Short cervix at 21 weeks

[lch28]

it is amazing sevilla! and truly inspirational.

i get so happy to think of making it to term!! lol. i cant wait till V DAY! i only drink 10 glasses a day. maybe i should drink more. that might be difficult!

 

[brambram]

Hi everyone...

@meaggers - I was so excited to see your post also. I went looking for you on an October thread (where I didn't belong) because I wanted to know if you held out. It's amazing to see how far you made it. Sooo happy for you!!! Let us know when baby comes.

@curri - I loved reading your story again - especially now that we know the happy ending.

@lch - my cervix did go from 3mm to 6mm after 4 weeks bedrest, so I guess it can grow. Though I asked the doctor before and they told me it couldn't. But you are no where near that short, so even if yours doesn't grow, you've still got enough. Fingers x it stays the same. And as others have said, you got the stitch in place early this time.

@Sevilla - you're 34 weeks now!! Yay!

I'm doing the same, nothing much has changed.

 

[Currituckgirl]

Ich ~ 8 glasses a day is what is recommended. I tried to do that but I would lose count during the day! lol. That's why a gallon was easier for me to keep track of it. 10 glasses should be plenty! Good luck tomorrow at your check up. I hope to hear good news from you!

Bram ~ That's how it was for me towards the end, no changes and not much to update until I got closer to my due date. I am so relieved you have made it this far. You are almost 33 weeks!! It seems like the weeks have flown by!

Sevilla ~ 34 weeks!! Only 6 more weeks!!!! Are you ready?!

 

[sevilla24]

Am I ready???? NOPE!!!!!!! I was way more prepared with DD. Oh well. Curri I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new avatar picture. He is just so sweet lch - please let us know how your appointment goes!!!

 

[lch28]

thanks ladies. im really nervous and last night i had a nightmare i started bleeding i will def update you all tomorow, appointment is at 2:30. thanks for the support

 

[brambram]

@lch I think my time zone is ahead of yours, tough I'm not sure how much. Hope everything goes well at our scan. Keep us posted.

Yes, there should definitely be a 'like/love' button, as Curri I'm really loving your avatar too. I am getting a bit bored now, and doctors and nurses must be bored of me too. I think they may send me home if I get to 34 weeks...fingers x'ed.

@Sevilla - packed your bags?

 

[lch28]

curri i also love your avatar!

hey ladies.. just a quick update.. my cervix stayed the same length as last week! actually 2.7 cm. i am still on bed rest, but the doctor said everything looks great and he is very confident about my pregnancy. feel like i can relax a tiny bit.

weird thing though.. they said i dont need to get it checked again until 28 weeks. do you think i should request it checked sooner? he said if i was getting ready for labor it would have shortened significantly in the past week and it didnt. i just feel like id rather know exactly whats going on

 

[sevilla24]

lch YAAAAAAAAAY!!!! Oh I am just so happy for you. Sounds like things are going great. Honestly, with mine, they stopped checking around 22 weeks too, then checked again at 28 weeks... so it sounds completely normal. Because "technically" they have caught it in time, and if there were to be issues with the stitch, they'd probably already have presented themselves? I think you should just keep on resting and feel confident in your stitch

Bram.... every night I go to bed thinking "hmmm, I should probably pack my hospital bag AND put the infant car seat into the car next to DD's big girl car seat" but, alas, I procrastinate. I keep thinking I will do it at 36 weeks. I don't want to look at the packed bag for the next month if I end up going to term OR OVER

 

[calypso]

I have been insanely busy lately. I try to keep up.

Curri, congrats, so happy for you and your darling son!

Everyone else, glad you are all pregs and doing well! Will try to steal some time soon to do better posts. I still think of you ladies often.

 

[sevilla24]

Calypso I just read in your signature about your DD's party pictures so I HAD to go check them out...... HOW ADORABLE IS THAT LITTLE BIRTHDAY OUTFIT!!!!!!!!!!!! Awwwww she is just so, so, so precious Sounds like you guys had a fabulous day!!

