Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[WTBmyBFP]

Wonderful, bluestarlight!!!

My little ladies also made it safely at 33 and 3 after having an emergency cerclage placed at 23 and 2. All in all I was contracting from 23 and 2 until delivery, sometimes inconsistently and several near deliveries.


Keep cooking those babies, keep off your feet, and keep you chins up, ladies!!!

 

[lch28]

congrats bluestar!

 

[angel229]

Congratulations bluestar, she is gorgeous x x

 

[Alisa F]

Congrats, she is sooooo cute! x

 

[baby_maybe]

Congrats bluestar, she is beautiful

AFM - woke up this morning to some off colour discharge, no more than normal but distinctly orangey/browny looking. So off I went to triage again, couldn't find peanut with a doppler (which I had here shortly before I left!), so they got the doc to put the portable scanner on me again! Baby is fine wriggling away, still can't feel a lot of it. They took yet another swab, but said they couldn't see a lot of funny coloured discharge at all so hopefully it was another of those strange spotting incidences I keep having. Anyway he didn't say much about my cervix, apart from being able to see the stitch so I'm assuming it looked ok as they let me home. Seeing my consultant on weds so will ask him about it and also hopefully get the results from the swab. Roll on the next 4 weeks to my first major milestone of 24

 

[kimbotrav]

Congrats bluestar, she is beautiful

AFM - woke up this morning to some off colour discharge, no more than normal but distinctly orangey/browny looking. So off I went to triage again, couldn't find peanut with a doppler (which I had here shortly before I left!), so they got the doc to put the portable scanner on me again! Baby is fine wriggling away, still can't feel a lot of it. They took yet another swab, but said they couldn't see a lot of funny coloured discharge at all so hopefully it was another of those strange spotting incidences I keep having. Anyway he didn't say much about my cervix, apart from being able to see the stitch so I'm assuming it looked ok as they let me home. Seeing my consultant on weds so will ask him about it and also hopefully get the results from the swab. Roll on the next 4 weeks to my first major milestone of 24

helloo glad they let you home hopefully it will all be ok ure stitch must have looked good like you say if they ley you hoe which is great hope the next 4 weeks go super fast i was so ecited when i reached 24 weeks xxxx

 

[baby_maybe]

Thanks Kim

How are you doing now, any more cramping or bleeding etc?

 

[lch28]

i cant wait for 24 weeks =] 2 weeks!

well.. im officially scared. i had an orgasm in my sleep. its never happened before =[ when i started bleeding the day i lost sophia it was after bd.. do you think i did any damage? i had some cramps after but thats all. im scared i have now shortened my cervix to nothing. and caused dialation..

which brings me to my other question. will i know if the stitch is tearing through my cervix? i stupidly googled that and read some awful stories..

 

[lizziedripping]

Congratulations Bluestar, she's beautiful!

Ich, don't worry about the nighttime 'o', it can't be helped and is very unlikely to trigger labour xx

Baby - this must just be discharge specific to you but harmless honey. It isn't uncommon to have a bloody discharge with the stitch in place, lots of women here have suffered with it, often leaving them tense and anxious. All of those women went to term despite it xx

Wtb - were's your birth announcement chick? Congrats on your girls, must hunt down the details lol xxx

 

[lizziedripping]

Angel - scary movie fine. Often my bh contractions would be triggered if I got tense or agitated but that was usually if I argued with Dh or was rushing to make a deadline, not from watching scary tv hun xx

 

[Alisa F]

WTB - you delivered. ?? Yayyyyy, congrats, I missed your birth announcement too. Congrats again xxx

 

[baby_maybe]

Thank you lizzie, your words are such an encouragement. I just want the next 4 weeks over and done with and then at least I know I'm past the viable stage, not that I want another LO born at 24 weeks but I'm sure you get what I mean. Thankfully it all appears to have settled down again now. Must just be one of those things, this baby being my last obviously knows it and is wanting to keep me on tenterhooks for the whole time lol!

lch - I have had plenty of o's whilst asleep over the times I've been pg with a stitch in and nothing has ever come of it, apart from a tight tummy for a few minutes after each time. It always scares me when it happens, but it's quickly forgotten once I realise nothing's going to happen.

