Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[honeyprayer]

I had my stitch put in on November 7. Do any of you ever get a feeling like you know something is there? Since yesterday I've had a weird feeling in that area and it's starting to scare me a little :/

 

[ShelbyLC]

Congratulations on your pregnancy and I hope you don't get the dreaded IC. just make sure you look after yourself and get plenty of checks scans from your doctor... Fantastic pictures soon you'll be a proud mum of a baby boy.
And....more proud as your a mum to twins

I've never spoke to a mum with twins I hope you don't mind me asking but is it as hard as people make out??
Having one baby is a life changer having two must be amazing! ( just double the work). You& your husband must be so proud and now you'll have a baby son joining your family.wish you lots of happiness.

I have 4 sons (single pregnancies) it's defiantly a hard job but us mums wouldn't change a thing even though we could pull our hair out

Keep us updated and look after yourself

Thank you! Twins are definitely a lot of work! It's harder in some ways than I expected, and easier in others. Of course there's twice the feeding, laundry, cleaning, etc. But they entertain each other a lot, which makes life easier. I've had a lot of strangers say to me, "Oh, I couldn't handle twins!" or "I wouldn't know what to do!" Really, you can't think that way. You just have to get on with it and deal. The same as woth one baby. You adapt and figure things out.

Omg shelby, congrats on your little man

Just realised Tegan and Britton share a birthday with my sisters oldest daughter

Thank you!

Oh wow Shelby that's fantastic news. That's a good length for 15+5 weeks. Mine was 25mm at the same time. I hope the rest of your scans go just as well.

Oh congratulations on the boy too. I've got one boy already with another on the way. In comparison to my friend's daughter who is a month older than my son he is a lot more boisterous and naughty! But I wouldn't change him for the world!

Thanks! I'm hoping my IC was just a twin thing. I feel pretty confident this time, but I don't want to relax too much and let it sneak up on me.

 

[~Brandy~]

Shelby- Hopefully you wont have IC with this pregnancy. I had 2 singletons prior to these twins and not an issue. So I think it might be the twin thing.

Congrats on your little boy!

 

[Tink_0123]

Hello ladies. Hope all of you are doing well. Its been a while since ive posted, but i do keep following everyones progress. I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays!

Were doing great, Audrey is doing great, shes 8 months old already. Its amazing how time flies.

I look forward to reading more from you ladies. Those who've had their babies, congrats! Those who are still pregnant, keep those babies cooking and good luck. Bed rest definitely pays off in the end.

 

[mills80]

Hi everyone,

Hope everyones doing ok nd cooking those babies nicely...

Just wondering if any suffered from coughs nd colds during your preg with the cerclege? If yes, does coughing etc affect the cervix if its already funneled to the stitch?
DH, DS, nd my mum who's staying with us to help look after DS hav got bad coughs nd colds. Just a matter of time before I catch it frm one of thm. Tho I must say I do hav a spretty gud immune system otherwise.

Whn I was in hospital, there was a women in labour nd she had a bad cough nd the midwives kept telling her to cough hard cuz it would help speed things along

Just hoping I don't catch anything. Info on Google has been mixed, sure if I ask my OB, she's gonna laugh it off...

Any thoughts?

Mills

 

[4 boys]

How is everyone?

It's been very quiet on here
Hope everyone's ok

 

[~Brandy~]

How is everyone?

It's been very quiet on here
Hope everyone's ok

Hopefully no news is good news But I do like hearing from people.

It's pretty quiet in my world and I like it that way I am getting closer to Vday!!! So excited about that. I have had my cerclage in for 8 weeks and so far so good

The doctors will be removing my cerclage in approx 8 weeks they said. I have an appt 2/4/14 to discuss and or remove it.

 

[sunnylove]

How is everyone?

It's been very quiet on here
Hope everyone's ok

Hopefully no news is good news But I do like hearing from people.

It's pretty quiet in my world and I like it that way I am getting closer to Vday!!! So excited about that. I have had my cerclage in for 8 weeks and so far so good

The doctors will be removing my cerclage in approx 8 weeks they said. I have an appt 2/4/14 to discuss and or remove it.

Why do they want to remove it at just 31 weeks?

 

[~Brandy~]

Sunny- Actually it will be 32w on the dot. I am not sure I have heard all different weeks that it was removed on others. I just assume I will wait till I hit the 32W mark and go to the appt and see what they say. If I am not comfortable with them removing it yet then I will see if they will let me have it in longer.

 

[nat2]

Hey everyone. They are removing mine at around 36 weeks. Had mine put in at 19 weeks and am 28 now. 31 weeks seems quite early. Did they say why 31/32? Xx

 

[sunnylove]

Oh just saw you are having twins. They do take cerclages out earlier for twin pregnancies. Still 32 weeks seems a little early. They usually don't take the stitch out for singletons until around 37 weeks.

 

[mybabyluv3]

I delivered my cerclage baby at 37+4, a scheduled cesarean. Had the stitch out for a few weeks before that and had it put in at 17 wks. Guess it depends on the doc.

