Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[jadey_fae]

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[lizziedripping]

Faibel - my thoughts and prayers are with you honey. Prom with twins is more common unfortunately, and it's difficult to say whether this has happened because there are two or due to IC complications, though with your cervix being closed it looks like a separate issue. Did your waters go completely or a trickle? Mine gushed a little at 33wks I think but didn't trigger labour so hang in there sweetie

 

[katyb1982]

Faibel I have every thing crossed for you. When I was in NICU with the boy's last year there was a twin mum whose waters went at 26w and she held on till 27 when they were born. They had a fairly uneventful NICU journey and are totally fine now. You are over 28 weeks and have had the steroids. That's all positive. Are you on ward 34? They are lovely there and you get fish and chips on Fridays! It must be so scary but hang on in there!

 

[geordiemammy]

Monro have they said how long on average they think it will be before your deliver? What length is your cervix at? I was told the length and dilation but not effacement. Atleast your going in the right direction and dilated a little hopefully it won't be too long for you. Keep ball bouncing lol.

Gm thankyou for the advice about gbs and sex, I actually felt confident enough to do it last night without worrying was hoping it would kick start labour but nope nothing
I have just realised that your on your 5th little boy, isn't it strange how some women have all of the same sex child. I'm so excited for a little boy I, hoping there easier than girls lol. My little girl is only 4 but thinks she's 14.

Faibel sorry to hear your waters have gone already, wishing your babies a safe delivery and a short hospital stay x

Sunny love happy to hear your little boy is doing well

Jessiemum i think when your high risk it's up to your consultant if you can fly or not

Lizzie this heat is killing me, it wasn't too bad at the start of the heat wave as I was loving having a nice summer, ESP as its rare for us to have a decent one here. When it's hot I'm use to wearing shorts and vest tops but I don't fit in any of my clothes so had to invest in two maxi dresses which both feel like I have a blanket wrapped around me. So i never feel nice and cool lol. I can't sleep much at night either as the house is far too hot. I envy people with air con lol

Jadey I'm so happy to read that you didn't think tearing during labour wasn't too bad, it relaxes me a little

Yeah boy number 5 I had 4 m/c between ds4 and this little dude so I'm thinking I just can't carry girls so I'm holding out for granddaughters when they get older lol boys are hard work too and ain't as easily pleased as girls I don't think and ds4 at 3 thinks he is the oldest in the house he tells the others off and stuff :/

Pleased you managed to dtd just keep doing it its bound to start you off eventually lol

Faibel fingers crossed they stay in there a bit longer they were good weights at your last scan so sure they will be ok and the steroids will help too as long as infection is kept away and contractions don't start you still have cooking time left xx

 

[jadey_fae]

thinking of u fabiel. You are at a good gestation. Hang in there! Sending u positive vibes!

 

[lizziedripping]

Small comfort I know Faibel, but bear in mind too that all the major organs etc mature faster with twins compared with singletons, especially before 30wks. It's Mother Nature's way of preparing for an anticipated early multiple delivery. Like for like, twins do much better than singles of the same gestation. All that said, still praying for a few more weeks inside honey - I know how desperately you want that too

 

[faibel]

Thanks everyone for your kind and positive thoughts. I'm still hanging in there, no contractions or signs of infection, so trying to stay positive! My waters have completely gone for twin 1, so they say that 80% of women usually labour within 48hrs, so I'm hoping we are in the 20% bracket that gets a few more weeks!

Thanks for the info Lizzie, as usual you always know what to say to make me feel better. I feel a bit more positive now. I know i've had a 26wker before but it scary going back to nicu again.

Katy - yes I'm on 34, its so hot but they are lovely! If (big if) things stay quiet they may let me home mon but then I have to come in twice a week for scan n monitoring! Better than being kept in though!

Hope everyone else is having an uneventful time and cooking those bubs x

 

[Pink_Sparkle]

Hi Girls, Im not on much these days as being a NICU mum is tiring! I thought id pop on to see how everyone is doing. Ashton is doing great! He's had a long bumpy journey and still a bit to go but we hope and pray he's over the worst of it. He's now 4lb 9oz, he's in a cot, on high flow oxygen which they are slowly weaning and on tuesday he had his first bottle feed! Im so incredibly proud of him!!!

Best wishes to the mums still cooking and congratulations to the new mums! xxx

 

[katyb1982]

Thanks everyone for your kind and positive thoughts. I'm still hanging in there, no contractions or signs of infection, so trying to stay positive! My waters have completely gone for twin 1, so they say that 80% of women usually labour within 48hrs, so I'm hoping we are in the 20% bracket that gets a few more weeks!

