Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[baby_maybe]

Firehol - great to hear about Amber being home hun that's fantastic news. My dd2 was around the 5lb mark when she came home from nicu too

Mizzpodd - let us know what's happening, hope it's just some discharge, I quite often feel trickling, but it's never my waters. Thankfully so, with how much they thinkive got I'd probably be soaked from head to foot if they went at home!

Amy - still thinking of you and really glad you've been able to get up and have a shower with no more bleeding, hope it stays away for when the doc gets back and then you can get home to your OH

Tink - nice to hear from you, glad you're still cooking away. I know what you mean about dates and things, a lot of them crept up on me this pregnancy and normally I would be so organised, but this time round I've been so preoccupied with being pregnant I've kind of only given them a thought when I've really had to. Luckily none of the kids birthdays are this side of baby's arrival so I can preoccupy myself as much as I want now Xmas is out the way!

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Wow I didn't log on for a few hours and there has been like 3 new pages. I can't even address everyone! Ok, firehol congrats on amber being home.
Shelby the babes are gorgeous, fingers crossed for them coming home soon!
To my friend with the bleeding. I'm glad you're able to shower and hopefully go home.

So I went to my OB today. Omg it was insane. I drank the stuff for the glucose test. The taste wasn't bad but it gave he heartburn. I was ok until like an hr after during the blood draw. I was dizzy, nauseous, my heart was racing and my blood pressure was up. I almost passed out. I was so scared. The nurse said feeling that sick is something she sees often after that drink. I hope the results are good because I'm not doing the three hour test. I'll just put myself on a diabetic diet if that's the case. They said I had trace 2 + glucose in my urine but my dr said nothing about if so we will see. That was the first it happened. He wants to see me weekly now to keep an eye on me and to closely monitor the baby. I really appreciate that. He's so awesome. I finally feel better and I'm looking forward to my 28 week mark next Thursday. 7 years ago I delivered my daughter at 26.6 and tomorrow ill be past that. I'm so thankful. Everyday after today is a blessing and like a "treat" for me! Keep us in your prayers ladies.

Hope everyone I left out is great.

 

[Tink_0123]

Thanks for the insight on the GD test Prayer. Mine is tomorrow, your symptoms definitely give me something to look forward to lol. I hope you feel better now.
My appt is at 815 am, got it that early bc they said to try n not eat much so I wasn't planning on starving myself for half a day.

I hope your results come back normal and dont have to do the three hour test.

Ladies please keep your FX for me on tomorrow yucky test lol


Amy, didnt see your post till after I posted my last post. Must've posted as I was writing mine. Glad you were able to shower, hopefully you get to go home soon. Are you still sneezing or has it stopped? Ask your dr. if they can give you something for it in case you start sneezing again. Best of luck dear!

 

[Agiboma]

@PRayerful did you do the urine test after the drink or befor that's important because when I did the drink and immediately did the urine test with the stick it showed up plus 3 and the DR said never read the urine test if you have drank the drink prior. Anyhow the bloodwork came back on me and I still ended up with GD I hope your luck is better than mine, yes I understand whenyou get past your last delivery gestation you look at every additional day as a blessing for me im living out a dream really after having a 25 weeker and now being 28 weeks its an amazing feeling. Congrats on reaching this milestone,
@goodluck tomorrow.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

@PRayerful did you do the urine test after the drink or befor that's important because when I did the drink and immediately did the urine test with the stick it showed up plus 3 and the DR said never read the urine test if you have drank the drink prior. Anyhow the bloodwork came back on me and I still ended up with GD I hope your luck is better than mine, yes I understand whenyou get past your last delivery gestation you look at every additional day as a blessing for me im living out a dream really after having a 25 weeker and now being 28 weeks its an amazing feeling. Congrats on reaching this milestone,
@goodluck tomorrow.

It was positive after the drink. Congrats on passing you're milestone too.

 

[lch28]

prayerful mine was positive after the drink too. i ended up having GD

 

[wunderful78]

Wonder how everyone is going , it's kind of hard to keep up yay for those that are in the safe zone and passed the gd test

Amy I hope your doing ok , you must feel very scared

Mizzpod how r you , what happened with the leaking ?

