Incompetent Cervix

[4everhopefull]

just thought id pop in and give my ladies a huge hug and see how you all are doing XX

 

[lanaross]

I got a small (and not very good) update -- they checked me yesterday and I was 1cm dilated already They still think that I might go to term but most likely not to my due date. Cervix is very high (what does it even mean??) and not that short but opening up already. At this point they said that they wouldn't stop labor if it starts. Ugh. I was hoping I'd last a little longer

 

[JadeyB]

Hey honey,

Sorry to hear that it is not such possitive news. 35 1/2 weeks is a really good gestation and LO will do really well.

Have they given you steroid shots? I was just thinking if you were worried about things and wanted to get some advice have you visited the premature baby section.

Wishing you lots of luck honey, let us know how you get on.

xx

 

[JadeyB]

just thought id pop in and give my ladies a huge hug and see how you all are doing XX

Hey honey,

How are you doing?

I'm doing all right, I have the next week off work to get me through to 24 weeks and past the stage where my waters broke in my first pregnancy. Feeling nervous about the rest of the week but hoping to feel a little better once I pass Monday. I'm trying to stay positive, focus on 24 and then 25 weeks and then every week bubba stays put will be an extra week of growing.

Do you mind me asking, have you been diagnosed with IC? I hate to ask but is that how you lost your LO?

xxx

 

[LuluBee]

lanaross try not to worry you are so close to 37 weeks I am sure your little one will be fine. I had my stitch taken out at 37 weeks and walked around - did aqua-aerobics, star jumps the lot - 2cm dilated with a fully effaced cervix and nothing happened I was induced at 40 +1. By this point the baby is so large that if you dilate a bit it doesn't matter too much as the baby won't start to fall out.

 

[lanaross]

thanks girls. Of course I am not as worried as I was at 29 weeks but I was hoping that bed rest would help with dilation Alas. My obgyn is now saying that I start moving around a bit after bed rest but before she was saying I needed to stay bang on until 37 weeks until I am out of the woods. I guess because I am dilating, it doesn't make sense to stay horizontal anymore or does it?
Jadey yes I checked the premie section, I guess I am pretty far along and most people are saying that after 35 weeks they go home after a couple days.

Oh and is it really silly but I *really* don't want February baby! I know it's the most ridiculous thing I could think of right now but can't help it!!

 

[Lou78]

Hi all, just to update you, i've been on 'almost' bedrest since 29 weeks, i'm now 36 weeks, have been 2cm dilated for 4 weeks and on anti-contraction tablets. I feel in the safe zone now and wouldn't mind if she comes but obviously the longer she stays in the better. I was born at 36 weeks and there's nothing wrong with me

 

[Bec L]

Well done Lou78, that's great news xx

 

[LuluBee]

Lou that's fab news.

Lanaross, lol at your February thing - I was the same, Alex was due the 28th Jan and I was determined he would be a January baby (like me) - it's funny what things bother us isn't it!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lanaross]

Lou that's fab news.

Lanaross, lol at your February thing - I was the same, Alex was due the 28th Jan and I was determined he would be a January baby (like me) - it's funny what things bother us isn't it!!!!!!!!!!

Did you end up having him in Jan? It's a weird thing that I put in my head and it's only four days left

Lou, wonderful news, congrats. Right behind ya (hopefully!

 

[lizziedripping]

Lanaross - please try not to worry. My consultant often quotes a previous twin lady she looked after who had a stitch put in like me. At 33wks they removed the stitch because she was dilated thru it. Once out her cervix dilated to 3cms. She walked around like that for 4wks until they had to induce her at 37!!!

A dilated cervix at this stage in pregnancy can actually be normal. That's why they are no longer worried about my cervix at 29wks. The weight of my babies means I have funneled to the stitch, but it now seems to be irrelevant. The babies cannot come thru a 2cm gap anymore, and your body will not go into labour until it deems that you are ready to do so - this is as much due to uterine size as anything.

I was told that if they screened every woman's cervix after 30wks (28wks with twins), there would be many more women funneling or dilating than expected. You cannot predict preterm labour after 30wks from dilation. It is a natural process which can begin quite early on for many women - this does not been baby is imminent hun.

