Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Twinkle 3]

Hi everyone i havnt been on in a few days, i have been trying to read everything i have missed! First of all i think 2 congratulations are in order....

Congratulations ich on your baby boy you have done so well, its lovely to hear you made it so far hope your both doing well.

And congratulations to prayfull on your baby girl 3pound is an amazing weight for 29 weeks, hope your both doing well


As for everyone else i have read through what you have wrote but i always get mixed up and end up writing the wrong thing to the wrong person lol. So ill just say i hope your all ok and keeping those babies in for as long as you can. Wishing you all lots of luck

As for myself im on countdown for my stitch to be put in place... 3weeks to go and very nervous x

 

[wunderful78]

https://www.countdownmypregnancy.com/tickers/countdown-1344142800z1359007200zb.png. Just wanted to see if this worked still a newbie at this



And it did not ;(

 

[wunderful78]

https://www.countdownmypregnancy.com/tickers/countdown-1344142800z1368334800zb.png




2nd try , where do we save the link to if your on a phone ?

 

[Hope2302]

Congratulations prayerful! Prayed for you this morning and praying that your lil one will have a complication Free stay in the NICU.

 

[baby_maybe]

Congratulations Prayerful, 3lbs is an excellent weight for 29 weeks. Thinking of you and hoping that your LO comes off the vent soon

 

[DAYDAY24]

Congrats prayer

 

[sweetbuthyper]

congrats prayful, hope she is doing well this moring and out of the vent soon x

 

[Agiboma]

Congrats Prayerful excellent weight hoping for a very short uneventful NICU stay.

 

[lsh2010]

Hi,

Just had my latest cervical scan and I've shortened from 3.2 to 1.7 24 weeks 2 days today! They are suggesting a stitch, has anyone had one this late in the pregnancy? Cervix hasnt opened

 

[baby_maybe]

Yes me. I had one at 24 weeks on a funnelled cervix with bulging membranes. It only got me to 32 weeks, but considering what the alternative would have been I was happy with that. My dd is now a healthy 11 year old. It is risky to do one this far along and because of that not many consultants are happy to do so. Make sure you fully discuss this option with the doc before deciding to go ahead and be aware that it could set off labour etc. I personally have nothing bad to say about getting sutures done, but obviously there are more opinions than just mine floating about! Good luck

 

[Agiboma]

@ISH2010 I had a stitch @ 24 weeks with my son it lasted only 10 days and then i delivered him @ 25 +2, so its possible GL

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Update.. Baby is off vent and on c pap with no oxygen or supplemental breaths.i pumped like 4cc :/. But they said it was gold and took it! I'm recovering slowly but surly but I'm exhausted :/

 

[Firehol]

Congratulations prayful. Hope your little princess will be home soon and you are on the mend also. Great weight. She'd have been a whopper if you went full term!! X

 

[Firehol]

Ish
I was diagnosed at 24+1 weeks and the doc wouldn't put a stitch in after 24 weeks. They told me it can bring on early labour and at late stage risk of infection is high
I was 19 mm no funnelling. I'm in UK so might be different if your in the US.
Good luck

 

[baby_maybe]

I'm in the UK and I feel extremely lucky that my consultant was willing to try a stitch at 24 weeks. I didn't fully understand the risks back then having not done as much research then as I have now. I also feel very lucky that it was successful and kept her in until a much more favourable gestation. Obviously it could have gone either way, but looking back I'm glad I was so clueless and naive about it, if that happened to me now, knowing what I know, I'm sure I would be in a blind panic about it!

 

[Hope2302]

@ prayerful, good to hear from you and that lil one is making progress. x

 

[Hope2302]

And more uk ladies on here than I thought!

 

[MizzPodd]

Hi ladies... Very interesting last few days. Had my cervical length check appt. cervix had shortened and I was 1 cm dilated. I cme back that night becuz of pains in lower abdomen and back .... Monitored for hours pumped with fluids. Explained about preterm labor sent home. Next early morning went to get progesterone shot when three of my doctors informed me not eat or drink anything becuz they wanted to get a cerclauge.... Long story short they did one, and I'm recovering now. Just resting and takin some pain meds. Have appt next weeks with specialist... Oh goodness what an overwhelming unexpected turn of events. The spinal didn't even fully numb me so I could feel the procedure. It was very painful but I had a feeling the epidural wouldn't fully worked (happened with my mom lol). Anywho I took it like a trooper. During recovery I was having terrible contractions and it was mainly becuz I couldn't pee! My bladder was completely full but the numbing affect wouldn't wear off... So 6 hours later right when they were putting a catheter in I just started peeing right there in bed!! Lol it was awkward lol I peed for at least an hour... That's how much my bladder had filled. And the contractions went away almost instantly! They have me the meds to help prevent contractions along with pain meds.
My baby has been kicking me in the bladder and right on the middle ever since I emptied my bladder last night... I mean non stop. Lol so it is an uncomfortable sensation but I'm so glad everything turned out good. I had not expected this at all and I was so happy I didn't eat an early breakfast. It was like I knew they would operate that day lol

They will remove stitches at 36 weeks. I really pray this works and I end up going that long! I'm on my same bedrest so I feel confident this cerclauge will help me out a lot. I'm so thankful of my doctors becuz they moved so quickly and didn't want risk me dilating more or my cervix shortening more. Im 23 weeks and 3 days today so they knew they needed to move Quickly. I've never been in a hospital that every department is nice and kind. My experience was amazing as far as bedside manners goes. Before operation I had to get these heart tests becuz of my heart condition and my platelets checked because of me having gestation thrombocytopenia.... But everything was a go
I'm officially with the IC ladies but I'm proud! Lol I have a cerclauge to help and I'm confident that it will get me to the 30 weeks at least
And thanks to you ladies, I kinda knew about the cerclauge so that helped me sty calm when everything was happening.

Have a great weekend girls

 

[Twinkle 3]

prayerful good to hear your little girl is doing well. hopefully a few more weeks and she will be home with you. what have you called her? i dont know if i have missed her name hope your recovering well.


mizzpod... so happy your stitch has been a success and i hope it keeps your baby in as long as possible, fingers crossed for you. how is the stitch procedure? i have mine booked for a few weeks time and rather nervous i dont know what to expect. im scared about the spinal and procedure not sure if id like to be awake while thier doing it x

 

[Agiboma]

@mizzpod great news, rest up the best you could