Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[lizziedripping]

Tlm - love you honey, but when you start talking about 'hot, tropical climates' which I am not a part of, then I get very jealous #miserabledullrainyoutside lol xxx

 

[ShelbyLC]

Tlm - love you honey, but when you start talking about 'hot, tropical climates' which I am not a part of, then I get very jealous #miserabledullrainyoutside lol xxx

It's a warm and sunny 75 degrees here today. So nice outside.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Its was 70 the other day today 50 yesterday it was snowing dumb weather lol

 

[monro84]

Had an appt yesterday. He touched the stitch and press on my pelvis (which kinda hurt) he said length is still same so stitch is still good. He measured my stomach this time (First time for this) I did not get the measurements but he said the baby is a little over 2 lbs now. How can he get the weight from the measurements is it just an estimation?

I go back in 2 wks said I will get a cervical scan then and I have to do my GD test which I did one at 16 wks and passed but I thought that was early IDK maybe they do 2 here. He also said no sex or orgasms he did not want to chance it since I was 2/3rds of the way there.

 

[TLM21]

Shelby 75 sounds fantastic.
sorry Lizzie I have a fan directly at me, and showers are mood changers, lol
it's 83°F (28.3°C) with lots of humidity which makes it a bit sticky... I will.try my hardest to send you some warmth
hugs

 

[sunnylove]

Am joining the thread! Cervical length measured below 1 centimeter and got the cerclage. Am scared about preterm labor, not having a normal pregnancy and all of the drugs I had to be put on to have the surgery. Absolutely no idea why cervix is so short. This is my first pregnancy and am only 22 years old. Never had surgeries down there or issues, and none of my sisters or my mom has had any cervical issues. Asking a lot of questions!

 

[ShelbyLC]

Am joining the thread! Cervical length measured below 1 centimeter and got the cerclage. Am scared about preterm labor, not having a normal pregnancy and all of the drugs I had to be put on to have the surgery. Absolutely no idea why cervix is so short. This is my first pregnancy and am only 22 years old. Never had surgeries down there or issues, and none of my sisters or my mom has had any cervical issues. Asking a lot of questions!

Welcome! When did you get your stitch? Sometimes there isn't a reason for IC, it's just one of those things that happens.

 

[ShelbyLC]

Tegan and Britton are 5 months old today! It's funny, I've done their 3 month, 4 month, and now 5 month photos in 0-3m size clothing, and they still haven't grown into them! My girls are so teeny. They have tons of super cute 0-3m/3m jeans and leggings that they can't wear yet; the pants just fall off! I'm hoping they'll grow into them before the weather gets too hot. The only pants that fit them are Carter's, which runs small and are very "long and skinny".

They're still sleeping 12 hours at night. We're having to move their bedtime from 9-10ish to 7 because they're getting wayyyy overtired and a few nights ago, it took me FIVE HOURS to get them to sleep! Last night was our first 7:00 bedtime and it was so much better. We're also working into a routine now. 1.5 hours awake, 1.5 hours napping. All baby-led, that's just how they seem to want to do things. They eat after every nap, and sometimes get a top-up at bedtime. They usually each take 20oz a day, which isn't a lot, but they're still gaining a little weight so I'm trying not to worry too much.

Tegan in pink; Britton in white.

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It's so hard to get them both smiling/looking at the camera in one photo!

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Sorry this is so long.

 

[jadey_fae]

Welcome sunny love

 

[karenh24]

Am joining the thread! Cervical length measured below 1 centimeter and got the cerclage. Am scared about preterm labor, not having a normal pregnancy and all of the drugs I had to be put on to have the surgery. Absolutely no idea why cervix is so short. This is my first pregnancy and am only 22 years old. Never had surgeries down there or issues, and none of my sisters or my mom has had any cervical issues. Asking a lot of questions!

Hey sunnylove like shelby said there isn't a reason for IC, im the same as you i never had any previous problems or surgeries and no one else in my family ever has, it's just one of those things that happens to some of us i guess

 

[jadey_fae]

I was all excited bcos our new couch came today It's a recliner so it means I can be down stairs more instead of stuck in bed. Problem is it stinks all chemically.I am sure it's the fire proofing they have to give them. I am a worrier and am parinoid about the effects of this on my boy and two year old. Aquuck google confirmed my worries Oh well. It's taken my mind of my cervix for an hour. LOL. I am so parinoid about everything when pregnant!

 

[TLM21]

so precious Shelby, they are doing great, you are doing.fantastic.as.well.
sunnylove welcome, sorry you are struggling now, so many questions, don't feel.bad and ask away, there are.very lovely ladies on the thread wiling to help out, it's a great group. a Shelby said sometimes it just happens, but you have a stitch which helps a lot. get lots of rest, drink plenty if water. again we will all be here to help out

 

[HelenGee]

Hi all!

Congratulations Pink, Ashton is gorgeous and sounds like he's geared up to storm his way out of NICU! What a little fighter and well done to you x

Shelby- the twins are beautiful, I just love their photos, sooo cute. Their routine sounds great too, it's whatever works. I always found that we had one routine settled and then, after a growth-spurt, it would need tweaking a little, until it settled again. I found it easier with taking the lead from babies, me just nudging them in the right direction. I've had many a night trying to get my 2 insomniacs to sleep so I totally sympathise with the 5 hour bedtime!

