Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[katyb1982]

Those pains are totally normal hun. I was convinced my twins were kicking out the stitch as that's what it felt like. They didn't and arrived, as planned at 36w, less than a year after I lost their brothers at 24w.. it can work!

 

[mybabyluv3]

I remember going through the er cerclage experience. After giving birth at 29 and 25 wks, I started effacing at 15 wks with DD. My Dr put me on complete bedrest for the duration. I didn't listen so every time I was out doing something I wasn't supposed to, like shopping, I would get that tugging feeling down there and start cramping. The cerclage worked though and I lasted till my scheduled cesarean at 37wks 3 days. DD is 8 yrs old now.

I just found out I am pregnant with #4 and am not looking forward to going through this post again.

 

[mybabyluv3]

Process again. Not post, smh

 

[~Brandy~]

Update for me

So after the cerclage and hospital stay over this last week I saw the doctors today and did some REALLLY long scans lol. The good news is the cerclage looks "perfect" according to the doctors. The babies are back up high where they should be and my cervix is completely closed and over 3CM now which is what they need to sustain a twin pregnancy. The only good thing about this whole high risk pregnancy is getting weekly pics. Todays turned out ok but they only did a 2D next week they will do another 3D they said. The girls are measuring at 17W5D which is awesome that they are a little ahead of schedule. I hope they stay that way since the doctors think they might have to take the cerclage out around week 34 and they would come right after that.

Heres my girls.. Nameless right now as hubby is so indecisive on names lol

Oh forgot to mention... I get to return to my daily activities and work for now but will be checked for issues. It's full bedrest at first sign of anything going wrong. I also have to start progesterone injections again just to be safe.

 

[FoxMommy]

Getting my stitch tomorrow! Finally, hopefully my cervix is still long and it will be quick and easy!

 

[~Brandy~]

Getting my stitch tomorrow! Finally, hopefully my cervix is still long and it will be quick and easy!

FX for a quick and easy procedure and recovery

 

[Lawyer chick]

Anyone have a TAC it's an internal stitch.

 

[mybabyluv3]

Getting my stitch tomorrow! Finally, hopefully my cervix is still long and it will be quick and easy!

Hope everything goes smoothly tomorrow.

 

[sunnylove]

Anyone have a TAC it's an internal stitch.

I just came onto this thread to ask this exact question. I'm sure I've asked it before, too and am not sure anyone on here has gotten the transabdominal cerclage, but I am absolutely considering it for my next pregnancy.

 

[baby_maybe]

One of the ladies here had a TAC, I think it was agiboma??

 

[Lawyer chick]

One of the ladies here had a TAC, I think it was agiboma??

Yes agiboma did.

I have it mine was placed in march of this year not pregnant yet..hopefully before end of year or maybe 2014.

 

[sharan]

Hi ladies how is everyone doing? FoxMommy did you get your stitch Hun? Hope you're recovering well.

Brandy I'm glad your scan went well and all is looking well with your cervix. Your girls look adorable xx

I've reached my 20 week milestone today; only another 16 weeks until my stitch removal! My next milestone is 22 weeks but this is the one I'm dreading the most. I lost my son last year at 22 weeks. I'm worried as my cervix opened up silently and I was totally oblivious to it until I started bleeding by which point it was too late. So I just hope I get to 22 weeks trouble free.

 

[~Brandy~]

Hi ladies how is everyone doing? FoxMommy did you get your stitch Hun? Hope you're recovering well.

Brandy I'm glad your scan went well and all is looking well with your cervix. Your girls look adorable xx

I've reached my 20 week milestone today; only another 16 weeks until my stitch removal! My next milestone is 22 weeks but this is the one I'm dreading the most. I lost my son last year at 22 weeks. I'm worried as my cervix opened up silently and I was totally oblivious to it until I started bleeding by which point it was too late. So I just hope I get to 22 weeks trouble free.

