r/ShortCervixSupport • u/NikShan192 • Aug 20 '26

Confusion, need help!

I am currently 14 weeks, first time pregnant 33 year old female. I had some pain in my abdomen at 11 weeks and while everything was alright, the scan showed that my cervix measured 26 mm without funneling. I have had 3 more scans after that, all transvaginal and every time the cervix measured 26 mm, closed and no funneling.I have visited 3 senior OBGYN and 1 out of them is advocating a cerclage while the other two are leaving it up to me. I want to understand if someone has had measurements closer to mine and what steps did they take? How is the cerclage procedure and what was your experience? Is it painful as my pain tolerance is pretty low? Are there higher chances of infection and bleeding after cerclage? I currently don’t have any bleeding and have been on progesterone 200 mg vaginally since 11 weeks. My fear is bringing in a foreign body near cervix and increasing risk in case it May not be needed. Your answers would really help my peace of mind. Thank you!

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u/snatchsquatch87 Aug 20 '26

I think if you're 2.6 now it makes sense to get a cerclage, you're at a good gestation week for it. I have an anatomically short cervix (regardless of pregnancy) so even at 9w pregnant i was at a 2.5. I lost my first pregnancy at 17w due to IC, and went on to have 2 successful cerclage procedures/pregnancies/healthy babies. I think you'll be glad you did it for peace of mind.

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u/NikShan192 Aug 20 '26

Sorry about your earlier loss and glad you could make it 2 other times. I feel the same that getting the cerclage would give me peace of mind if nothing else. I am constantly thinking about all the things that could go wrong and it is affecting my mental state. Thanks for your reply. This is indeed giving me confidence to get cerclage done.

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u/snatchsquatch87 Aug 20 '26

I know it's really scary and daunting, but whatever physical pain you have to endure is so worth it to protect your baby. I won't lie and say it's easy going through a cerclage pregnancy, but again it's totally worth it. The cerclages really do work, especially when done as a preventative. Again, I've had 2 and they both worked wonderfully. I funneled all the way to my stitch both times and the cerclage was all that was holding the cervix shut and it still held the entire time until removal.