Incompetent Cervix - stitch/cerclage - threatened labour

[lizziedripping]

Hi Jb - can't believe I've missed your recent dramas hun. Didn't realise stitch removal was so close. Glad it went ok, and knew your cervix would have stopped misbehaving by now

Hang in there love, not long now and still better to cook baby as long as possible darlin. Those extra few days can make the difference between respiratory distress and none - tho most babies are fine after 37wks thank goodness.

Extra discharge is very normal for the late stages hun, and shows your cervix is preparing to labour - tho it can take several weeks after its increase. I had lots at 23wks with Evie, and it was a sign that she was sadly on her way Also had masses from 36wks with the twinnies - they were still very much "in situ" at 38plus wks however.

THinking of you, and can't wait to hear baby news xxx

 

[Vaudha]

hey jb cool! (that things went well) and ouch!!!(for the pain). I hope that you get into labour on your own and that they dont have to induce you. Does it still hurt? I mean after few hours of stitch removal?

 

[jessabella]

Hi Jb - can't believe I've missed your recent dramas hun. Didn't realise stitch removal was so close. Glad it went ok, and knew your cervix would have stopped misbehaving by now

Hang in there love, not long now and still better to cook baby as long as possible darlin. Those extra few days can make the difference between respiratory distress and none - tho most babies are fine after 37wks thank goodness.

Extra discharge is very normal for the late stages hun, and shows your cervix is preparing to labour - tho it can take several weeks after its increase. I had lots at 23wks with Evie, and it was a sign that she was sadly on her way Also had masses from 36wks with the twinnies - they were still very much "in situ" at 38plus wks however.

THinking of you, and can't wait to hear baby news xxx

I lizzy...Im just so pleased it is out..and we made it
Now I feel like a more normalish pregnant lady....so the MW had a chat with me about how to respond from now on to what may be happening when go into labour instead of just rushing to hospital as it is no longer emergency when things change!! It was great as she was so so so lovely!!
I actaully dont mind baby O staying for the extra 5 days..as I know its just extra special for her to be inside me for another week..just in case you know..Im just an axious/selfish mummy I so desperately want her in my arms..I know we all feel that way towards the end...
however everyone says..you must be so fed up with being pregnant and really I am not..I feel so honourd and blessed to even fall pregnant and to get this far...I feel like I have accomplished the unaccomplishable...dont know if that makes sense
Anyway I dont like the discharge..but not just that but the wee leaking..its wereied but i feel like I am always leaking..dont have to laugh or anything like that..just sitting there and my wee decides to go..weired I know and embarrasing ..but eh ....doctor said my baby is a big girl so that is why and the pressure is just pushing down on bladder and cervix that is also why I am stinging all the time down below!!

I was surprised when she said that cervix was completely closed although I remember you mentinging that might be the case!! so now I am on my ball bouncing away to get baby more engaged and prepare for the next five days..appointment is on tuesday to see doctor and we will go from there!!

oh ps..doctors instructions were
after 48 hours.....

1. have sex
2. drink some wine
3. have more sex
4. take a bath
5 go for a walk
6. and oh have more sex
7. bounce on ball
8. then come to appointment if nothing has happend by tuesday!!

my husband didnt object to any of this when she was saying this...I thought it was too funny!!

 

[jessabella]

hey jb cool! (that things went well) and ouch!!!(for the pain). I hope that you get into labour on your own and that they dont have to induce you. Does it still hurt? I mean after few hours of stitch removal?

you know what vaudha..it is okay...it hurt so bad for me when she did it and then like 1 min later..bam no pain
then she said as she was looking up ...im going to clean you now..this wont hurt one bit..
but then I squirmed and wiggled my toes then she said..with a serious face
"I really think you should reconsider your decision about not having an epidural!"
She said I was extra sensitive and that I should talk to the anethetist about having an epidurual because even the cleaning should not hurt me at all!!
But also I think its just weried for me because of the tumour and because of my previous issues with abuse..ect ect...so she said that it might ease my anxiety I had an epidural..
anyway I tell you all this because what she lead on was that I wasnt really feeling pain too much but was just the anxiety of it all..so try to stay calm and not tense up when the time comes..and remember that it is all over so fast..it really was ...I was exspecting it to hurt for ages and was so tense and then like 2 mins it was out and done with ..and I thought there was going to be like blood ect..there was non.....seriously my husband gets more blood from a cut on his finger than I did on the cottton swab when she took it out!

 

[dippy]

hi ladies thanku for ur replies really appreciate them.
yes i hav made an appointment with gp for friday and hoping she will treat the thrush and then prescribe me with regular canestan to keep it at bay.
i will mention it to her myself if she doesnt say as i find i am my own doctor these days (oh and u lot r like my free docs without the waiting, queues and the look of 'i havnt got a clue whats rong with u' lol )

so hoping with the treatment for now, the prevention for future and regular vag swabs we'll b able to stay on top of it.

i really hope i get further along this time round. 26 weeks is far to early even tho she is ok and i am grateful for her and i love her to bits- the stress was too much, so i am aiming for my useless body to take me to at least 32 weeks. well 37 would b nice but that sorta is wishful thinking.

anyway i hope ur all well. xxx

 

[HelenGee]

Hey Jb

Am soooo glad everything went well, been thinking about you all day. It must be amazing to feel like a normal pregnant lady now. How fantastic for you, I am over the moon that you've made it so far. When I was 38 weeks with Oliver I was told to eat plenty of hot curry, have sex (apparently there are chemicals in sperm that are used in the drugs used to induce labour ewwww!) and drink a herbal tea that stimulates contractions (think it's raspberry leaf but really be sure to double check that in case I've got it wrong). I didn't need any of them, I vacuumed out the back of the car and that did the trick (I walked back into the house thinking "we're all set now then!" 2 hours later my water broke. Have fun! Xxx

 

[Sherri81]

Yeah, semen has Prostoglandins in it which ripen the cervix. That was one of the main reasons we were always told to abstain.. well, that and the fact that he could introduce bacteria into the vagina and irritate the cervix etc. But for women who are only moderately at risk, Drs usually recommend men wear condoms when they have sex. So yeah, if you are trying to get things working, have sex, no condom, and hopefully the prostoglandins will help things along. And nipple stimulation will help as well, as it will release hormones as well.

