Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[angel229]

Congratulations WTB they are absolutely beautiful and gorgeous names for all 3. Scarlett is the name of my unborn little one x x x happy birthday x x

 

[kimbotrav]

Thanks Kim

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

im ok thankyou had about 4 tightenings last night which tailed of thnkfully but nothing else i have officially made it past when i had my last baby so really pleased hope ure ok today xx

 

[lch28]

awesome kimbo!

im really nervous about the next coming weeks.. i lost sophia at 23w6d and im just terrified for some reason. ugh. i absolutely have to ask my doctor for another cervical length check like soon, cause im losing my mind.

 

[baby_maybe]

Yeah much better today thanks Kim

lch - I always get very nervous towards the time when I delivered my first baby, it's totally understandable and I always feel its such a big personal milestone each time I've been pg since. I would definitely ask for another cervix check before your next scheduled one to it your mind at rest

 

[lch28]

thanks hun.. i just keep feeling nervous about every little twinge.. good news is when i was this far last time Sophia was kicking really low to the point where i hardly felt it. she was like this for 2 weeks and my doctors didnt show the slightest concern. anyway this lil man keeps kicking me hard in my belly button! sometimes he kicks my cervix but hes always moving. I am looking forward to v day so much. More so looking forward to 28 weeks. not sure why it just seems like such a big deal!!

my next tvu isnt scheduled till 28 weeks but im not waiting that long. im gonna refuse lol =] i have a dr appointment on thursday, i am just goign to ask that he sends me for one the following week because im super stressed about it and worried.

 

[baby_maybe]

We're the same, my next milestone is 24 and then I'll be so much happier when I get to 28. Only 8 weeks to go

I sometimes feel kicks in my cervix, but this baby is all over too. Not that I can feel most of it, but I can hear the kicks on the doppler and where they are so I know baby isn't too low. My very first when I didn't realise there was a problem with my cervix always kicked very low and I barely felt it, even right at the end when I was just over 24 weeks.

 

[lch28]

i knew something was wrong, i even told them i was losing mucus plug and was not feeling her move and felt pressure, they wouldnt even give me an internal exam until i was fricken bleeding and 4 cm dilated.. dont even get me started. stupid doctors.

2 weeks until 24 weeks!! ive never been any more pregnant then 23 weeks

 

[baby_maybe]

I didn't realise anything was wrong until I was contracting and on my way to hospital. When I got there they took one look and I was fully dilated, next thing you know waters go, very badly infected, she didn't stand much of a chance really. Didn't have time for any steroid shots and even though we ad a few weeks with her in nicu, we knew that her chance of surviving was very slim.

I feel so lucky that the consultant I had the next time round was able to diagnose my cervix issue and get a stitch in before it was too late and it was very close to being too late. Also that I've managed to have 3 healthy children even with this problem. I feel so close to achieving my goal of a last baby and at the same time so far it almost doesn't seem real yet. Or maybe I don't want it to seem to real yet? I'm so very nervous about getting to viability, but I know once I'm there I'll feel much better about the fact this pregnanacy will probably work out.

 

[kimbotrav]

hi ladys just wondering if any 1 elses babys are realy low down?? my lil one moves so low and my bump looks low just wondering if this could be related to having not much cervix and stitch holding it togther??? x

 

[lch28]

I didn't realise anything was wrong until I was contracting and on my way to hospital. When I got there they took one look and I was fully dilated, next thing you know waters go, very badly infected, she didn't stand much of a chance really. Didn't have time for any steroid shots and even though we ad a few weeks with her in nicu, we knew that her chance of surviving was very slim.

I feel so lucky that the consultant I had the next time round was able to diagnose my cervix issue and get a stitch in before it was too late and it was very close to being too late. Also that I've managed to have 3 healthy children even with this problem. I feel so close to achieving my goal of a last baby and at the same time so far it almost doesn't seem real yet. Or maybe I don't want it to seem to real yet? I'm so very nervous about getting to viability, but I know once I'm there I'll feel much better about the fact this pregnanacy will probably work out.

aww hun. im so sorry. so you did not bleed or anything before becoming fully dialated? i started bleeding and by time i got looked at was 4cm dilated, my membranes were ruptured and water bag was bulging. can i ask how long she stayed with you for? so glad you have a good doctor this time. i also feel very lucky to have found my doctor. i am very pleased with him and his "not take a chance" attitude. i feel the same about getting to viability. it seems unreal but once i reach a certain point ill finally feel like im going to get to have my baby boy. tbh i havent bought anything but one outfit =[ i had Sophias nursery all put together, so many outfits and it was just so painful to deal with all of that.