I'm having braxton hicks I think ? About the size of a saucer hard spots no pain maybe max 5 a day ;( should I be worried ? 22+5 2 wks out of my cerclage for 23mm and slight funnelling cervix ?

I feel so unsure somedays that I'm going to make it sometimes the worry makes me feel ill

 

[Agiboma]

@PRayerful did you do the urine test after the drink or befor that's important because when I did the drink and immediately did the urine test with the stick it showed up plus 3 and the DR said never read the urine test if you have drank the drink prior. Anyhow the bloodwork came back on me and I still ended up with GD I hope your luck is better than mine, yes I understand whenyou get past your last delivery gestation you look at every additional day as a blessing for me im living out a dream really after having a 25 weeker and now being 28 weeks its an amazing feeling. Congrats on reaching this milestone,
@goodluck tomorrow.

It was positive after the drink. Congrats on passing you're milestone too.

I remember when mine went completely brown after the drink like +3 and the blood work came back normal AT 14 weeks, but now @ 28 weeks it all came back positive, so theres still hope I think

 

[MizzPodd]

Hi ladies
I went in yesterday and they checked for contractions and leaking. Doc said I was fine and I still had plenty of fluid around baby he said its normal discharge but it was good for me to come in since it was watery and plus me having early labor dd2. Baby is fine . So today I have to go for my shot on my butt lol fun! And then get CBC because I have history of gestational thrombocytopenia with all pregnancies. If I have it again (which nurse already told me I probably do based on last platelet count, I won't have to worry about dvt being on bed rest because my blood will be so thin. If I don't have it then they will be giving me advice on how to prevent blood clots from being on bed rest for 4 months. I kinda hope I have the blood disorder agin just because I didn't have to worry about that with dd1. However, I can't get epidural but I'm fine with that because I've given natural births both times and want to do it again call me crazy lpl

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Wonder how everyone is going , it's kind of hard to keep up yay for those that are in the safe zone and passed the gd test

Amy I hope your doing ok , you must feel very scared

Mizzpod how r you , what happened with the leaking ?

I'm having braxton hicks I think ? About the size of a saucer hard spots no pain maybe max 5 a day ;( should I be worried ? 22+5 2 wks out of my cerclage for 23mm and slight funnelling cervix ?

I feel so unsure somedays that I'm going to make it sometimes the worry makes me feel ill

I started with contractions around 21 22 weeks and was placed on nifedipine/procardia and it helped stop them. It's unsure whether or not Braxton hicks cause your cervix to change. I think it does. My cervix went from 1.2 to .5! So I would bring it up to your dr because you don't want BH to get out of control and go into preterma labor. All the best

 

[ShelbyLC]

Hi ladies
I went in yesterday and they checked for contractions and leaking. Doc said I was fine and I still had plenty of fluid around baby he said its normal discharge but it was good for me to come in since it was watery and plus me having early labor dd2. Baby is fine . So today I have to go for my shot on my butt lol fun! And then get CBC because I have history of gestational thrombocytopenia with all pregnancies. If I have it again (which nurse already told me I probably do based on last platelet count, I won't have to worry about dvt being on bed rest because my blood will be so thin. If I don't have it then they will be giving me advice on how to prevent blood clots from being on bed rest for 4 months. I kinda hope I have the blood disorder agin just because I didn't have to worry about that with dd1. However, I can't get epidural but I'm fine with that because I've given natural births both times and want to do it again call me crazy lpl

Glad you're not leaking fluid and FX you have the blood disorder!

I don't think you're crazy at all for wanting another natural birth. I had a c-section with my twins, but I'm hoping for a VABC next time around. If I do manage a VBAC, I want to go naturally.

 

[MizzPodd]

Thank you Shelby lol it sounds weird to want a blood disorder right? Lol
I think it's awesome that you want a natural birth! Even though its painful, it is so nice when you push your baby out and then the pain kinda disappears because the baby is here
Your girls are so beautiful!!! I'm so happy they are progressing well

 

[Tink_0123]

Hello ladies,

Hope everyone is doing well and still cooking today..