Hi Lizzie, hope you had a good holiday and happy birthday to the twins! I can't believe they're 3, and so cute in the picture too. Evie should be proud of her birth story, she's a miracle who has given hope to all of us on this thread.

Sorry I haven't posted much, we've had a run of yuckiness....chicken pox, headlice (how hard did I have to contain my squeal of disgust), chicken pox (Bella) and then the rather delightful ofsted visit at school (yesterday and today). But we all seem to be relatively unscathed, despite me not knowing how to string a sentence together anymore and not eating for 3 days! The ofsted visit went really well, they were very positive, which was quite unexpected! So now I am reverting to a bed rest night to honour all you lovely ladies who have to do this. Strangely, I find lying around very difficult now, it brings back memories of not wanting to move much in case it triggered prem labour. It really is the most psychologically demanding thing I've ever done and I take my hat off to you all for enduring it xx

 

[jessiemum]

Hi ladies, I hope you are all well. Just after a bit of advice as I'm not sure of what happens next? I had an precautionary stitch placed in last Thursday and am also on Progesterone x 2 daily. I am back to see the consultant next week but has said that I will not need any extra scan throughout this pregnancy....... I lost my last child after going into labour at 23 weeks and so frightened it will happen again. Are other people having extra scans & care etc. What are your care plans like?
Thanks ladies
Andrée

 

[shanny]

Welcome Sunny love you will fiind alsorts of help and support here...............ther is always someone who will know or have an idea......

Jessies Mum

think he care plan varies so much in UK - But I am on my 4th stitch- all successful- and i got more appointments on my first but now can pick and choose to see my midwife/consultant when i need. I was massively paranoid during my first preganacy as I too had a loss with my first pregnancy so I saw them more and my MW was always ready for a quick listen in if I was wobbly. I have one extra scan at 28 weeks . Thats usually just to check before i have the sticth out.
Don't be afraid to ask for support pregnancy after a loss can be Hell.........

 

[Twinkle 3]

Hi JessieMum I have a preventative stitch in and my care plan pretty much was carry in with normal every day to day life. It wasn't in my care plan to have extra scans or take any bed rest. I have seen my consultant 2-3 times since having the stitch placed and I see my midwife weekly. Other than that i just went with how I feel. I felt like I couldnt do much so me and my midwife came to the conclusion to rest as much as I can I know a lot of ladies mainly in America get placed on bed rest but here in the uk they won't tell you do that due the risk of blood clots.. I wasn't even prescribed proegstrogen either, as it wasn't available in my area...so as you can see my care plan is pretty much here's the stitch carry on as normal ill see you at 36weeks to take it out.

It hasn't been that simple though as I have suffered a lot with pain and ended up with lots of scans but touch wood all has been ok with my cervix and I have got further than I did in my last pregnancy. I lost my little boy last year at 22 weeks so I'm so grateful to make it this far now and I pray to make it to atleast 28 weeks I'm sure you can do the same it is so frightening so I know how you feel

Also I'll just add I had steroids aswel at 24weeks

 

[Antsmommy]

Hi, first I like to introduce myself im 10 weeks as of tomorrow. This is my 2nd my son is now 7. So it's been a long time since I've been pregnant and I kind of feel like I'm going through like its the first time lol. But the reason I'm posting is because i have a question and I'd like to get opinions from everyone that can help. When I was pregnant w my son I bled a little around 13 weeks then just a couple days shy of 24 weeks was hospitalized due to preterm labor. I was totally effaced and about 3 cm dilated with pressure my water bag was also protruding through my cervix. He was head first and ready to come. I was then placed on bed rest given steroid shots, pretty much the whole 9 yards. I spent 3 weeks straight on complete bed rest couldn't get up at all had to take sponge baths and pee and poop in a bed pan (sorry if tmi). I spent a total of 2 months in the hospital. When I was 8 months they let me out, remarkably my cervix grew a little and I was given meds to stop labor to go home with I made it to 36 weeks and 6 days and had a healthy boy. Now that I'm pregnant again I'm terrified that I will go thru the same thing again. I'm hoping that bcuz it's been 7 yrs I have a great chance that I won't go thru it again. They believed that I went thru it before bcuz of having dysphasia and having a cryo ( freezing my cervix) procedure done at 19, I gave birth at 21. Since then I'm in great health and get Pap smears done every year and all is normal.

My question is has anybody went through this first and 2nd time? Or just first but not 2nd or vise versa? Or if u think I have a gd shot of a normal pregnancy being that its 7 yrs later? Having to ask everyone cuz drs won't tell me much just basically see how it's goes but in my mind seeing how it goes is not worth my baby's life.
Sorry so long just really like everyone to know all the details. Thank you looking forward to hearing from everyone/ anyone.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Antsmommy have they discussed a cerclage with u

 

[Antsmommy]

No they haven't, ive mentioned it but the midwife just brushes it off. I'm changing ob got my appt w new ob on may 8th so hopefully they will b better.

 

[DAYDAY24]

Yes I believe u should discuss it with new doc so u can get one as soon as possible since u had a surgery on cervix