Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Craigswife]

I thought id posted this, but think i deleted it by mistake, so apologies if it turns up twice! Twinkle and jadey fae, that is the maternity belt I bought. Okay it's not the sexiest item I own, but it does help I think. I had to go for a size bigger than I'd usually buy, so I'm normally a size 8 and I needed a medium. So bear that in mind if you order one.

I read the review from the lady who bought it to wear to Zumba! OMG can you imagine us ladies even attempting Zumba, what with all our aches and pains and the floor would be littered with our stitches after all the energetic jumping around! Lol! The most energetic activity I do is lifting the remote control for the tv!

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thanks sweet for the advice, so happy they could stop your labour, I have took my mind off it and it dosnt seem as bad now,well that's until i think about it again, Im always worried I'm ignoring something that's serious but then sometimes I panic and I think I over exaggerate. I'm hoping it's just growing pains, I need to make it to 24weeks!

CW Im a bit worried about the scan tomorrow I want to go to reassure me if everything looks good but I know if there's funnelling or baby is head down then I'm going to be in a complete panic. Fingers crossed all is well. I also drive my oh mad with panicking about th aches and pains, he always says don't worry you be will fine then I'll snap at him saying how do you know... Bless him. I just get stressed when I'm worried lol

I also read the review about the lady and Zumba, I thought the same lol!! I'm so jealous that women can actually exercise when they are pregnant! I use see women in morrisons that are heavily pregnant pushing trolleys around and carrying heavy bags then there's me who has to do the tesco home shop as I can't even venture out to the supermarket lol

 

[Craigswife]

Yes i know what you mean about pregnant women shopping. They've usually got bumps twice as big as mine too!
I can understand your worry about your scan, fingers crossed for good news this time. My baby is head down too, I don't think it particularly means anything, but probably doesn't help with the pressure.
My hubbie tells me I'll be fine too, I've got this thing about jinxing the pregnancy, which he can't understand. He's like why would putting wallpaper up in the baby's room mean something will go wrong! He's practical though and wants to get it done!

 

[Twinkle 3]

Sweet did u lose your plug when you went into labour or bleed?

I'm just Curious if women with stitches lose there plugs as one of the first signs of labour, i lost my plug the day I had my daughter and I lost my plug atleast once evry few days for weeks before having my little boy. I think I was losing it and it was replenishing itself but in the end it just never came back.

 

[Twinkle 3]

Yes i know what you mean about pregnant women shopping. They've usually got bumps twice as big as mine too!
I can understand your worry about your scan, fingers crossed for good news this time. My baby is head down too, I don't think it particularly means anything, but probably doesn't help with the pressure.
My hubbie tells me I'll be fine too, I've got this thing about jinxing the pregnancy, which he can't understand. He's like why would putting wallpaper up in the baby's room mean something will go wrong! He's practical though and wants to get it done!

Thankyou its nice that someone understands how I think
Ye I'm paranoid about jinxing things too. I darnt do anything until I'm at 24 weeks after that I know I will have a baby who will have a chance at life
I darnt even buy no maternity clothes yet incase I but them thinking I'm going to get huge but never do, so I said I will buy them when I make it past 24weeks, until then I'm trying to squeeze into anything that will fit me lol

 

[sweetbuthyper]

twinkle didn't notice any loss til they did a manual when taking my stitch out i have been loosing bit i think ever since, tho not sure it could just be normal mucus build up over night its always in the mornings and its thick.

 

[ShelbyLC]

CW - congratulations on 24 weeks!

sweet - congratulations on 28 weeks!

 

[Hopefulagain]

Hello ladies I am new here and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Markita and this is my story....
In December I suffered the loss of our little girl at 21 weeks. My doctors have told me that if I were to get pregnant again, I would need a cerclage to help keep my cervix closed. Well, I just found out on Monday that I'm pregnant again, and super excited about it! I believe the plan is to perform the procedure around 12 weeks. This is all new to me and I am really looking forward to getting some advice and support from others who are also experiencing this.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Congrats sweet and cw!!! Babyshower in two weeks nervous that I will go into labor but just praying about it.

 

[Craigswife]

Welcome hopefulagain, you're in the right place for support and advice, everyone here is lovely. It's great you're getting your stitch nice and early, congratulations on your pregnancy! Xx

 

[Twinkle 3]

Hello ladies I am new here and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Markita and this is my story....
In December I suffered the loss of our little girl at 21 weeks. My doctors have told me that if I were to get pregnant again, I would need a cerclage to help keep my cervix closed. Well, I just found out on Monday that I'm pregnant again, and super excited about it! I believe the plan is to perform the procedure around 12 weeks. This is all new to me and I am really looking forward to getting some advice and support from others who are also experiencing this.

Hi markita, welcome to the thread.
There's is lots of ladies on here that have been through and going though the same as you, I lost my little boy at 22weeks last year and got pregnant again at the end of last year, I had my stitch put in at 14weeks and I'm now 22weeks.
If you have any questions I'm sure myself or any other lady on here can answer it for you

 

[Hopefulagain]

Craigswife and Twinkle, thanks so much for welcoming me! I'm sure that I will have many, many questions in the weeks to come.

 

[HelenGee]

Welcome hopeful, I'm sorry for the loss of your precious angel. You are in the right place here, and thankfully you have a doctor willing to place the stitch nice and early, that's half the battle won! Xx

CW- I had a support belt before I knew that ic was my issue. I too am petite, and I carried a 7lb 3oz first baby, who clearly to anyone who wasn't a doctor, was too big for me to deliver naturally. Doctors insisted that I should labour naturally, even tho my gut instinct was that it was logistically impossible! I was right. For the 2nd pregnancy, the support belt gave me some relief. I really wish that doctors would consider the mother's frame before insisting on natural deliveries. With my 2nd, my bump was wider than I was tall, and I was booked in for a section, but she arrived too fast to wait for it. This leads me to the further problem of my knackered pelvic floor, damaged by the delivery, and doctors still refusing to repair as it isn't "serious enough" for them. Those crazy women lugging heavy bags and pushing heavy trollies are lining themselves up for a prolapse, by resting you are giving your pelvic floor a chance to cope with the strain of pregnancy. Don't be jealous of them, unfortunately you can guess what's coming for them.

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hopeful again, sorry for your loss but congrats on your new bump cerclages are a gift from God to help us ladies carry our babies! Stitches are great! Have no worries just enjoy your freedom and rights to walking ad lib! Lol this is the best forum ever. Huge welcome to you!

 

[Prayerfulmom2]

Hey guys! I've been reading but have been super busy! Miss you guys ( but not the bedrest).

 

[wunderful78]

Hi guys ... I had my boy today at 11.18am after induction was started around 8 am ... Things are well with both of us most painful thing induction felt like a truck hit me :/ then I got the retained placenta but lucky my ob had success just after he told me my theatre consent stuff was so close to going to theatre :/ it's all over now and hunter is 2.58kg of beautiful ness

 

[Craigswife]

Ah wunderful, congratulations!! That's lovely news. You must be relieved its all over and you can finally concentrate on bring mummy to your beautiful baby boy. Well done xx

 

[Hope2302]

Congrats wunderful! Glad you and your boy are doing well.x

 

[ShelbyLC]

Congratulations, wunderful!

 

[jadey_fae]

Wonderful - CONGRATS!!!!

Hopefulagain - Welcome. I am quite new here too and everyone has been so super lovely and supportive.

Craigswife - You made me spit my cereal out laughing when u said about the zumba!

Twinkle - Good luck for scan. Every scan I have had baby has always been deep head down. No one has ever said this is a problem.