Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[LaRockera]

Merry Christmas, everyone!

A big, wholehearted, loud THANK YOU to each and every lady here that makes this journey easier. I hope I'm doing my bit in return.

May the new year find you all happy, healthy, safe and surrounded by your beloved ones. To those that expect, I wish the very best outcome possible. To Amy, I wholeheartedly wish your little girl gets stronger and stronger each day, and you get the happiness and serenity you so deserve after all you've been through.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

 

[truthbtold]

Congrats Amy. I will keep Connie in my prayers. I hope she continues to do well.

Garrick. I had some mild contractions after stopping 17p. Now nothing. Cerclage has been out two days and no contractions.

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Hi all! I haven't had good sleep in a couple days and am sick to my stomach tonight.

Amy, she is so beautiful! Such a little blessing. like Lizzie, I pray she gets stronger and stronger.

 

[apsara.m]

larock sure all here are so supportive and without all of yours support i don't know how i will have managed to reach this much (33 weeks tomorrow)
i have to meet my gynaec on 10-1-2012 for a scan and she told me we will have a birth plan according to the position of the baby if baby is head down she will give me date for stitch removal if not by then then she told me she is going for a csec. i am nervous and excited at the same time.
MA hope you are fine now.
amy thinking of you
how are you truthbetold,garrickbaby and vaali?

 

[LaRockera]

larock sure all here are so supportive and without all of yours support i don't know how i will have managed to reach this much (33 weeks tomorrow)
i have to meet my gynaec on 10-1-2012 for a scan and she told me we will have a birth plan according to the position of the baby if baby is head down she will give me date for stitch removal if not by then then she told me she is going for a csec. i am nervous and excited at the same time.
MA hope you are fine now.
amy thinking of you
how are you truthbetold,garrickbaby and vaali?

Let us know what happens!

 

[garrickbaby]

larock sure all here are so supportive and without all of yours support i don't know how i will have managed to reach this much (33 weeks tomorrow)
i have to meet my gynaec on 10-1-2012 for a scan and she told me we will have a birth plan according to the position of the baby if baby is head down she will give me date for stitch removal if not by then then she told me she is going for a csec. i am nervous and excited at the same time.
MA hope you are fine now.
amy thinking of you
how are you truthbetold,garrickbaby and vaali?

I'm doing good, and feel blessed everyday that I've made it this far. We are a week apart because I'll be 34 weeks tomorrow. It feels so surreal at times that we will have a baby in a little over a month. I will be having a csection at 39 weeks unless she decide to make an entrence earlier. I have a baby shower in 2 weeks and my daughter's birthday is a few days after that, i just hope she stays in pass those events.

Hope everyone had a good holiday, just think next Christmas there will be one more to get gifts for.

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Thank you Apsara, I'm doing just fine today. I think it was just stress over the past couple of days. We traveled A LOT over the past two days. I don't think I'll be doing it again next year like this with a toddler. It's tiring. If anything we'll get a hotel so we don't have to go home and back so much but will have to house our dogs. ((sigh))

Amelia is doing GREAT now. It's amazing how much better the special formula is helping her. She's been smiling for the most part. When she pooh's she screams as soon as it touches her bum. lol She also has hiccups more than anyone i've known. 5 times yesterday. I'm not sure if that's normal or to do with the reflux issue.

She is getting more adorable with each new day. Oh how blessed I am when I look at her.

Continuing to pray for all of you. Lots of love and hugs for the new year.

 

[LaRockera]

MA- I know you're super busy at the moment, but if you get some time, will you post some pictures for us?

x

 

[vaali]

Aps bud.. had my f/u yesterday & bub's head is still cephalic & mobile. Weekly f/u after this & so will have to go by 6th jan again & my stitch removal would mostly be scheduled around 13th.. can you believe such things are happening? gosh! nooo.. i dont! really dont! how thankful should i be to everyone around me @ home & here in this thread!! Thankyou.. thankyou.. everyone!!!. Lil monkey boy is doing strong by the day & i so want to hold him in my arms already! The dragging pain over private parts & inner thighs are only getting worse but it all vanishes when i receive a strong kick from him inside every morning telling me 'wake up lazy bum, im hungry'
Hope & wish your f/u on the 10th goes fine too.. its not too far away we gonna hold our precious lil amazing babies in our arms bud!
MA very glad to hear amelia is doing great!!
May we all bake it & make it to term!

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Our Baby Bear...

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[x-amy-x]

Hey guys, here's the link to my new journal for those of you wanting it

Thank you for all your support

https://www.babyandbump.com/parenti...eonatal-journey-born-26-2-a.html#post14700425

 

[lizziedripping]

Hey MA - how beautiful, and thanks for posting Amelia is lovely, and looks like a very contented little girl. Your home is absolutely stunning too, what a wonderful little family you have there

Everyone else ok ladies? xxx

 

[Mommy's Angel]

Hi Lizzie,
Thank you for the compliment. We are actually renting a half house. The landlord bought it and literally kicked the walls out of the side we wanted and built from the studds up. We have hard wood floors, a basement, brand new lighting fixtures with ceiling fans which are gorgeous. He's put a new roof on this summer and we had a railing down in the basement put on that's brand new. He's also putting a new deck in the back. It's a beautiful place. We're grateful because the taxes and homes are pretty pricey here since the housing bubble didn't affect the area.

