Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[sunkiss]

thank u so much lizzie, u are so knowledgeable and helpful to us all, i really appreciate it !! i'm going to ask my doc if i would need to continue the Indomethecin because honestly i do not have any cramping or pains besides soreness in the back. the bowels feel like the normal feeling when u have to go and its not runny when i go either. i will def ask my doc about it if it doesnt go away, hopefully it will subside soon. i have quite a bit of gas also but that is normal for me lol. thank u again for ur info

 

[JessiBear]

So when I had my appointment with the obgyn she told me my cervix was 0.3cm (3mm)
And they all don't suspect me to make it past two weeks.
Although I don't think I have dilated. But when I was funnelling it wasn't very much, and on the ultrasound they head is really low in the curve of the opening. So it is still opening quite a bit on the inside I think. But they are monitoring me very closely which is reassuring.
I had my first steroid shot yesterday and have to have my other one sometime today. They hurt!! I was not expecting that! I'm not very good with needles but me being rhesus negative and some bleeding and all these other shots, I should be used to it you would think. Haha
My first night was horrible - no sleep whatsoever. But hoping it will get better.
My partner and I are very scared but we have such wonderful families to support us!!

Jessi xxx

 

[sunkiss]

JessiBear u are in my prayers, hope ur LO gets to stay in there n cook a lil longer !! how are u feeling today?

sorry just seen update

awww sorry hun, hope u feeling better soon. how long do they think u can hold LO in? are u having contractions? its so wonderful to have great support and reassurance, it makes a world of difference!! keep cooking baby!!

 

[kateqpr]

Oh Jess, you poor thing. I know hospital can feel like a frightening place but it should also make you feel confident that you're getting the very best treatment and chance at delivering your baby as late as possible.

And God yes! Those steroid shots really bloody hurt! I was not expecting it either and jeez did I swear loudly when it went in. Not you'd normal injection! And then I spent 24 hours worrying about the next shot but funnily enough it didn't hurt half as much. Maybe it's partly psychological as now you're expecting pain whereas last time you weren't. The shots are great and add around an extra two weeks in the development of your little ones lungs, which is fab news.

Good luck and so good you have lots of support around you. Makes all the difference!

 

[nhood]

thank u so much lizzie, u are so knowledgeable and helpful to us all, i really appreciate it !! i'm going to ask my doc if i would need to continue the Indomethecin because honestly i do not have any cramping or pains besides soreness in the back. the bowels feel like the normal feeling when u have to go and its not runny when i go either. i will def ask my doc about it if it doesnt go away, hopefully it will subside soon. i have quite a bit of gas also but that is normal for me lol. thank u again for ur info

Isn't Lizzie great!!! Its so nice to have her as a support as well as everyone else on here.

 

[sunkiss]

very much so nhood, i knew very lil about cerclage or IC til i came here on this thread. well i researched some but they are not as in depth as the ladies that actually went through it here. its unfortunate that we have to have this complication but great that we have a place of support to turn too

 

[chistiana]

Jessi so so sorry you re having such a hard time hun, i know it is so so scary but you need to stay as calm and positive as possible...you re in hospital, your babies lungs eill be measuring around 28 weeks as of tomorrow and every day adds a little bit more cooking...i m keeping faith that even if this lo decides to come early everything is going to be fine...your chances are getting better and better since 24weeks so just hang in there! My thoughts and prayers are with you.xo

 

[lizziedripping]

Sun kiss - the bowel movement feeling could actually be your uterus being irritable, so it might be worth keeping up the Indo until it settles down hun. In labour it's hard to distinguish sometimes between bowel activity and contractions - the two feelings are very much inter linked (of course labour is bloody painful to boot lol) I don't think it's a cause for concern, but clearly a sign your uterus is protesting at all the pushing and pulling of surgery. The Indo keeps it under control until the initial irritability has subsided. Thanks for your kind words btw x

JB - you're doing amazingly considering baby's head is sitting down in the opening at the top of your cervix. That is classic cervical incompetence, and the fact that the remainder of your cervix has remained closed despite this is brilliant and could actually mean it might hold for a while longer. Are you still getting regular cramps? If not, you could stay like this, hard as that might be to believe. Lots of love darlin', we're all rooting for you xxx

You ok Kate? Hanging in there? X

PS - sorry to go off topic, but I'm desperate. Any of you ladies ever eaten out of date cod fillets or similar? Stupid me didn't throw out some vacuum packed fillets that are now a horrifying 7 days past their use by, and pulled them out to cook as opposed to the fresh ones delivered today We ate half of them before I realised! I am now bracing myself for the mother of all stomach upsets! I know it's possible, but wondered if we might just get away with it? It did smell a touch fishy when I peeled back the film, but not enough to alert me to my mistake..............a definite 'blonde' moment I think! Xxx

 

[kateqpr]

Oh lizzie, I feel your pain!

