Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou CW yes it's very strAnge how I prayed he would stay put for months and months and now I want him out lol! Never happy am I It would be amazing to go into labour today but i have got a feeling it won't happen that easily. My little girl is very excited. I was packing The babys hospital bag last night, she was helping of course and she said "mummy we are going to have to stop a minute so I can calm down, I'm excited for the baby" it was so sweet.

I'm going to the hospital at 10am so I'll try and update later.. I'm hoping it will be a birth announcement hope your ok and your little family is doing well xx

 

[jadey_fae]

Twinkle I am beyond excited for you!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait for an update later. Will be checking all eve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck and please share the details!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My midwife swears by curb walking when she wants a baby out!

 

[jadey_fae]

Your stitch mayb out by now!!!!!!!!! So excited

 

[lizziedripping]

Radiance - the 2.8 measurement was presumabley by abdo scan? If so it would have been very innacurate hun. Its difficult to see the entire cl from the abdo perspective and sometimes it can appear shorter. I know that your external cervix is now open, BUT its the internal cervix which counts and some women can have an open external appearance from manual exam but a lovely long, closed cervix above. obviously given your history, none of these findings are to be taken lightly, but the original measurement cannot be deemed an accurate one. You really need a TVU with an empty bladder to really see whats going on xxx

Thinking of you Twink xxxxx

 

[faibel]

Yay Twinkle! Hope it goes ok for you x

28 weeks today....can't believe it and feeling good too! I'm so pleased...2more weeks til 30 x

 

[Twinkle 3]

Thankyou ladies i am now stitch free yey!!! I feel so content.

stitch removal wasnt too bad actually, quick and simple procedure. no scar tissure or embedding. the speculum hurts more than the actual stitch being taken out. the stitch just feels like a tugging when its being removed.

I am now 1-2cm dilated, my cervix is less than 1cm in length and the baby is +1 station which is very low hopefully things wont take too long to progress xx

 

[geordiemammy]

Exciting stuff hope you don't need to wait to long to meet him

 

[jadey_fae]

yey Are u home now? Get curb walking!!!!!!!

 

[jadey_fae]

did u need any pain relief?

 

[Twinkle 3]

Yes im home. going to get walking and bouncing on a ball

Jadey i had no pain relief at all. it wasnt too painful. i read all the horror stories about how painful it was to remove and i was so worried but it was ok

 

[shanny]

well done twinkle ----!! hope its not long

jadey what is curb walking??

 

[monro84]

twinkle--yay so glad your stitch free now and so happy it was not painful for you. I ate a good bit of pineapple last week I still have one left. I drank a few cups of rtl also. Dtd 2x with dh finishing in me he was scared to the first couple of days after stitch removal b/c he wanted him to stay another week lol. I have been walking a little but doing alot more house work and a little ball bouncing. I started having cramping and alot of BH the day of stitch removal but that died down. However the BH picked back up yesterday and today and this time it feels like my whole stomach and have had period like cramps today too. I called my ob's nurse and she said it sounds like the start of early labor maybe so she said to time them or if my water breaks come in. But after stich removal I was not dilated and I don't know how long my cervix was but baby was halfway engaged so you sound like you were more advanced than I was so maybe it will happen by this week end. FX for you GL maybe we will have both of our babies by this weekend

 

[jadey_fae]

Monroe, sounds positive! Keep walking around and bouncing to get things going! eep us updated!
You too Twinkle! I am so excited for u both! Did they scan u after stitch removal to measure your cervix? How did they know the length?
Shanny, curb walking is when you walk along with one foot on the curb. Apparently it works!

 

[Craigswife]

Well done twinkle! It must feel liberating being stitch free ;-)
Fingers crossed you'll start to really dilate now and can finally meet your little man, that was so cute what your daughter said.
Jadey- curb walking, that made me laugh, I'd never heard of that before! Maybe it's a regional thing!

Alls good with us, my beautiful little girl is 6wks now, I can't imagine life without her, she's just the best!
I've developed mastitis, so feel a bit grotty, but trying to breastfed through it, owwwwie!
Hope everyone is doing well x

 

[jadey_fae]

Go to see ur doc- they can give u meds for that! It's so painful

 

[jadey_fae]

wow 6 weeks already!?

 

[Radiance]

So, I got my appointment for the ultrasound on Wednesday. I'm suppose to drive 4+ hours and stay the night to go to see the specialist in the late morning (they still won't tell me a time because I might not be seen based on what the OB says) , my issue is that now it depends on what this OB says to the specialist, which I haven't seen since I was 6/7 weeks. Now I'm stressed about wasting so much money if there is a chance I won't even be seen.

My 2nd stress, happy I got that appointment, which was the last one!! But they are doing it abdominal with a full bladder. Doesn't that stretch everything out? I read it should be internal and empty bladder. I'm thinking of letting them do it that way and then asking if they would do it internal with empty bladder, I hate being that annoying patient.

 

[jadey_fae]

the only way to get an accurate cervical measurement is internal. Abdo is not at all accurate for cervical measuring. Can you not insist that you are seen? Also I would be looking in to getting a second opinion - It doesn't sound like they know what they are doing. I am sorry- this must be so frustrating for u

 

[Radiance]

the only way to get an accurate cervical measurement is internal. Abdo is not at all accurate for cervical measuring. Can you not insist that you are seen? Also I would be looking in to getting a second opinion - It doesn't sound like they know what they are doing. I am sorry- this must be so frustrating for u

For me to get an second opinion, I have to see them first- there is only one hospital, 1 OB and 2 midwives here. I'm definitely going to say something at my morning appointment before my ultrasound, I just feel like they don't care or understand.

 

[lizziedripping]

This attitude is all too familiar Radiance regarding IC! It makes me so angry. They might be able to see if your cervix is open or closed at the top with an abdo ultrasound, but won't get a clear cervical length. The only thing is, if they see some funnelling or dilation then maybe they'll be prepared to take a more detailed look with a tvu. As for being that annoying patient, please don't ever worry about that - this is your baby, your body and absolutely your right to be as annoying as you need to be to get them to listen. Good luck honey xxx

Twinkle, so glad to hear all went well. Hoping baby makes an appearance soon, but suspect he/she might not xxx

Monroe, sounds promising Hun. Period like cramps is how early labour feels, and you'll definitely know when true labour begins - things really move up a notch and there's no doubting it Xx