 

[lch28]

kimbo my little one is often kicking my cervix

 

[lch28]

so i was just sitting here in my recliner for a bit and i got these stabbing pains in my cervix. they lasted for about 5 minutes. i drank some water and it went away..


should i call my doctor now? or in the morning and ask to be seen? im terrified that its my stitch ripping.. or something awful like that. its 11 pm here.. pretty late.. has anyone experienced this?

 

[kimbotrav]

so i was just sitting here in my recliner for a bit and i got these stabbing pains in my cervix. they lasted for about 5 minutes. i drank some water and it went away..


should i call my doctor now? or in the morning and ask to be seen? im terrified that its my stitch ripping.. or something awful like that. its 11 pm here.. pretty late.. has anyone experienced this?

hi yeah he is low always felt it with my last aswell but just wondered if it was due to not having much cervix hat baby lays down lower than normal?

also i get those stabbing pains not nice at all are they i had them the other night along with tightenings but then eased of if ure worried its always best to get checked out just incase x

 

[baby_maybe]

Thanks lch. She was with us for almost 6 weeks, but very poorly for the whole time. I held her just once while she was alive, but it was the best thing ever for the short amount of time she was stable enough to be out of the incubator. Yes my doc won't leave anything to chance either, he is very thorough.

With regards to stabbing pains in the cervix, I haven't had many this time round but last time I got them quite frequently. For me it wasn't anything sinister just the fact the stitch was in and occasionally getting kicked or being irritated by something I guess. To put your mind at rest give your doc a call, they never mind that's what they're there for

 

[lizziedripping]

hi ladys just wondering if any 1 elses babys are realy low down?? my lil one moves so low and my bump looks low just wondering if this could be related to having not much cervix and stitch holding it togther??? x

Hi Kim, because I was carrying two babies I always had one with his feet low down kicking my cervix. At times the pain and needling sensations were unbearable and I struggled to sleep. At around 30wks your baby could well be sitting low and so all the strain is on your lower abdomen. Some women have the opposite problem with lots of discomfort under their ribs (I never had that as an issue in any of my pregnancies, my babies are always low down).

Despite my bump dropping at 30wks, and all the kicking low down my cervix didn't change at all after 25wks and the stitch held just fine. The stitch probably heightens the sensation, but it's unlikely that your baby is low because of your cervical issues Hun - some babies engage and are low quite early on for no other reason than individual preference and availability of space in the uterus

 

[lizziedripping]

Wtb - your girls are beautiful! Like the others, I just love their names too

It must be so odd going from no kids to 3 in an instant. Although I had twins, it still wasn't that much of a change for us but I can imagine that triplets feels quite overwhelming (but wonderful all the same). You'll find that having them in the NICU makes things feel a touch unreal too, but once they're home everything will fall surprisingly into place. Make sure to look after yourself in the coming few weeks too hun, you have an opportunity to recuperate after the section before the 'onslaught' of night feedings at home etc.

Good luck, hope the girls continue going from strength to strength xxx

 

[kimbotrav]

hi ladys just wondering if any 1 elses babys are realy low down?? my lil one moves so low and my bump looks low just wondering if this could be related to having not much cervix and stitch holding it togther??? x

Hi Kim, because I was carrying two babies I always had one with his feet low down kicking my cervix. At times the pain and needling sensations were unbearable and I struggled to sleep. At around 30wks your baby could well be sitting low and so all the strain is on your lower abdomen. Some women have the opposite problem with lots of discomfort under their ribs (I never had that as an issue in any of my pregnancies, my babies are always low down).

Despite my bump dropping at 30wks, and all the kicking low down my cervix didn't change at all after 25wks and the stitch held just fine. The stitch probably heightens the sensation, but it's unlikely that your baby is low because of your cervical issues Hun - some babies engage and are low quite early on for no other reason than individual preference and availability of space in the uterus

thnakyou for replying must be my babys like laying low2 then. idid have a septum in my uterus which i had removed so there isnt as much room asthere would usually be maybe that why they prefer it down there as thats where most the room is that makes me more at ease to know u had the same and nothing changed thnakyou xxx

 

[lch28]

thanks ladies im still going to call this morning.. they open in 30 min.. i have a yeast infection so have been using monistat 7. did not use my last dose yesterday because i was paranoid about my cervix being open or something.

 

[baby_maybe]

Good luck lch, keep us up to date. I'm sure you'll be fine hun

 

[lch28]

ugh.. whats going on? they forgot to turn the phones on or something ridiculous like that. i keep getting the answer machine.