Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[baby_maybe]

Ugh what a pain, keep trying I'm sure someone will realise they've left the answer phone on soon!

 

[lch28]

they better! hah . sure im not the only prengant lady calling every 3 min =]

 

[baby_maybe]

Sorry disappeared there for a while to do the school run. I hope you to through

 

[lch28]

hey i got through .. they told me to come right in. cervix is closed, thick, and stitch is fine. babys doing well. i feel silly but relieved. i am now crib shopping online! i think i can allow myself to buy it now lol

 

[baby_maybe]

Don't feel silly, it never hurts to get checked out if youre worried. I felt pretty silly after Saturdays trip to triage, but I felt better knowing I'd been seen

Enjoy your crib shopping. I'm looking forward to starting my baby shopping, maybe once I get to about 24 weeks or so I'll start having a proper look. For now I'm just browsing to pass the time

 

[lch28]

lol yes, i am mostly browsing. i bought one outfit though. couldnt resist.. do you think newborns should go in bassinet for 3-4 months before crib ?? i am getting mixed answers on this

 

[baby_maybe]

I used a moses basket for a while with my last dd before she went over to her cot, but that was because her cot was in another room and I wanted her with us. If I'd had her cot in my room I probably would have put her straight into that to be honest

 

[lch28]

hmm im a bit conflicted because me and baby are sharing a room. i dont know if i should get a bassinet/moses basket or just use the crib right away!

 

[baby_maybe]

Moses baskets are more snug so I think they tend to make a newborn feel a bit more secure than being in a huge cot right away, but until you have the baby you don't really know what they would prefer. My middle dd went straight to a cot no problem at all I didn't even try anything else with her, but if she'd of fussed I probably would have tried a Moses basket.

It's really down to personal preference, yours and the babys

 

[lch28]

i think ill keep the bassinet next to my bed in the beginning and see what he likes best.

 

[ChovieGirl]

Well, I went in this morning and had my stitches removed! Yay!!!

The removal did not hurt at all, just felt more pressure from the speculum. I forgot to ask to see the stitches, but hubs said he saw them and that they were almost the width of a shoelace and that they were not bloody. I did not have any bleeding from the removal either. My cervix has thinned out even more; but doctor said cervix was still closed. So now it is just a matter of waiting to see when baby boy is ready to come.

Also, my doctor said that my bed rest has been lifted with in reason (no jumping jacks or anything too strenuous)...Another Yay!!! So, hubs and I went to the grocery store after my appointment. I was so excited to go there since it has been months. Lol. Though, it is bad to go to the grocery store when you are pregnant and slightly hungry. I wanted everything!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

 

[lch28]

wonderful hun! cant wait to hear about your baby boys arrival. oooh do i miss grocery shopping!! lol. i have a question.. does pelvic rest go away after stitch removal?

 

[ChovieGirl]

wonderful hun! cant wait to hear about your baby boys arrival. oooh do i miss grocery shopping!! lol. i have a question.. does pelvic rest go away after stitch removal?

Oh, you know... I didn't even think to ask that question. I go back Friday for a checkup so I will ask then. I am sure my hubs would like that. Ha ha!

 

[baby_maybe]

lch - the bassinet idea sounds great. I've always been told that sex is very much back on the cards once stitch has been removed. I haven't had any for at least 20 weeks now, so I can't wait for mine to come out and neither can DH

Chovie - yay for stitch removal Can't wait to see hw much longer your little man stays in there for, so exciting

 

[DMJ]

Glad all went well with stitch removal

I'm off all rest now, and still no signs of baby. After not having sex since we found out I was pregnant we finally did the deed the other night after nearly 8 months it wasn't the greatest as we were both quite nervous lol! It didn't make anything happen contraction wise.

I'm booked in on Wednesday for a sweep so hoping that gets things moving

Xx

 

[ChovieGirl]

So this might be too personal of a question, but when dr said you could do the "deed" did they say you needed to use protection, like a condom, or is all natural okay? I thought a little bit about it causing contractions or just being sensitive since that area has been so sensitive anyway. Now I am definitely curious.

I think I have started to have more painful contractions in the last couple days??? Not sure... Now it seems like I will start to feel almost menstrual crampy and my stomach will tighten. It still doesn't last long and they have not been close together... maybe 3 to 4 times a day at most. I have also had a couple in the middle of the night that wake me up. Does that sound like BH contractions? When I had contractions before they were not painful at all. I also felt a lot of pressure in my lower back in the middle of the night, but it didn't last long and I haven't had it since.

I am starting to get nervous!!! Excited too, but definitely more nervous.

 

[DMJ]

She didn't say about using anything .. We didn't, was slightly sensitive down there but not painful.

Iv been having tightenings and constant back pain on and off but because it hasn't become regular I havnt phoned up yet and the tightenings are not really painful :-/ other then that I'm not feeling any different

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Just to update on me. I am still getting light brown discharge but have been given Cefalexin as a precaution and if it worsens then they will swab. 30 weeks on Wednesday. Can't believe I can say that soon! I want an update from everyone!! My phone is so crappy that i only JUST figured the mobile version LOL thats why I was struggling to keep up and reply! Very happy to see girlies deluvering safely though. Yay!

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Well, I went in this morning and had my stitches removed! Yay!!!

The removal did not hurt at all, just felt more pressure from the speculum. I forgot to ask to see the stitches, but hubs said he saw them and that they were almost the width of a shoelace and that they were not bloody. I did not have any bleeding from the removal either. My cervix has thinned out even more; but doctor said cervix was still closed. So now it is just a matter of waiting to see when baby boy is ready to come.

Also, my doctor said that my bed rest has been lifted with in reason (no jumping jacks or anything too strenuous)...Another Yay!!! So, hubs and I went to the grocery store after my appointment. I was so excited to go there since it has been months. Lol. Though, it is bad to go to the grocery store when you are pregnant and slightly hungry. I wanted everything!

Hope everyone is having a great day!

congrats hun. You must be over the moon!!

 

[ChovieGirl]

Just to update on me. I am still getting light brown discharge but have been given Cefalexin as a precaution and if it worsens then they will swab. 30 weeks on Wednesday. Can't believe I can say that soon! I want an update from everyone!! My phone is so crappy that i only JUST figured the mobile version LOL thats why I was struggling to keep up and reply! Very happy to see girlies deluvering safely though. Yay!

Glad you are almost 30 weeks! Hopefully the brown discharge will go away soon.