I like to decorate too. Just about everything including the nice couch, chair and love seat were purchased second hand and the only thing we invested in was the dining room table, buffet and a nifty quilting table. Once I get things cleaned up a bit I'll take some pics and share. Did you see Amelia's room? That stuff is Obviously new too. It's not finished either! I have the two murals above her bed and I'm either going to look into another one OR will find some coordinating fabric to staple on canvas and hang.

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When finished, it'll be a "tea in the garden theme" with a little table and chairs with a tea set and bears. I have new sheets that were custom made in two different fabrics. One is Mary Englebreit and the other is a teal deer in the forest. two sets of each and I plan to make quilts and curtains to match. It's taking a while though because there's not much time these days.

 

[apsara.m]

la rock sure i will post the details after seeing my gynaec on 10th
garrickbaby i feel the same its so surreal at times. time flies now a days. the other day i was thinking of the past few months esp between 20-28 weeks were i will regularly pester here with my neverending fears. i was dreading each and every changes. come february we will be holding our precious little ones.
MA amelia looks soo cute. are you managing with BF and formula or formula alone? nice to hear amelia is smiling for most of the time. enjoy these precious moments with your little one.
vaali its great so you will be stitch free by 13th iam so happy for you.
vaali one of my friend who had got stitch told me that the pain in private part is due to stitch rubbing there as baby is putting weight. she told me she didn't got any pain after stitch removal there. so lets hope that is the case for us also.
my seemandham( aka baby shower )was well attended by friends and relatives. may god bless us all with full term healthy babies
MA post the pics after finishing the decorations.. its sooo cute

 

[Mommy's Angel]

MA amelia looks soo cute. are you managing with BF and formula or formula alone? nice to hear amelia is smiling for most of the time. enjoy these precious moments with your little one.

MA post the pics after finishing the decorations.. its sooo cute

I pumped for awhile and froze it for when she eat cereal but we stopped a week or so ago. Almost 3 months of breastfeeding. She has terrible Reflux combined with still having issues with latching which was decided she was playing games with my nipple since she has a REALLY good bite down. She's on Neutromogen formula for reflux. She's MUCH better for it though. I wasn't a fan but seeing her thrive now is excellent! To give you an idea. Two weeks ago she was JUST under 10lbs. Most babies of the moms who had theirs the same time as Amelia are between 13 and 15lbs at almost 3 months. She was 8lbs 13 ounces born and lost a whole lb.....with the reflux it's made things slow and now with the new med and formula it's made quite the difference though she still has hiccups a lot and cries when she poo's.

She has her next appointment tomorrow and hopefully she's gained.

Yes, I'll post when we're finished. I feel as though it will be spring by the time everything is finished.

 

[kateqpr]

Hello everyone. Glad to hear you're all doing well and hopefully still enjoying some quiet holiday time at home with your bumps.

I've had a weird Christmas. Spent Friday night in hospital with light spotting and possible cervical infection. Spent Christmas eve scared at home! Christmas day was fun with all my family and siblings, me lounging on the sofa apart from to eat my big lunch!

Yesterday though the light spotting started again so was admitted to hospital again and hopefully discharged this evening. Spotting has stopped and feel ok, apart from usual stitch pinching pain and SO TIRED as spent night on labour ward listening to the usual screams and moans of labouring women. About two hours unbroken sleep!

Good news was did another ffn test last night which came back negative thankfully. It was my V day yesterday too, but now I've moved the goal posts and will only be happy past 28 weeks!

Apologies for typing mistakes. My phone is too small for proper Internet stuff ! X

 

[vaali]

Kate bud sorry you are going through so much! but same time glad things are under under control.. hope & pray you make it to 28W without any more ER events..
Aps so it makes some sense now! the draggy pain & increase in intensity of pain by the day... hope it would get pain free after the removal!

 

[LaRockera]

Kate honey, CONGRATS on viability! It is a huge milestone, and I promise, the next few weeks will fly by. I'm sorry you're having to go through all this, but the ffn results are very very encouraging. From what I know, cervical erosion is common and nothing to worry about really.

Thank you for keeping us updated, if you ever decide to start a journal count me as your number1 stalker.

 

[Mummy of Ange]

Hi girls, I'm crashing over again!!!

Had my cervix check again yesterday and it's 4cm, no funnelling. Met with consultant and she said to cancel all cervix checks because there is no need for them.

She said most ladies have a shorter cervix at my gestation.

Does that sound normal to you?

 

[LaRockera]

Hi girls, I'm crashing over again!!!

Had my cervix check again yesterday and it's 4cm, no funnelling. Met with consultant and she said to cancel all cervix checks because there is no need for them.

She said most ladies have a shorter cervix at my gestation.

Does that sound normal to you?

I was the same. I measure around 4-4-plus-something on my 20-week scan, was told no need for more. I don't get along with the people in my antenatal clinic so went privately at 23 and 27 weeks (and will be going next week too) for well-being scans, and my cervix both times was 48mm! The doctor described it as 'well above average' for my 27 weeks.

To answer your question, it's an excellent length for a lady with a cerclage- in fact, it's an excellent length for anyone, as I think they regard as normal anything 2.5-5mm.

So congratulations, honey.

If you still feel insecure you could go and have a final check around 23-24 weeks, and adjust your activity accordingly. But I think I can say you should be confident.