Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Mommy's Angel]

sorry ment to reply earlier but been busy today.

MA yes it will get in to your system rectally, as fast as vaginally, reason being is its absorbed really quickly and its the same reason they give pain killer suppositories rectally, that and because teh stomach can't attack them in the case of pain killers. My pills cyclonest state in the instructions they can be used either way, i have had no sickness with them but they can cause wind sometimes.

Oh my heavens. If administering it rectally would mean maybe there would be no nausea that alone would be worth it....along with not have golf ball size pilling of oil on my bum. Not only did it hurt but it itched and was just awful.

I love coming in here. I know I'm not pregnant yet but as someone who was in here...it's kind of like family and a very familiar situation. Nobody knows like we do how hard this is. I like visiting, encouraging and just seeing more and more good outcomes. It blesses my heart!

 

[sweetbuthyper]

Ms I have heard it can leak slot when placed vaginally had no leaking issues with it rectally maybe ask your docs if it can be done that way and give it a go see if it helps any with the side effects.

 

[Craigswife]

I'm using progesterone pessaries rectally and have had no problems at all, it took a few days to get used to putting them in, lol! But I have no leakage and no side effects whatsoever.
It's lovely to read about so many of you lovely ladies getting to term, 37 weeks is just a dream!!
Twinkle, if my memory serves me right, you have your scan and on today? Hope all goes well, ask loads of questions and enjoy seeing your little one xx

 

[Craigswife]

That should have read, "scan and ob today", auto correct on my phone, arrghhh.

 

[Agiboma]

just popping in to see how everyone is doing.
@hope how are you hun?
AFM i got another bp check and ultrasound today and also my pre csection blood work yeah!!!

 

[Twinkle 3]

I'm using progesterone pessaries rectally and have had no problems at all, it took a few days to get used to putting them in, lol! But I have no leakage and no side effects whatsoever.
It's lovely to read about so many of you lovely ladies getting to term, 37 weeks is just a dream!!
Twinkle, if my memory serves me right, you have your scan and on today? Hope all goes well, ask loads of questions and enjoy seeing your little one xx

You remembered right I have my 20week scan and consultant I'm so nervous but yet so excited I just hope all is well with my baby and cervix fingers crossed. I'll let you know how I get on. Iv got lots of questions to ask I hope I remember them all x

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Agibomba wow! 5 days! Amen! so happy for you

 

[Tink_0123]

Teinkle, good luck at ur appt's today. Try to write all ur questions down so u dont leave any out.

Agi, almost there. Im so excited for u 38 weeks.. Congrats!

Afm, OB appt today, they just check for dilation at this point. Ironically I hope ive progressed from 2cm last week lol.

Also, been kinda nesting, yesterday I rearranged all of Audrey's clothes by drawers (new born at the top, 0-3 months on 2 & 3 drawer, sleepers on 4th & 6-9 months on 5th drawer). Took me hours, this child has more clothes than DH n me lol, a lot of fairly new/new clothes that we've been given (very thankful for that). Also organized her closet by size as well. I put all her blumers (the ones that come with dresses) in a basket and all of her hats in another. Just have to sort through shoes (they were given to us by family & friends as well) all in very good condition since babies dont really get to wear them long or walk on them, but I have different sizes so I have to sort them out. I got really excited to be able to go thru her stuff since my mom had been the one washing and putting things away while I was on SBR, I had no clue how much stuff she had. Also, just touching her little clothes and imagining when I dress her up (got me excited/teary eyed). Today I feel like cleaning and doing a ton of stuff lol. Sorry this turned out long, just thought I'd share my nesting experience with you ladies who have become like family throughout this journey.

 

[Agiboma]

@twinkle3 its a good idea like tink said to write down the question cause you will surely forget, gl at your appointment
@prayerful how is Missy coming along
@tink lets hope you have prgressed wouldnt it be funny if we deliver on the same day lol
my little girl also has more clothes than me go figure lol
@all keep those babies baking ladies!!!!!

 

[Tink_0123]

Agi, that would be funny if we delivered on the same day after all these months of worry and stress trying to keep the babies cooking, now Audrey seems pretty comfy in her 'water home' lol

 

[faibel]

Hi,

I've just come back from my second opinion consultant appt and again no explanation, just no we won't do it! I'm so scared, I'm 11 1/2 weeks already and apparently no doctor in the north east England will put a stitch in a twin pregnancy, no matter their history. They just leave you to miscarry. I can't sit and wait for it to happen, been there once already. At a loss as what to do next, any suggestions? Can you be refered out of area to another hospital?

 

[Agiboma]

wow faibel i am sorry to hear this. Hopefully some of the ladies in the UK can help you out with advice.

