Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Agiboma]

Congrats Angel!!!!

@prayerful i got my tac @ 16 weeks gestation

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Omgggg Angel!! Congratulations!!! Keep us updated on LO. Hope u are recovering well xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Congratulations Angel - your diarrhoea and sickness was presumably the beginnings of labour? Well done for making 34wks, and a great weight too

 

[Twinkle 3]

Hi everyone im new here,

iv just had a read through some of the posts. I hope your all doing well. i am ready to start tryig for another baby and i have incompetent cervix plus i am strep b pos. i recently gve birth at 22 weeks resulting in the passing of my little boy. im hoping someone can help and offer some advice as im very scared of gettig pregnant again with incomepetent cervix. iv been told i will have a cervical stitch when i am pregnant again but i dont know what to expect. in my last pregnancy i couldnt move as i was always in pain i had the feelin of pressure and like my baby would just fall out. i alwasy had backache and couldnt do any household tasks, even walking was painful. can anyone tell me if you feel like this with the stitch in as i am hoping i can have a normal pregnancy without feelin like i did in my laat pregnancy. I also hope i wont have to go on bed rest as i have a 4yr old and want to carry on as normal as possible. please can you all share your experiences.

Thankyou

i do apologise aswel for all the spelling mistakes its silly touch screen phone

 

[lch28]

congrats angel! i am so pleased for you!

welcome twinkle, i am so sorry for the loss of your little boy, I lost my daughter at 23 weeks in February. IC is a scary thing and makes pregnancy a very scary time. The good news is the stitch has such an amazing success rate. I got mine at 12 weeks. This is the best situation and you should make sure you will be getting it between 12-16 weeks, before any changes happen to your cervix. I too, with my daughter, was very uncomfortable the last few weeks leading up to labor. But i can honestly tell you that this pregnancy i feel great. I am almost 28 weeks and every day that passes i am so grateful. Apart from normal pregnancy things (plus i have a huge ginormous bump) i feel fine. It is hard to say whether you will be on bed rest or not. With an elective cerclage over an emergent cerclage, you do have a better chance of no bed rest. Even with cerclage i had some shortening of my cervix. At 16 weeks It was over 4cm, at 20 weeks it was 2.9 cm, so i have been on bed rest since. Mine was modified bed rest, and my doctor was not strict about it at all. He basically said "dont lift anything, dont stand up for more then 15 minutes, and listen to your body" i could even go out to eat if i wanted. Now that I am at 28 weeks he has changed bed rest to just resting when I can. I wish you the best of luck! This thread has been a life saver for me and everyone on here is just amazing

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Congratulations Angel - your diarrhoea and sickness was presumably the beginnings of labour? Well done for making 34wks, and a great weight too

Dont say that! Ive had very very frequent loose bowels for over a week now :/

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Scarlett Elizabeth born 6.01am weighing 5lb 1oz by section at 34 Weeks +4 x x x x

Awwwww congrats!

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Congratulations Angel - your diarrhoea and sickness was presumably the beginnings of labour? Well done for making 34wks, and a great weight too

Dont say that! Ive had very very frequent loose bowels for over a week now :/

Not to alarm you hopeful but start preparing for delivery. Either way you only have a few weeks to go. You should be fine though. Continue to be HOPEFUL!! Keeping you in my thoughts

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thank you for the reply lch 28. Im sorry for the loss of your little girl its the hardest thing to go through. i wish u all the luck in the world for your pregnancy. I love reading sucess stories like yours as it gives me so much hope and also fills me with happiness knowing that i can still have the chance to have a baby with incompetent cervix. i know its going to be a hard pregnancy and very worrying but hopefully will work out for me this time.

Iv been searching for ages to try and find a place to talk to other mums who have incompetent cervix but i could never find anywhere. Its nice to be able to talk to other women who have the same problem as me. as i always seem to come across women who never have any problems during thier pregnancy and it makes me feel like im the only onw who isnt capable of carrying to term.

 

[Firehol]

Congratulations angel. I had all that the night before my first. I get scared if I'm ever a bit "loose" now!!

Shelby you've done great and all will work out just fine. Keep positive and just think of those 2 little darlings when the pain hits!! Good luck xx

 

[penuche]

Scarlett Elizabeth born 6.01am weighing 5lb 1oz by section at 34 Weeks +4 x x x x

Yayayayay!!! Congratulations! And 5lbs! That's awesome

 

[ShelbyLC]

Angel - congratulations on your little girl!

And I've put an update over in my journal, if you're interested. I don't really have the mental strength right now to retype what I've already posted. But, I am still pregnant, in case you don't feel like reading.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Angel - congratulations on your little girl!

And I've put an update over in my journal, if you're interested. I don't really have the mental strength right now to retype what I've already posted. But, I am still pregnant, in case you don't feel like reading.

