Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[TLM21]

prayerful baby is gorgeous!
wunderfuL I'm sorry to hear such stressful news, get the scan on Friday, you do have stitch in place so we will hope news are good on Friday. sending a bunch of positive vibes your way.

 

[Tink_0123]

Prayer, Missy is adorable! She's come a long way from her first pics a few weeks ago.. She's such a beautiful baby!!

 

[wunderful78]

Oh wow I somehow missed the photo of prayers baby so cute , she looks really really good

 

[Hope2302]

She is beautiful @ prayerful. Those cheeks are filling out too, bless her!

 

[Hope2302]

*** super sad face (( I got back from my drs appointment cervix is 2.2cm but he said the funnelling is worse ;( I have a proper sonography on Friday ! 27+4 wks today

Sorry to hear. I am hoping that you are still able to stay pregnant and keep ur boy cooking. If its any comfort, I have heard about ladies funnelled to the stitch and still be pregnant for weeks.

 

[Hope2302]

@ Tlm 21, happy viability!

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou for everyones advice about stitch recovery all the uk ladies is it normal to be told to rest for a few days and go back to normal activities ? Im resting but not in bed. Sweetbuthyper iv been told i will havea checkup on the stitch in 2weeks time but after that no check ups on it and then ill see the consultant at 20 weeks

Prayerful your little girls so cute, hope shes doing well

Wunderful hope your cervix will keep closed a little longer atleast your baby is past viability and at a good gestation even though 27 weeks isnt the ideal gestation to be born. Hope everything goeswell for you x

 

[Hope2302]

Thankyou for everyones advice about stitch recovery all the uk ladies is it normal to be told to rest for a few days and go back to normal activities ? Im resting but not in bed. Sweetbuthyper iv been told i will havea checkup on the stitch in 2weeks time but after that no check ups on it and then ill see the consultant at 20 weeks

Prayerful your little girls so cute, hope shes doing well

Wunderful hope your cervix will keep closed a little longer atleast your baby is past viability and at a good gestation even though 27 weeks isnt the ideal gestation to be born. Hope everything goeswell for you x

@ twinkle, I wasn't told that but I had an emergency stitch at 21 weeks. I was signed off work and told to be on bed rest.

 

[sweetbuthyper]

@twinkle i was told rest then normal activitys but i intend to stay resting as i had funneled and it wont do any harm. I am assuming that as i had a appointment this week anyway 1 week after stitch they decided just to see me then,and they did check my stitch on friday as i had bleeding so i guess there was no real reason to.

I'm quiet lucky that because i'm on disability i don't work anyways so i can get away with being on rest and spend most of the time sat on the sofa or laid on it, i do find if i bend and try to do to much i start to hurt guess its my bodys way of reminding me to behave.

Glad you stitch is all ok so far twinkle

@ wunderful, hope its not as bad as they think and that your stitch is doing its job and you keep little un cooking longer

edit** @ twinkle i was however told no sex at all.

 

[TLM21]

hi ladies since last night (for me is 9;40 in the morning) I've been experiencing what I think is similar to menstrual like cramps, nothing supeR strong, mostly dull, but enough to notice and be a bit bothersome. in the last few hours I also had a similar sensation on the sides of my abdomen... I have been drinking water. I thought it could possibly be body and muscle stretching... oh and I haven't had any thick secretions or anything like that (sorry tmi)
any thoughts on this... trying my hardest to not freak out!

 

[Twinkle 3]

im also having a weird pulling tight sensation in my lower abdoman does anyone else have that? i dont think its anything like braxton hicks beacause all of my stomach isnt going hard. its jist a really strange feeling. dont know of its anything to do with the stitch been newly placedhope your getting on ok sweetbuthyper and hope2302.

TML have you tried ringing the hospital for a bit of advice to be on the safe side? it will give you peace of mind to speak to a proffesional. every time i have rang the hospital with cramps i am told if there isnt any bleeding then its ok but its best to be on the safe side if your worried

 

[Sj bornAsleep]

*** super sad face (( I got back from my drs appointment cervix is 2.2cm but he said the funnelling is worse ;( I have a proper sonography on Friday ! 27+4 wks today

My cervix had dropped to 1.2mm with funnelling @27 weeks... I am.now almost 35 weeks, stitch.coming out next week... Dont lift much or over do it... Rest as much as you can... I came off work @ 23weeks...
So dont stress too much ul be fine... the weeks start to fly and nexr thing you know ur out of danger... I also had preterm labour @ 27+5 and all is fine now..

