Hi ladies--I posted about a month ago when I was diagnosed with IC after my 20 week anatomy scan. Ended up in the hospital 4 cm dilated with bulging membranes. Even after much protesting, my doctors and the maternal fetal medicine specialists refused to do a cerclage because I was so far gone and the high risk of infection. I ended up having Lillian at 21.4 weeks.
I am taking a couple of weeks off from work to recover. All I can think about is my next pregnancy but everyone is telling me to give it time. I am not going to TTC for about 6 months but I want to have a plan. My doctors make it sound like preventative TVC's are very successful but I am reading a lot about women still needing to go on bedrest (at home or hospital) and still delivering early. I am trying to wrap my head around all of this. Any advice on this going forward? I feel very alone having a loss/diagnosis of IC because it is so rare and I really appreciate you ladies being so open and honest on this thread.
Hi I just want to say I am so sorry for you loss, it's the worst thing a mother can to through, when I lost my baby boy last year I was the same as you, all I could think about was the next pregnancy, I didn't want to replace my baby boy but I just wanted a baby. I waited 8months to get pregnant again, after being told I could try again in 6. Incompetent cervix sounds scary as you already know the worst case scenario of what can happen with an incompetent cervix but it's somthing that can be overcome by the cervical stitch for example, like you say.
First of all, you are very much not alone, you will never forget your beautiful little girl and she willbe such a special part of your life.
Before you concieve again ask a lot of questions to your doctors, know exactly the care plan you want and have it wrote out and your care should prevent it happening again.
I am currently in a very panicked and worrysome stage of my pregnancy. My last one ended at 22weeks and i am now 21 weeks tomorrow, I now have a cervical stitch which I have found is holding well (Im praying it is anyway) but I am in a lot of achey pains and experiencing pressure which only relieves when I lay down, so I'm officially on bed rest until I reach a safe gestation. It's emotionally harder than I expected but Im hoping it will all turn out well in the end.
The cervical stitch procedure itself is a very straight forward procedure when done as a preventative measure, my consultant has said they are successfully and he's confident about them, a lot of women on this thread have had a lot of success with them, especially baby maybe who has had 4 (i think 4 is correct)
Which I think is amazing!
I have been told that the stitch is so strong and thick it will hold your cervix closed until removal if your problem is deffinetly IC.
I hope you will have great success aswel with a TVC.
I'm still a work in progress with my cerclage so im probably not the best person to be goving advice in the cerclage just get but I'm hoping and praying they work and I get to atleast 24weeks, I will be so happy if I do
I'm sure all the other ladies can and will offer better advice for you x
she drinks about 2 ounces every 2 hrs ( it was every three but she gets hungry) I tried increasing the amount ah she can go at least every 3 hrs but her tummy can't hold it. She's so sweet! Daddy is so mushy. She cries and he gets right up. Big sister is her bodyguard! She had the nerve to ask me if I washed my hands! Ha! Gosh I'm glad everything worked out.. She was super early. I've come a long way from my emergency stitch at 17 weeks. And to all that have one and worry.... Don't! My stitch didn't fail me, my fibroid did lol.
Will be great to finally hear the good news when they safely arrive! 
