Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[berryblue290]

My OB says I can get off bed rest around 34 weeks! 2more weeks, I have been getting up a little lately But so far so good.

Vaudha-you did it!

 

[Vaudha]

thanks berryblue . It is because of all you wonderful ladies that I could sail through difficult times

And Congratulations hun on 32 weeks Only a little more to go

I am counting days. I am worried to wait for long because of my gestational diabetes . My insulin requirement is lowering these days. And I read that it is related to placenta functioning. I have an appointment today with OB, I am hoping that she talks about inducing.

/Love
Vasu

 

[Sherri81]

I would think you would be well and able to be induced now. I mean, so many women have babies at 37 weeks, and you are almost 3 weeks past that. So I don't see the issue. I think you did marvellous to get to where you did. And I guess we will see a birth announcement from you in a couple of days. Good luck!

 

[Vaudha]

hi all,

Today I had an appointment with my OB. She is suggesting c-section for me. Baby is around 3.2 kgs. She says she can induce me and attempt for normal delivery but since I am diabetic baby's shoulder may be big. Even if the head comes out easily which will, shoulder may get stuck. So, she doesn't want to take any risk. Well, I want my baby to be out safe. I agreed with her and getting admitted tomorrow at 8:00 am and operation at 11:00. Baby should be out by 11:30 . I need all of your prayers and wishes.

Honestly I am not sure what am I feeling at the moment. Just want to see my baby out safe and healthy.

Love
Vasu

 

[RachaelS]

GOOD LUCK Vasu. I know you'll do great and all the months of angst and worry will be over, you're going to meet your baby finally!

I will be thinking of you

Rach.xxx

 

[Vaudha]

thanks rach

Its almost 12am and i cant sleep

I will update everyone as soon as I can.

Love
Vasu

 

[HelenGee]

Good luck Vasu - all will be great, you are in the best hands and the c section is definitely the safest option for you. I didn't make it to my section, and isabella's shoulder got stuck, we all wanted a section but baby had different ideas. Trust them when they say it's the best thing. Now you can be calm, you've made it and your baby WILL be safe with a section.

Thinking of you xx

 

[Sherri81]

Good luck for tomorrow/today!! You will be great!

 

[Emilyc]

Hi Vaudha,

Good to see your do well I ahve just be told I have gestational diabetes also how did you cope with it?.

This pregnancy has been so hard for me my list is growing weekly or new probs.

The list
Factor V both genes blood clotting disorder - on injections
Short cervix its now 20mm so the cyclogest is working
high liver bile - tests ongoing
very low iron - on tablets
Asprin daily to help thin blood.
starting injections for the gestational diabetes

xx

 

[gracie1214]

Hi...i came on this forum while googling for information regarding incompetent cervix....my name is laurie and i am 21 weeks 2 days pregnant and just found out i have an incompetent cervix with funneling. They tried to place an emergency cerclage but couldn't do it safely so i am on bedrest and 17-p shots...no dilation, no bulging membranes, no contractions...i'm unclear actually how long my cervix measures--conflicting information on that front....
anyway, as i am sure you all can imagine, my mind is spinning and i am beyond stressed...also, have tons of questions...like does incompetent cervix always lead to contractions/pre term labor? My peri does not feel that i will experience contractions but instead will have ruptured membranes which will cause premature birth...i am not sure if i understand why they think that way...
i have loved reading the forum and everyone's inspirational stories....i need a positive boost since my ob is a bit pessimistic while my peri is more positive....
Anyway, thanks for letting me jump in on your group.
laurie

 

[lizziedripping]

Vaudha hun - good luck, and I do hope as I write this you are holding your much longed for baby in your arms my sweet xxx

Gracie - welcome to the forum hun. We're always happy to help, so please feel free tovisit here whenever you need. At the moment it seems that you have a funneling cervix with no bulging or dilation? That is good, and no need at the moment to be overly worried. Whilst funneling is the first sign of a changing cervix (along with shortening), you are by no means anywhere near rupture of membranes. There are ladies here who have been dilated with twins at 24wks, but still gone on for several more weeks.

the important thing now is to rest as much as possible - get the weight off your cervix completely. Resting can lengthen the cervix overnight, and really does work - in some cases it even reverses the funneling and the cervix closes up again. Preterm labour does not always accompany IC, if you can keep your cervix closed, then you reduce the chance of any possible infections - once a cervix is open, that is the greatest risk. Yours is funneled, which means it is open slightly at the top, but still closed at the bottom - it is "giving" under the weight of your growing uterus.

