Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[MissBoss]

Missboss, wow that's a great improvement, keep it up and you might even be out of the woods sooner than you think!

I sure do hope so. I really don't want to spend the summer on bed rest but i have to do what i need to do to keep baby cooking for as long as possible. Cant wait to have this baby full term and be able to look back at this and be glad its all over

 

[MissBoss]

Just to update my appointment went well. My cervix is 5.2!!! Very pleased.

Wow WTG. Thats a great length.

 

[MissBoss]

Miss boss.. I can't stress enough how much bed rest and progestrone did wonders for me.. It's gonna be boring and frustrating but u can do it

Thanks for the encouragement.just can't wait till its all done and i have a full term healthy baby. Such a long way to go

 

[Septie]

Checking in, as I went through this a year ago, and made it all the way! Congrats to the ladies who've made it, and keep on going for those on the way. Bedrest is a downer, especially in beautiful spring weather, but every day counts!
Hi Christina! You are doing amazing work on this thread!

 

[MissBoss]

Hi all :wave: I have a scan tomorrow afternoon to check the length of my cervix following treatment for pre cancerous cells in 2013. I'm so nervous but hoping everything will be fine!

Good Luck, hope it all went well. Looks like we are due around the same time.

 

[chistiana]

Hey septie, so good to hear from you! Thanks for your nice words, this thread kept me sane in the 5 months of bed rest with dd1 and the little bit with dd2 so I d definitely be very happy if I could help even a little! How are you n lo doing??

 

[Septie]

I feel so blessed that we have a healthy and happy LO - but a bit sad that he is growing so fast, as he is our last one (sure you feel the same lol). He's already so mobile, on the verge of walking (yikes), so it feels like toddlerhood is just around the corner (must be the influence of the older siblings). I can't help but often think back to this time last year (which is why I checked in on this thread), and think of how lucky we were in the end, including the birth. The three of them are wonderful together so far - how about yours?

 

[chistiana]

Huh, tell me about them getting older...! Maya just about started walking about a week ago and is turning 1 in two weeks..double yikes!! I hate it that she's growing up so fast, I see those baby videos and feel so nostalgic! The three of them are a blast to look at although both nik n Nat have a fascination with maya which makes them extra jealous when it comes to the two of them! Like they re competing who maya will love the most. Maya is clearly the leader at the moment and my elder ones have changed quite a lot. Nik is becoming more rebellious and Nat more soft n kind hearted! Nik will be starting primary school in September..triple yikes!
Do you ever think about a possible #4? I go between a definitely to a no way in a matter of minutes!

 

[Septie]

Here it's the same, with the older two fighting over who the baby loves more lol!
Here, no way on #4. Personally, I'd love another baby, but I wouldn't want to go through the miscarriages/potentially awful pregnancy again, as it would also affect the other kids - they are only young once. IF I could even manage to keep a pregnancy (I was perimenopausal when conceiving my 3rd). Plus, I've realized how many things can really go wrong - we are soooo lucky to have 3 more or less healthy kids. A 4th kid with special needs would really change everything, and with 3 siblings - how could one be fair to all of their needs? Or when something goes wrong in the family (illness, accident etc.) - there are after all only 2 adults. More fundamentally, plenty of older people 4-5 children have told me they would have liked more kids - until they got to the teenage years... . So that's how I try to get over any babyfever and look forward to being a grandma (hopefully, my 3 won't wait as long as we did to have kids!!). Are you really reconsidering?

 

[chistiana]

Well I too think of all the things you say..I would love another baby but then I have to work to make ends meet financially which means I don't have endless amount of time with the kids..if we were to add a 4th one my time with each would be even less which makes me sad to think of. On the other hand I know siblings are always a blessing and once the little one would outgrow the baby stage it'd be even more fun for them! I m trying to keep an open mind, let some time pass, see how nostalgic I get and reconsider! I ll be 36 in August though so if I decide to go for it it needs to be relatively soon!

 

[Sarasab2]

Soo I'm getting really nervous... Baby is at station -1, 1cm dilated and cervix soft... Can I make it two more weeks???

 

[chistiana]

Remind me how far along you are sweetie?? You can be 1cm dilated for a loooooong time, trust me

 

[Sarasab2]

Almost 35 weeks

 

[lilmisscaviar]

Soo I'm getting really nervous... Baby is at station -1, 1cm dilated and cervix soft... Can I make it two more weeks???

You can. I dilated very slowly with DD1. I was 1-2 cm at my 36 week appointment, 2-3 cm at my 37 week appointment, 3-4 cm at my 38 week appointment and I still didn't end up having her until 2 days before my due date.

 

[Sarasab2]

Oh wow!!! That's comforting to know...
Glad you were able to carry that long. How come your second one arrived earlier?

QUOTE=lilmisscaviar;37359244]

Soo I'm getting really nervous... Baby is at station -1, 1cm dilated and cervix soft... Can I make it two more weeks???

You can. I dilated very slowly with DD1. I was 1-2 cm at my 36 week appointment, 2-3 cm at my 37 week appointment, 3-4 cm at my 38 week appointment and I still didn't end up having her until 2 days before my due date.[/QUOTE]

 

[MissBoss]

Soo I'm getting really nervous... Baby is at station -1, 1cm dilated and cervix soft... Can I make it two more weeks???

Its very possible. Hoping baby hangs in there a bit longer for you

 

[chistiana]

I too was dilated at 1cm with ds for a good 2 weeks before my water broke!

 

[Sarasab2]

So does bedrest make a difference In this case... As in slow down dilation

 

[chistiana]

Yes it does! My best friends water broke at 36 weeks last night..because she was on blood thinning shots they can't do the section for 24 hours so the doc has her lying does completely to prevent dilation!

 

[Sarasab2]

Ok great.. Good luck to your friend