Thanks for the info Lizzie, as usual you always know what to say to make me feel better. I feel a bit more positive now. I know i've had a 26wker before but it scary going back to nicu again.

Katy - yes I'm on 34, its so hot but they are lovely! If (big if) things stay quiet they may let me home mon but then I have to come in twice a week for scan n monitoring! Better than being kept in though!

Hope everyone else is having an uneventful time and cooking those bubs x

It was scorching when I was there. First time I was next to the window so it wasn't too bad, second time wasn't and it was so stuffy. Keeping everything
crossed for you. Do they know yet if it is down to IC or the twin pregnancy?

 

[monro84]

Thank you eveyone

Twinkle- no he did not say he did say . He is the type that is kinda vage on things. Like he did not give me a % of enfacement he just said that my cervix is the same as it was when the stitch went in but I was not dilated externally when the stitch was put in so I am guessing he ment the length which it was 2.5 cm and went to 2cm at one point so I am guessing my length now is b/w 2.5 and 2 cm. He said he is engaged however not sure if 2/5th or all the way or what but I do know he is lower then the last appt and he said he was engaged kinda then so I am going to say he is b/w 2/5th and 4/5ths engaged . He asked me about if I wanted to be induced next week I told him I wanted to go on my on unless there was any danger of me having a c section b/c of the babys weight he said I should be fine. I also told him that at one point the placenta starts to die off so I would like to be induced before then. He said usually after 41 or 42 wks is when they won't let you go over so I told him we would talk about inducement around 41 wks. That is if I can live with this hip pain till then.

Faibel--praying that they stay baking a little while longer. Your waters can replentish and so can your mucus plug so hopfully that will happen but I am not sure about what happens to the sac on baby 1 if the waters already went. I have always been confused about if your waters go how do you stay a few more weeks does that not mean the sac has broken I don't think it can repair itself

 

[faibel]

Thanks everyone for your kind and positive thoughts. I'm still hanging in there, no contractions or signs of infection, so trying to stay positive! My waters have completely gone for twin 1, so they say that 80% of women usually labour within 48hrs, so I'm hoping we are in the 20% bracket that gets a few more weeks!

Thanks for the info Lizzie, as usual you always know what to say to make me feel better. I feel a bit more positive now. I know i've had a 26wker before but it scary going back to nicu again.

Katy - yes I'm on 34, its so hot but they are lovely! If (big if) things stay quiet they may let me home mon but then I have to come in twice a week for scan n monitoring! Better than being kept in though!

Hope everyone else is having an uneventful time and cooking those bubs x

It was scorching when I was there. First time I was next to the window so it wasn't too bad, second time wasn't and it was so stuffy. Keeping everything
crossed for you. Do they know yet if it is down to IC or the twin pregnancy?

They haven't said, they don't want to fiddle too much down there. No bleeding and pain is good they said, so might be just a multiple pregnancy. It just came so outta the blue, no warning at all! I was cruising thinking we were doing great, so kinda disappointed, really thought we'd make 30 + weeks, was hoping 34 but thats looking unlikely, so now just hoping for another week at least.

It's funny with my 1st daughter, the paeds were all doom n gloom about the odds etc, preparing us for the worst (thankfully we had a relatively smooth ride through nicu) but last night they were quite positive, I hope they are right x

 

[faibel]

Thank you eveyone

Twinkle- no he did not say he did say . He is the type that is kinda vage on things. Like he did not give me a % of enfacement he just said that my cervix is the same as it was when the stitch went in but I was not dilated externally when the stitch was put in so I am guessing he ment the length which it was 2.5 cm and went to 2cm at one point so I am guessing my length now is b/w 2.5 and 2 cm. He said he is engaged however not sure if 2/5th or all the way or what but I do know he is lower then the last appt and he said he was engaged kinda then so I am going to say he is b/w 2/5th and 4/5ths engaged . He asked me about if I wanted to be induced next week I told him I wanted to go on my on unless there was any danger of me having a c section b/c of the babys weight he said I should be fine. I also told him that at one point the placenta starts to die off so I would like to be induced before then. He said usually after 41 or 42 wks is when they won't let you go over so I told him we would talk about inducement around 41 wks. That is if I can live with this hip pain till then.

