Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[ShelbyLC]

I let my girls sleep on their fronts sometimes when their reflux is bothering them. I don't see a problem with it - they can lift and turn their heads, push up on their elbows a bit, and they're used to sleeping like that in the NICU anyway.

 

[lizziedripping]

Agiboma - there isnt a lady on this thread who would EVER condemn you for voicing an opinion. It also happens to be an opinion that more women than you might think share. At the end of the day we all do what we can to best take care of our babies, and that for the most part is based on instinct. A loving mother's instinct is rarely wrong

 

[Agiboma]

Thanks agiboma she I had a bv that finally went away still had slight itch so they did full swabs and nothing came up that was a month ago .Friday I told her I was having itching again she did swab in the office came back and said bv and yeast

ok its good to be sure what you are treating, im happy to hear you got in confirmed.

 

[baby_maybe]

I was about to say the same as lizzie. My dd2 slept on her front a lot once she was home from nicu. It was the only way she would sleep sometimes. I did the same as lizzie with the rolled blankets so that she couldn't move herself too far, it was how they had her in the nicu quite a lot of the time and she really liked to be like that.

 

[wunderful78]

My 30 weeker also had bad reflux , so bad a foamy aspirate clogged her airway one time when I was holding her in the middle of the night , I panicked as you do ;( called an ambulance and when they arrived they just looked at her and said omg how tiny she was , I was so pissed off they looked afraid of her she would've been 2.5kgs at the time. I was used to her size and she felt normal to handle to me , but I did everything turned her on her side cleared her airway and her pead at the hospital when we finally got there confirmed her reflux and put her on losec, before that she would crunch up in a ball and cry out in pain , after her losec we never looked back I think alot of premmies have this problem and we as mums have to do what we know helps our babies ! Leaving my daughter on her back with foamy thick spittle wasn't a option for me

 

[ShelbyLC]

We have that thick/foamy stuff too. I keep a bulb syringe in their crib and one on the couch where I sit and feed them. I suction their mouths out multiple times a day. Britton is very good at letting me know when it gets to be too much - she'll scream until her mouth is cleaned out, then she's perfectly happy and quiets right down.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Visited missy today. She's awesome. Home in three weeks? Fingers crossed. P.s. anyone ever have a puffy c section site. This is my second so I'm wondering if that's what's going on. It doesn't look infected

 

[Twinkle 3]

hi ladies got a bit of an embarrasing question. iv read a alot about sleep orgasms in pregnancy and come to the conclusion that there pretty normal but the question is are they safe for us women with IC ? im scared its going to cause changes to my cervix as my stitch isnt in yet dont want any changes ir contractions to be triggered by them. any one else experience this?

 

[ShelbyLC]

Twinkle - The topic of sleep orgasms was discussed a few months ago and I believe Lizzie said that they're relatively harmless and won't cause any cervical change.

 

[baby_maybe]

Ah yes, the sleep orgasms! I haven't had that many this time round, but last time I had them all the time. An orgasm shouldn't cause any change to your cervix so try not to worry

 

[MaisieJune]

33 week scan tomorrow and having my stitch out the week after so the consultant told me last month. Should be able stop progesterone pessaries then too. Can't wait for the next 7 weeks hurry up! I went over 4 days with my daughter after having stitch out at 35 weeks.

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou shelby And baby maybe... Very strange what pregnancy can do to you isnt it! Im happy they wont affect my cervix

 

[Hope2302]

Sleep orgasms, so that is what they are called. I have them and I get cramps afterwards.
@ prayerful, good to get some news on missy and glad she is doing well. I can't give any advice on the Caesarean section.
@ Maisie, all the best with your appt not to long to go.

My lil one seems to be going easier now with the poop just a bit of push still. What worked I think is the prune juice. We tried lactulose and califig but they didn't do much.
Hope we all have an uneventful and restful week!

 

[baby_maybe]

33 week scan tomorrow and having my stitch out the week after so the consultant told me last month. Should be able stop progesterone pessaries then too. Can't wait for the next 7 weeks hurry up! I went over 4 days with my daughter after having stitch out at 35 weeks.