I will be thinking of you! I am sure that you will do just fine They are talking about removing mine at 34 weeks. I think because I am pregnant with twins they dont want me going into labor with it in place.

 

[sunnylove]

Hi ladies how is everyone doing? FoxMommy did you get your stitch Hun? Hope you're recovering well.

Brandy I'm glad your scan went well and all is looking well with your cervix. Your girls look adorable xx

I've reached my 20 week milestone today; only another 16 weeks until my stitch removal! My next milestone is 22 weeks but this is the one I'm dreading the most. I lost my son last year at 22 weeks. I'm worried as my cervix opened up silently and I was totally oblivious to it until I started bleeding by which point it was too late. So I just hope I get to 22 weeks trouble free.

There was a woman in my area who recently at TRIPLETS at 22+6. Two of them did not survive (one died a couple hours after birth, and one died two months later in NICU) but the survivor is home and doing well. I couldn't believe when I read that because I had NO idea babies could survive at 22 weeks. Now obviously 22+6 is a lot different than 22+1! But still... especially triplets!!! They were all only about 1lb.

 

[stephb1981]

Hi Ladies,

20 weeks for me to Sharan! Well 20+1 now Internet hasnt been on so ive had to just nosey on my very old slow phone lol. Glad your still hanging in there. Its always a worry reaching a milestone. My 17 week milestone was nervewracking, but 23+6 is gonna be the big one for me. Pls waters stay where you are. I had my anomoly scan yesterday and everything looks fine. Bubs is on the large side which is good as Jake was measuring nearly a week smaller at his anomoly scan, they think that the infection i had was already taking effect. Bubs is another boy to so we have decided his name will be Hunter Jakob Jones. OH is more worried than me but i think he will start to relax a bit after 24 weeks. I go for a growth scan at 24 weeks and then another at 28 weeks. They say its just a precaution that everything is going smoothly and Hunter is doing well. They also said they wont give me precautionary steroids this time tho. They will obv give me the steroids if i go into labour or my waters break but if they break they will jus whip him out via c section as they cant wait for any results to come back from swabs, it would be to late going off my history. Just stay where you are tho waters pls!!! and stay away nasty infections!!!

Brandy thats great news! Well done you! and beautiful pics!

Has anybody heard from Nat? Wonder how she is doing?

Also i am wondering what to do about my hospital bag! I obviously dont wanna pack it to early but i wanna be ready incase. I wonder whether it will be a good idea to pack my things soon and just add baby things as the weeks go on. Like at 24 weeks start by adding what i would need for a prem baby and gradually change the things or would that just be chancing fate? I just dont wanna be unprepared for a mad dash to the hospital? What are you guys doing? xxx

 

[stephb1981]

Hi ladies how is everyone doing? FoxMommy did you get your stitch Hun? Hope you're recovering well.

Brandy I'm glad your scan went well and all is looking well with your cervix. Your girls look adorable xx

I've reached my 20 week milestone today; only another 16 weeks until my stitch removal! My next milestone is 22 weeks but this is the one I'm dreading the most. I lost my son last year at 22 weeks. I'm worried as my cervix opened up silently and I was totally oblivious to it until I started bleeding by which point it was too late. So I just hope I get to 22 weeks trouble free.

I wouldn't worry about your cervix opening silently with the stitch in place hun as if it did try to it would have to rip through your cervix which you would defo feel and you would be bleeding. Another positive with the stitch if anything tried to happen you would feel it! x

 

[stephb1981]

Hi ladies how is everyone doing? FoxMommy did you get your stitch Hun? Hope you're recovering well.

Brandy I'm glad your scan went well and all is looking well with your cervix. Your girls look adorable xx

I've reached my 20 week milestone today; only another 16 weeks until my stitch removal! My next milestone is 22 weeks but this is the one I'm dreading the most. I lost my son last year at 22 weeks. I'm worried as my cervix opened up silently and I was totally oblivious to it until I started bleeding by which point it was too late. So I just hope I get to 22 weeks trouble free.

