Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[lch28]

Hello everyone! I def am not active on here as id love to be! i am reading constantly although never have time to post as im usually on my phone. sending hugs to all you ladies!

Jonathan is amazing hes such a good boy. and hes getting so big! heres some pics!

 

[Agiboma]

He is lovely Ich and doing so well getting chunky by the minute

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Oh my goodness! What BEAUTIFUL babies ladies. My cup runneth over.

As for all the comments about being a dietician, nope. Not one myself. I've just been there. I'm EXTREMELY insulin resistant. I have gained weight and I "think" I've found what works and what's been the culprit after 10 years of dealing with diabetic educators who just tell you to follow this or that "diet".

Wunderful, your right...it's only for a short time. Don't deprive yourself on Easter. In my own opinion it will sabotage. Just go into it moderating. Try a small amount of meat and half the plate of veggies. Eat a big plate of salad first which will fill you up more. See if you can get a sweet potato over baked or mashed WHITE potato. Sweet potatoes have more nutrients in them AND to get technical in Okinawa many families ate mainly sweet potatoes. In that particular area they have been found to be Centurions and live through their late 90's early 100's.

Just as we've all had to advocate for our own medical care, so I knew that I had to understand my body and what's causing highs. Sadly it's EVERYTHING I love. Chocolate, fried foods, chocolate, burgers, chocolate, seafood, chocolate LOTS of cheese...I think you get the idea.

My husband went vegan to reverse his family history of heart disease and ended up losing 50lbs and is now off his medications. He followed Dr. Essylsteins "Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease" and saw the movies Forks over knives. I've been checking out Dr. Joel Furhmans "Eat to live" as well as Joe Cross who did a documentary called "fat, sick and nearly dead".

Just 10 years of education and sick of being sick if that makes sense.

Okay, enough of the food talk from me.lol Just focus on moderation and you'll be fine.

Hope everyone is doing well. I'm actually going in for my IUI on Monday. Praying all will be well and there will be nice mature follies for fertilization. I would LOVE to join you all.

Happy Weekend!

 

[Agiboma]

@MA best of luck to you, sending you lots of sticky baby dust, prayers and positive energy!!

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi ich Jonathan is lovely, looks like a contented little boy too xx

Good luck MA, praying for success for you lovely

 

[TLM21]

hello everyone
second nite of barely sleeping, had the same upper back pain, kinda like gas pain, with lots of gas, ended up vomiting about 2 hrs ago, still sore but F
feeling better. could it had been some type of food poisoning from the day before since I got carry out food from somewhere I don't usually. I'm a little bit nervous.,any thoughts on this...

 

[Agiboma]

@tlm it could very well be that food poisening, try not to worry i get back pain on and off i had it this morning because of my son who i cosleep with had the pleasure of kicking me. But if it will make you feel better then go get checked out.

 

[Twinkle 3]

TML just lately i have had lots of backache a tender stomach and i feel so achey, it feels like trapped wind but isnt. i even went to the hospital and had my cervix checked as iv felt like this for 3days now but i was just told its normal pregnancy aches and pains and not to worry. hope you feel better soon

 

[Twinkle 3]

ich jonathon is so gorgeous you must be one proud mummy

 

[Craigswife]

I've not been on for a while, but it's lovely to read so many stories and gorgeous babies too!! I had to limit my Internet time as it tends to fuel my worry!!
I'm a day off 20wks, half way so next milestone 24wks. Once i get past 28wks when i hsd my son i think i'll start to relax a bit, i hope!! I've been feeling well although i did get thrush that didn't want to go and needed treating twice, fingers crossed that's gone now. I had a swab taken at hospital last week to see if it had gone and mentioned to the midwife my bump felt heavy and I had a few aches and pains, I wouldn't have mentioned anything but as I was there I thought I would. She read my notes and the next thing I knew I was being checked by the dr and whisked through for a scan. She said all looked fine and aches and pains are to be expected! A nice little bonus though seeing my little one!

Things in the UK are different as I was told following my stitch at 14wks to carry on as usual apart from avoiding baths, sex and heaving lifting, and to try to take life a bit easier. Every dr and midwife I come across I check with and they all say the same. Im definitely taking it easy and passing up on household chores and strenuous stuff.

