Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[baby_maybe]

To be honest I never really took it that easy with any of my sutures. As I've gone on I've obviously had more children to look after and get to school etc, so the chances of me laying around we're always going to be pretty remote! I was a lot slower this last time, but that was more to do with all the extra fluid I had causing spd and making it so painful to move around that I just couldn't be bothered in the end! The only things I didn't do we're any lifting and definitely no

Jadey - it great that you insisted on being monitored, sometimes we have to shout a little to get listened to, but it's worth it with this condition. What made my sistuation even more ridiculous when I needed the suture at 20 weeks, was that I was actually being monitored for IC at the time with the promise that if there were cervical changes I would have a stitch placed. So even when there were they wanted to send me home and that's what prompted the 'sit in'. Stupid really, and then the consultant who was doing the procedure (not mine, she was on holiday at the time) tried to lecture me about how risky it was at 20 weeks. I told him I'd had the previous one at 24 weeks on bulging membranes and to stop trying to scare me out of wanting it done and to get on with it

I always feared getting past 24 weeks, as that was when I'd lost my little girl, but lo and behold I got there and beyond every single time and the last 3 times made it past term. I was dubious that I'd make it to term this past time with the extra complication of the weight of the extra fluid, but even after the stitch was removed at 36 weeks, I carried on until 39+3. Just typical when you constantly worry about the baby staying in for weeks on end, and then in the end they don't seem to want to come out!

 

[baby_maybe]

Also I actually found that all the aches and pressure and pulling we're much worse when I'd been laying around as opposed to being up and about. Like at Xmas I didn't get about much and stayed in mostly sitting around for the whole 2 weeks the kids had off school and I was really achey. Whereas when they went back and I had to be up to take them to school etc the aching was less.

 

[shanny]

baby maybe
nice to here from another multiple stitch person .....I lost my first too, mine at 32 weeks and am on 4 th stitch
first was emergency and lasted til 33 and last 3 were all elective.I have a great mw and consultant am v lucky as basically get what i want in terms of care. My previous 2 elective went to term too.
i sometimes cant believe how many of us there are out there!!!!!!!!!

 

[karenh24]

I would ring your consultant receptionist maybe and ask for a scan. It's great your length went up. From what I have read if IC hasn't showed itself by 22 weeks it prob wont. So I would want at least one more scan.
Why did u think u had a uti? Hope u feel better soon

Sorry Jadey i didn't explain properly last pregnancy was most like IC but i also had a really bad uti/kidney infection.
Consultant checked my urine sample thusday and had protein n leukocytes in which as far as i know means infection but she wasn't really bothered by it, then today had that feeling like i had a uti so thought i better get checked out urine sample was all clear.
I've been drinking plenty of water

 

[baby_maybe]

Hi shanny. I know, I'd never come across another person in real life with the same, but when I found this forum and this thread particularly I was so surprised that there were so many of us around. The consultant that I've had for the last two pregnancies and the one that was most pro stitch let me basically decide my own care plan too. The midwives have always been great as well. The first consultant I had was the one who diagnosed the IC and was willing to stitch me at 24 weeks with the membranes needing to be pushed back. I know a lot of consultants wouldn't have done that so I'm eternally grateful to him for that. The consultant I had between those two was useless and the reason I needed to insist on being stitched as an emergency at 20 weeks. I pushed and pushed her for an elective, but she wouldn't budge. I was glad she'd left by the time I was pregnant the next time

 

[jadey_fae]

Karen, are u going to push for another scan?

Pink sparkle, I hope your are ok??

Twinkle, I have tried not to move too much also I only had the stitch on Thurs and I would prefer to keep off my feet as much as pos for as long as pos. My OH doesn't have to go bk to work until 5 May. So he is more than happy to look after our daughter while I rest. Like u I get bad pressure in my pelvis and in my bum when I am up for long.

Baby_Maybe, I am so scared about getting to 24 weeks but u have really reassured me. I think it's great that u got to term even with emergency ones. Did u have funnelling with them both? I read somewhere that on average a rescue stitch could get u an extra 5 weeks.

 

[karenh24]

Karen, are u going to push for another scan?

Pink sparkle, I hope your are ok??

Twinkle, I have tried not to move too much also I only had the stitch on Thurs and I would prefer to keep off my feet as much as pos for as long as pos. My OH doesn't have to go bk to work until 5 May. So he is more than happy to look after our daughter while I rest. Like u I get bad pressure in my pelvis and in my bum when I am up for long.

Baby_Maybe, I am so scared about getting to 24 weeks but u have really reassured me. I think it's great that u got to term even with emergency ones. Did u have funnelling with them both? I read somewhere that on average a rescue stitch could get u an extra 5 weeks.

