Please help, possible IC at 19 weeks? - UPDATE!

[WantingABubba]

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[sunnylove]

I had IC and my doctors never mentioned anything about a soft cervix. It's more about the cervical length and internal dilation or funneling. If your doctor feels that your cervix is long, then you don't have IC. But if you are really worried about it, ask to get a transvaginal ultrasound done (in my neck of the woods these are routinely done at the 20 week scan). I honestly would not diagnose yourself based on checking your cervix with your fingers.

 

[Srrme]

Your cervix goes through many changes, and you can't tell if you have IC by feeling your cervix alone. I have to admit I have had a feel a time or two during my pregnancy and my cervix has never felt hard. It feels soft and almost blends in and also has an indent in the middle (I would highly advise against ever putting your finger inside it though!). I have also had transvaginal scans done to check the length of my cervix and it's shorter than normal, but long and closed.

My Doctor during my last pregnancy did an internal exam with his hands and told me my cervix felt short, but the transvaginal ultrasound I had later on showed a very long cervix!

I would relax if I were you, or request a transvaginal ultrasound to put your mind at ease.

 

[justhoping]

I had IC and my doctors never mentioned anything about a soft cervix. It's more about the cervical length and internal dilation or funneling. If your doctor feels that your cervix is long, then you don't have IC. But if you are really worried about it, ask to get a transvaginal ultrasound done (in my neck of the woods these are routinely done at the 20 week scan). I honestly would not diagnose yourself based on checking your cervix with your fingers.

^^ agree with everything she said as well..i had started to open my last pregnancy from the inside and funneled. you really cannot tell from examining yourself..
xx

 

[jandksmommy]

I was on hospital bedrest with IC my first pregnancy. The only way to truly tell is by having the internal ultrasound done. I suggest that you ask your doctor to arrange for the test to be sure.

 

[WantingABubba]

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[Srrme]

I don't think 20 weeks is too late. I might be wrong, but I do think they can insert a cerclage still if they needed to.

Try to relax until your scan. At the scan the technician SHOULD measure your cervix while performing the ultrasound as procedure. If it looks short that way she might suggest a transvaginal ultrasound anyway, or your Doctor might once he or she receives the notes.

 

[justhoping]

the sonographer will measure ur cervix, its one of the firt thing they check out )

 

[WantingABubba]

Okay, thanks girls! Paro that the technician won't but I'll insist on it. Wish me luck, will update xx

 

[justhoping]

they can see it on the screen it happens to be the first thing they check when doing a sono...they do it fast so that maybe why you dont notice

 

[WantingABubba]

All is well!​

Hi girls! Had my 20 week/anomaly scan today

DD was perfect and healthy and I could see the four chambers of her beautiful, fully formed heart beating away.

She was very wriggly and active as usual. Kept kicking me, haha. Was so weird seeing and feeling her kick at the same time. At one point, I saw her draw back her fist like a boxer and punch where the doppler was! . It was also cute when she flipped so she was facing down and pushed off me like she was on a trampoline. She is feisty, haha, I can see her hurting me when she gets bigger.

The tech said they don't usually check the cervix but she had a quick look for me anyway. She had the screen turned towards me so I could see, and it was fully closed (and looked quite long to me). So I feel much, much, much, much better now

Here's my DD

(My scan pics always end up being fuzzy I don't know if it's because she's always moving or if my songrophers have been lazy. But still, look at her little ear and nice head shape )
https://s8.postimg.org/qnpteg2md/1459768_10202559173400979_1739474037_n.jpg

 

[sbl]

Ah thats great!
Did she give you a length of cervix in mm?
xx

 

[WantingABubba]

Ah thats great!
Did she give you a length of cervix in mm?
xx

Thank you!

Unfortunately not, but it looked sufficiently long. Not that I'm a trained sonogropher or anything

xx

 

[sbl]

I only ask as I was high risk for IC with lo and they checked my cervical length and always gave me a an exact length it always really eased my mind.
I'm sure they would've noted it if you asked again.
xx

 

[WantingABubba]

I only ask as I was high risk for IC with lo and they checked my cervical length and always gave me a an exact length it always really eased my mind.
I'm sure they would've noted it if you asked again.
xx

I know I wish she did but she didn't seem that bothered about checking for me. They keep going on about it's not routine but surely it's better safe than sorry? Why should you have to suffer a second tri loss before they take it seriously? It seems the NHS has a 'lock the stable door after the horse has bolted' mentality.

Xx

 

[sbl]

The HSE here in Ireland are the same. It's just I am high risk so they took no chances with me.
It isnt routine but if your concerned they should check and any sonographer who knows their stuff would have taken it and measured it even if it is purely for mums peace of mind.
xx

 

[justhoping]

im high risk but non the less, in the practice i even worked for that was always the very first thing they checked....how weird they wouldnt

 

[sunnylove]

WantingABubba, where do you live? Here in the US transvaginal ultrasounds are routine at 20 weeks. Transabdominal ultrasounds (which it sounds like you got) are not as accurate. I'd ask for one next time, or make an appointment just to get one, to at least put your mind at ease.

 

[justhoping]

at 20 weeks they will quickly do a trans vag ultrasound to measure cervix and then if no problem is found they quickly switch to abdominal which at 20 weeks to measure a baby is more accurate then transvag, that is more for earlier on in pregnancy to measure the baby.

 

[Srrme]

I'm glad your mind has been put at ease. Did she measure it at all, or just take a look at it on the screen and that was it?