Twinkle, i read that you've been told the same. they said to me just be sensible, but don't treat yourself as an invalid! Im still working as i have a desk job and actually find I'm far better at work as it keeps my mind busy and off worrying! I find when I'm at home I worry about the 'what if's' and can get in a right tizzy. Working definitely helps my state of mind!
I have my scan and see the obstetrician on Wednesday, so compiling a list of questions for her, most of which are bonkers!!!
I'm on progesterone pessaries and hoping these are helping, just wishing the weeks away, but it's reassuring to see so many of you going through the same and seeing so many of you at 30+ weeks, proving stitches do work Xxx

 

[lch28]

Thx everyone. Hes my chunky monkey hes in a growth spurt and only sleeping for 45 min at a time past 2 days. Im exhausted !! Hope its just a phase !

 

[lizziedripping]

Tlm - sounds like a virus to me - stomach viruses are rife at the moment Absolutely no threat to the pregnancy whatsoever sweetie so don't worry xx

Thanks for the update CW Glad you're doing ok. Sounds like your cervix is behaving itself lol. Although you haven't been told to officially rest, listen to your body hun. If you feel as though you've done too much, take a break. Good luck xxx

 

[lizziedripping]

You still bf Ich, or did you switch to ff in the end? Xx

 

[lch28]

I switched to FF. Bf was just not working as much as i wanted it too

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Ich BF IS NOT EASY:/

 

[Agiboma]

It certainly is not, i packed a nipple shield in case baby does have latching trouble as my nipples are not the best

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Agiboma, Have you used the nipple shields before? I used them with Amelia and got to 6 months. They asked me to switch to formula because she supposedly had acid reflux. I think it was one of two things. A) I'm hypothyroid with PCOS so I wasn't all that sure with how much she was actually getting BUT I was pumping around the clock too and getting around 2-4 ounces. My milk wasn't all that thick so it could also have been what I was eating.

B) fussiness that all infants go through while getting used to bf'ing.

It's interesting because in the hospitals they tell you they advocate for bf'ing yet nobody really explained to me how to actually USE the pump nor did they share anything but paperwork with it for me. It wasn't until I asked the nursing specialist on NICU for help that I started understanding AND I learned to use the nipple shield. NOW of course I know what took so long to pump the new stuff out....It wasn't on the proper setting. I just found it interesting about how quick medical practitioners are at telling us to quit so quickly because they think it's too much work for THEM.

Now when it's hard on the parents I understand, but I think I'll do things a bit differently with the next one. Oh, and on the nipple shield they kept saying my milk would stop. It really put a lot of fear in me. I ended up quitting at 6 months because they said not only was she not getting enough milk but that my milk was bad. It was never tested so how would they know? Now I have this guilt that I could have given Amelia SO much more had I stood my ground. I just didn't want her to be sick or punish her if she was really sick from my milk.

This time around I'm eating more fruits and veggies. Granted I may have to weed out beans for awhile, maybe other veggies that give gas but I think it may help to have less of a fatty, high sugary diet now. We'll see.

Lizzie, and all you other mommies, what's your take on bf'ing. Did you bf? How long? Did your kids have issues with reflux, gas, or fussiness? Even WITH predigested formula Amelia was fussy. I was confused when they asked us to cut her off the breast. She was doing the same until maybe 8 months.

I was just wondering what the rest of you have gone through and how you dealt with it.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Agiboma, Have you used the nipple shields before? I used them with Amelia and got to 6 months. They asked me to switch to formula because she supposedly had acid reflux. I think it was one of two things. A) I'm hypothyroid with PCOS so I wasn't all that sure with how much she was actually getting BUT I was pumping around the clock too and getting around 2-4 ounces. My milk wasn't all that thick so it could also have been what I was eating.

B) fussiness that all infants go through while getting used to bf'ing.

It's interesting because in the hospitals they tell you they advocate for bf'ing yet nobody really explained to me how to actually USE the pump nor did they share anything but paperwork with it for me. It wasn't until I asked the nursing specialist on NICU for help that I started understanding AND I learned to use the nipple shield. NOW of course I know what took so long to pump the new stuff out....It wasn't on the proper setting. I just found it interesting about how quick medical practitioners are at telling us to quit so quickly because they think it's too much work for THEM.

Now when it's hard on the parents I understand, but I think I'll do things a bit differently with the next one. Oh, and on the nipple shield they kept saying my milk would stop. It really put a lot of fear in me. I ended up quitting at 6 months because they said not only was she not getting enough milk but that my milk was bad. It was never tested so how would they know? Now I have this guilt that I could have given Amelia SO much more had I stood my ground. I just didn't want her to be sick or punish her if she was really sick from my milk.

This time around I'm eating more fruits and veggies. Granted I may have to weed out beans for awhile, maybe other veggies that give gas but I think it may help to have less of a fatty, high sugary diet now. We'll see.