Have done a similar thing with tuna steaks and sat up panicking, waiting for things to errupt. They never did... Plus I think with fish you wound probably feel quite ill quite soon after eating it. Fingers crossed you have an uneventful night...

I'm up and can't sleep. Was so tired earlier but have woken up feeling lightheaded, dizzy and short of breathe. Sitting up in bed for a while and deep breathing. Trouble is I start worrying its something serious like pre eclampsia! But am sure it's just baby lying high up. Have slightly swollen feet too but no headache so shall just try to relax until morning!

 

[lizziedripping]

Aww Kate thanks for your reassuring message at this late hour - much appreciated Were your tuna steaks as far past their use by?

As for your breathlessness, could you be a touch aneamic? When were your bloods last checked? Failing that, you're probably just knackered from all the stress amd anxious about welcoming a newborn into the family it might be something as simple as lo taking up space where your lungs should be. I never did sleep for more than an hour straight in those final weeks.

We could of course stay up tonight and worry the wee small hours away together lol. Strength in numbers and all that xxx

 

[JessiBear]

Thank you all so much.
It has all reassured me. I have however still getting tightening, last night they were actually regular with some lower back pain. Monitored it and they subsided and had panadol for my back pain. My mum says that my tummy looks tight just by looking at it, so keeping an eye on that.
I am in the best care and family and my partner have been visiting and making sure that i am okay.
The doctors and nurses are great. The chances of survival are great, I just wish it didn't have to be this way.
I had my second shot today and boy did that hurt again. It didn't hurt as much as last time but not doing that again. Unless i have took

Jessi xxx

 

[book.fish2011]

very much so nhood, i knew very lil about cerclage or IC til i came here on this thread. well i researched some but they are not as in depth as the ladies that actually went through it here. its unfortunate that we have to have this complication but great that we have a place of support to turn too

I fully second this. I was so utterly clueless when I went for my cerclage almost 8 weeks ago. I derived loads of strength from this place. Lizzie is not just a knowledgeable but such a kind soul. So is Kate, Chris, LR and everyone on this thread. I'm proud that I have lasted 8 weeks (I hope there will be many more such weeks), although am a wreck at the moment due to my little brother's tragic death and everything, am still alive.

Nhood and sunkiss, I hope cerclage will help you go all the way.

JB, Im sure you are with very good hands at the moment but I hope you get as much time as you possibly can to keep the bub cooking.

Lizzie, Kate, Chris, Liven : hope you guys are okay today. Haven't heard anything from Olga long time. Hope she's fine. Any news about JJ and her son? Hope he's doing well in nicu.

Am still fighting GD. The reading are inconsistent. With same diet, at times they are normal and at times high. I may have to see an endocrinologist soon.

I have occasional cramping. Am shit scared about the numbering of this week and the following. I know so many salt stories when people delivered at 25 or 26 weeks. My dh's insurance co has confirmed they wont cover premature babies. We have another insurer but it will be a new process of enrolling the babies once they come and I have no idea how much high the premium will be. Its all so scary. Pls pls pray for me that I go as far as I can.

I constantly miss my brother. There were so many things unsaid, undone- and he left so suddenly. I wanted one chance to speak with him one last time and tell him that I really love him but I didn't get it. I don't know when I will be meeting him again.

Lizzie, I hope you'll be fine after aging that fish. Chris, are you feeling better today? Spottings stopped? Liven - you are inching closer and closer. Hang in there. Kate, I hope you are feeling good and gearing up to welcome the new member.