Steroids are not given past 34wks btw, because baby's lungs are fully mature by then anyway. Ironically you'll probably end up willing this baby out at 38 wks love xxx

 

[lanaross]

Lizzie thanks hon, that's very helpful and reassuring. Still want to take it easy for another week or so but not exactly super worried right now like I was at 29 weeks. It's odd though they actually started measuring my cervix at around that time since I had stabbing pains and put me on bed rest until 37 weeks (on strict bed rest until 34 weeks). Would be really funny if I go overdue after all that - in my head of course the minute I get up from bed rest, it will start happening Which I know is silly

 

[lizziedripping]

Hi love. They would monitor your cervix at 29wks, even tho any changes are not as catastrophic as they would be at 20. It is better to stop dilation at that stage if at all possible, and with your history they were probably expecting some change, but a dilated cervix does not necessarily mean the same thing as preterm labour.

A huge issue with a dilated cervix is the risk of infection creeping its way up into the uterus. Often this infection can then trigger full-blown labour. The longer the cervix is dilated, the more opportunity for infection to get in.

My consultant mistakingly thought I had dilated at 20 wks , and seemed horrified. When I actually had begun to funnel at 25wks she wasn't the least bit concerned because the changes had occurred later.

At 35wks, a dilated cervix can and often does stay like that, and labour is not triggered, nor does it trigger the dilation in the first place. I think you'll probably go into labour within a few weeks as a natural progression. How exciting, a beautiful new bubba

 

[lanaross]

Lizzie thanks so much Feel so much better Even sent this to my OH, since he was concerned as well. Plus 36 weeks today yay!

 

[LuluBee]

Yes I ended up being induced at 40+1 (I was walking around several cms dilated by that point). Alex was born on the 29th January, I don't know where hte time goes he's a year old already and just taking his first steps.
You hold on in there a couple more days, I'm sure your little lady will be fine xx

 

[rensben]

Hi ladies,

I've made it to 26 weeks! I just had a doctor's appt yesterday. He checked my cervix manually and said that it was closed and the tension of the cerclage was good. I was expecting him to look at my cervix by using a speculum but he didn't. He is the surgeon who put in the cerclage so I assume he knows what he's doing. He was very optimistic as it has been 1 month since the operation and everything seems ok. The only problem is that today I've been having stabbing pains in the cervix last only last a few seconds but they hurt and make me worry. Does anyone know what these pains might be?

thanks!!

 

[Blessed1]

Hi ladies,

I've made it to 26 weeks! I just had a doctor's appt yesterday. He checked my cervix manually and said that it was closed and the tension of the cerclage was good. I was expecting him to look at my cervix by using a speculum but he didn't. He is the surgeon who put in the cerclage so I assume he knows what he's doing. He was very optimistic as it has been 1 month since the operation and everything seems ok. The only problem is that today I've been having stabbing pains in the cervix last only last a few seconds but they hurt and make me worry. Does anyone know what these pains might be?

thanks!!

I've been getting those pains on and off throughout pregnancy but I don't have a cerclage. And dr. said it was normal...so hopefully it is hun.

 

[JadeyB]

Hi ladies,

I've made it to 26 weeks! I just had a doctor's appt yesterday. He checked my cervix manually and said that it was closed and the tension of the cerclage was good. I was expecting him to look at my cervix by using a speculum but he didn't. He is the surgeon who put in the cerclage so I assume he knows what he's doing. He was very optimistic as it has been 1 month since the operation and everything seems ok. The only problem is that today I've been having stabbing pains in the cervix last only last a few seconds but they hurt and make me worry. Does anyone know what these pains might be?

thanks!!

Congrats on 26 weeks honey. I had a possitive appointment with my gynae yesterday and he said babies do very well after 25 weeks - so thats my next milestone.

Obviously I hope I make my section date but at the the moment I'm focusing on little goals - it helps (a little).

Heres to many more weeks of baking for the two of us.

xx

 

[rensben]

Hello again....thanks ladies. The pains have stopped thank goodness! We're getting there little by little..one step at a time!

 

[selina22]

Hi all i havent been on for a while and so much happening congrats to every1 holding on i know how stressed and bored you can get i am planning another baby when my 2yr old starts nursery in jan so i have more rest time im worried of not being able to run around after my 2yr old and might go and see a doc about having the stich pre pregnancy in the stomach any one had that if so was it ok my last i had a vaginal stich and it worked but i think was due to strict bed rest i didnt move at all unless i needed a toilet or for hospital appointments thanks
good luck all
x