Incompetent Cervix

[lizziedripping]

Hi - got section on Monday, and stitch will come out at the same time. One twin is breech so section is safest option.

I'll defo be back, not sure I'll have same amount of time to post, but I've been really grateful for all the input received here - would not abandon the forum

 

[selina22]

Hi - got section on Monday, and stitch will come out at the same time. One twin is breech so section is safest option.

I'll defo be back, not sure I'll have same amount of time to post, but I've been really grateful for all the input received here - would not abandon the forum

aw good luck for monday update us with pics aaahh im excited hee
sleep now you might not get as much in less then 2 days
but its all worth it !!!!

are you all ready now ?
have you got everything you need?

Good luck again
x

 

[Tesharika]

Hi and thankyou
well i didnt AF showed up today
what about you, have you tested yet
i hope you get your bfp
i cant wait too be able to put my feet up and when i get my bfp i am ready to start this ic rollercoaster over again

lol
FX this is my month
hope you get your bfp

x

I don't like to test early, too paranoid about chemical pregnancies. I'll wait and see if it shows up on the day it's due, af has been spot on for months so if doesn't show up that day I'll test the next morning.
I'm so sorry your af showed up, here's some baby for this month coming up!
Thanks so much I have my fingers crossed. I feel pregnant but maybe that is my mind playing tricks on me- just have to wait and see!

 

[Tesharika]

Hi ladies, and welcome Tesharika, and so sorry for your recent loss x

Please, please don't worry about having a stitch. I had the most invasive one (shirodkar), and it has got me to 37wks of a twin pregnancy. These boys are huge, and putting an enormous strain on my cervix, but I have only had mild funneling since 25wks.

It has every chance of working, tho I do recommend resting as much as possible hun. Monitoring your cervix is ok, but I still believe it is better to get the stitch before ANY changes to the cervix - it has more of a chance of working with less complications.

Hope all you ladies about to embark on your pregnancy journeys take heart from the success me and people like Jadey B have had with a stitch. I was terrified of having the op done, but needn't have been.

Ask questions any time - all of you. The main thing which has got me thru this very scary pregnancy, is seeing other ladies make it, and realising I can have a normal full-term pregnancy, despite IC xxx

Thank you so much, after reading through this thread I feel better about it, especially reading your story. The obstetrician I went to see at the children's hospital (who did my scan) gave me two choices. We could wait and see how it goes, and perform an emergency cerclage if needed or we could have one put in at 12 weeks. He explained all the pro's and cons for each and I choose 12 weeks, which is the one he recommended.
He told there was a small risk for miscarriage but that it was only about 1 % , I like those odds!
Good luck on Monday, I will be thinking of you

 

[lizziedripping]

Thanks for your well wishes for Monday everyone. I'm fretting cos my daughter has come down with a virus and fever today Typical!!! WOrried about leaving her, and about babies getting it - was so looking forward to kids meeting their new brothers, now I'm just scared they'll pass on the bug.

Aaargh!! Why does life not run smooth? x

 

[ellahstruts]

hi lizzie,best of luck for monday,everything will be fine, i had my little girl on thursday night at 11.26pm called Dolcie weighing 7lb 11oz after inductin at 38 weeks xx

 

[Tesharika]

hi lizzie,best of luck for monday,everything will be fine, i had my little girl on thursday night at 11.26pm called Dolcie weighing 7lb 11oz after inductin at 38 weeks xx

Congrats! She's beautiful

 

[lizziedripping]

hi lizzie,best of luck for monday,everything will be fine, i had my little girl on thursday night at 11.26pm called Dolcie weighing 7lb 11oz after inductin at 38 weeks xx

Wow Ella - she is absolutely beautiful, and I am crying as I write this

You so deserve this happy outcome hun. Hope you're home and settling the new cherub in. Much love x

 

[selina22]

congratulations ella shes gorgeous
x

lizzie dont worry to much im sure it will be ok just make sure kids follow washing your hands etc before touching boys and no kissing lol
in a couple of days it will pass and life will be perfect
good luck x

 

[JadeyB]

thank u lizzie i really appreci8 the advice.i knew u would reply. id hate to be a pain but iv gt a few more questions which u may know the answer to.

well... i had my stitch placed and was kept overnight to be monitored-all is well but my questions are:

1. is it normal to have pain and stinging when peeing after op.