There was a woman in my area who recently at TRIPLETS at 22+6. Two of them did not survive (one died a couple hours after birth, and one died two months later in NICU) but the survivor is home and doing well. I couldn't believe when I read that because I had NO idea babies could survive at 22 weeks. Now obviously 22+6 is a lot different than 22+1! But still... especially triplets!!! They were all only about 1lb.

When my waters broke the nicu specialist said to me that around 23 weeks gestation the stats are that a third will not survive, a third will have no complications and a third will survive but with some degree of disability. Not sure how true this is but he wouldnt have said it i dont think if it wasnt. He also said that the difference between a bby being born at 23+6 and a bby born at 24 weeks is massive even tho its only 1 day!!

 

[nat2]

Hi Ladies,

20 weeks for me to Sharan! Well 20+1 now Internet hasnt been on so ive had to just nosey on my very old slow phone lol. Glad your still hanging in there. Its always a worry reaching a milestone. My 17 week milestone was nervewracking, but 23+6 is gonna be the big one for me. Pls waters stay where you are. I had my anomoly scan yesterday and everything looks fine. Bubs is on the large side which is good as Jake was measuring nearly a week smaller at his anomoly scan, they think that the infection i had was already taking effect. Bubs is another boy to so we have decided his name will be Hunter Jakob Jones. OH is more worried than me but i think he will start to relax a bit after 24 weeks. I go for a growth scan at 24 weeks and then another at 28 weeks. They say its just a precaution that everything is going smoothly and Hunter is doing well. They also said they wont give me precautionary steroids this time tho. They will obv give me the steroids if i go into labour or my waters break but if they break they will jus whip him out via c section as they cant wait for any results to come back from swabs, it would be to late going off my history. Just stay where you are tho waters pls!!! and stay away nasty infections!!!

Brandy thats great news! Well done you! and beautiful pics!

Has anybody heard from Nat? Wonder how she is doing?

Also i am wondering what to do about my hospital bag! I obviously dont wanna pack it to early but i wanna be ready incase. I wonder whether it will be a good idea to pack my things soon and just add baby things as the weeks go on. Like at 24 weeks start by adding what i would need for a prem baby and gradually change the things or would that just be chancing fate? I just dont wanna be unprepared for a mad dash to the hospital? What are you guys doing? xxx

Hello ladies..... glad to hear your all doing so well!

I'm now at 22+2. Stitch went in at 19+2 so 3 weeks along and doing good. Every 2 weeks is my milestone as i go for a cervcal growth scan every 2 weeks so next scan is Tuesday 29 Oct which i will be 22+6.

My last scan just 10 days after the stitch my cervix went from 19mm to 33.5mm so there was a massive leap.... just hoping and praying that its not shortened or anything and has stayed as is or grown even more!!!

My stitch is due out about 35 weeks apparently which im absolutely dreading as its only 12 weeks away but apparently as i had a modified mcdonalds stitch it can be taken out in the labour ward without epidural or anything and is very quick and painless (i hope).

Good luck to anyone having a stitch soon and H+H 9months to you all who have stitches and fingers crossed our LOs stay put for a lot lot longer.

xxxxx

 

[nat2]

Hope one of you ladies can shed some light on this.... i had my stitch at 19+2 and am now 22+5.

LO sometimes kicks quite low and can be felt in my lower abdomen however this morning i have woken up and keep getting twinges (just like little kicks) but i can feel them in my cervix / lady bits! (sorry tmi!)

Do you think this is LO just trying to kick the hell out of me or should i be worried..?

Dont want her to try and kick her way through the stitch! Do you think it will affect the stitch / cause any damage or bring on preterm labour?


xxx

 

[~Brandy~]

Nat- I am not sure if it’s the same thing I was feeling but it was like quick twinges/shocks that was shooting through my vaginal area and cervix for a few days… it finally subsided. I talked to the doctors about it and they said it was normal. It wouldn’t hurt to ask yours though.