Wow Shelby! You have us. I remember when I had my daughter at 26 weeks. I was supposed to be transferred to a hospital with a higher nicu that day to deliver but we didn't make it there and I had to deliver my baby at the hospital we were at because it was an emergency. After I had her, I saw her for a second and they transferred her. For 3 days I couldn't see her, had no idea what she " looked " like and all the nurses cared about was getting me to walk in the halls... Near the nursery with all the crying healthy full term babies. I'm a nurse and I know the importance of walking after surgery but that was so inconsiderate. So Hun, WE UNDERSTAND. You feel awful but you want the best for your babies. YOU ARE HUMAN. I will pray for you and those babies. May GOD keep you all and watch over you. Be encouraged! YOU CAN DO THIS AND YOU WILL!!!!! celebrate in advance because you've come a long way. Get some music and sing girl!!!

 

[mpg1502]

Hi girls,

I'm back! Spent the last two days in hospital with pressure and tightenings. Am 22 weeks +6 days.

I went in as had felt pressure in my bottom all day and sometimes it was so painful I could hardly walk (by bottom I mean bottom rather than vagina!). Midwife said I'd better come in.

Lizzie if you're online at all can you refresh my memory as I've forgotten it all from first time round. I am experiencing the same tightenings of the tummy (not regular) but yet when they examine me although it feels rock hard to me they say its soft. Also, they only examined me vaginally with speculum and no scans were done. I have a double stitch in this time and the cervix still looks fine from them looking up at it but surely they'd need to scan to make sure?

I am confused? I also had that strange odd feeling that you just can't put your finger on but just didn't feel right and also felt nauseous although wasn't sick and tingling hands.

On the plus side I have had no bleeding/dishcarge/fluid so they've sent me home. But the baby is literally doing back flips in there ten to the dozen and my stomach is still going intermittently hard but pressure in my bottom has gone.

Oh and I have started to have protein my urine only 1+ at the moment but that's how it started last time. Of course I'm terrified as I"m not even 23 weeks and they told me frankly that there is nothing they would do to intervene. Should I go somewhere for a second opinion? I find it strange that at this hospital not once have they internally scanned me even when they did my stitch at 13 weeks nor to check afterwards....??? or am I just being overly cautious?

Thank you in advance!
Mx

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Shelby I can't begin to imagine how you are feeling. Though u are still at 5 it does seem that very soon they will have no choice but to deliver. I hope things speed up a bit for u. In an ideal situation you would love to carry on cooking I am sure. Only advise is to ignore comments from nurses that are un-necessary..They sound a little heartless. I hope your girls arrive as healthy as possible x

 

[kimbotrav]

congrats angel bril weight xxx

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hi girls,

I'm back! Spent the last two days in hospital with pressure and tightenings. Am 22 weeks +6 days.

I went in as had felt pressure in my bottom all day and sometimes it was so painful I could hardly walk (by bottom I mean bottom rather than vagina!). Midwife said I'd better come in.

Lizzie if you're online at all can you refresh my memory as I've forgotten it all from first time round. I am experiencing the same tightenings of the tummy (not regular) but yet when they examine me although it feels rock hard to me they say its soft. Also, they only examined me vaginally with speculum and no scans were done. I have a double stitch in this time and the cervix still looks fine from them looking up at it but surely they'd need to scan to make sure?

I am confused? I also had that strange odd feeling that you just can't put your finger on but just didn't feel right and also felt nauseous although wasn't sick and tingling hands.

On the plus side I have had no bleeding/dishcarge/fluid so they've sent me home. But the baby is literally doing back flips in there ten to the dozen and my stomach is still going intermittently hard but pressure in my bottom has gone.

Oh and I have started to have protein my urine only 1+ at the moment but that's how it started last time. Of course I'm terrified as I"m not even 23 weeks and they told me frankly that there is nothing they would do to intervene. Should I go somewhere for a second opinion? I find it strange that at this hospital not once have they internally scanned me even when they did my stitch at 13 weeks nor to check afterwards....??? or am I just being overly cautious?

Thank you in advance!
Mx

I would get another opinion... They should be more thorough . Follow your gut. They may not be able to intervene but they can PREVENT.

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

How are u Kim?

 

[Hopeful 4 #1]

Thank you for the reply lch 28. Im sorry for the loss of your little girl its the hardest thing to go through. i wish u all the luck in the world for your pregnancy. I love reading sucess stories like yours as it gives me so much hope and also fills me with happiness knowing that i can still have the chance to have a baby with incompetent cervix. i know its going to be a hard pregnancy and very worrying but hopefully will work out for me this time.

Iv been searching for ages to try and find a place to talk to other mums who have incompetent cervix but i could never find anywhere. Its nice to be able to talk to other women who have the same problem as me. as i always seem to come across women who never have any problems during thier pregnancy and it makes me feel like im the only onw who isnt capable of carrying to term.

The ladies on here are amazingly supportive hun as well as informative. Most of us have had similar experiences so u will be sure to get a wealth of info x

 

[Agiboma]

@ Shelby what an ordeal you are going through, hopefully the labour will speed up and your babies will arrive safely.
@mpg have they put you on any bp medications? Is your bp high?