Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[~Brandy~]

I went in for my 26W U/S... Cerclage is holding well first of all thank god! No funneling and its at around 3 so thats fantastic news!

The babies are 2.1lbs and 2.0lbs both are 14" long...... There is a reason I feel like I am over stuffed in there thats alot of babies I have only gained 9lbs so far but the doctor said that is fine because they are in the 58th percentile so totally normal size.

I got pics but they are all crappy because they are so smashed up together in there you cant decipher much of anything lol.

Hope everyone else is doing great

 

[mybabyluv3]

I went in for my 26W U/S... Cerclage is holding well first of all thank god! No funneling and its at around 3 so thats fantastic news!

The babies are 2.1lbs and 2.0lbs both are 14" long...... There is a reason I feel like I am over stuffed in there thats alot of babies I have only gained 9lbs so far but the doctor said that is fine because they are in the 58th percentile so totally normal size.

I got pics but they are all crappy because they are so smashed up together in there you cant decipher much of anything lol.

Hope everyone else is doing great

That is great news Brandy. I couldn't imagine having 2 growing inside at the same time. I feel stuffed already. Saw your bump pic and you look great btw! Let's keep these babies in!

 

[mybabyluv3]

Dh and I just came home from Wal-Mart and some other places. It was my first real length of time out since my cerclage was placed. I decided I would try walking to get my food to finally travel down. As I said before feeling really stuffed. I had to go to bathroom but was trying to hold it till I got home. As we were pulling into driveway I tried to push out some gas and felt like a leaked. Then felt another gush. Thinking I was peeing on myself, rushed to bathroom and my pantiliner was covered in blood. I know tmi but it was enough to be dripping into toilet but then it stopped. I am lying down now feeling just a little bit campy but scared to go look again.

If it stops I think I will just leave it till Mon when I have my ob appt. Really hope I won't have to go to ER tonight.

 

[sunnylove]

mybabyluv, if you are gushing blood, you need to go to the hospital asap.

 

[mybabyluv3]

I'm going to call. It's not on pad but I was laying down. But definitely still bright red when I wipe

 

[~Brandy~]

I would be at the hospital immediately

 

[4 boys]

Mybabyluv3--- how are you please let us know I just read your post,, I think you've done too much too soon I hope all is ok and hospital is best place to be

 

[mybabyluv3]

I'm finally back home. Ended up falling asleep waiting on return call from Dr which never happened cuz I have the wrong #. Went in at 6:30 after the bleeding got heavier and with small clotting. Took them but 6 hrs to even check the cervix, but all was well they said. Baby was looking good and moving around. Cervix was still the same. No shortening or dilation. Placenta all in tact. So basically they just called it threatened abortion cuz they can't think of any cause. Thing that gets me is they are still saying return to work and continue normal activities. No restrictions besides no sex.

 

[~Brandy~]

Thats very strange baby that they wouldnt have you resting or something. I am sorry I wish I had words of advice for you. I will keep you and the baby in my thoughts.

Atleast you were checked and there isnt any obvious signs of an issue.

 

[mybabyluv3]

Thanks Brandy. I don't understand it but they are really pushing this no bedrest thing. I'm just like sip saying that in front of my husband. He keeps saying to me well the doctor says your ok. I could just bash him in his head sometimes, smh! Just kidding, lol.

 

[4 boys]

Mybabyluv3--- so glad you and are ok..
I was so worried yesterday when you said you was going hospital.
All doctors have different opinions but as you've been through this before you know bed rest works.. I would just do bed rest anyway and your husband wil just have to accept it but my husband was same as I had two doctors saying same as yours 1 for bed rest 1 said no need to bed rest but I just did it anyway as I had a lot of pain and bleeding before and after the stitch got put in!!
Men hate it when we go on strike but you've got to rest for the sake of you little treasure inside you

I don't want to say you did wrong but personally I think you went on a long day out too soon you really need to take it easy even if your body is saying you feel fine
To be honest I didn't go outside since my stitch went in at 18weeks I just stayed inside in bed,sofa or pottered about the house I just went to weekly scans that's it straight there and back and honestly that was enough for me, but everyone is different...

Please try rest limit what you do and let your husband take over abit more it's his little treasure too..