 

[calypso]

Thanks, Sevilla! A couple of pages after that should be the proofs from the studio.

 

[Currituckgirl]

Ich ~ That is fabulous news! I am so happy for you. If you are nervous about waiting to 28 weeks, I would mention that to the doctor. He/she may be able to squeeze you in for a check just for your sake. I wouldn't worry to much about it, it seems to be stable

Calypso ~ Thank you for the congrats! It was a heck of a ride. Thank you for helping me through that tough time. I really held on to your story since it was so close to mine. I really appreciate it Your daughter looks so cute! I saw the pics of the birthday party and the studio shots. They all looked fabulous!!

Sevilla ~I know exactly how you feel about packing a bag and having to look at it for a month or more. I have packed a bad, and when I went into labor suddenly my husband was running around like a chicken with his head cut off trying to get all of what I needed in the bag. It was cute to see him like that.

Bram ~ Hopefully you will be able to go home at 34 weeks... My fingers are crossed for you. I would think you would be able to.

 

[lch28]

thanks hun.. i am seeing him today so will mention it..

sometimes i get cramps and it feels like its right in my cervix. is that normal? sometimes after it my belly gets hard. are these braxton hicks?? i was scared it was contractions last night =[

 

[calypso]

Curri, are you starting a journal? Would love to read it if you do.

Had some family pics taken yesterday, they were meant to be of just my hubs and I but our little princess is too darn cute and ended up being the star of the show as always. I will post one here when I get a chance!

lch - def talk to your dr. Stay hydrated. I would not sit on the couch or anything. I wouldn't get food either. Bedrest made us creative. We had a cooler with all the necessary items in addition to what my husband made me for breakfast and dinner (and sometimes lunch). These few weeks are critical and you want to take extraordinary measures just in case you are having contractions. Good luck.

 

[sevilla24]

thanks hun.. i am seeing him today so will mention it..

sometimes i get cramps and it feels like its right in my cervix. is that normal? sometimes after it my belly gets hard. are these braxton hicks?? i was scared it was contractions last night =[

lch - I am the self-proclaimed queen of braxton hicks They have plagued me intensely starting in the second tri for both pregnancies... and what you are describing sounds extremely similar. According to my midwife, they don't do anything to bring on labor But of course, as always, you can call your doctor to put your mind at ease. With such a traumatic thing happen to you with your first pregnancy, I am sure your new doctor will understand if you want to be overly cautious and get things checked out!!

Curri - that is so cute about your husband with the hospital bag

 

[Currituckgirl]

Calypso ~ I am going to start a journal, hopefully tomorrow! I would say tonight, but sleep is calling my name I will post on here to let you ladies know when I start it.

Ich ~ What did your doctor say yesterday about getting another scan in before 28 weeks?

Bram ~ How are you holding up hun?

 

[lch28]

hey hun.. he said to come see him next week and the week after and depending how my cervix feels to him he'll send me for another..

i had a scare last night. i got up and felt a gush of fluid and went to L&D. it was not my waters thank god. it was just a bunch of discharge from a yeast infection. i was terrified =[ im still having so much discharge but have been told its from the infection..

anyway i have a question. this has been happening since 16 weeks maybe.. every few days ill get some snot like discharge on my tp. usually after a BM. ive been to the dr twice about it and he says its not my mucus plug but i feel like it is. i got some today also. its nevre bloody but before i lost sophia i lost my plug and it was not bloody. has anyone experienced this and had it be normal? can this just be normal cm? its not a huge amount. just little bits on the toilet paper..

 

[calypso]

Are you on vag suppositories? That could be discharge from them. Also, if you hav it after bms and think you are straining too much, ask your dr. Mine kept me on stool softeners and pills to regulate me so I went quick and easy and never strained.

 

[lch28]

hey no im on progesterone injections.. the stool softeners are a good idea. is it bad to strain?

 

[calypso]

Straining is bad. When you are pushing during labor it's the same pushing like for a poop. So if your cervix is short/dilated then "pushing" aka straining could be no good.