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Hi Karen i just read a post that you replied to and noticed that you mentioned going into labour at 23 weeks and that you now have a suture in place,I've never spoken to anyone in the same situation as me and just thought id write to you as i lost my 1st baby at 23 weeks and had suture in when pregnant with my daughter now aged just over 2 1/2 and i have a suture in now.How far pregnant r u hon and do u know when you will have suture taken out?just thought id say hi really!!
lv Hanna 29 weeks preg xx
lv Hanna 29 weeks preg xx
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So sorry to hear that you lost your first baby. My little girl managed to live (amazing for nearly 20 years ago) but unfortunately had a separate lung disease which she eventually died from 3 years ago, so I lost my first born as well, albeit 16 years after her birth. It's hard going huh?
Anyway.... I'm now 26+2 with my 4th (and last!) child and everything is going really well. Don't know if you get this, but it's just started and I had it with my last pg aswell - it feels like the baby pushes on the suture - I get a shooting pain from you know where every now and again - it really takes my breath away and it gets worse the heavier I get - do you get this?
As for removing the suture I'll be having an elective section at 38 weeks so they'll whip it out then. Are you having a normal birth?
The other thing I've noticed is that this time, the suture is really long - almost dangling out when I sit down (sorry tmi!). When I questioned this cos it is really uncomfortable at times they said it's because it's easier to remove and less painful at the point of going into labour. (not that it will affect me!)
Ok, this is turning into an epic now -you'll be sorry you contacted me, but I've never had anyone else to talk to about this - were you advised to abstain if you get my drift - we weren't but I read somewhere on the internet that it was a big no-no. Not that it would be very comfortable anyway with this big tape thing hanging down!!!
Really good to 'meet' someone else who has this as well!
Kx
Sorry im rambling on now!!! xxx
LOL re not being comfortable for either of you - brings back memories of last time and dh really complaining that there was something stabbing him!!!!
Good luck anyway hon and keep in touch now we've found each other (aaaahhhh.....!)x
Spinal block was ok - I've had a few of them now (3rd section and obviously the suture each time as well, so done it 5 times so far). This funnily enough was the thing I was most scared of though - needle in your spine ugh.....
I went in in December to have it done and was petrified - it almost put me off getting pg again - and I was bawling like a baby! The team were so good though and the anaesthetist especially was just brilliant. It helped that she was a woman and she had spinals in her pgs as well. I'm getting nervous again though for some reason, even though it was ok but I know it's got to be done......
Don't know what we're having as we wanted a surprise. I was convinced I was having a girl until we saw two little round things on the scan - they could have been kneecaps, but dh is convinced they're the gonads!x