 

[jessabella]

oh goodness me ..guess I better go give up the goods then

 

[mich1365]

You girls are my heroes, or you are crazy Even if I NEED to in order to induce, I just dont think I will be able to let my husband near that. After all the medical probing and then with the discharge and my hugeness....nothing sounds more awful than sex. JB...your husband is one lucky man, one whom I dont plan on telling my husband about. I should probably get my husband a prostitute for Christmas

 

[HelenGee]

oh goodness me ..guess I better go give up the goods then

Personally I'd vacuum the car over sex at the moment! Mich you are absolutely right and I don't think my DH will consider my lady bits in the same way EVER again. I think my bits need a break as they've been seen by the majority of staff at the local hospital

 

[HelenGee]

Vasu - sorry I've only just noticed that you've passed 32 weeks. Well done xxxx

Dippy- good for you. I'm not at all clued up on treating thrush, but there are so many ladies in here who will gladly help when they can. Let us know how you get on. It's difficult but I agree that you have to be your own advocate so much of the time. Fight hard! Xx

 

[Sherri81]

I don't know why I know so much about natural induction techniques when God knows I've never had to use them on myself before

Apparently if you do it doggy style it works wonders, and the bump is out of the way...

 

[jessabella]

hahah you girls are so funny..Id rather vacuum the car if I had a car!! hahaha
but hubby has been waiting for this..wouldnt go near it with a stitch in there..but he really wants his little girl and for some odd odd reason finds me extreamly sexy no matter what im wearing...with a bump or anything..guess Im lucky but it does prove to be annoying when I just want him to not look my way!! hahaha

 

[HelenGee]

Just thought...after my waters broke I didn't go progress quickly enough in labour and had to be induced. Maybe you have a point JB, better give up the goods! X

 

[berryblue290]

I have been on bed rest for the past week and last week my cervix measured at 2.1 cm and now 2.9 cm... how is this possible?!

 

[mich1365]

My perinatologists call it "dynamic cervix". I was 1.3, after 1 week in bed then 1.7, another week then 2.2, then the 4th week 1.1 and funneling. Then back and forth btwn 1.3-1.7 for the next 4 weeks. In other words, continue to take it VERY easy, unless you see it stay above 2 for the next few weeks. They said it simply cant grow back, but it can lengthen up to 1/2cm at most, in most cases. Still, certainly very good news when the dynamic factor works in positive numbers, not the minus ones! Congrats! What you are doing is working, so keep doing it

 

[Vaudha]

hey JB, thanks a lot for putting me at ease. I am 32 now ! and i am so happy. now i wait for 34 weeks you have inspired me thanks again.

 

[jessabella]

cant wait to hear all about your success and becomming a mummy

 

[Sherri81]

Ok, I think I have a plan, as long as this baby co-operates.

I saw my OB yesterday. Baby is finr, measuring right on, blah, blah, blah. It was really weird though. Its kind of standing upright in there, with its feet flippers on the bottom of my uterus... Never seen one do that before. And it was siggling around, so things are good so far.

So I was talking to my OB abour the Cervico-Isthmic cerclage and I was saying I wasn't so sure about it anymore, because one of the major studies I'd read had a few babies die basically during surgery, and some more died post surgery due to blood vessel compression. So yeah... I don't know if I want those risks. She said she understood and agreed that there are greater risks with that because of how high they are, and how close they are to baby. So we have decided on the Sharodkur. But who is going to do it??

At first she said that Geryy Marquette, the MFM from Vancouver could do it. But I felt like such a bitch because I said I didn't want him to do it.

I'm sure he is a good Dr in his own right, but when I saw him at the end of September, he was a very rigid Dr who was trying to treat my like a text book pregnancy, and he wasn't open to any of my suggestions. So I wasn't too happy with him. He's about 58-65 years old, and I think he is just too 'old school' for me.

So I felt bad for saying it, but I said I didn't want him to do it. So she has sent my referral to one of Dr Marquette's colleagues, and someone she trained with as well, Blair Butler. She said he is really nice, very progressive, reads and does lots of research, and she said he is hot. Lol. So she has sent in a referral for him, and hopefully he will agree to do it.

AND... she has finally agreed to the Nifedipene, BUT only if I agree to stay on hospital bedrest for the entire duration of my treatment. F**k!! I don't know how on earth I could do that.... So I'm thining insted of the 20-32 weeks she wants, I'm going to see if she won't agree to out patient monitoring at my hospital, then only 22-30 weeks in patient at her hospital. Then I will go off the Nifedipene, and whatever happens, happens. I figure if I get to 30-31 weeks, then a baby born then will be fine. Well, not fine, but good enough.

 

[lizziedripping]

Berry blue, bed rest really does work, which is why your cervix is longer. It can literally happen over night x