Mizz Pod, great news it wasn't your waters leaking. This should bring you some peace of mind , continue taking it easy and try not stress. Ive learned that pregnancy brings a lot of strange symptoms get us all worked up sometimes for nothing lol

Amy, hope your bleeding has stopped and you've been able to go home sweetie.

Prayer, Happy 27 weeks

AFM, had my GD test this AM, the orange juice they gave me was actually really good lol tasted like orange kool aid. Hoping my tests come back good and no GD. We'll see! On another note, I gained 6 pounds in 2 weeks, holy sh*t lol I guess some weeks are better than others as far as weight gain. Dr. told me I would be on bed rest till 36 weeks, so excited about that, 8 weeks 2 days to go yay!! I also told him I wanted a growth scan since LO hasnt been weighed since I was 21 weeks, plus CL check (this Im not looking forward to) dont really want to know my CL, that info can either make or break my day..

Please keep cooking, hoping to hear some updates soon

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hello ladies,

Hope everyone is doing well and still cooking today..

Mizz Pod, great news it wasn't your waters leaking. This should bring you some peace of mind , continue taking it easy and try not stress. Ive learned that pregnancy brings a lot of strange symptoms get us all worked up sometimes for nothing lol

Amy, hope your bleeding has stopped and you've been able to go home sweetie.

Prayer, Happy 27 weeks

AFM, had my GD test this AM, the orange juice they gave me was actually really good lol tasted like orange kool aid. Hoping my tests come back good and no GD. We'll see! On another note, I gained 6 pounds in 2 weeks, holy sh*t lol I guess some weeks are better than others as far as weight gain. Dr. told me I would be on bed rest till 36 weeks, so excited about that, 8 weeks 2 days to go yay!! I also told him I wanted a growth scan since LO hasnt been weighed since I was 21 weeks, plus CL check (this Im not looking forward to) dont really want to know my CL, that info can either make or break my day..

Please keep cooking, hoping to hear some updates soon

Thanks tink and great news! I liked the red drink too lol! I just felt nasty afterwards. I hope lo measures well and that you pass your GD test. I gained 5 pounds in a little over a week around Christmas time. Yeah! So every visit ? Biweekly) I would gain like 3-4 pounds. He said its water weight! Lol I said " we'll see" . I hope we all make it to 36 weeks!

 

[ShelbyLC]

Thank you Shelby lol it sounds weird to want a blood disorder right? Lol
I think it's awesome that you want a natural birth! Even though its painful, it is so nice when you push your baby out and then the pain kinda disappears because the baby is here
Your girls are so beautiful!!! I'm so happy they are progressing well

Thank you!

The funny thing is, I dealt with all the contractions, despite having a c-section. I was dilated to 9-10cm when I was wheeled back for the section, and I made it that far with no medication. So I know I can handle the contractions. Just the ring of fire I have to worry about

 

[MizzPodd]

Thank you tinkit makes me feel a lot better.... Just more fun bed rest
Wow you are right around the corner! When you deliver i will be your current week so I'm excited for 8 weeks to hurry up and get here too! Congrats for being in last tri! Now I know someone else on bed rest lol I hope everything keeps going good for you

Shelby you should be proud then! If you made it to 9/10 cm then you can get through the ring of fire... I just kept focusing on hearing her cry and I guess my mind kinda ignored the pain... It did hurt badly but I remember it being seconds I think you have a great chance at doing it.

 

[baby_maybe]

So had my scan earlier and boy do I have a lot of fluid. I have definite polyhydramnios and my AFI measures 29.8cm, the upper range of normal is 25cm at 32 weeks so as you can see I'm well over that. Not sure what the consultant will want to do, already have my GTT booked for tomorrow and then I see the consultant next weds to discuss both the scan and GTT results.

I must admit that I'm am now a little worried about what this might mean. I'm not going to google because that is never good at any time, but I am also already aware of the some of the causes for this and I'm trying not to think about them especially as 65% od cases don't have a reason.