 

[chistiana]

Bookfish- ow hun i can feel your pain in this post...it s so hard not being able to say goodbye...although it is not the same my dad died when i was 6 and back then i couldnt really get it so didnt grieve much...since then always believe he is nearby and he can listen to me, he can feel my pain, he s my guardian angel...tell your brother everything you wanted to, write him a letter, it might help although i know it will never take the pain away.
Now re the GD i really am clueless about it but all i can see is that a very good friend had GD with her first pg and went on to deliver at 40 weeks. Hope you really make it to as far as possible!!!

 

[selina22]

Hi everyone i had my stitch put in on wednesday a mcdonald one, im so nervous, i dont even move, im only 13weeks 5 days and am petrified it wont hold how am i going to manage?? rant over lol... hope your all doing well x

 

[LaRockera]

Selina - you couldn't have put the stitch at a better time. You have 99,5% of success, so fear not! I had mine inserted at 13+3, and was not even told to go on bedrest. I did put my foot up at any given chance of course, and was told to stay on pelvic rest and away from house chores. Just take a bit of extra care, drink plenty of fluids, take care of your personal hygiene and you'll be absolutely fine, hon.

 

[nhood]

Lizzie and others can you reassure me. I keep having nightmares that my waters broke and I didn't know until a sonogram, because the stitch was too strong that I didn't leak

I know I am being silly and everything seem to be going well, but I do have anxieties.

 

[sunkiss]

JessiBear that is sounding positive hun, i dont have much experience with it all but sounds like the ladies on the thread are right and u n LO is gonna be just fine, i will keep u in my prayers

book.fish, thank u hun n i pray u go all the way as well!! i am so very sorry for the loss of ur brother. the worst kinda pain to be dealing with especially in ur condition, please do not stress too much the best u can. i never knew angels really existed n souls of luv ones never leave u until my baby passed on. trust me ur brother has not left u and he will always be here for u in some ways, ppl say that in loss but it really is true. we never have the answers why our love ones had to leave us so soon or unexpected, our hearts mourn n hurt n long to hold them, talk to them, tell them all the things we wish we had, just for that one last chance, so natural for u to have those feelings hun, u go through the motions n u will get through it, i believe wut doesnt kill us will surely make us stronger!! God will never give u more than u can handle, was hard to keep my faith in the beginning through my loss but i held on n He showed me the answers. wut helped me through loss was actually having a talk with the one i loss, although they could not answer me back with their voice n i couldnt hold them, i could feel the presence and i felt so much better after the talk, like i got stuff off my chest and was slowly able to move on, its like a therapy almost. light a white candle for ur brother and talk to him hun, he will hear u and he will hug ur heart without u even knowing it

lizzy i am feeling so much better today, feels like i am getting stronger everyday, thank u again for ur advice, i have been keeping up with the meds and the bowel thing is starting to pass, well i went twice today and the second time was a lil runny but it didnt feel so uncomfortable as the past days so i believe it is resolving whew !! sorry about the bad fish, hope u didnt get sick from it. i think most of us have ate something questionable and didnt realize it til later.

 

[sunkiss]

nhood i swear i keep having the craziest dreams also, i think its so natural to feel that way, not knowing gives so much anxiety. all i can offer is prayer, that is wut helps to get me through it. i talk to my angel n God n ask them to help me through n then i feel better. it doesnt always take away all the fears but it certainly makes me feel better n helps to keep my faith n sanity that everything will work out in the end. our odds are really great since we had the stitch done so early before any major problems!! positive vibes hun

 

[nhood]

nhood i swear i keep having the craziest dreams also, i think its so natural to feel that way, not knowing gives so much anxiety. all i can offer is prayer, that is wut helps to get me through it. i talk to my angel n God n ask them to help me through n then i feel better. it doesnt always take away all the fears but it certainly makes me feel better n helps to keep my faith n sanity that everything will work out in the end. our odds are really great since we had the stitch done so early before any major problems!! positive vibes hun

Sunkiss, thanks for the reassurance. Are you still on bedrest? I think today I am going to get up and walk around more.

 

[sunkiss]

ur welcome hun, i have been walking around the house a bit, not doing anything strenuous but i will have wicked gas if i just lay down i have to return to work monday and im feeling much better so hopefully i will be good at work. honestly i am sick of this bed already, been in it since tuesday, i can only imagine the ladies that have to endure this for mths, if i have too i will too but will not be fun for sure.