Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Hope2302]

Jonathan is a cute lil fella!

 

[lch28]

thank you!

 

[Agiboma]

Ich he is just lovely, and looks to be adding on the weight quit nicely. Enjoy mommy!!!!!

 

[wunderful78]

I may be getting a bit ahead of myself ... But I was wondering and contemplating the best action plan for delivery of this baby at full term, my 30weeker 1800gram was pretty painless I could easily do it again without any pain relief, but a full term baby is alot bigger and I'm wondering if it'll hurt so much more I should opt for an epi

 

[ShelbyLC]

Well, babies' heads are always largest and their body grows to fit (if that makes sense?) so a full term baby's head is going to be smaller in relation to its body than a 30 weeker's to its body. A full term baby's head is approximately 1/2 inch larger in diameter than a 30 weeker's.

ETA: Of course, the body will be larger as well; wider shoulders and such.

 

[wunderful78]

Yer the only thing that really hurt was the burning head then shoulders with my daughter , labor was pretty painless ! I just don't want to be there amongst it and regret not getting the epi. Then I don't want to be there and be pushing but nothing happening coz I can't feel ;( I think imma just go for it no epi

 

[ShelbyLC]

You can always sign the paperwork for the epidural and have it there if you need it. You don't HAVE to have it just because you signed the consent form.

 

[wunderful78]

Hi Guys , i have been reading this since ich was 6 weeks pregnant , ive seen so many ladies make it through on this forum ,

i wish i didnt have to be reading about all of this but there's no point roken burying my head in the sand !

previous 30+4 week girl PROM , already 3cm dialated and fully effaced before i knew about it , my first sign was my waters broken! Her name is Vaylia and she is now 4 with no issues thankfully

now im 22 +2 with my first boy i decided to see an ob this time i got my 19weekscan done and cervix was 3cm my ob was sick at the time so i just saw his midwife , i asked when my next scan was and she told me they dont do anymore after that 20weekish one !

i was 20+4 weeks when i went to hospital coz something wasnt right i had a scan the next day and i was 2.3cm with slight funnelling 6mm one side 13mm the other , another ob decided to do cerclage and i was discharged the next day on progesterone supps ,


Itsbeen over a week since my cerclage and im so petrified and nervous about losing my baby its just the worst anguish !

my family history of boys is not good ,
mom : 2 boys stillborn @18wks singletons , 1 girl @30 wks (my sister ) me full term though mum spent 2months in hospital was given some alcohol drip to stop contractions ?

sister full term girl , 24+5 wk boy survived with minimal problems and 16wk boy lost


i pray to god everyday my outcome will be as good as some of you ladies here , im on bedrest ATM and i havent had a scan since my cerclage was placed , im due for one a week from today

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[wunderful78]

That was my first post here wow flashback only 22 weeks

 

[Agiboma]

Amazing indeed congrats hun sometimes i look @ my ticker and cant beleive its me. After having a 25 weeker i am just amazed to still be pregnant.

 

[baby_maybe]

Ich, he is gorgeous

 

[Twinkle 3]

Awww ich jonathon is gorgeous you must be so proud.

Update ladies i had my stitch put in yesterday, im so happy its finally in, the procedure went well. Itsone of the strangest feelings not been able to feel your legs lol. I have some bleeding and a very sore and what feels like a bruised back where the spinal went in. Is this normal?x

 

[wunderful78]

I had bad back pain after my spinal block and cerclage also , for a day or two then it got better, I wasn't sure if it was the spinal block or the awkward position and my legs being numb so long ! I bled a little after my stitch too probably about 3 days and it was mixed with alot of clear discharge ew tmi ,

The leg numbing thing was weird for me too , I couldn't feel that I needed to wee and I didn't face a catherta , my first wee was massive !

So glad everything went well for you

Agi : I know crazy right, I feel selfish sometimes wanting a full term baby when I've been lucky not to have lost any babies, but as you've had a 25wkr you can understand how scary it is

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou wunderful, its seems normal what im experiencing then the backpains the worst part i think, i thought spinal was ok until today when i woke up feeling bruised lol x

 

[baby_maybe]

All sounds completely normal for the day after Twinkle. So glad it went well for you. I had the soreness and bleeding for about 4 days after, although the bleeding was more like spotting after the first 24 hours or so.

