Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[sham1]

Hi ladies,

I'm feeling better day by day. The itching is gradually going away. As for the c-section stitch, it hasn't bothered me at all. In fact, everyone keeps telling me I'm overdoing it. I've been walking around a whole lot and loving being off bed rest.

I had no idea that they tell you to relax for 6 weeks because you could actually reopen the stitches. EWWWww. So I'm trying to relax a bit more. Taking on making food after this week though. I've been DYING to cook again!

Amelia is doing well and just a minute ago she latched nicely for 24 minutes. Can you ladies tell me how long your little ones stay on for bf'ing? I think this time I saw a satisfied look on her face and she wasn't rooting for a change. We STILL had to feed her 1 ounce per Dr.'s orders since she lost again. She needs to gain that pound back.

Other than that, I'm REALLY loving this little girl more and more. I sat and watched her and daddy as they napped today. Boy am I blessed!

How are you ladies doing?!

Hi Ma, I'm glad you're feeling better, we are home from hospital and I'm feeling so blessed too. It's hard work but definitely worth every minute. Amelia looks gorgeous, I love the pic with butterfly wings

I try to keep Jordan on the breast for about the recommended 30 minutes but he often comes off before that by himself although I am combination feeding as I didn't have enough milk to begin so gradually going to ease him off the formula, all the best xx

Oh my FAVORITE pic is the one with you and Jordan. Your both beautiful!

Yes, we're supplementing too. Amelia is finally starting to latch better now. I would like to see her weight go up this week. Praying for her to be getting a good amount of momma's milk. She now seems content after feedings now so I'm thinking it's starting to work itself out.

Looking forward to sharing mommy stories with you Sham.

Hi darling, thank you

I had problems with latching for first couple of days too. He then had constipation on day 2 home from hosp and nursing was the only thing that soothed him (he was crying for 5 hours straight!) so I was kinda forced to learn. How many days old is Amelia now? They are supposed to put on weight by day 10.

 

[LaRockera]

It's brilliant news that you've won some length! Of course bubs is fine, it'll all be fine until the end. The stitch WILL hold on, and you'll soon have a gorgeous baby in your arms.

PS. I think you have a couple of more tough weeks to go. Then you may be able to breathe a little, no?

Ahh yeah.. 3 more weeks to make it till viability but i really want to keep the baby inside as long as i can.. my cervix!!!

Yeah, I hear you. I mean I have several weeks to come until I reach viability (fx) but I'd really, really like to go full-term too.

I'm going for my 20-week scan next Tuesday and they said they'll be doing a transvaginal u/s, too. I really hope the cervix is still around 3.23 where it was @ 18 weeks, and they see no funneling. The more time I win with a decent length, the more encouraged I feel.

You're doing great honey, hung on.

 

[caite19]

Hi there,

My name is Caitlin, I have an incompetent cervix doctors assume is from sexual abuse as a child, and I lost my beautiful little girl Sophie in December 06 at around 23 weeks, and I had an emergency cerclage put in with my son Kian at 22 weeks with a 2 mm cervix that was dilated to 2 cm. I carried him to 34 weeks (with a week in the hospital and 6 cm dilated!) Then I got pregnant and had a miscarriage at 9.5 weeks in June.. Got off the military base and am seeing a normal OBGYN, who has run tests and found I have a clotting disorder (MTHFR) and low progesterone. On progesterone, baby aspirin, cerclage at 13-14 weeks if this baby bean holds on, and I'm on VERY light duty and bed rest. So nervous and excited. We want this baby so very much! I just wanted to see if it was ok if I joined you guys. I would love some friends. I'm lonesome!

 

[LaRockera]

Hi there,

My name is Caitlin, I have an incompetent cervix doctors assume is from sexual abuse as a child, and I lost my beautiful little girl Sophie in December 06 at around 23 weeks, and I had an emergency cerclage put in with my son Kian at 22 weeks with a 2 mm cervix that was dilated to 2 cm. I carried him to 34 weeks (with a week in the hospital and 6 cm dilated!) Then I got pregnant and had a miscarriage at 9.5 weeks in June.. Got off the military base and am seeing a normal OBGYN, who has run tests and found I have a clotting disorder (MTHFR) and low progesterone. On progesterone, baby aspirin, cerclage at 13-14 weeks if this baby bean holds on, and I'm on VERY light duty and bed rest. So nervous and excited. We want this baby so very much! I just wanted to see if it was ok if I joined you guys. I would love some friends. I'm lonesome!

Welcome, Caitlin (lovely name btw!)

Saying that I'm sorry for what you've been through is very little, and so are these hugs , but rest assured you've come to the right place for comfort and support!