Wtb - congratulations hun, can't wait to see a pic or two of the babies

 

[lch28]

thank you lizzie and baby, i was very concerned when it happened but i am a little less worried now.

 

[Firehol]

Hi girls

Any help or reassurance would help. New to anything like this but need answers!!

I have a 2 yr old daughter and was a week late with her had to have a sweep and then she came. Since then I have had 2 LETZ (lazering of cervucal cells) procedures and I am under the colposcopy clinic and have checks every 6 months. Nothing has been found though.

I am now 24 weeks pregnant. I had a lot of bleeding at 11 weeks and had an early scan but thankfully everything ok. They thought this could be due to the LETZ weakening my cervix. I got myself referred to a OB and started having cervical scans.

They told me all was looking ok. Then I went yesterday and was informed it was shortening. It is now 21mm. It had started shortening at my last scan 2 weeks ago but the sonographer didn't act on it.

So they do not want too put a stitch in as I am 24+2 and just missed the deadline by 2 days! They say it could bring on labour. I am not funnelling which is good. She did a fibronectin sweep which was negative. Has prescribed me cyclogest to take rectally and I will go back in 2 weeks.

She (dr) told me she would be happy if I got to 28weeks very happy if I reached 30 and it is unlikely I would get further than 36 weeks. That I should ensure I have someone to take care of my daughter on a daily basis as it could happen any time now and to take it easy.

Shellshocked to say the least!! So all the questions I didn't ask are now going through my head! As it was a Friday afternoon this happened I can't speak to anyone until Monday!!

Does cyclogest do anything? Should I be taken it vaginally to be more effective?

Any help reassurance or what I should do next or ask my doc would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks x

 

[lch28]

hey hun welcome. im sure this came as quite a shock to you! is cyclogest progesterone? if it is then yes it does wonders. in my opinion vaginally is best because it goes straight to your cervix. im on injections becuase in the U.S they only prescribe the injections for a short cervix. good luck!

 

[WTBmyBFP]

Um. Yeah. I didn't really do a birth announcement.

Pics start on page 125 of my triplet pregnancy journal. Still recouping from the c section, celebrating my birthday tomorrow with DH, my dad, MIL, and my three lovely GB gals!!

 

[AmyLouise89]

Got great news Friday. Progesterone went from 4.9 back up to normal! & dr checked my infection & said everything looks good, just finish the day of antibiotics i got left & stay on the prometrium. I'll be 8 weeks 6 days tomorrow..Dr is seeing me every 10-14 days now & once I get cerclage I figure he will see me once a week..so glad he's keeping a good eye on me..about time I found a good OB!

 

[Alisa F]

Firehol - sorry you're going through this but be reassured now that you are being monitored. At least now you know to take it easy and your doc will keep an eye on you and bubba. Cyclogest is brilliant. I started it rectally from 18 wks and my cervix almost froze in time as soon as I started it and hasn't shortened until last scan a couple weeks ago at around 25wks. I take mine rectally cos I didn't want to be poking around in my vag introducing new bacteria accidentally. I've asked every high risk doc if there is more benefit inserting it vaginally and they said absolutely no difference except what I said that you avoid disturbing cervix and intro bacteria, so have essentially been told rectally is better. Good luck x

Amylouise - great news hon, very happy for you. Bring on the stitch, not long now x

 

[baby_maybe]

WTB - happy birthday hun, hope you and the triplets are doing well and they are gorgeous indeed

Amylouise - great news about your progesterone levels

 

[Firehol]

Thanks alisa f and ich28 (yes cyclogest is progesterone)
Glad to hear it does something! The only info i found was that it is a fertility drug! i think it's just the calmness in which the doc told me that it could be any day didn't really sink in till I was telling my hubby that this is a problem.
I'm trying to see a midwife as I haven't seen one since 6 weeks as they said I was on easy pregnancy path so just feel a little abandoned at the moment and their 24 hour line doesn't get answered.
Tomorrow I'm going to try and book up any appointments as she just gave me my prescription and sent me on my way without any more appointments. Hence the abandonment feeling!!