Yes Jadey i will be pushing for another scan at 22 weeks even if that happens to be my last one at least i'll know whats going on with my cervix with more weight on it.i'd pay for a private 1 but im not sure of any places that do it

 

[baby_maybe]

Jadey - I had bulging membranes with the first emergency one which had to be pushed back before he could stitch and then funnelling only with the second one. The first got me almost 9 extra weeks and th second one 20 weeks! So they really do work well.

 

[jadey_fae]

Thanks I worry because he said after that I didn't have much too work with :/ No bulging membranes just a fair bit of funnelling

 

[DAYDAY24]

Ladies hope everyone is doing fine. Yesterday had my first baby shower so thankful to have made it this far with my two blessings!!!

 

[baby_maybe]

You've done brilliantly getting to 32 weeks with twins dayday

 

[Craigswife]

Day, yay, a baby shower, it must have been lovely to indulge in baby things. You've done very well getting to 32wks, I can't remember, do you have a stitch in place?

I hope pink sparkle is ok, she's not been on for a couple of days.

I had my first steroid injection today, it always felt ages away but glad to finally get it in. It did hurt a bit, literally a pain in the bum! I was told to wiggle my toes as she did it and it was certainly less painful than I remember in my last pregnancy. I'm back tomorrow for my 2nd dose. I feel fine after, no side effects so far. I asked how long the effects will last and the midwife said it will get me through the next few weeks and say if it looked i was going into labour at about 34wks they would probably do them again.

Hope everyone else is doing well today.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Thanks ladiez yes I have a stitch

 

[TLM21]

Yayyyyy day, congrats on 32 weeks hun, a super milestone! hugs

 

[Craigswife]

Sorry for the questions day, but was your stitch a rescue or elective one? Also have you been on bed rest? I get everyone mixed up, lol!

 

[jadey_fae]

I'm worried about pink_sparkle............. (Hopefully no news is good news)

Would anyone mind sharing what there discharge was like after cerclage? Mine is mucusy yellow? Is this ok?

 

[whistle]

I've had the range (I asked for advice on here just the other day). I'm still getting tinges of blood from the op on Wednesday and I had mucousy to start with, followed now by watery makes me feel like I've wet myself all the time. I've resigned myself to six months of weirdness. (Hopefully!)

 

[DAYDAY24]

CW mine was elective at 13 weeks. Shoten to .7 @ week 19 been on sbr ever since

 

[ShelbyLC]

Day, I'm so happy you've made it to 32 weeks!

 

[Gwenylovey]

Sorry I've not been on much, have been reading everyone's posts but just don't have time to type a reply most days! Ruben is keeping me on my toes at the moment, his sleeping hasn't been great and we've had tummy trouble so been trying different milks etc to try and get him more settled. I think most of it is down to the gaviscon making him constipated so I've taken it upon myself to try and wean his dose down even though the doctor said we wouldn't do tha until he was 3 months old. Hopefully it works because I would love to get a little more sleep and have him settled and not in pain.

For all the new ladies, welcome. I notice there are quite a few of you who have recently had a stitch placed either electively or as an emergency. I myself had two emergency ones and two elective ones so have experience of both. To quickly recap in case you don't know me. My first emergency one was at 24 weeks on bulging membranes, it was successful to a certain point and got me to almost 33 weeks and that was with no bed rest! The second emergency one was done at a point quite common with emergency ones and was placed at 20 weeks when funnelling was noticed on my scan. I really had to fight to have it placed, actually held a 'sit in' at the hospital, but I got me way and that one carried me to 40+ weeks. The first elective one I had was placed at 14 weeks and took me to 41+ and the last one I had, also elective was placed at 15 weeks and took me to 39+. Before all this my first was born at 24 weeks and didn't survive, she was just too small and her lungs were bad from not being able to get the steroids on board in time.

Thankfully 4 healthy children later, I'm a really good example of how good the stitch can be, so I you have any question please do feel free to ask. I may not get time to read through this thread all the time and may not be able to pick a question out of all the posts so if you want to ask me something directly feel free to message me and I'll always answer

Hi Baby_maybe, I recognize you from the TTC after Methotrexate board! It was nice to hear more details about your success stories here and glad Ruben is doing well I have a question for you. When you had your elective stitch put in the second time at 20 weeks, you mentioned funneling. What was your cerivical length? I was scanned on Thursday at 20.5 and my cl was 3.1 but there was funneling. The first length taken was 3.8 and then the funneling showed up. My OB seems to think that I was contracting during that time and that's why funneling showed up. In any case, she is not worried at all and I am completely freaked out!

Pink_sparkle, I hope that all is ok with you!!