is around 2 hours away.
She also told me to be a 'normal' pregnant woman now and there was no need for anymore bed rest but il still be taking it easy just in case.
After losing our little girl and then little boy at 22 and 23 weeks it's just so nice to have gotten this far and everything still be going well
Hope everyone is well

Xxx

Yay! That is such great news!

 

[angel229]

Good morning ladies,

I have a question for all of you experienced mums. Altho I have had 2 full time pregnancies before I have never had my waters break. Midwife has always broken them after the epidural had been placed. How do you know if your waters have broken? I know the usual symptoms of smell and colour, but, I have already have a very large amount of water discharge. TMI time, I have just been to toilet and a little gush (very small, could have been urine ready to come out) went in to the toilet. Couldn't tell where it had come from. It was clear with little white bits floating in it, then I proceeded to go to toilet as normal. I always wear a pany liner because of the amount of water discharge I have which is generally wet by the end of the day.
This is going to sound selfish but I don't want to ring the hospital as I have spent so much time there waiting to be seen recently that the thought of going back is stressful enough. HELP!!

 

[Alisa F]

Angel - sorry I had my water broken in hospital too so I don't know what it's like when it starts happening on it's own but if the others day it sounds like waters breaking then please go to hospital. I know exactly how you feel I've spent so much time in hospital waiting only to be told everything is normal and ok and being treated like a panicky freak bur I know how important it is just to get to the hospital if you think something isn't right. Better to be safe than sorry. Good luck hon x

 

[Alisa F]

hi ladies.. hope everyone is doing well..

so at my next appointment my doctor is supposed to let me know about progesterone injections. its in 10 days or something. but now that ive researched it im leaning towards vaginal suppositories. i feel like it will work better. any input on that?

I'm on cyclogest 400mg once daily suppository only since 2 weeks ago. I have a scan this Thursday and will let you know if it's made any difference. I deposit them rectally though cos I don't want to be sticking anything near my stitch. I heard 17P shots which you guys get in USA are really good but we don't get that here or at least that's what my doc said that I can't get it. But apparently suppositories have been shown to be better if you need the progesterone for cervical issues so I'm happy with the suppositories.

 

[WTBmyBFP]

Angel, better safe than sorry. You have about two weeks till V-day and not to sound preachy but now isn't the time to chance it. I COMPLETELY understand not wanting to be at the hospital as I'm almost a month on hospital bedrest. I just would hate for it to be one of those decisions you look back on with regret. And as far as staff perhaps making you feel like a looney, well forget them.

If your water has broken and it isn't major you can perhaps go weeks as long as you don't get infected and are able to keep making fluids faster than you are loosing them!

 

[angel229]

Ok so decided to ring hospital. They have told me to come in to be checked. Had a scan which is showing enough fluid around baby. Got to now wait to see a doctor who is in surgery and 3 other ladies are in front of me. I will keep you posted a to what happens x x

 

[angel229]

Everything ok, back home with my feet up x x x

 

[WTBmyBFP]

Good deal!! And now you have some peace of mind!

 

[lizziedripping]

Hey ladies, Quick question: Im having sharp shooting pains in my cervix and im worried they could be effacement pains? ive had them for a few weeks on and off but last night they were happening every 5-10 minutes! i slept same as usual uncomfortably but they have started again now. im worried if my cervix is trying to open and they stitch is still in.
What should i do? i feel like im being a bit silly especially after what happened yesterday x

Hey Millie - dilating against a stitch almost always causes bleeding hun. This is more likely to be you Lo kicking down low or simply putting increased pressure on your bits and pieces as your uterus expands.

I had the most horrendous stabbing pains in my cervix, mainly at night because one of the twins had his feet against it. The sensation is heightened because the stitch is there and pulling against surrounding structures. If you cervix had begun to efface tot the point of dilating past the stitch, you would definitely know about it and would likely have gone into labour by now.

Keep an eye on it, but I don't ink it's anything to worry about

 

[lizziedripping]

Ich Hun, would definitely go for suppositories - they're despatched 'at sight' and are shown to be more effective for that reason xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Angel - glad leakage turned out to be ok. Is so hard to distinguish amniotic fluid from pee sometimes and paranoia always creeps in. In general af tends to gush and is sweet smelling - urine leakage is almost always associated with an urgent trip to the toilet lol. At 34wks I was enroute to the loo, and had a tap- like gush of what I thought was waters - I didn't particularly feel an urgent need to pee so was convinced it was af (was odourless too). It was in the end nothing.

Sometimes you can get a hind water leak which re seals itself. You did the right thing in getting checked, never hurts to play it safe xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi to everyone else, is everybody ok?

 

[JJEE]

Hi Ladies,

I hope you are all well?

Millie, what a nightmare..all prepared for your stitch removal and then a last minute change of plan!! I have also been getting the exact same pains in my cervix area, I was sure when they removed the stitch they were going to say it had been trying to dilate with the stitch still there, but nothing!

I am now 1wk post stitch removal, and no sign of my baby wanting to make an appearance!! Typical! Apart from the cervix pains, I feel fine. I am desperate to meet her now, and I really wanted my other 2 to be able to spend some time with her before school starts on Mon...we are fast running out of time..come on baby!!

xxx

 

[mayaa]

Hey Lizzie, guess you missed my post! Need some help with this hun! Reposting it!

