Preventatitve cerclage UK

Going in for my cervical stitch tomorrow at 13 weeks due to an incompetent cervix which led me to loss my last baby at 22 weeks.

Any tips or advice? Really nervous and scared! Going to ask to go under general

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I had mine done at 21 weeks and was terrified. It honestly was nowhere near as bad as I expected. Even the spinal was not that bad at all.
Be prepared to see a little blood afterwards which is normal. I think I had spotting for a couple of days.
It’s all done very quickly and you can’t feel anything. I rested for a couple of weeks after but I did get signed off for a total of 10 weeks after it and took it easy those 10 weeks.
I had to stay in overnight due to an issue with my catheter so be prepared and pack overnight stuff just incase. Here if you have any questions x

Hi guys! Had my cerclage it went as well as it could have. I had to get a spinal as I had a nasty cough but it wasn’t half as bad as I thought it would be. Also got kept overnight due to the catheter! But back home and taking it easy. Seeing a little blood but I’m sure that’s normal x

Ahh glad it all went OK for you. I honestly think the anticipation and the not knowing is the worst bit of it all.

Did your catheter kink? Mine was and they didn’t check it for hours and when they finally did it was empty and when they moved it, it just filled up so quickly and did two changes! Therefore had to stay in due to potential risk to bladder. Luckily all was fine!

Yes a bit of bleeding is totally normally after it xx

I’m not actually sure! They just told me they wanted to wait until morning to remove it as they wanted to monitor my pee after for 4 hours and make sure enough urine was passed in the toilet! But all turned out okay and was discharged after that. Xx

When was you told that you need to have one? Was it at your first booking appointment?

in our community

Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Oh my God, oh my God I hope this is not true!!!! I’m kind of scared

I’ve been throwing up and taking a shit all night!!! I just hope that it’s not what I think it is

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

Would you bring 9 week old to a family party of 35+ people?

These are also people who will want to pass the baby around and get a turn to hold him. He just got his 2 month shots two days ago

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.