Cervix short - 20.9mm

I’m 32 weeks and my cervix is at 20.9mm and was 27mm at 24 weeks. Got stitch in place and on progesterone pills yet my cervix shortened. My OB has put me in bed rest. Want to hear some positive stories on this I’m going mad :(

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Im surprised they checked your cervix length after the stitch, they didnt with mine. I had mine put in as emergency at 27 weeks and I'm scheduled to have it out next week at 36 weeks. I was also told to just carry on as normal but I have done modified bed rest. Getting to 32 weeks is an achievement in itself. At one point I'd of taken giving birth at 32 weeks compared to when I was first in hospital at 25. You're doing great ❤️

At 25 weeks it was 0.8mm, then increased to 1.5mm after i started progesterone and then when I had my stitch it had dropped right down again. They weren't sure if there would be anything to stitch together

I still pottered around the house doing washing, going to the toilet etc but didn't carry anything heavy. I would make sure to rest between doing things. I did spend a lot of time laying down until the acid reflux got too bad then I started sitting in a slouched position so I kind of in the middle of laying down and sitting. Hope that makes sense for you

I found if i was completely on rest it would create pain in my back, hips etc and I wasn't doing great mentally. I could barely walk when I was resting in the hospital

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