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janellerandy - 05:40pm Nov 27, 2009 EST

I just had my baby Oct 27th. He was stillborn. I was 21 weeks pregnant. All my tests were normal. A couple weeks later I found out I had Incompetent Cervix. Dr. said when I get pregnant again I would have a cerclage done. We plan on trying again in January. I have been reading posts on here and I had no idea there were so many cerclages. Honestly I am scared to go through it. I don't know if I can face another heart break. I am curious to find out how long the procedure is and what they give you for pain? I think the more I find out about it the better I will feel about it.

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Peasinapod - Dec 21, 2009 11:42 am (#5 Total: 6)

Momma of Sky - now 6 (32 weeker), Will - 4 years old (37 weeks) and Adalynn - 21 months (37 weeks) and Ian (38 weeks)

Hi Janelle,
I saw my OB throughout my pregnancy. She had a lot of experience with this sort of thing from a previous position, so I felt like I could trust her. It was a hard decision at first to not go with a Peri, too. Funny thing is she told me she'd be happy to recommend one but I never did follow up. This is my 3rd pregnancy with a cerclage with her and she just asked me about my Peri... Anyway, I was BORED on bedrest. Our oldest was 18 months when I was put on bedrest and she stayed with a friend. This site got me through a lot of my time. Friends sent books and movies which was a big help. I felt very flabby by the end, but I lost it all plus some

By flabby I mean I had no muscle tone any more. I feared labor would be too tough after that, but it went perfectly and my baby boy was healthy

Happy Holidays to you, too!
Kristyn

Briar/Kinlee's_mommy - Dec 28, 2009 1:28 pm (#6 Total: 6)

I love and miss you girls!

cerclege + bedrest + p17 shot

Well, i lost our twins last september to an ic at 23wks4days and like you, trying again was something we wanted to try.

We were very proactive. We had the McDonald cerclege at 13 weeks. I was really nervous but honestly, it wasn't bad at all. I had a few vaginal u/s prior to the cerclege to make sure my cervix was fine, ect.. The day of, my cervix was long and thick. The procedure took from start to finish about 40 minutes. I was given a spinal. I didn't want general due to the fact it isn't as safe for our unborn baby. Afterwards, I had 1-2 days of rest then back to normal. I had cervical u/s about every 3-4weeks to keep an eye on my cervix.

Everything was looking fine until week 22 when it was noticed I was funneling above the cerclege. I was put on home bedrest for the remainder of my pregnancy w/weekly u/s and given the p17 shot. My length has stayed about the same since the funneling, 1.7cmm - 1.9cmm. Not great but not horrible either.

I am happy to report that in 3 days I am getting my cerclege out (36wks3days). I would have NEVER guessed we could have made it this far.....wow!!

I wish you the best of luck!!

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