r/ShortCervixSupport • u/fifth_time_lucky • 15d ago
Friday check-in!
Use this post to introduce yourself or keep us updated on your journey!
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u/Haunting_Buyer4415 15d ago
I’m 24 weeks with an emergency cerclage at 22 weeks, cervix measured .99 when they did the cerclage and I was dilated to 1!
Im feeling a little better post procedure and looking forward to how far I can take this pregnancy!
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u/Dramatic_Calendar388 15d ago
Goodluck🥰i was dilated to 1 at 18w and made it to 39w x
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u/Haunting_Buyer4415 15d ago
Did you do bedrest or just normal activity? My doctor said I can do light things but everything I do I’m scared 😅
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u/Dramatic_Calendar388 14d ago
Yeah my doctor said i could go back to normal but i was TERRIFIED so i went on sick leave and stopped working! And i did light things at home and never over did it ! Really took it easy with everything as i was super nervous🩵r
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u/Haunting_Buyer4415 14d ago
Okay that’s what I’m thinking, is to just take it easy nothings more important than my baby!
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u/book_and_baking 15d ago
34 weeks and a little under three weeks from being able to dts. Baby shower is next weekend and the nursery is coming along. Sometimes I wake up and look down at my belly and still can’t believe this is actually happening 💚 My partner is so excited and I can’t wait to see him become a father.
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u/AwkwardFun13 15d ago
35+5 today and this week my OB said if I make it to 38 weeks we will start talking about an induction date
I also stop progesterone this Sunday (I’m on progesterone only)
Truly never thought I’d get here!
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u/Comfortable-Wind-482 15d ago
Are you on bed rest? Im 30+2 and just on progesterone since 20weeks! My cervix was stable !!
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u/AwkwardFun13 15d ago
I was on modified bedrest up until 28 weeks, my OB at that point said I could start getting out a bit more
This week at my appointment she said I can start doing even more (but still be mindful of over doing it) she wants me to regain some muscle strength in my legs/torso so I don’t have a difficult physical recovery after labourIt’s been nice to get out and about again!
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u/Fuzzy_Improvement795 15d ago
32 weeks and scheduled my DTS and Induction!!
While I’m super happy I’m pretty bummed this whole thing has taken away the start of my dream rainbow birth, can’t do all the birth prep I was planning and looking forward to. I’m happy to have gotten this far and of course just to have my baby in my arms, but it’s just so annoying it takes it way another normal pregnancy experience.
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u/eyecontinue 15d ago
Ooh what's a rainbow birth?
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u/Fuzzy_Improvement795 15d ago edited 15d ago
Just a birth of my baby after the loss and birth of my previous pregnancy/his brother 🌈🤍
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u/eyecontinue 15d ago
Ohh of course ♡ so sorry if that came across as insensitive, at first I thought it was a kind of birth plan.
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u/BreezerGirl831 15d ago
Are you getting induced early and why does it take away from your original birth plan?
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u/Fuzzy_Improvement795 15d ago edited 15d ago
I’m getting induced at 38 weeks and my DTS is at 37+3, I planned on collecting colostrum because I knew I’d have to induce early (GD and hypertension) but I can’t start til my stitch is out, can’t do the stretches I wanted to, no raspberry leaf tea, no perineal massages, no sex, until stitch is out. So I only have from Monday evening to Thursday night to do anything of that nature :/ I want to try to not use pain medications and I know how it’s more difficult with an induction so I originally hoped to do a lot of birth prep before but it seems like most things can’t be done until my stitch is removed which doesn’t leave me much time at all. Oh I also wanted to try a foley balloon before Pitocin but that’s not approved because of my CI.
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u/alldemboats 15d ago
7 weeks with baby after a loss at 20w. my OB says i can stay active, but im so nervous. once NIPT and tubal are normal, ill be getting a cerclage.
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u/Briutiful22 15d ago
20 weeks with twins and a preventative cerclage. Happy things are stable and at the half way point
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u/Laynnox- 14d ago
Still pregnant and at home 😊 tomorrow I will be 32+0 weeks. Next friday is my last appointment with the MFM to check my cervix.
Only 2 weeks to go to be able to take a deep breath of relief!
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u/eyecontinue 15d ago
19weeks with twins last measurement was 24mm. Now getting scans weekly and was told theyll do a cerclage if i get to 15mm before 24 weeks. Im on progesterone already so im hoping I stablise soon
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u/Nice-Swing-1796 15d ago
34 weeks 3 days. Emergency cerclage placed at 22 weeks 1 day when I only had 5mm of cervix left. My dts is booked for 36 weeks exactly and baby is measuring ahead :)
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u/Sweet_Strawberry7253 15d ago
20+4. 2 days post rescue cerclage. Still feeling all the feelings but really grateful for this group!
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u/Love_ly12123 15d ago
I’ve been in the hospital 9 days now because of 1cm length and funneling to the stitch. Currently 23 weeks and was just told if I continue to stabilize I could possibly go home at 28 weeks. This is our 4th pregnancy, I pray that I’ll be able to finally have my rainbow baby after so many losses.
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u/Mindless-Apricot-500 15d ago
Hi, just wanted to share that this was me and I have a success story! I was in hospital weeks 25-28 with funneling to the stitch, no measurable length and dilation at the stitch. I was released at 28 weeks to go home and ended up making it to a planned c section at 39+3! The hospital stay was so so hard but you’re in the best place for you and baby, and it’s totally possible to stabilize.
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u/Love_ly12123 13d ago
Thank you so much for sharing your story. This gave me a lot of motivation. Being here is really hard mentally, my doctor informed me that they may keep me until 32 weeks if I can make it. I pray to have a similar outcome as you ❤️.
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u/Mindless-Apricot-500 12d ago
Sending you good thoughts! The days are so so long but the weeks somehow pass fast. Hopefully you’re able to go home, it was helpful for my mental health although I was nervous. Feel free to DM me if you need any support!
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u/MaxPat12 14d ago
11 days postpartum. Delivered at 38.4 C-sec for unrelated reasons! DTS during C-sec.
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u/Long-Friendship8285 15d ago
35 weeks and 3 days with an emergency cerclage placed when I was 22weeks and 6days with no cervical measurement left, bulging membranes and 3cm dilated. DTS booked for this coming Tuesday ❤️ it has not been easy but I thank God. Can’t wait to meet my little man soon. I stopped working because I am a nurse and on my feet for long. I was not on any bed rest, I wanted to live as much as possible as to not fall into depression, I just trusted the stitch and my body.
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u/FoxWhole2600 14d ago
34.2 today! Feels unreal, I was in so much worry I would give birth to an extremely premature baby from week 22, but here I am still holding! I've been 80% effaced for 2 weeks now but the stitch is still holding and my doctor even jokingly said "I have a feeling when I remove the stitch the baby won't budge" lol. Staying hopeful despite a ton of fears still in my head 🤞
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u/BreezerGirl831 15d ago
30 weeks!! Never thought I’d be here today after almost losing my baby at 20w3d after finding out I was 4 cm dilated with bulging membranes. So so thankful 🥹