I was on progesterone supplements until week 14, and although I don't have a clotting disorder, I'm on aspirin as a blood-thinner. I had my cerclage at 13w3d, and I'm not on bedrest but was overall advised to take it easy. I am a PhD student so I study from home, and spend my time between my desk, where I try to sit in an angle (not good for your back but what can you do!) and my bed where I'm reading.

Please take comfort in the fact that the stitch does work, and as long as you rest as much as possible, drinks gallons of water each day and be aware of thrush and misc. infections, it will all go fine.

I'm new to this as well. I'd say have a good read of this thread from page number 1. It's long but so worth the trouble. It will answer a lot of your questions, and the ladies here are simply AMAZING.

 

[caite19]

Thank you for liking my name LOL.. my parents named me off of this 80's show Miami Vice.

Oh I do know the cerclage works, my son is running around today because of it! So grateful I had it done. I think it is great you are able to be home and study! I take my laptop to bed, prop myself up on pillows really well and stay comfortable that way. I have read a lot of the pages, and my heart breaks. Incompetent cervix is such a crummy thing.

 

[heychickie]

Had an appointment with my Dr today. He did a manual check, and cervix is closed and firm, stitch feels good. Back In 2 weeks for another ultrasound to check on length (and the dreaded glucose test).

Timing wise, this is equivalent to the last appointment I made it to with Grayson, as he was born at 24w 1d, nearly a year ago. So far all seems well, so just hoping it stay that way.

 

[LaRockera]

Thank you for liking my name LOL.. my parents named me off of this 80's show Miami Vice.

Oh I do know the cerclage works, my son is running around today because of it! So grateful I had it done. I think it is great you are able to be home and study! I take my laptop to bed, prop myself up on pillows really well and stay comfortable that way. I have read a lot of the pages, and my heart breaks. Incompetent cervix is such a crummy thing.

I've bought one of those laptop table trays (just about £12 from ebay) and it's come really handy. It has an installed fan and an embedded mousepad and I use it both for the laptop and as a mini-desk. Love it!

Yes, the cerclage does make you feel somewhat different, doesn't it? Not in a weird sense or anything. But I was just reading that thread on how the second 20 weeks go by more easily than the first, and I was thinking to myself that while other ladies relax at this stage, I'm all over the place. You know, until I reach viability and enter month 7. I'm not buying anything baby-related just yet, no prams, no clothes, no nursery furniture. And I feel I'm in a constant worry, ie too much discharge- what does it mean? Pinches down there, is it the cerclage? Cramping and backache... You know. I just can't seem able to relax and enjoy it like other ladies can.

 

[caite19]

I haven't been able to enjoy a second of it. With my miscarriage last time, everything looked great, then my baby just passed away.. doc gave me meds to miscarry at home, had grapefruit sized blood clots for 5 days, then they FINALLY did a d&c.. this was the military doctor.. jerk. My new doc is very cautious.. he told me not to let my son into the ultrasounds until I'm at least 14-16 weeks.. just to be on the safe side. I won't be buying anything until I make it past 28 weeks. I just can't. I have had spotting this pregnancy, which is when the doc started running tests. Just very blessed to have a decent doctor now.. and no spotting for nearly 3 weeks! I can't wait to get to Friday, so I can get my sonogram and see my baby.. I feel really pregnant this time.. so *fingers crossed.. lots of praying*

 

[vaali]

Heychickie - glad to know your consultation went well..

Caite19 - Hi & welcome!!.. firstly 'Grats on your current pregnancy'
Very sorry for what you had been through & the IC..
Emergency cerclage @ 22w for a 2mm cervix which you carried till 34 weeks!!!!.. wohooo.. congrats!!!! now that gives me tons & tons of hope..(i really want to jump off my bed & dance all around the house, which will definitely be doing if im taking my pregnancy that long)
Im sure you are going to make it this time with all the proactive stuffs already started to protect the bean inside..

 

[caite19]

vaali, yes, and I was 2 cm dilated when I had my stitch put in, so there IS hope! Are you on bed rest?

heychickie, best of luck!!

Having a rough morning with my son Kian.. he has a horrible temper.. and now I'm crying like a baby.

 

[vaali]

vaali, yes, and I was 2 cm dilated when I had my stitch put in, so there IS hope! Are you on bed rest?

heychickie, best of luck!!

Having a rough morning with my son Kian.. he has a horrible temper.. and now I'm crying like a baby.

Noooo.. easy there.. Kian is for sure a good boy!

Yes, im on complete bed rest other than restroom visits & a real quick shower.. also foot end of cot elevated upto 5inches

 

[caite19]

Yea I was doing that with Kian too, the whole elevated, not allowed up thing. you can do it!!! He is a good boy, just has a really awful temper, he got crying when I cried and said he was very sorry and gave me kisses.