Hi ladies.. i'm back from my 28 weeks scan... regarding cervix, it has remained the same length since the stitch...2.1 cms closed and stitch is at the very end of the cervix...so doc said that is good... baby is doing good.. but one line in the report scared me... My amniotic fluid is slightly on the higher side of normal...that is AFI 19 cm... doc says it could be due to sugar too, so my GTT is on 8th sep... one more worry added to my basket or is this normal? help friends! anyone went thro this?

 

[bluestarlight]

Hi, Still reading and keeping up. Still pregnant I've been having off and on contractions all weekend, started up on friday but nothing regular and then yesterday they full stopped, nothing so far today Not sure what is going on. I have an appointment on this friday with an ultrasound when I will be 36 weeks crossing my fingers I get there. Called the OB unit when they started, they said it still had to be 4 or more in an hour and the most I had over the 4 days was 3 in an hour, they were so random but strong like when I was in ptl at 32 weeks. *shrugs* No leaking/bleeding/anything although I did have some increased discharge but not much and that has stopped too. I am guess it was the heat again or I was a bit dehydrated. Other than that, still taking it easy, still at work, lifting and caring for my DD is getting a lot harder, I feel it more. Been getting tired more easily, but I remember that from my first. This little one is very strong and quite kicky, much more than my first. I bet she will come out walking she kicks me so strongly, lol. I'm waddling like a duck now a lot too, she is so low. Oh! and she got her first hiccups a couple days ago I was excited about that.

 

[kimbotrav]

hi ladsy just wondering if any of you have been given vaginal pessarys being progesterone to use and if so what u found wiht them did u leak lots was it chalky or ok i have entered the optimum trial in the uk on the isle of wight and there is 50/50 chance i have progesterone tabs and 50/50 i dnt so just wanted to know what to look out for to see if i may have the real deal or fake thankyou....also everything ok wiht my stitch so far had a scan and my cervix is closed which is brill seems it was 1 cm open when i had my emergents stitch fitted at 18 weeks im now 23 cant wait to make it to 24 weeks then every week is a bonus as had my last at 30 weeks hope ure all well xxxx

 

[WTBmyBFP]

I use them nightly Kim. They create extra CM and do leak. Mine leak clear and sometimes white though I wouldn't call it chalky. It also makes my urine look a little odd with a little bit of white in it or a kind of greasy look to it (floating on top). Sorry about all the tmi.

 

[lizziedripping]

Hey Lizzie, guess you missed my post! Need some help with this hun! Reposting it!

Hi ladies.. i'm back from my 28 weeks scan... regarding cervix, it has remained the same length since the stitch...2.1 cms closed and stitch is at the very end of the cervix...so doc said that is good... baby is doing good.. but one line in the report scared me... My amniotic fluid is slightly on the higher side of normal...that is AFI 19 cm... doc says it could be due to sugar too, so my GTT is on 8th sep... one more worry added to my basket or is this normal? help friends! anyone went thro this?

Hi Maya - frustratingly I hadn't missed your post and had typed out a huge post in reply only for my iPad to bounce me off the Internet before pressing send! it's happening a lot lately and because I've got 4 kids I have to wait for a 'window' before I can re type - sorry

Your af is still only hi end of normal, so at this stage there really is no need to panic. Usually it's when the fluid rises rapidly over a short space of time that it might indicate a problem, but even then some women can have excess amounts later on in pregnancy for no identifiable reason. Having had a normal anomaly scan is even more encouraging and probably means the higher af is fine.

You might have GD which could account for the higher levels, but equally you might not and this is just one of those things lovely. Totally understand your anxiety, but at this stage I'm not worried, this is still more likely to be totally normal for you in this pregnancy than not xx

 

[Alisa F]

Kimbo - I'm on progesterone suppositories, but I deposit them rectally as I don't want to put anything near the stitch and accidentally introduce any bacteria to the vag. Apparently it doesn't make a diff if you do it vaginally or rectally. I bought some sterile medical disposable gloves online so inwouldnt get smelly finger hahaha

I deposit it at night right before bed and my morning poo is white-ish coated and looks chalky but the stuff that comes out me bum isn't chalky as in powdery more of a combo of slightly oily and chalky. But not a nuisance at all.

My doc said here in UK they have "progesterone police" and don't like giving prog except for the trial but said if I said no to the trial cos of the stress of not knowing if I'm getting placebo or actual stuff she would give me the real goods. So indid and she prescribed me prog. So if u want the real stuff maybe try that approach...

 

[DMJ]

hi ladsy just wondering if any of you have been given vaginal pessarys being progesterone to use and if so what u found wiht them did u leak lots was it chalky or ok i have entered the optimum trial in the uk on the isle of wight and there is 50/50 chance i have progesterone tabs and 50/50 i dnt so just wanted to know what to look out for to see if i may have the real deal or fake thankyou....also everything ok wiht my stitch so far had a scan and my cervix is closed which is brill seems it was 1 cm open when i had my emergents stitch fitted at 18 weeks im now 23 cant wait to make it to 24 weeks then every week is a bonus as had my last at 30 weeks hope ure all well xxxx

Hi Kim, I too am on the optimum trial. Started this when I was 22 weeks. At first to begin with I wasn't experiencing any changes and so convinced myself that I had the fake ones. But now I believe I'm on the real ones as my cervix length went to 3.7 at my 30 week check up. I put them in vaginally and have never had a problem doing this although I did manage to touch my stitch one time which worried me stupid but caused no harm. I never used to leak that much when I was on my bed rest but now I'm not on it I do find that I'm leaking more whitey discharge. Iv got 4 weeks left on the trial. and also like the others have mentioned my urine also has whitey bits floating in it.
I have had a few side affects but these also could just be normal pregnancy issues lol! Xx