Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[baby_maybe]

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.

Amy I'm so so sorry to hear that. What a beautiful name you picked for your little girl. RIP Adalee

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.

Thanks mizzpodd. I'm hoping it has resolved itself a bit by the time I go for a repeat scan. Hopefully the consultant has a plan when I follow up with him next week

 

[Tink_0123]

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.

Omg Amy, I am so sorry for ur loss. I honestly dont have words to express my sadness for u. Youve been through so much already.. Youre a strong woman and will make it through this grieving process. Please have faith that one day soon you will have a beautiful baby. Please take the time to grieve right now and things will soon fall into place. A TAC is definitely the way to for your future pregnancies. Please accept my condolences and know that you will be in my thoughts. I wish you n DH the best of luck!

 

[ShelbyLC]

Oh, Amy. I am so, so sorry. I know nothing anyone says will make this better in any way, but please know that I (and I'm sure all the other ladies on here) am thinking about you and your little girl. Life is so unfair and I am so sorry you've had to go through this again.

 

[Hope2302]

@ Amy, my thoughts are with you. Sorry on your loss. X

 

[DAYDAY24]

I am so sorry amy you are in my prayers.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Amy I'm so so sorry. I can't even imagine how you feel. I'll pray for you and your family. You chose a beautiful name for her. I wish you rest and peAce of mind. Omg honey. Try to take I easy. You did everything you should have and in time things will work out. We are here if you need us and more importantly God is looking over you all. RIP Little one.

 

[AmyLouise89]

Thank you everyone

 

[wunderful78]

So sorry Amy

 

[lch28]

Amy im so deeply sorry for the loss of your little girl. I know words don't do much but just know we are all here for you honey. Hugs and kisses

 

[Agiboma]

Amy I am so sorry to hear about your loss Very lovely name for your daughter. I also had a failed cerclage x2 with my son I delivered at 25 weeks, I now have a Trans abdominal cerclage with this pregnancy. Take your time to heal and recover the best you could emotionally. physically and mentally.

 

[AmyLouise89]

How is your abdominal cerclage doing? Any complications? I'm not sure yet if we are going to try again or not cause I'm scared of going through this a 4th time. How will the abdominal cerclage be any better? Did you get yours before pregnancy or during? Sorry for so many questions.

 

[Agiboma]

Amy you don't have to rush it is difficult here is my history, im on my 5th pregnancy.
1st and 2nd pregnancy: 2 first trimester miscarrige
3rd pregnancy : 20 week miscarriage due to IC and that's when I was diagnoised with it
4th pregnancy: failed trans vaginal cerclage X2, first one placed at 15 weeks, bulging membranes @ 23 weeks and dilated, with 1 cm of cervix left, 24 weeks emergency clerclage placed had my son @ 25 weeks, we spent 3.5 months in NICU
5th pregnancy: abdominal cerclaged placed at 16 weeks gestation so far @ 28 weeks cervix is 5cm and closed.
This abdominal cerclage seems to be working out for me so far knock on wood.
When I lost my baby @ 20 weeks I truly did not want kids at all I didn't want to go through the pain for a 4th time also. but I found the courage after 1 year of morning and going through a very deep depression. All I can say is take your time and progress at your own pace.

 

[wunderful78]

Your amazing abi

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Amy you don't have to rush it is difficult here is my history, im on my 5th pregnancy.
1st and 2nd pregnancy: 2 first trimester miscarrige
3rd pregnancy : 20 week miscarriage due to IC and that's when I was diagnoised with it
4th pregnancy: failed trans vaginal cerclage X2, first one placed at 15 weeks, bulging membranes @ 23 weeks and dilated, with 1 cm of cervix left, 24 weeks emergency clerclage placed had my son @ 25 weeks, we spent 3.5 months in NICU
5th pregnancy: abdominal cerclaged placed at 16 weeks gestation so far @ 28 weeks cervix is 5cm and closed.
This abdominal cerclage seems to be working out for me so far knock on wood.
When I lost my baby @ 20 weeks I truly did not want kids at all I didn't want to go through the pain for a 4th time also. but I found the courage after 1 year of morning and going through a very deep depression. All I can say is take your time and progress at your own pace.

Agiboma: you're one brave lady. I want more kids after this but the thought of going through all of this is crazy. We'll see how delivery goes( scheduled c section). Gods in control ultimately so even though waiting at least two years is the plan. The pregnancy process is tough in general.

 

[AmyLouise89]

I'm glad its working out for you which gives me some hope. High risk Dr in nicu hospital wants to do my abdominal cerclage in 3 months BEFORE getting pregnant again..then give my body atleast 3 months to heal. She then wants to do weekly cervical scans & weekly progesterone shots...only prob is its a 5 hour round trip to this hospital & I cant do that weekly..so hoping they would do abdominal cerclage & then let me see my regular ob weekly for scans & progesterone shots...& only come to tulsa like once a month or every 3 weeks unless scan shows bad news. Anyways I'm getting discharged from hospital in a bit, waiting for my flu shot (first one ever so hope it don't bother me like it does some people), they offered me depo birth control shot but I thought you ain't supposed to start birth control for a few weeks after a loss/delivery...so waiting to start pill at my follow up appt.

 

[sweetbuthyper]

amy sorry for your loss, take time to heal, my thoughts are with you.

 

[Hope2302]

Hello ladies. Is it normal to have period like cramps for about 5 hours constantly and have it just go like that. I had it since 4am and waited till 9am to call the hospital. After calling, it began to get better and disappeared totally. It's the first time I have had it since my cerclage 4 weeks ago. I have no other symptoms like discharge, temperature or back pain. Should I just wait and see what happens or go in to the hospital. The pain did worry me but now it's gone.

 

[ShelbyLC]

I'm terrified of getting pregnant again. My IC was most likely just from carrying twins, but since the girls were my first pregnancy, we don't really know. It's possible that any future singleton pregnancies will go fine and my cervix won't give me any trouble...but there's also the chance that IC is just something I have and I'll always have to deal with it. I don't want to go through all of this again.

 

[Tink_0123]

This is my first preg. and personally I will have to think very long and hard about getting preg again. I am glad that the IC was caught in time and measures were taken to keep lo cooking longer like the SBR n progesterone supps, although I dont have a cerclage as it was too risky to put in when it was officially disgnosed. Being on bed rest is tough both physically n mentally n especially constantly worrying about whats going on down below.. So to conclude my post, I might TTC in like 4 years at least. I want to enjoy Audrey as much as possible without worrying about IC for a while.

How are you ladies doing today btw??

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hope I would make an appointment to see your OB first thing Monday or today if they have an opening. You can't tell what that pain was so maybe they can look at your cervix to make sure you're not dilated. Not trying to worry you hi it's so much better to be safe than sorry, you don't want to wish you got checked and didn't.

Shelby, I feel ya. I want more but this process is scary. I want to talk to my dr about an abdominal cerclage and maybe then it might be more appealing. I know you have to have failed vaginal cerclages but they are so touch and go. besides I was already totally funneled by 17 weeks in a singleton pregnancy. I see women with babies and I'm like what did YOU have to go through to have that kid?? Crazy.

Amy I thought you had to wait a few weeks before you start birth control because of the risk of blood clots.