Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[lch28]

awww thanks hun, i cant believe it im just so thrilled..

i am worried about something non cervix related though. this darn gestational diabetes =\ i feel like ive had high numbers and my doctor doesnt seem concerend about them. today, my fundal height was measuring 36 weeks!

 

[DAYDAY24]

Amy it was tvu

 

[DAYDAY24]

Thanks lizziev

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

awww thanks hun, i cant believe it im just so thrilled..

i am worried about something non cervix related though. this darn gestational diabetes =\ i feel like ive had high numbers and my doctor doesnt seem concerend about them. today, my fundal height was measuring 36 weeks!

Ich don't worry too much about the diabetes. It's very hard to control during pregnancy and resolves pretty quick after delivery. One of the reasons they really test for it is so they can watch the baby after birth for underdeveloped organs ( not common in full termers) and to make sure his sugar doesn't get low after delivery. Imagine trying to regulate your blood sugar, really?? Your too busy making a baby!! Lol you have cravings weight and hormones so breathe easy. I would only be concerned if it gets high and stays there. Or if you have symptoms, excess fatigue, severe nausea, vision problems, uncontrollable hunger or thirst... This is my nursing perspective... When your a patient however, you go nuts and worry. Trust me I'm nuts about everything ! Lol you're doing great.....!!!

I had a question for you, how was your cervix measuring at 26 weekS? I go to my peri Monday and I'm kind of worried because it was .5 last visit 3 weeks ago :/

 

[lch28]

thanks hun.. im going to call my diabetic counselor tomorrow again if i dont hear from her by late afternoon..

as far as my cervix at 26 weeks i cant be sure. at 20 weeks it was 2.9 cm, at 21 weeks it was 2.9 cm. i didnt get checked again until 28 weeks when it went down to 1.3 cm. and funnelled to my stitch. however, it was the same length at 30 and 31 weeks. a massive change doesnt neccesarily indicate labor is coming. they are not going to check it anymore

 

[AmyLouise89]

Update: baby & everything is great! uterus & baby is 3cm higher than a normal 20 week pregnant woman so thats fantastic news! Also I'm no longer on bedrest since everything is going great! Dr wasn't happy tho cause he ordered a tvu when they did my ultrasound last Friday..which the tech did one kinda but didn't turn it into Dr & told him she didn't do one...so he was mad at ultrasound tech. He checked me manually & everything is great! not gonna overdue it tho..just happy I can clean & get off couch now lol

 

[lch28]

amazing news hun!

 

[Agiboma]

Well i got my 14 week cervix scan after all after being taken to hospital by ambulence with bleeding, contractions, heart palpertationg, high blood pressure and rapid pluse, Good news is baby is fine, cervix looks nice and long apparently not sure of measurement but was nice and long, and no funelling despite worrys that my cervix was possibly slightly open all seems well. I feel fine now other than having a stinking cold and we are still none the wiser what the hell happened but we are now on track for more monitoring and i'm to go straight in/ contact them staight away if i have any worrys.

Glad to hear all is well

 

[baby_maybe]

Great news Amy

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hey guys just wondering, I'm on meds every 4 hrs for contractions but starting yesterday I think they may have started to come back. Lo likes to lay very low and hardly ever comes up. I feels like she's moving just down there so I can't tell what's what. Are these just growing pains. The lower part of my abdomen just feels so full. Is it just her growing?? At this point my daughter was 2 pounds and 14 inches... I don't know. My stitch is still there no back pain. What did you guys feel like around 26 weeks? ( I hit my second goal of 26 weeks today!!! Yay)

 

[Agiboma]

im in 3rd tri, first time ever for me YEAH!!!!

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

im in 3rd tri, first time ever for me YEAH!!!!

Nice agiboma

 

[Tink_0123]

Woohoo.. Congrats Abigoma! Ill b joining u on Sat.. Im looking forward to it.

 

[lch28]

congrats abigoma!!

prayerful do you feel like the pain is coming and going at regular intervals? if not id just say its a normal pregnancy thing. with a stitch you will feel more uncomfortable earlier then you would in a non stitch pregnancy

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

congrats abigoma!!

prayerful do you feel like the pain is coming and going at regular intervals? if not id just say its a normal pregnancy thing. with a stitch you will feel more uncomfortable earlier then you would in a non stitch pregnancy

It's totally sporadic. No pattern to it. I do notice that right after I have to urge to urinate I don't know if the full bladder triggering it or vice versa. On well.. Time will tell.

 

[baby_maybe]

agiboma, I remember the first time I got to third tri after my loss

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

agiboma, I remember the first time I got to third tri after my loss

Baby how long did your 32 Weeker stay in the nicu?

 

[baby_maybe]

We were really lucky with her as she only stayed in for around 3 weeks. I'd had steroids and then had a really long drawn out labour, because they didn't want to remove my stitch until they'd found a hospital with a nicu space for her (my local one didn't have one). I think I was in labour for around 5 days altogether and they didn't take the stitch out until the final day when I'd already reached 6cms.

She was in an incubator for the first night with some additional oxygen and then from the second day was in a cot in air. She was tube fed to start with and I can't remember when exactly she moved to bottles, but it was definitely not more than half way through her stay.

 

[lch28]

^^ did you have an emergency stitch with her ?

 

[AmyLouise89]

I'm laying in bed & my stomach just suddenly got super tight/hard...is this normal????