Lizzie, and all you other mommies, what's your take on bf'ing. Did you bf? How long? Did your kids have issues with reflux, gas, or fussiness? Even WITH predigested formula Amelia was fussy. I was confused when they asked us to cut her off the breast. She was doing the same until maybe 8 months.

I was just wondering what the rest of you have gone through and how you dealt with it.

Mommy a angel, moms milk is only bad if it contains meds that are bad for baby or if mom has a communicable illness that can harm baby(ex: HIV). Other than that, mommys milk is good. Theyre fools. Breastfeed Hun. If you're wondering is she's getting enough check her diapers or pump a few times and bottle feed some of her feeds. My daughters were both fussy with breast milk but they were just gassy girls. This one, missy has a tight seal and no air gets in but she's still gassy. I don't eat dairy as I'm lactose intolerant and I watch to not eat gassy foods. I plan to feed my little one till my milk turns to dust!

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Agiboma, Have you used the nipple shields before? I used them with Amelia and got to 6 months. They asked me to switch to formula because she supposedly had acid reflux. I think it was one of two things. A) I'm hypothyroid with PCOS so I wasn't all that sure with how much she was actually getting BUT I was pumping around the clock too and getting around 2-4 ounces. My milk wasn't all that thick so it could also have been what I was eating.

B) fussiness that all infants go through while getting used to bf'ing.

It's interesting because in the hospitals they tell you they advocate for bf'ing yet nobody really explained to me how to actually USE the pump nor did they share anything but paperwork with it for me. It wasn't until I asked the nursing specialist on NICU for help that I started understanding AND I learned to use the nipple shield. NOW of course I know what took so long to pump the new stuff out....It wasn't on the proper setting. I just found it interesting about how quick medical practitioners are at telling us to quit so quickly because they think it's too much work for THEM.

Now when it's hard on the parents I understand, but I think I'll do things a bit differently with the next one. Oh, and on the nipple shield they kept saying my milk would stop. It really put a lot of fear in me. I ended up quitting at 6 months because they said not only was she not getting enough milk but that my milk was bad. It was never tested so how would they know? Now I have this guilt that I could have given Amelia SO much more had I stood my ground. I just didn't want her to be sick or punish her if she was really sick from my milk.

This time around I'm eating more fruits and veggies. Granted I may have to weed out beans for awhile, maybe other veggies that give gas but I think it may help to have less of a fatty, high sugary diet now. We'll see.

Lizzie, and all you other mommies, what's your take on bf'ing. Did you bf? How long? Did your kids have issues with reflux, gas, or fussiness? Even WITH predigested formula Amelia was fussy. I was confused when they asked us to cut her off the breast. She was doing the same until maybe 8 months.

I was just wondering what the rest of you have gone through and how you dealt with it.

Mommy a angel, moms milk is only bad if it contains meds that are bad for baby or if mom has a communicable illness that can harm baby(ex: HIV). Other than that, mommys milk is good. Theyre fools. Breastfeed Hun. If you're wondering is she's getting enough check her diapers or pump a few times and bottle feed some of her feeds. My daughters were both fussy with breast milk but they were just gassy girls. This one, missy has a tight seal and no air gets in but she's still gassy. I don't eat dairy as I'm lactose intolerant and I watch to not eat gassy foods. I plan to feed my little one till my milk turns to dust!

Thanks so much for the quick feedback. How do you deal with the gassy fussiness? I know we used to hold her in different ways and she would eventually calm down. I had a whole lot of dairy and crap food I was eating. My husband and I are now mostly plant based. I do sneak a little of Amelia's milk now but I get pretty sick.

Once I get pregnant and have our baby I'm hoping to stick with bf'ing full time if I can. There's nothing like it if you can do it. I did it even with the breast shield. We'll see though. I have to get a bfp first. Since the topic came up I was interested in what all of you have done. Thanks so much!

 

[Agiboma]

I used the nipple shield with my son as i have inverted nipples it worked well and we weaned him off the shield within 2 months and he was only sucking the breast he did this for another 6 months and then the little bugger decided to self wean so i went back to pumping and he got breast milk till he was 18 months. He was gassy for the first few months because he had reflux it was about the first 6 months of taking him home we had to give him dom peridome and zantac but it only helped a little he cried and was very uncomforteble. The only way i got him to settle was to put him on his stomach he often slept on his stomach and once we put him on his tummy you can even hear him passing the gas, that was our remady to help him out.