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Cervical incompetance
I suffer with cervical weakness. The doctor thinks I was born with the problem as I've had no treatment, miscarriages or abortions previously. At 24 weeks I was given a cervical cercliage to close the cervix (which had shortened to 4mm). I'm now 30w +3d.
Has anyone else suffered with this? When I first had the diagnosis I was incredibly paranoid about every ache and pain, now I've become a lot more chilled out. I've been told to expect labour around 35 weeks when my stitches come out.
Has anyone else suffered with this? When I first had the diagnosis I was incredibly paranoid about every ache and pain, now I've become a lot more chilled out. I've been told to expect labour around 35 weeks when my stitches come out.
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Denise
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Yes, I know what you're going through. i had my first son at 34 weeks, but was never told why he was early. So when i became pregnant with my second son, I was surprised to be told that like you i had been born with a short cervix. i was 15 weeks and the consultant told me I might not get to 20 weeks without a stitch. I was scared and shocked. I had the stitch put in, but started to go into labour at 24 weeks due to an infection. they managed to stop it.
My waters broke at 30 weeks and my son was finally born at 32 weeks by emergency c.
Now i am 21 weeks pregnant and the consultant I have this time has told me she will not put a stitch in but will monitor me closely.
I had a scan on Monday and my cervix is normal. it has shortened a bit but is still ok. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed that i can keep going to 30 weeks when they will give me steroids for babe's lungs.
I am sure everything will be fine for you hun and good luck x
Fingers crossed for you, it sounds like historically you've managed to get to a good gestation for cervical weakness.
I havent suffered from this but no a friend that has....unfortunalty she found out the hard way that she had this, but we are going back a good 10 years or so and things werent quite as advanced then... but she now has 4 healthy children
Hope all goes well for you x x x x
So sorry your having to go through this, I was in a+e at 16 weeks as i started bleeding (unrelated) but when they examined me they said my cervix was open and told me all the horror stories too. They told me about the stitch but said it wouldn't be any good for me so i've been on bedrest ever since. Not had any problems yet just sooooo bored! Its been nearly 11 weeks now.
I've been just like you, every twinge or ache and i'm convinced i'm gonna give birth! The other day I was having stabbing pains, down there, and was crying as its too early for my baby to born! Then last night I was waking every hour with horrendous pains at the bottom of my bump, so bad I couldn't move for the time it lasted, was probably only about 20 seconds or so though. I daren't phone the midwife as she's probably so fed up with me by now!!
If you do have your baby at 35 weeks then you would have done a great job!!! 35 weeks is great! Obviously early but not dangerously early if you know what I mean.
Let us know how you get on.
I'll be thinking of you! xx
good luck to you all x x x x
good luck and remember a stitch in time.....
d xxxx
ps if you on bedrest get mates to bring all dvd series like desp housewives, sex in the city, cold feet etc etc... passes the time I am told.