So I just found out that my cerclage will be put in on Dec 19. I will be around 13 wks. After having babies at 29 and 25 wks and then skewering effacing at 15 wks with the last one but having a successful cerclage, it was decided to put one in early this pregnancy. Love this thread. It provides so much information. Last time I went through this all alone and knew no-one he even heard of it.

 

[~Brandy~]

mybabyluv- GL with your cerclage you're a pro so I am sure it will all do just fine. Thanks for your positive comments about full term delivery after a stitch at 17 weeks. Thats what I am really hoping for

Every day that goes by and I dont have a pain or pressure feeling I feel better and better about the cerclage. I just hope it holds! FX

 

[denisev]

Hello everyone, i am 24 years old and am new to this site we lost our little girl Lexi almost 6 months ago at 23+3 weeks due to incompetent cervix and did not catch it in time to have the cerclage done!! Once we found out that she was not going to make it we had to make the decision to induce ... to finally get us into labour and delivery is was 5 days of us knowing what was coming up We went threw the whole labour process and delivered vaginally and got to spend time with her ... we were advise by our high risk ob to wait 9 months before trying again which we plan too do and as this time gets closer i get more more anxious and just do not know what to expect or how to feel about the whole situation .. and i was just wondering to the people who have gone threw the loss of a baby and then when tried again and got pregnant how did you feel what helped you get threw it and not stress to much over it !? Any input would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Denise

 

[~Brandy~]

Denise- I am very sorry to hear about your loss My heart truly goes out to you. Hopefully when you do conceive again they will put a cerclage in place for you and not wait for signs of IC.

once again I am very sorry.

 

[denisev]

Thanks Brandy,

and yes the plan if for cerclage at 14 weeks .. no matter what - i have a really good OB doctor that doesn't want to take any chances which has some relief for me but i still have a lot i worry about specially after losing a baby already!

 

[~Brandy~]

Thanks Brandy,

and yes the plan if for cerclage at 14 weeks .. no matter what - i have a really good OB doctor that doesn't want to take any chances which has some relief for me but i still have a lot i worry about specially after losing a baby already!

Thats great that there is a plan in place. I didn't lose my twins but it was very close as I had a 'rescue cerclage' just in the nick of time.

I wish you the very best and I am sure there are others on here that will be able to answer your questions as I have seen this situation throughout this thread.

 

[sharan]

Hello everyone, i am 24 years old and am new to this site we lost our little girl Lexi almost 6 months ago at 23+3 weeks due to incompetent cervix and did not catch it in time to have the cerclage done!! Once we found out that she was not going to make it we had to make the decision to induce ... to finally get us into labour and delivery is was 5 days of us knowing what was coming up We went threw the whole labour process and delivered vaginally and got to spend time with her ... we were advise by our high risk ob to wait 9 months before trying again which we plan too do and as this time gets closer i get more more anxious and just do not know what to expect or how to feel about the whole situation .. and i was just wondering to the people who have gone threw the loss of a baby and then when tried again and got pregnant how did you feel what helped you get threw it and not stress to much over it !? Any input would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

Denise

Hi Denise,

I'm so sorry to read about your loss. I too lost my son last year when I was 22 weeks. It wasn't suspected to be IC as I had a trouble free pregnancy 3 years prior. So when I presented in hospital with virtually no cervix left and dilated, I was told it was too late to do anything.

I was told that I could try again straight away but it was recommended that I await results of my blood tests as they wanted to make sure there was no infection still in the system. Tests on the placenta after my loss showed signs of chorioamniotic infection which now looks as though came about due to the open cervix.

Hubby and I decided to wait until we were emotionally ready and that took us near enough a year. I cried as soon as I found I was expecting again as I dreaded what was going to come.

I didn't have a preventative stitch as the consultants still weren't sure that I had IC so I had fortnightly scans to monitor the cervix. To say I was extremely anxious throughout my second trimester is an understatement. I've not been able to enjoy any part of that period at all. The only thing that got me through was knowing that at least I'm being looked after and at the first sign of something wrong I had the stitch put in.

Now I'm coming to the end of second trimester I have finally been able to relax somewhat and begun looking forward to meeting my rainbow baby. I've had the stitch in for 10 weeks now and it's doing its job well.

For me it's always been about focussing on the end goal. I've tried not to lose sight of that and it's helped get pass these last few months especially.

 

[sunnylove]

Denise, I think most of us can relate to your feeling of apprehension! I did not lose a baby but I had mine extremely early and a 100+ day NICU stay is not something I ever want to experience again or put another baby through! For me personally, I am very much considering getting a TAC placed for my next pregnancy. It's a more invasive stitch than a regular cerclage, but it has a much high success rate (cons are it is places via the abdomen and you have to have a c-section). I think once I get pregnant again, I will rest easier with a TAC in place.

One day at a time!!

 

[denisev]

Thank you everyone, a baby is something I have always wanted and I always feared something would xome between it and sure enough it did ...but hubby and I have talked and were planning for trying around may ...I will be emotional wreck I can just see it ...but you are right the end will all be worth the stess and high emotions ...just to bring a baby home will be the greatest