 

[Twinkle 3]

hi fabel, im sorry to hear this. in the uk its a bit of a postcode lottery isnt it. please dont give up, try to get reffered to another hospital even if its miles away then transfer back when the stitch is in or your only other option is to pay privately for the stitch put in place but unfortunaltly thats if you can afford it but then again any amount of money is worth paying to save babies lifes.

how come they wont put it you in? i had a consultant refuse me the stitch then i swapped hospitals and got the stitch put in. i went to my gp and she listed all the hospitals i could be reffered to and i went from there.

i hope you can get it put in place asap x

also ask your midwife if any of her ladies she looked after had a stitch put in with a twin pregnancy, she should know some and then ask the hospital they went to and get reffered x

 

[25weeker]

Faibel - I am very sorry to hear that your consultant will not attempt to put a stitch in. In my twin pregnancy I dilated 5cm at 21 weeks while in Bristol on a business trip. Initially I was told there was nothing they could do and they expected me to labour within 24-48 hours. After 4 days of it not progressing a different consultant said he was willing to try a stitch. He was very open about the risks of emergency stitch along with the fact it has not been clinically proven to work with twins so that was a risk as well. He was very pro stitch but I know my home hospital (Edinburgh) isn't and the consultant has even said to me they prefer bed rest to putting the stitch in. Did you see a consultant from the same hospital? If so maybe try a different hospital as all the consultants in a hospital always seem to have the same opinions.

Good luck xx

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Faibel I'm sorry to hear. Maybe you can put yourself on SBR and ask for the progesterone pessaries.

Agi I promise if you weren't a c section you would be overdue. I'm guessing 20 1/2 inches and 8 pounds 11 ounces on your scheduled due date!

Tink! We really did it! Hope your appointment shows progress! How ironic! Lol she is going to be gorgeous.

Shelby the girls are phenomenal! How are you managing with them?? I would stay awake all day just to watch their cuteness.

Ich? Jonathan must have you all around his little finger! Hope all is well! Miss you and thinking of you!

Wunderful glad your ok!

Hope? What's new?

Afm I have an oncall room in the hospital so I spend some nights with her and all day... Missy is awesome. I'm so proud if her. She's amazing and has really pulled through. She doesn't have reflux, the Brady spells are associated with in coordination with feeding. They no longer give medicine for reflux, it was researched and one actually causes heart problems. Her eyes are improving, said the opthmologist. So bye bye ROP! the dr said she will go home Sunday with a monitor for sure so as long as she doesn't have any major spells. What a relief! I love her so much and I want her home. This beck and forth with be is causing my 7 year old to do strange things like cut her own hair. 😩 Parenthood! Lol

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Faibel, I agree. NEVER see a second opinion from the same hospital or area. My second opinion also let to them reading off the SAME reason my practitioner had for not doing the stitch. I turned out that they were colleagues and went to school together.

Fight for weekly monitoring and I would actually find out with the women here who the practitioners were that did their stitch then be referred to them. Time is of the essence. Make the calls and get multiple appointments if you can. I don't know much about your healthcare system so I don't know how much control you can have but I would be making multiple calls for referrals to known practitioners outside your area that will put the stitch in. See if any of the ladies can give you a heads up about who did theirs and get the referral for that person.

hunny!



Can't remember who, but someone mentioned they were excited about all the ladies getting to 37 weeks. When I was in here some of us who had the stitch out didn't go for a week or two after because the cervix kept closed. I had a c-section because my baby was breech and the heart shaped uterus kept her from turning down BUT, I don't think I would have gone earlier than 39wks. I think one of the other women went 39wks too. It was CRAZY! Here we were worried about early deliveries and the stitch was so good that when removed kept the the cervix closed.

I just wanted to share that scenario too.

Prayerful...LOVE the pics. I could just SQUEEZE that little bitty cuteness!

 

[baby_maybe]

I echo what MA says - the last 3 times I've had a suture I've been 40+6, 41+3, and 39+3!! Crazy!

Prayerful - Missy is just gorgeous, you can tell from those recent pics that she's putting on weight well. Hope you're home with her soon.

Faibel - I'm not 100% on this, but I know there are a couple of really great suture experts in London which some of the past ladies in this thread have seen or contacted for advice about sutures. I think one of them is Prof Bennett, chocolat cat night know I think she's in London? Please don't give up, there are consultants willing to stitch with twins in the uk, you just have to find them.

AFM - Ruben is doing ok, he started being very sicky (like projectile!) at feeds so a couple of trips to the docs later and we think he has reflux. He's been moved to a thicker milk and also been given infant gaviscon which you add to feeds. He seems to be doing much better at the moment and the doctor is keeping a close eye on him too, making sure he is not losing weight etc. Our next appointment is weds next week and he is being weighed on tues so hopefully he's gained a bit by then. I thought I'd worry less once he was here, but he's certainly doing a great job of keeping me on my toes at the moment!

 

[lizziedripping]

Faibel, I haven't got much time here, but just quickly to reiterate what some of the others have said - there are consultants in London who will do the stitch but I'm not exactly sure how you would go about making contact, I can't remember what they did. Personally I would find their hospitals and contact their secretarys direct. Usually the secs are very helpful, especially when they work for specialists who routinely see women out of the area. From memory they are happy to have a consultation and take things from there. My consultant is very pro stitch, even with twins but I'm not sure she'd be happy to see someone out of area - some consultants don't like encroaching on anothers 'territory' as it were. Please don't despair, there are ways around this. Give me a moment and I'll try to track back to see who used the London clinics and retrieve their details for you - one of the ladies became very close and I'm sure she'd be happy to help

 

[lizziedripping]

Prayer - she is a beauty! A proper little cutie