2. is the gooey mucus normal.

3. are there any things i should look out for as possible problems.iv had mild labour like pain but they come and go.

4. tmi but how can i have a .....poo (sorry) without applying a bit of pressure...im scared ill tear my stithes.

sorry i know there alot of questions but doctors jus dnt answer anything.u seem to be more like the doctor. lol

my doc is weird he said 2 days of rest and then i can resume normal activities. is that common. he was dead against the bed rest thing from the begininng and hated the fac i was resting from week14 onwards.

thanks again hun i appreciate it i feel like im the only person in the country with it-or so the nurses make u feel.
thanks again.

how many times have u had the cerclage?

Hi Dippy,

Sorry I've not replied until now, I've been giving the laptop a break for a while!!

I haven't got much to add to Lizzedripping's advice as she is fab!! I just wanted to add my story.

In my first pregnancy I had a stitch placed at 19 weeks (it wasn't an emergency one, I just didn't get to see that specialist consultant until I was 18 weeks - not through lack of chasing either!!!). Anyway he recommended that I have one - due to the length of my cervix.

I was not told to change my activities in any way at all. I decided to take it easy (no exercise as such) but I carried on with light chores and things!! My waters broke at 23 1/2 weeks and sadly lost my little girl at just past 24 weeks. I could have rested a lot more - I certainly am in this pregnancy (although I have a very strong stitch in this time - an abdominal stitch and am currently 31 weeks) I'm told that I do not need to rest with this stitch and many people don't - but I'm not taking any chances.

I don't want to scare you as it was a lot more likely for me as I've had such extensive surgery on my cervix. I should have had the abdominal stitch to start with but I was one of very few to have the exact operation that I had, so they just didn't know exactly how it would pan out!!

xxxx

 

[JadeyB]

Hi - got section on Monday, and stitch will come out at the same time. One twin is breech so section is safest option.

I'll defo be back, not sure I'll have same amount of time to post, but I've been really grateful for all the input received here - would not abandon the forum

Hi Lizziedripping.

Wishing you the best of luck for your c-section on Monday. I hope all goes well, looking forward to seeing pictures of your little ones soon.

xx

 

[JadeyB]

hi lizzie,best of luck for monday,everything will be fine, i had my little girl on thursday night at 11.26pm called Dolcie weighing 7lb 11oz after inductin at 38 weeks xx

Congratulations - she is gorgeous!! xxxx

 

[JadeyB]

Thanks for your well wishes for Monday everyone. I'm fretting cos my daughter has come down with a virus and fever today Typical!!! WOrried about leaving her, and about babies getting it - was so looking forward to kids meeting their new brothers, now I'm just scared they'll pass on the bug.

Aaargh!! Why does life not run smooth? x

Hey sweetie - sorry that your little girl is poorly. I hope she makes a speedy recovery. xxx

 

[dippy]

awww jadey b thnks for the reply im soooo sorry to hear abt your lil angel- im sure shes sitting ryt next to my lil angel and they are both looking down on us

wishn u lots of luck in ur pregnancy and hope it flys by for u!

lizzied good luck for monday ull b absolutely fine. ur daughters bug will soon disappear and ur lil babies wil be nxt 2 u.good luck hun. xxxxx

 

[JadeyB]

awww jadey b thnks for the reply im soooo sorry to hear abt your lil angel- im sure shes sitting ryt next to my lil angel and they are both looking down on us

wishn u lots of luck in ur pregnancy and hope it flys by for u!

lizzied good luck for monday ull b absolutely fine. ur daughters bug will soon disappear and ur lil babies wil be nxt 2 u.good luck hun. xxxxx

Awww honey, I'm really sorry to read that you too are any angel mummy.