Good luck with your scan and stitch removal next week hun. I'm having mine taken out tomorrow. I went over by 10 days last time having had it taken out at 36 weeks

Sleep orgasms, so that is what they are called. I have them and I get cramps afterwards.
@ prayerful, good to get some news on missy and glad she is doing well. I can't give any advice on the Caesarean section.
@ Maisie, all the best with your appt not to long to go.

My lil one seems to be going easier now with the poop just a bit of push still. What worked I think is the prune juice. We tried lactulose and califig but they didn't do much.
Hope we all have an uneventful and restful week!

I sometimes get a bit crampy after them too, but it soon dies down. Glad your LO is pooping a bit more easily now

 

[Agiboma]

@hope glad to hear things have settled down with LO

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

@hope glad to hear things have settled down with LO

Well hello ms almost full termer! So proud of you agiboma ! almost there. Get that nursery ready! * hugs**

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Sleep orgasms, so that is what they are called. I have them and I get cramps afterwards.
@ prayerful, good to get some news on missy and glad she is doing well. I can't give any advice on the Caesarean section.
@ Maisie, all the best with your appt not to long to go.

My lil one seems to be going easier now with the poop just a bit of push still. What worked I think is the prune juice. We tried lactulose and califig but they didn't do much.
Hope we all have an uneventful and restful week!

Way to go for hitting 29 weeks ! Whoooooo hoooo! Good for you!

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Drs say the c pap comes off next week and oral feeds with a bottle maybe the week after! Excited. She's getting 18 ml of breast milk every 3 hours. She's weaning off tpn and completely off lipids! how long do you guys think she'll stay?? I'm hoping 3 ish weeks...

Shelby? Lizzie??

 

[Tink_0123]

Prayer, so glad Missy is doing so well. It makes me happy that she could potentially be home so soon. Yay!! She's such a trooper!
How are you feeling??

Baby, OMG!! cant believe tomorrow is finally ur stitch removal.. Hopefully it wont take long for you to meet ur little man after the stitch is out.. FX!!

Hope, congrats on getting to 29 weeks!!

MaisieJ, Good luck on your scan tomorrow and stitch removal next week!!

Abi, almost 32 weeks, how exciting!! Everyday that passes means one day closer to being full term.

Twinkle, sleep orgasms are quite normal, especially since the majority or all of us are on pelvic rest, I assume thats the body's way of releasing some stress hehe.

Ich, hoping everything is doing well on your end.. Happy 2 weeks to Jonathan!!

AFM, im anxiously counting down the days till im off bed rest (33 to be precise) lol.. Having my ob appt on Thursday, will ask to schedule my 32 week scan and hopefully be able to get a 3d scan of Miss Audrey
As for the sleep orgasms, sometimes I go weeks without any and then all of a sudden I'll have 2 per night in a span of a few days which freaks me out a bit lol. One time it gave me a bh and then Audrey got all mad in there once my tummy loosened up and she started kicking and punching all over the place cuz I think she was sleeping and it woke her up lol poor child.

Im going to attach a collage I've been working on since I became pregnant on my belly progress.. I can only have 9 pictures per collage, so I'll attach the latest one. I want to document my pregnancy to show Audrey once she's born the outside view of how she grew in my tummy.

Question: this is for the ladies if any who don't have a stitch and have made it past 32 weeks or if you have knowledge of this.. Do you still get a CL measurement at the 32 week scan?? I know most of you ladies with a stitch dont get one, but Im wondering since I don't have one if Ill have my cervix measured.

 

[ShelbyLC]

Prayerful - I don't want to upset you, or crush your hopes, but it took the girls over 3 weeks to go from Starting Bottle Feeding to Fully Bottle Fed. I would try not to expect her home before 36-38 weeks. Remember that sucking and feeding from a bottle is hard work for little babies, and it burns a lot of calories. The NICU doctors and nurses won't want to push her to do more than she can. Another thing - my girls each came off the CPAP, went back on, and came off again at least once.

Believe me, I know how badly you want her home. I told myself that they would be home between 34 and 36 weeks. And as each of those weeks - 34, 35, 36 - came and went, my heart broke a little more.

I'm sorry if it seems like I'm giving you bad news. I'm honestly not trying to upset you, just telling the truth.

I'm glad she's progressing well. I hope she is home with you sooner than any of us expect.