Did the docs give you any idea of length? The reason they are vague is probabloy because cl measurements are notriously inaccurate, and can change in a matter of hours. At this stage there is still every chance you can get this pregnancy into the third trimester and beyond. Keep us posted, and please take things easy xxx

 

[Vaudha]

Hi everyone

Its a girl!!!! She is doing well. she was born on 8th feb at 11:32 in the morning.
She had to be kept in NICU for the whole day. They gave her to me in the night 9. She was going low on oxygen and she was also under observation for hypoglycemia. But she is doing good now. I am back from hospital and needless to say I am total mess. But for the first time ever, I do not care how do I look
My time is totally spent in feeding her, changing her diaper and just looking at her and convincing myself that she is true

Thanks for the support. I will be coming here as many times as I can. I love you all

Emily - Initially GD was overwhelming for me. Mainly for the reason that my sugar levels affect the baby and I needed to be very careful before eating anything. Then I got used to it. I was on 26-0-14 units of insulin. My suger levels were fairly controlled. One thing that you need to make sure is do not go low on sugar levels. Anything less than 70 is normally hypo. I went hypo 2-3 times. Symptoms were excess sweating, trembling from inside, feeling dizzy. Signals are clear. In such situations have glucose/fruit juice quickly. Baby's can not take hypo condition. To avoid, eat small portions every 2 hrs whether hungry or not. Because of the insulin injections we take we need make sure we eat every 2 hrs but little and less GI food. Emily it is just temporary hun. I am sure you can do it. All the best.

 

[berryblue290]

Congrats vaudha she is beautiful!!

 

[MikaylasMummy]

Vasu she is absoloutley stunning!!what is her name??congratulations!!

 

[HelenGee]

Vasu - she is absolutely gorgeous, well done. It's just so worth all the stress when you see those beautiful pictures. Xxxxx

Quick update on us- we're doing ok, tired but getting by. Life is very busy with a 3 year old and I'm paying the price of bed rest and a new baby with my 3 year old's tantrums and bad behaviour. I'm hoping it's only temporary but I feel so guilty for putting my family through so much trauma.

Isabella's going well, her arm is now 99 per cent mobile. She is a real comfort seeker and is mucousy from the birth, although this is beginning to clear. She now weighs 8 pounds 11 so seems to be doing fine. She's outgrowing her clothes super fast!

Just wanted to know how everyone is - Susannah? Dippy? Hope you're ok x

 

[Sherri81]

Vaudha, she is lovely!! Congrats. She has the cutest chubbiest face ever! Have fun with her. You did it!

 

[lizziedripping]

Congratulations Vasu - what a beautiful, healthy baby girl - well done you xxx

Sherri - how u doing? I see you're 18wks now, how's things feeling? x

 

[MikaylasMummy]

Helen when I was in hospital and for a few weeks after mikaylas behaviour was terrible but she snapped out of it after a little while.I think it mostly stemmed from bein home alone with daddy and us overcompensating with presents and attention cos of the new baby arriving.it got better though!glad to hear ur gorgeous girls arm is so much better!x

 

[Emilyc]

Congrats vaudha she is beautiful!! thanks for the advice xx enjoy being a mummy x

 

[Sherri81]

Hey Lizzie, I'm still hanging in here I think. I have been getting sharp pains from the cervix every now and then. The Dr thinks its either nerves getting pinched, (because they don't last a long time, they just come and go quickly), or that it's stretching from the stitch. Not that the stitch is being compromised, but just that it's getting pushed around because of ligaments stretching.

I also had quite a bit of pressure feeling in my abdomen the other day, and then it started moving up to under my diaphragm. And all of a sudden, it looks like my stomach has moved up more (if that make sense), so I'm wondering if the pressure was just from him moving around.

That's the other thing. It is a boy!

Cervix still appears to be about 3.5cms long, give or take a bit, as they can only do external scans, so no different than it usually is, as they say I have a genetically short cervix. There doesn't appear to be an funnelling when pressure is applied.

I have been diagnosed as having some sort of heart condition now. We don't know what it is yet, as I am still awaiting my echo, but the problems I am having are located in my left ventricle. I didn't think it was serious, and my OB said something which kind of unnerved me. She said 'I think it's more serious than you think it is.' And then she mentioned a pacemaker?? I don't know what to think... They are thinking there is scar tissue, a hole, or a collapsed valve in there.

So because of this, I am no longer a candidate for the Nifedipene, which she was going to start using at 20 weeks to stop contractions from happening before they even started. This really upsets me, as I am very nervous about contractions... She said she wants to hospitalize me from March 1-31, which would get me to viability. She wants me on strict bedrest, and in a reverse trendellenberg position. So I don't know whether she will have me do it in my hospital, or in her hospital, an hour away.

I am kind of hoping for my hospital, but it is so inferior in terms of medical care (remember, they refused to help me at 23 weeks, even though I was only contracting not dilating). Whereas, her hospital will step in at 22 weeks even to help me stop contracting, if that is what happens. But being closer to home has some advantages. People can visit, people can bring me something other than hospital food, they can stock up my book and magazine supply, get my meds etc...

So I don't know what to do...