Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Craigswife]

Sweet that's a good weight, it's normal to loose a bit, but if he's taking milk he'll start gaining in no time. It sounds like hes doing really well. He's a cutie xx

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou Tink to be truthful it seems like only yesterday I was 16weeks I hope time flys until I am 38weeks. Yes only 3more days until v day I am so excited but still praying I make it. I hope your recovering well from the c section and I also hope that little audrey is doing good!

CW I am going to feel a huge relief when I get steroids on Thursday I bet you will too!
I had my daughter at 29weeks so not much of a difference to you as my goal after 24weeks is 29weeks. I want to beat my personal best lol. I will be over the moon if I can do this.
I know my little girl did well in the special care baby unit so I think if I had another baby at 29weeks I wouldn't be as anxoius about it.
I panic about doing too much, I never know what the right amount of rest is that I should be getting. I do ache though whenever I do the slightest thing so I try not to anything at all.

Hope you have a nice rest

My little girl had a brilliant birthday thankyou she's been all excited and loved every minute of it! Oh to be young again lol


Sweet Zachary is lovely bless him he's done well with his weight, my daughter went from 2lb.12 to 2lb.2

 

[lizziedripping]

Quick question - I'm 4 days post stitch and today i've had to do slightly more i.e school run ( not excessive as I drive but def more walking and standing than I have been doing) and I've notice a lot of pressure in my 'back passage'!! Is this normal? I'm not constipated...yet but thats what it feels like. Have I done too much??

Hey hun, I had horrendous back passage pressure with the twins from 8 to 20wks. It eased as they grew and my uterus shifted up and out of my pelvis and into my abdomen. I have a retroverted uterus which is why I felt all the pressure at the back. Any increased pressure might indicate it's time to take things a bit easier, but as soon as you take the weight off the pressure will ease - it's easily reversable

 

[chocolatecat]

Oh sweet! He's gorgeous!! sounds like you're doing well with the pumping. you're so strong and keeping it together great. Tears are to be expected! yay for cuddles though :-D

Hope everyone is doing well?

I finally gave in to my urges and started looking at all the baby stuff my friend has set aside for me. 28 weeks tomorrow, which is when we said we'd look at baby stuff! It's Quinn's birthday on thursday, so that's when we're going shopping (but I needed to know what my friend has for me already).

Feeling good after my growth scan on friday. Since my cervix hasn't budged with the stitch in place I think I'm free to do a bit more activity. Was on my feet a fair amount this weekend (stood rather than walking) - it felt great! Even walked round town for an hour - finally the sun came out too! I rather think sitting around is making me more achey than walking. Hoping to start doing more in a few more weeks, but still a little nervous to do too much. But I think shopping (and lunch) on Thurs will be fine

Getting excited that this might actually happen . And then constantly saying touch wood afterwards!!!

 

[shanny]

shopping and lunch sounds nice chocolate cat...............have fun with the baby things..........

 

[DAYDAY24]

6 more weeks till I meet my lil men! Very excited wanted to share with you ladies dont give up!!!

 

[Craigswife]

Chocolatecat, lunch and shopping, perfect!! We've set ourselves a goal of 28wks before we can really get into baby mode with shopping and bringing out all my sons baby things too. That will be such a special day. You must feel a slight relief especially after having your scan. Can I ask, was your stitch an elective one or rescue one?
I have growth scan booked for 3 weeks when I'm 28wks, so looking forward to that, is it the same as having the 20wk scan?
I'm with you on the touching wood thing, I do that all the time!!

I felt cheated when I delivered at 28wks because I wanted to do all the lovely things to prepare for my baby, but didn't get to. This time the one thing I really want to do is sort all the baby clothes and wash them and hang them on the washing line on a sunny day. Funny how the little things feel so important!

Day, wow you're doing so well, 31wks already, where did that go! You also must feel a sense of relief now you're in the 30's, especially as you've got double the load to carry!

Funnily enough I've been on my feet more than I'd like to the last 2 days, but feel very well for doing so??? I'm still trying to get plenty of rest and sit down as much as I can. My dr hasn't put me on any restrictions and encourages me to do things, but I'm nervous to do too much. My stitch has been in 11wks already, it feels like only a couple of weeks ago! I'm hoping the next 11 go just as fast!

 

[Tink_0123]

Day, 31 weeks, thats amazing!! Next month you'll have your little men with you already. I'm so excited for you.

Twinkle, once you pass V-day, time seems to go by a lot quicker, then 28 weeks and so forth. One thing I realized when I began reaching different milestones was that I wasn't stressing the whole IC issue so much anymore which made the days, weeks go by a lot quicker. Once I passed 30 weeks, time really picked up, I was 38 weeks in no time. That's how it'll be for you. Glad you're having your steroid shots this week , I also had mine at 24 weeks.

Lizzie, how are you doing??

I hope you ladies are doing well..

Ladies who've had their babies, how are you all doing??

AFM, we're doing good. I'm recovering super well from the c/s, as if I hadn't had one at all really. All I have is a bit of swelling on the incision site, and the scar which is minimal. Audrey, is growing and gaining lots of weight. She's really great tho, loves to give us her toothless smiles lol.

Here are some pictures:

Just now, falling asleep in her cot
https://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o770/Tink0123/633D4EC2-E31F-4CE2-BEFF-925022706D7A-7267-0000046886471080_zps7e5be708.jpg
On her boppy pillow
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In the car seat (the redness on her face is "baby acne")
https://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/o770/Tink0123/37D92D61-E506-4E38-B2FD-5BD45A53EEA5-7267-000004687595E595_zpsd0b25ea4.jpg
Me! This pic was taken last Wednesday (2 weeks post partum)
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[karenh24]

Hey Tink Audrey is beautiful and you look really good too, i hope i manage to look as good once babys here!