Faibel--praying that they stay baking a little while longer. Your waters can replentish and so can your mucus plug so hopfully that will happen but I am not sure about what happens to the sac on baby 1 if the waters already went. I have always been confused about if your waters go how do you stay a few more weeks does that not mean the sac has broken I don't think it can repair itself

Apparently the baby will be fine without waters at this gestation, although the risk of infection increases a lot. There is also a small risk of cord compression, which scares the crap outta me! Maybe delivering sooner rather than later could be a blessing in disguise...who knows! I feel sorry for the bub who lost her waters, it can't be very nice banging about in there without a cushion x

 

[katyb1982]

Faibel- when I had the stitch put in Dr Smith said the aim was to get me to 28w+ as it was much better than 24, and I would guess better than 26! Fc

 

[sunnylove]

Faibel, my husband works with a man and he and his wife recently had twins. Apparently one of the twins' water broke at 10 WEEKS. And she didn't end up delivering both babies until 27 weeks! Of course, because that twins' water broke so early he has more issues than his brother, but he is doing good. Another neighboring nicu mom had her water break at 25 weeks and didn't deliver until 28 weeks. She did have a singleton though, and her little boy has done SO WELL. Their stay has been pretty uneventful.

And like Lizzie said, twins develop much faster than singletons. Sort of a 'survival of the fittest' kind of thing. A friend recently delivered twins at 25 weeks and you can definitely tell - they develop fast!! One of her twins is whizzing right by my son - kind of makes me jealous! So happy you're at 28 weeks and I hope you make it into the 30s!!

 

[lizziedripping]

Faibel - I remember so distinctly with Evie that we were desperate to get her to 28wks because the odds for survival with optimum health sky rocket at that gestation. With the twins my consultant breathed an audible sigh of relief at my 28wk scan just because I had made it to that deemed 'safe' point for their health and outcome. I do know that like you I desperately wanted more weeks, but at 24 I prayed to make that point, and became so much more relaxed once I had made that gestation.

Pregnancy is very unpredictable hun, don't assume anything until it happens. I have known many women defy the odds when they were very much stacked against them. As for those little munchkins, they will be born fighters darlin'. Lots of love xxx

 

[faibel]

Faibel - I remember so distinctly with Evie that we were desperate to get her to 28wks because the odds for survival with optimum health sky rocket at that gestation. Witoh the twins my consultant breathed an audible sigh of relief at my 28wk scan just because I had made it to that deemed 'safe' point for their health and outcome. I do know that like you I desperately wanted more weeks, but at 24 I prayed to make that point, and became so much more relaxed once I had made that gestation.

Pregnancy is very unpredictable hun, don't assume anything until it happens. I have known many women defy the odds when they were very much stacked against them. As for those little munchkins, they will be born fighters darlin'. Lots of love xxx

I remember thinking that at 24 weeks too but now I'm here it seems way to early again...always wanting more! I am pleased I'm heading towards 29 weeks and pray these bubs are strong and healthy.

I so scared about infection and cord compression, it's such a risk and with the cord how would I know before its too late? If they send me home I'll be a bag of nerves, however being in hosp with this heat is not very pleasant but a small price to pay! In some ways delivering might be safer...x

 

[monro84]

faibel--thats good then I know when I got to 28 wks I was relieved b/c the survival rate is 90% so thats good to know. I forgot that the waters give them coushion . You made it to 28 wk and just had streroids they should be fine. Will be praying for ya and that there is no cord compression.

 

[25weeker]

I remember thinking that at 24 weeks too but now I'm here it seems way to early again...always wanting more! I am pleased I'm heading towards 29 weeks and pray these bubs are strong and healthy.

I so scared about infection and cord compression, it's such a risk and with the cord how would I know before its too late? If they send me home I'll be a bag of nerves, however being in hosp with this heat is not very pleasant but a small price to pay! In some ways delivering might be safer...x

Faibel - I hope your babies cook for a few more weeks. Infection triggered my labour and the first thing to identify I had an infection was my temperature started rising so if they send you home maybe get a thermometer and keep an eye on your temp as some reassurance.

 

[jadey_fae]

Ladies I have got myself into a right state worrying about listeria. I have been googling (I know, I know) and it's really scared me.
I have been feeling flu ish today and yesterday. Could be the heat but I haven't been outside - as it's too hot and Ive kept my fluids up. I feel awful. Stiff neck and all achey with chills. Logic would say it's the heat or a bug but I can't stop thinking about the veggie pate, or the soft serves I had before I new I shouldn't. This is really panicking me :/
Help....................

 

[Radiance]

Ladies I have got myself into a right state worrying about listeria. I have been googling (I know, I know) and it's really scared me.
I have been feeling flu ish today and yesterday. Could be the heat but I haven't been outside - as it's too hot and Ive kept my fluids up. I feel awful. Stiff neck and all achey with chills. Logic would say it's the heat or a bug but I can't stop thinking about the veggie pate, or the soft serves I had before I new I shouldn't. This is really panicking me :/
Help....................

I'm sure everything is okay!! Can you give your OB/midwife a call about your concern?