 

[Rissy]

Hi ladies,
I have been coming across this forum quite a bit and feel the need seek some advice. I had a preventative cerclage put in last week at 13 weeks. I had to have this done as in June I lost my baby at 17 weeks after my membrane ruptured and I went into labour.
So I'm a bit concerned about my recovery from the stitch. It was a little more complicated than I thought at first as they had to cut some skin around the cervix to get my stitch quite high. So I have dissolvable stitches where they did the cut. I had cramping the first day and bleeding that day and for the couple of days after I had light pink spotting mixed with discharge. I had a follow up on Friday as everything was looking good and cervix was measuring long. Over the weekend I noticed more red specks in my discharge and then it went away. This morning I woke up and it was definitely redder only when I wipe. I'm worried as I thought all was healing but it doesn't seem that way. Has anyone experienced red spotting like this. It's been a week since they put it in and I've been resting heaps.
I'm seeing my OB today so hopefully will get some answers but thought I'd ask you all if you have experienced this.

Thanks heaps

 

[mybabyluv3]

Hi Rissy, please let us know how everything turned out at your appt. Sorry the healing is taking longer than expected.



4 boys, yes I know I'm gonna have to listen to my body and first sign of discomfort I'm having a seat. Had follow up today. Baby is doing great, looking good, and looked like he was having fun playing around in there. Spoke to the Dr again about my concern about working and she just kept going on and on about how bedrest doesn't work and how working and being on your feet won't cause a miscarriage it just might be uncomfortable. All this to me with my husband taking it all in. He even tried to add his 2 cents saying I feel that way cuz I was on bedrest before.

On another note, I saw on accident my results from my materniT21 test. I had told the previous nurse that called with the results that I didn't want to know the sex. But there it was on screen that it looks like we ate having a boy! I am so excited. I really didn't want to know for disappointment of it being a girl. I would've loved a girl, it's just that part of the reason we were trying to get pregnant was for a son. My anatomy scan isn't until Feb 13, so I think we will wait to tell everyone till then.

 

[4 boys]

Mybabyluv3---
Congratulations. I have 4 sons no daughters so your blessed to have one of each

I'd still bed rest you have done it before and it works
Trust your body it's ok the doctor saying you can work etc and it won't cause miscarriage but it's the big what IF I wouldn't want to chance it
My doctors both give there opinion and I took bed rest, you need to keep Pressure off your cervix but that my advice..

Ask some of the other mums what they'd do regarding bed rest

 

[sunnylove]

I'd say do whatever you're comfortable doing. Bed rest has never been proven to work. I hated it, and do not think it helped and it made me extremely uncomfortable 24/7. I had such terrible body aches constantly, my back and hips were killing me. Here in the US bed rest is almost always prescribed for a difficult pregnancy. *shrug* I'm not a fan, but I can't say if it works or not. I told that to my doctor and he said "We don't know what's keeping your baby in right now. It could be the bed rest." So who knows.

 

[~Brandy~]

I think everyone is different because I am all for bedrest.


It's physically not possible that laying down doesnt relieve the pressure and or weight off of a cervix.

So I think depending on the issues you're experiencing then bed rest is absolutely helpful especially for me.

 

[shanny]

I had 4 stitches and was all pretty straight forward but the minute i had any spotting or other discharge rest was prescribed

anything that helps keep the babies in

 

[mills80]

Just to add my twopence, I do advocate bedrest, at least modified rest where you can go to the bathroom, make lunch, quick showers, nothing strenuous. It just makes sense if you have an incompetent cervix only lying down will take weight off it.

That being said, I live in UK, thy don't advise bedrest at all. Even after I was found to be funneling to the stitch, thy told me to continue as normal, I am not comfortable with the idea of walking around too much though and pretty much stay lying down for most of the day. Though I kno a lot of IC ladies who have not done bedrest and delivered full term. I have made it to 32 weeks and I think in my case the bedrest helped me get this far.

Circulation problems are the main drawback, I asked my midwife for compression stocking and wear them daily. Also do leg rotations and flex my calf muscles through the day to help keep blood flowing.

Whatever you decide hope it works well for you.

 

[4 boys]

Mills80--- 32 weeks not long left, your doing something right but like you said, it does help and I myself is from UK and they don't recommend bed rest but after I asked for a second opinion I was told to just bed rest as too was funnelling and bulging membranes

Every woman is different but each is to there own and it doesn't mean lay down 24/7 just minimise what you do... I struggled complete bed rest as I had a 3 - 9 - 12 yr olds to look after but my husband had no choice but to take over

 

[~Brandy~]

Yes I am currently on what they said was Modified Bed Rest... Which actually means just lounge around lazy like and dont go to work lol.

I can still move about the house but I am not allowed to lift more than 5lbs and no activity for more than 1 hour at a time. So I get up and do a load of laundry here and there and do dishes etc... But I make sure after each thing I do I sit/lay down for a bit and remove weight from my cervix.