 

[vaali]

Yea I was doing that with Kian too, the whole elevated, not allowed up thing. you can do it!!! He is a good boy, just has a really awful temper, he got crying when I cried and said he was very sorry and gave me kisses.

how sweet!!
So @ 34w was it a normal delivery? i guessing so since you were 6cm dilated already.. i read it somewhere anytime before 36w the baby cant undergo any stress & so a c-sec would be favourable? correct me if im wrong..

 

[caite19]

I had a normal vaginal delivery. I was 6 cm for FOREVER. One doctor wanted to send me home, I was scared of infection, finally, when the doctors changed shifts, a lady doctor came in, broke my water, and 7 hours later, there he was! He started breathing on his own (they gave me some kind of shot to develop his lungs like four days before). He had a little bit of jaundice, but did really well, stayed in the NICU for a week, had issues with his heart rate going down while he ate, but he got the hang of eating and breathing and did fine.

 

[vaali]

I had a normal vaginal delivery. I was 6 cm for FOREVER. One doctor wanted to send me home, I was scared of infection, finally, when the doctors changed shifts, a lady doctor came in, broke my water, and 7 hours later, there he was! He started breathing on his own (they gave me some kind of shot to develop his lungs like four days before). He had a little bit of jaundice, but did really well, stayed in the NICU for a week, had issues with his heart rate going down while he ate, but he got the hang of eating and breathing and did fine.

Oh.. thats awesome!! & the fruit of success is 'the cheeky lil musician'..Wow! i can really feel what a journey it would have been to you guys!!

 

[priyanka]

Had an appointment with my Dr today. He did a manual check, and cervix is closed and firm, stitch feels good. Back In 2 weeks for another ultrasound to check on length (and the dreaded glucose test).

Timing wise, this is equivalent to the last appointment I made it to with Grayson, as he was born at 24w 1d, nearly a year ago. So far all seems well, so just hoping it stay that way.

Heychikie, I have read all your past journey, and have always prayed for you. And I strongly believe that this time your stats at 19w length above 4 is very encouraging. Everything will work this time for you. I believe it just has to work this time. It cannot be any other way. My thoughts & prayers are with you sweets.

 

[priyanka]

Hi there,

My name is Caitlin, I have an incompetent cervix doctors assume is from sexual abuse as a child, and I lost my beautiful little girl Sophie in December 06 at around 23 weeks, and I had an emergency cerclage put in with my son Kian at 22 weeks with a 2 mm cervix that was dilated to 2 cm. I carried him to 34 weeks (with a week in the hospital and 6 cm dilated!) Then I got pregnant and had a miscarriage at 9.5 weeks in June.. Got off the military base and am seeing a normal OBGYN, who has run tests and found I have a clotting disorder (MTHFR) and low progesterone. On progesterone, baby aspirin, cerclage at 13-14 weeks if this baby bean holds on, and I'm on VERY light duty and bed rest. So nervous and excited. We want this baby so very much! I just wanted to see if it was ok if I joined you guys. I would love some friends. I'm lonesome!

Hi Caitlin; welcome to our thread. Good that you found this thread. For me it has been a life-support system since i started reading it from page 1. Al the ladies here know what feelings you are going through, and we are always there for you whenever you wanna ask anything or just vent out

 

[priyanka]

how sweet!!
So @ 34w was it a normal delivery? i guessing so since you were 6cm dilated already.. i read it somewhere anytime before 36w the baby cant undergo any stress & so a c-sec would be favourable? correct me if im wrong..

Hey Vaali, dont think of c-sec or normal delivery right now. You will definitely carry more than 34weeks. See your cervix is gaining length dear, whereas most IC cases lose length !!! My thoughts & prayers with you.

 

[vaali]

Hey Vaali, dont think of c-sec or normal delivery right now. You will definitely carry more than 34weeks. See your cervix is gaining length dear, whereas most IC cases lose length !!! My thoughts & prayers with you.

You think im asking too much? more than 34weeks, normal delivery all that with a bad IC im the kind of person who use to run around all day & get in trouble (esp with hubby) doing hyperactive things.. even my friends use to mock at me saying 'gosh! you always run, never walk.. lets see what happens when you are pregnant!'.. & now it has come true
I feel like im bedridden for months already! & im just hoping i can keep the bub inside safe & bring out at/near term vaginally so we both can run around the city as soon as possible

Just kidding ya.. thankyou so much for all those encouraging words..

 

[caite19]

vaali, I bet you will get far with this baby!

priyanka, thanks a lot for the welcome