Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Twinkle 3]

YEY good luck Tink. Don't worry you will be fine x

 

[Craigswife]

Exciting Tink, bet you can't wait to meet your little one! Hope it all goes smoothly and look forward to seeing the pics soon x

 

[Agiboma]

i had my littler girl at 38+5 we are both doing well she weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces will update full birth story once i get home thank you all for the support

 

[Hope2302]

Congrats Agi! Can't wait for the update.

I had my stitch removed today, It took all of 10 mins. I was allowed to go home soon after and the procedure was more uncomfortable than painful. So thankfully, that is another hurdle crossed.
I hope everyone is doing great?

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Agiboma beautiful! Very happy for you!

Tink! Yay! Teamaudrey!!

 

[baby_maybe]

Congrats agi, can wait to see pics

Tink - yay, good luck with your induction, little Audrey is finally on her way

Hope - wooo for stitch removal, I've never found them painful to take out either, having them put in was far worse in my opinion!

 

[HelenGee]

Congrats Agi! Well done xxx

Ooooh Tink, good luck! Xxx

Karen- hmm, pressure can be normal, it can be the pelvic floor struggling under the growing baby. Midwives are very quick to fob it off as pelvic floor related. I had it from 8 weeks and I found it unbearable, I couldn't walk. I would go and get it checked tomorrow if it concerns you x

 

[ShelbyLC]

Aww, all these babies are making me want to be pregnant again

Congratulations, Agi! And well done, Hope, making it to 36 weeks and stitch removal!

 

[karenh24]

Congrats Agi! Well done xxx

Ooooh Tink, good luck! Xxx

Karen- hmm, pressure can be normal, it can be the pelvic floor struggling under the growing baby. Midwives are very quick to fob it off as pelvic floor related. I had it from 8 weeks and I found it unbearable, I couldn't walk. I would go and get it checked tomorrow if it concerns you x

Thanx Helen exactly what i was thinking i may go in 2mro just to get checked because i can't stop worrying

 

[HelenGee]

Karen - I don't blame you- I was too easily fobbed off by doctors etc, but the pressure was a nagging discomfort, it regularly had me in tears. I think at new cross you have to keep on telling them so that they do eventually react. They assume that if all's quiet, then all's ok. I honestly don't think you'll be reassured til your stitch is in, and if that means making a legitimate nuisance of yourself, then go and do it! I wouldn't worry if I were you at the moment, it's all being monitored. One thing I did notice is that they are very reliant on the info in your green notes. Conveniently, every medical professional I complained to about the pressure failed to record it in my notes until my private scan. So, everyone assumed it wasn't a problem for me as I hadn't seemed to mention it before. It's impossible to get them to record it retrospectively, so please make sure it is recorded. I'm do sorry you're having to go through this ridiculous rigmarole! But, at least they are already monitoring you, and that is half the battle x

 

[TLM21]

love all this great news

agi congratulations, looking foward to seeing pics and reading the update. hugs

hope that is fantastic, stitch removal and 36+ weeks, keep us posted

hope everyone else is doing well

 

[karenh24]

Karen - I don't blame you- I was too easily fobbed off by doctors etc, but the pressure was a nagging discomfort, it regularly had me in tears. I think at new cross you have to keep on telling them so that they do eventually react. They assume that if all's quiet, then all's ok. I honestly don't think you'll be reassured til your stitch is in, and if that means making a legitimate nuisance of yourself, then go and do it! I wouldn't worry if I were you at the moment, it's all being monitored. One thing I did notice is that they are very reliant on the info in your green notes. Conveniently, every medical professional I complained to about the pressure failed to record it in my notes until my private scan. So, everyone assumed it wasn't a problem for me as I hadn't seemed to mention it before. It's impossible to get them to record it retrospectively, so please make sure it is recorded. I'm do sorry you're having to go through this ridiculous rigmarole! But, at least they are already monitoring you, and that is half the battle x

Thanx Helen.I am being monitored but i don't think i trust my body enough to wait till the next scan, you know when something just doesn't feel right even when lying down it feels like i've still got a pressure there, the scan wasnt easy either she kept saying she couldn't see my cervix properly to measure it because babys head was causing a shadow, then she wanted me to put my hands under my bum to be at angle and i was lying like that for 20mins, eventually she said it defiantly not funneling at the moment but is looking short.i sometimes think i don't want to go in and im just being a nuisance but it is my baby that at risk and im entitled to have them check me over x

 

[Twinkle 3]

Karen your not a nuisance at all, I have been to the hospital tons of times,a few weeks ago I was convinced somthing wasn't right so I went Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, then Friday to see my consultant.mymotto is if it dosnt feel right make them listen, I see some one every week. I'm currently trying to get to speak to my consultant just so he knows I don't feel too good with pressure and aches.

If I was you, I would go to the hospital tomorrow, tell them you feel lots of pressure and you don't feel right, tell them Your high risk and ask to see a registrar or your own consultant and say you feel you need the stitch in ASAP. Make them listen, even if you have to exaggerate a little on how you feel.

The stitch sounds the best option

Don't worry though

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi lovelies, so sorry for absence - we've all had the lurgy Little Noah is the worst, rotten chest infection, my poor little man What have I missed?

Agi, congratulations, saw that you've had your baby, well done honey

Tink- good luck sweetie

Lovely Helen - you're back, whats news with you sweetie. Great to hear from you

Everyone, please let me know whats been happening. Day, you still ok? MA any news? Xxx

 

[HelenGee]

Karen- Twinkle has said it all- you are not a nuisance to them, it is their job to provide the best care, and if they don't know, they can't treat you. The nhs tend to just firefight, and not treat for the best long-term outcome. IMHO you shouldn't be feeling pressure, I never felt any in my first pregnancy, it is a symptom of ic and deserves to be treated as such. In ic pregnancies, the feeling of pressure is normal, but a stitch usually stops it from being a threat.

Don't worry about going to the hospital and being adamant about what you want, it is your baby, the doctors won't have to deal with the trauma caused to you just because they decide to watch and wait. It really winds me up that they are so reluctant to stitch, of course there are risks, but it does work, and surely those odds are better than doing nothing.

Give 'em some stick and don't even think about worrying about it! X

 

[Tink_0123]

Hey ladies,

I opted to have a c section. Audrey was born at 4:17 pm, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz and measuring 20 inches. Havent been able to see much of her yet since im in recovery. Will post pictures as soon as I can.

 

[HelenGee]

Hi Lizzie
It's nice to be able to post again! It's the end of term wind-down and I've given up planning and marking this week lol! I'm sure I'll be paying for it over Easter tho. My Dad's on the mend and has been given the all-clear. Hubby has lost his job tho, so I've been doing extra to help out, I'm knackered and missing the kids like crazy. Hopefully things will settle soon. I do wonder who decided that women's lib was a good idea! What I wouldn't give to be with the kids all day.

The munchkins are both doing really well, give or take the odd bout of tonsillitis etc. They are both whirlwinds tho, I just love it. How are you and your brood? X

 

[HelenGee]

Well done Tink! Welcome Audrey. I recovered really quickly after my section, you will do just great x

 

[DAYDAY24]

Hi lizzie im ok week 28 yay do you know when they usually remove cerclage in twin pregnancy

 

[Twinkle 3]

Aww congratulations tink!! Cabt wait to see pics of little audrey