Good luck in your pregnancy too, keep us updated.

xxx

 

[xmrsbx]

I'm worried about this- one of my friends gave birth at 26 weeks to a baby who sadly didn't make it and another at 29 weeks who thankfully did- all because of her cervix and having treatment for pre-cancerous cells. I had a couple of biopsies and a LLETZ (electrical current passed through a wire to burn off a layer of my cervix) about 3 years ago. I mentioned it to my midwife when he took my medical histroy but he didn't seem bothered. Do you think I should mention it at my next midwife appointment tomorrow? Seems like such a simple thing to identify and would save a lot of heartache if they routinely looked for problems.

I also had a Lletz procedure about 5 years ago. At 6 weeks pregnant I had brown spotting, had a scan and all was ok. Normal routine scan at 12 weeks, again all ok. Then at the beginning of 14 weeks I woke up bleeding in the middle of the night. Got another scan done and once again all ok but was diagnosed with a small cervical ectropion - which is where the cells rub together and cause bleeding, kind of like a graze.

Now I feel a little worried in case it could potentially be more serious. Off to see the midwife next week so will have a chat about this.

 

[Tesharika]

Hi - got section on Monday, and stitch will come out at the same time. One twin is breech so section is safest option.

I'll defo be back, not sure I'll have same amount of time to post, but I've been really grateful for all the input received here - would not abandon the forum

Thinking of you today!! Can't wait to hear about it

 

[JadeyB]

I'm worried about this- one of my friends gave birth at 26 weeks to a baby who sadly didn't make it and another at 29 weeks who thankfully did- all because of her cervix and having treatment for pre-cancerous cells. I had a couple of biopsies and a LLETZ (electrical current passed through a wire to burn off a layer of my cervix) about 3 years ago. I mentioned it to my midwife when he took my medical histroy but he didn't seem bothered. Do you think I should mention it at my next midwife appointment tomorrow? Seems like such a simple thing to identify and would save a lot of heartache if they routinely looked for problems.

I also had a Lletz procedure about 5 years ago. At 6 weeks pregnant I had brown spotting, had a scan and all was ok. Normal routine scan at 12 weeks, again all ok. Then at the beginning of 14 weeks I woke up bleeding in the middle of the night. Got another scan done and once again all ok but was diagnosed with a small cervical ectropion - which is where the cells rub together and cause bleeding, kind of like a graze.

Now I feel a little worried in case it could potentially be more serious. Off to see the midwife next week so will have a chat about this.

Hi MrsB,

I think it it depends on how much of your cervix they removed. I think most people that have had a single lletz treatment have pretty routine pregnancies - without any intervention at all. For those who have had multiple lletz treatments and cone biopsies and more extensive treatment may need to be monitored. I definitely think its worth mentioning it to your midwife. The ob/gynae can measure your cervix with a transvaginal probe to check the remaining length.

I had a lletz, cone biopsy and partial trachelectomy (a trachelectomy is total removal of the cervix) and as I was only one of about 10 patients in London at the time, they thought that I would be ok without an abdominal stitch (which they routinely put in a patient who has had the full trachelectomy op).

Good luck and let us know how you get on. xx

 

[JadeyB]

Hi - got section on Monday, and stitch will come out at the same time. One twin is breech so section is safest option.

I'll defo be back, not sure I'll have same amount of time to post, but I've been really grateful for all the input received here - would not abandon the forum

Thinking of you today!! Can't wait to hear about it

Thinking of you honey - I can't wait to hear about it too xx

 

[dippy]

hey jadeyb, yeh i have an angel baby i lost my son at 20 weeks. But im preggers again with stitch jus hoping for the best.

xmrsx dnt worry abt the cervical erosion i also have it and bled with it and thort of the worst and i now have a stitch around my so-called eroded cervix.

cervical ectroption is jus a raw red looking surface on cervix and apparently causes no problms at all and actually looks and sounds worse than u think.

it cn cause slight red bleeding and mucus but nt much else. relax hun u'll b fyn