The good news is that because of all the fluid the scan was super clear and as far as that goes baby looks fine, although I realise a scan cannot diagnose. Anyway he is definitely, no doubt, still a he he also is average weight at an estimated 4lb4oz so not a fatty at the moment.

Im kind of hoping now that my GTT is positive because at least I'll have a reason behind all the fluid, if not I guess the consultant will have a plan of what to do next, like some blood tests etc.

Of course this does complicate the IC a bit, with all the extra fluid putting weight on the stitch and I think it might be why I've had so many braxton hicks recently too. Could be my uterus being so stretched out and not just the stitch irritating it!

Anyways I'll probably have a proper update after next weeks consultant appointment

 

[AmyLouise89]

My double cerclage failed...it was great on Monday & suddenly my waters were out of vagina 4 inches last night..Dr managed to gently push them back in & they transferred me to tulsa hospital with nicu but right after I arrived they did vaginal ultrasound & took some gauze out of vagina & was about to look at stitch with speculum & waters busted. 1 stitch already ripped through cervix & Dr managed to get other stitch out before further damage to cervix. I never had contractions at all..cervix were 3cm & great Monday & Wednesday was dilated, stitched ripped cervix & bulging waters...drs have no clue what happened. The Dr at tulsa nicu wants to give me an abdominal cerclage in 3 months then wait 3 more months on getting pregnant again but I ain't going to rush it. We named our beautiful baby girl adalee hope, she weighed 15oz & 10 inches long..she had her mommas nose & daddy's mouth & ears.

 

[MizzPodd]

So had my scan earlier and boy do I have a lot of fluid. I have definite polyhydramnios and my AFI measures 29.8cm, the upper range of normal is 25cm at 32 weeks so as you can see I'm well over that. Not sure what the consultant will want to do, already have my GTT booked for tomorrow and then I see the consultant next weds to discuss both the scan and GTT results.

I must admit that I'm am now a little worried about what this might mean. I'm not going to google because that is never good at any time, but I am also already aware of the some of the causes for this and I'm trying not to think about them especially as 65% od cases don't have a reason.

The good news is that because of all the fluid the scan was super clear and as far as that goes baby looks fine, although I realise a scan cannot diagnose. Anyway he is definitely, no doubt, still a he he also is average weight at an estimated 4lb4oz so not a fatty at the moment.

Im kind of hoping now that my GTT is positive because at least I'll have a reason behind all the fluid, if not I guess the consultant will have a plan of what to do next, like some blood tests etc.

Of course this does complicate the IC a bit, with all the extra fluid putting weight on the stitch and I think it might be why I've had so many braxton hicks recently too. Could be my uterus being so stretched out and not just the stitch irritating it!

Anyways I'll probably have a proper update after next weeks consultant appointment

I'm glad baby is right on time with the growing your theory on your uterus really makes; the pressure pressing down....your attitude is great; staying positive. And no google!!! Lol I've worked myself up in the past with that so I was told no more dr. Google Hee hee. I do hope you have some good news or get the best scenario out of your current situation.

 

[MizzPodd]

My double cerclage failed...it was great on Monday & suddenly my waters were out of vagina 4 inches last night..Dr managed to gently push them back in & they transferred me to tulsa hospital with nicu but right after I arrived they did vaginal ultrasound & took some gauze out of vagina & was about to look at stitch with speculum & waters busted. 1 stitch already ripped through cervix & Dr managed to get other stitch out before further damage to cervix. I never had contractions at all..cervix were 3cm & great Monday & Wednesday was dilated, stitched ripped cervix & bulging waters...drs have no clue what happened. The Dr at tulsa nicu wants to give me an abdominal cerclage in 3 months then wait 3 more months on getting pregnant again but I ain't going to rush it. We named our beautiful baby girl adalee hope, she weighed 15oz & 10 inches long..she had her mommas nose & daddy's mouth & ears.

Sweetie i am so so sorry for your loss similar happened to me with bulging waters suddenly. I know this is so hard for you right now sweetie. I wish words could help but I know nothing can take the pain away. I have you and your beautiful angel baby girl in my prayers. Stay strong sweetie and you take all the time you need sweetie