 

[TLM21]

yeeee twinkle congrats on the stitch being put in, it will give you some peace of mind.
ich- congratulations on the beautiful baby boy Jonathan!
wunderful can't wait to be in the 30s, I just joined and I was at 23, it still seems like a world away, but it has to be an awesome, congratulations on being so far along.
OMG then baby I just saw in you timeline you are at full term now! wow thats great, congratulations! I'm still trying to figure out how to put a timeline in my signature...

 

[Agiboma]

@twinkle all sounds normal to me expect the bleeding to tapper off into spotting lasting about 3 days

 

[TLM21]

sorry ladies, posted this by mistake, still trying to learn how to work the forum

 

[Craigswife]

Hello
What a relief it is to find this thread! Its not only me having issues with IC Its very difficlut to find any information about it, the trouble with google is you tend to find all the horror stories, not good for me with an overactive imagination!

So, this is my story. Im an incredibly blessed mum of a 3yr old little boy who arrived at 28wks following issues with my IC for the whole of my pregnancy. At the start of that pregnancy I met with my consultant, who I must admit I felt was a bit wet behind the ears, he told me I would have frequent measurement scans to keep an eye on my cervix. All was well until 23 weeks when it had shortened and funnelled and I was immediately admitted to hospital and kept on bed rest. My consultant was really against stitching as I had a low lying placenta and was also concerned about catching the membranes by stitching so late. So he kind of just said rest and after a fortnight in hospital I was sent home, again just to rest. So, I did this and made it to 28 weeks. The day before my son arrived I felt funny, my bump felt different and I remember saying to my husband that I thought something wasn't right, but I think he had got to the point where he just humoured my constant worrying! Bless him
Anyway along came my little boy, 12 weeks early and very sick. I wont go into the ins and outs of his problems, we'll be here all day! But he amazed everyone and after we were told to have him baptised in the early hours one morning, he continued to prove everyone wrong. We were given such a gloomy prognosis we literally took one day at a time. Skip 3 years and there is this bag of energy leaping around my living room! He continued to prove everyone wrong and is now is fit healthy little boy. We're so lucky.

So after vowing we would be grateful with the one healthy child and not being able to go through that again, I now find myself pregnant!!!! We're thrilled, but tinged with worry. Im currently 16wks (+2days!) and so far everything is fine. I have a different consultant this time who has been great and very proactive. I was put on progesterone pessaries at 12 weeks, to continue until 34 weeks and had a stitch, horrayyyy! This was put in at 14 weeks and was no where near as scary as I thought and Im so glad I did. The procedure went really well, no complications, very quick and once the spinal wore off I was a bit sore overnight, but then fine and have been since (so i hope all is ok). I had a 5 day course of antibiotics after and also have to take antibiotics as a preventative against infection at 16wks and 22wks. My consultant said to carry on life as normal after the stitch apart from no sex or baths, but i cant quite allow myself to carry on as normal yet. I hear of people on bed rest after stitches and limited activity so cant quite work out why i can carry on life as normal. Im lucky that I have a desk job and can juggle my working day to fit around my needs.

I would be interested to hear what others do?

I also have a daft query too I have caught a nasty cold from my little boy, thanks for that darling, but ive developed a cough and Im worried coughing might dislodge, damage or loosen my stitch.
Honestly, I worry about so many things and it feels like this pregnancy has still got such a long way to go. I will drive myself crazy by the time I get to July, hoping I get that far!
Thanks in advance for reading my long story.

 

[Tink_0123]

TLM, how to add the ticker.. Click on any of our tickers, it'll take you to their site so you can make yours. At the end it'll give you the codes you need to put them. The code you need is the BB code, you will copy that and paste it on your signature in the "user cp," you can then preview it to make sure its correct and then save it. Once you do that itll show up on your posts. Hope this helps