 

[TLM21]

twinkle thanks, I did called my ob he said to monitor the cramps as they could possibly be contractions, if they get more painful or there is blood or different secretions to call
the cramps subsided, my anxiety hasn't...
I texted a friend who is a physician assistant to an ob and she said I shouldn't have any cramps this early on... I'm confused, but think I'm just going to wait and see how I feel.
trying to be strong and not get frustrated...
sorry for venting, but thanks

 

[Hope2302]

im also having a weird pulling tight sensation in my lower abdoman does anyone else have that? i dont think its anything like braxton hicks beacause all of my stomach isnt going hard. its jist a really strange feeling. dont know of its anything to do with the stitch been newly placedhope your getting on ok sweetbuthyper and hope2302.

TML have you tried ringing the hospital for a bit of advice to be on the safe side? it will give you peace of mind to speak to a proffesional. every time i have rang the hospital with cramps i am told if there isnt any bleeding then its ok but its best to be on the safe side if your worried

Never had that feeling sorry cant help. I am good though, thanks

 

[ShelbyLC]

TLM - My OB said menstrual-like cramps are normal through pregnancy, as long as they aren't coming and going like contractions. I had cramps through my whole first trimester and on-and-off through the rest of my pregnancy.

 

[chocolatecat]

I do hope all works out for your friend. Sounds like she has a good friend in you.
Are you been treated for your ic? Mine started at 21mm and is down to 17mm. I have been on cyclogest for a month and have fortnightly scans. Can not have a stitch unfortunately

She's a lovely girl and has a lot of friends. If friends could cure her, she'd be well away. We're still crossing fingers she won't need a full hysterectomy, we should know on monday.

I've got a stitch this time. I was monitored last time. was meant to be every 2 weeks, but it was 3 weeks between my last scan and Quinn's birth. DO NOT settle for anything less than every 2 weeks. In fact if yours is now 17mm are they seeing you more often? AFAIK most UK clinics don't recommend bedrest, but since you can't get a stitch (why btw?) are you able to stay off your feet, and perhaps signed off work.It seems to work wonders for the american girls. Certainly after my labour started if we'd managed to stop the contractions I would have been on bed rest, but seems silly to have to get to those extremes to do that. Also you need to discuss what they would do ifyou go into labour. The assumption is that it won't be an infection causing the labour, so it would make sense to try and stop contractions. The protocol is only to try and stop them after 24 weeks, and only long enough to get steriods in. You need to discuss with your consultant the plan.
They didn't try and stop mine at 22 weeks, despite the fact our son had no chance. this time they will intervene (after 20 weeks). Indamethacin has been mentioned, which is safe before 24 weeks, but not after. To be honest they have no chance before 24 weeks, so I'd be willing to take anything. But when I was in labour I wasn't told I wasn't being given anything but pain killers.
It's hard to be insistant with dismissive doctors, but I do hope you can discuss this with him.
Another,very slim possibility is there's a clinical trial in london for a silicone pessary/ring to fit around the cervix, instead of a stitch. Maybe that would be a possibility??
Hope you're doing ok. What day of the week are your scans?

 

[chocolatecat]

twinkle thanks, I did called my ob he said to monitor the cramps as they could possibly be contractions, if they get more painful or there is blood or different secretions to call
the cramps subsided, my anxiety hasn't...
I texted a friend who is a physician assistant to an ob and she said I shouldn't have any cramps this early on... I'm confused, but think I'm just going to wait and see how I feel.
trying to be strong and not get frustrated...
sorry for venting, but thanks

I don't want to scare you, and since the cramps have now gone, hopefully it's all fine. But my labour at 22 weeks started with period pains/cramps. I thought I needed the loo, and when I strained to go I lost my plug, and dashed to the hospital. At that stage it did start to feel like it was coming in waves and not a constant ache. But it had been about 2-3 hours before they became like contractions. There was no blood of course, as there wouldn't be until the plug is lost surely. It seems a rather frustrating thing to be asked to my mind.

Anyway, this pregnancy I had similar cramps at around 17 weeks which did ease after I went to the loo. So I figured that WAS digestive cramps. It's so bloody confusing!!!

Since you're now 24 weeks you can get checked at labour and delivery if you're concerned (in the UK you go to gynacology before 20 weeks).

Hope you're ok honey. but do call someone and ask. xxxx

 

[Agiboma]

Another,very slim possibility is there's a clinical trial in london for a silicone pessary/ring to fit around the cervix, instead of a stitch. Maybe that would be a possibility??

Im in Canada never heard of this but it sounds promising.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Hey ladies today has been hectic I was getting my progesterone shot and needle broke though it was inside me so had to go to hospital luckily it wasn't but dont know if all med got inside system called Ob they said take another shot now scared that I have to much can to much progesterone cause problem s?

 

[ShelbyLC]

Hey ladies today has been hectic I was getting my progesterone shot and needle broke though it was inside me so had to go to hospital luckily it wasn't but dont know if all med got inside system called Ob they said take another shot now scared that I have to much can to much progesterone cause problem s?

I think you'll be fine taking another. It's a naturally occurring hormone anyway and, of course, the doctor wouldn't recommend something that isn't safe.