 

[DAYDAY24]

Aww tink audrey and her lil smile, in her sleep is so adorable! Thanks ladies only a week till 3rd goal 32 weeks.

 

[TLM21]

hi ladies hope everyone is doing well
tink Audrey is perfect, so cute, so healthy!
day congrats on 31 weeks, days away from 32, so happy for you 3!
twinkle 3 more days hun and then much more
cw your ticker is moving quite nicely, keep up three good job
Karen almost in the 20s, nicely done!
chocolate have some dessert for me at lunch, you are doing fantastic!
Lizzie thanks for continuously putting us at ease, hope all is well with you and the.kiddos
hope how is everything?
everyone else that I miss wishing you all bake for much longer, hugs

 

[TLM21]

just a little update from my appointment yesterday.
baby it's still head down, butt is up by my upper ribs, weighs 4 pounds 2 ounces, measurements were good. Dr says baby has long legs. my cl was 2cm. the added pressure I felt last week is because the head is low, and since I'm funneling it may even be putting added pressure. Dr is not worried. I've been feeling more.nauseous here and there. but I'm.happy things are.stable and lookimg good. oh baby gained weight, but I lost 2 pounds, blood sugar is controlled with diet, but he wants me to eat more calories, since I've only gained 12 pounds, I realized I'm pickier than what I thought with food, so really trying to eat more without increasing intake of sugary foods which is what I really want, lol.I'll keep you posted with any changes, next appointment in 2 weeks, them weekly....

 

[lizziedripping]

Wow Tink, you look amazing! Your baby is adorable and looks so much like you? We're all good sweetie, away on holiday in a large caravan by the sea - North English Coast. Kids love it, lots of swimming, beach, and arcades - I'm knackered lol, as are their grandparents Xx

 

[lizziedripping]

Tlm - glad appt went well. Doesn't sound like bubs is still comfortable in there. No reason why you shouldn't go several more weeks yet honey xx

Day - wow, 31wks - told you you could do it my lovely

 

[lizziedripping]

CW - if being up and about feels ok, then I can't see a reason not to hun. Obviously balance it with regular breaks and rest, but you're a pretty switched on Momma, you know your own limitations, as does everyone here I only took to strict rest because I didn't feel good moving around, which was probably a twin thing rather than a cervix issue. That said, everyone is different - if your body is feeling the strain then let that be your guide xxx

 

[chocolatecat]

Chocolatecat, lunch and shopping, perfect!! We've set ourselves a goal of 28wks before we can really get into baby mode with shopping and bringing out all my sons baby things too. That will be such a special day. You must feel a slight relief especially after having your scan. Can I ask, was your stitch an elective one or rescue one?
I have growth scan booked for 3 weeks when I'm 28wks, so looking forward to that, is it the same as having the 20wk scan?
I'm with you on the touching wood thing, I do that all the time!!

I felt cheated when I delivered at 28wks because I wanted to do all the lovely things to prepare for my baby, but didn't get to. This time the one thing I really want to do is sort all the baby clothes and wash them and hang them on the washing line on a sunny day. Funny how the little things feel so important!

Day, wow you're doing so well, 31wks already, where did that go! You also must feel a sense of relief now you're in the 30's, especially as you've got double the load to carry!

Funnily enough I've been on my feet more than I'd like to the last 2 days, but feel very well for doing so??? I'm still trying to get plenty of rest and sit down as much as I can. My dr hasn't put me on any restrictions and encourages me to do things, but I'm nervous to do too much. My stitch has been in 11wks already, it feels like only a couple of weeks ago! I'm hoping the next 11 go just as fast!

Thanks CW! I understand what you mean about certain things being important, I don't want to go overboard with buying her stuff, but I want to make sure she's got some outfits I've made for her.

My stitch was put in pre-pregnancy. It can be placed higher that way. It's the type where they cut you and push your bladder out of the way to get as high as possible. It seems to have held up well (touch wood!)

I feel so much better now I'm 28 weeks. Like I said my unicornate uterus puts me at risk for PTL, but there's not a lot I can do about that really!

The growth scan was good, different to the 20 week one as they only look at the head, tummy and leg length, but we got a good look at the baby and our sonographer explained all that she was doing.
Hope yours comes around quickly for you

 

[sweetbuthyper]

well got to the hospital to good news today Zac's back up to 4ml feeds every hour, and off of cpap hes now on high flow also back off the lights for jaundice, hes such a fighter very active today and i got cuddles for 45 mins

 

[jadey_fae]

You ladies are all soooo lovely.

Karen, what time is ur appointment? We will be counting down to 24 weeks together I think. What was your last CL?

my appointments at 10 and my last CL was 3.1cm no changes, what is yours measuring at?

My appointment is at 10.30 tomorrow. My last CL had dropped to 3.2.

 

[karenh24]

You ladies are all soooo lovely.

Karen, what time is ur appointment? We will be counting down to 24 weeks together I think. What was your last CL?

my appointments at 10 and my last CL was 3.1cm no changes, what is yours measuring at?

My appointment is at 10.30 tomorrow. My last CL had dropped to 3.2.

Good luck with the appointment Jadey let me know how it goes, your measuring about the same as me then

 

[jadey_fae]

Loving all the baby pics.