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Diagnosed with incompetent cervix after 3 healthy, full term deliveries

Schureman - 09:19pm Feb 4, 2010 EST

I am just wondering if there is anyone out there that has gone through something similar.

I have 3 healthy children which I am very grateful for.

In December of 2006 I was 20 weeks pregnant and hadn't had any complications. All of a sudden one day my bag of waters broke. I was admitted to the hospital and put on strict bedrest, but delivered a couple of days later.

In January of 2009 I again was 20 weeks pregnant and hadn't had any complications when my bag of waters started to leak. I was again admitted to the hospital and ended up delivering a couple of days later.

My OB and Peri are now saying that I should try a cerclage.

Im just confused on how I had 3 healthy pregnancies and now this is happening. I am just looking to see if there are any successful cerclage stories that are similar to my history.

Thanks so much!!

esg1 - Feb 5, 2010 5:31 am (#1 Total: 3)

Abigail's Mom (29 weeks, 3/21/05)

Did you have any procedures b/t the other three children and these pregnancies or a big gap? I was just trying to think of something that could ahve changed in your body. I know many women here who have had cerclages and I know that they will chime in soon with good advice but I just wanted to offer my support. I hope that you and your doctors can come to a consensus.

Good luck and keep us posted.
Ellen

Schureman - Feb 5, 2010 6:10 am (#2 Total: 3)

I did have an IUD put in after my 3rd child. It was in for about a year. My children are all about 2 1/2 years apart. My youngest is now 5.

Thanks for commenting.

Peasinapod - Feb 5, 2010 8:12 am (#3 Total: 3)

Momma of Sky - now 5 (32 weeker), Will - 3 1/2 years old (37 weeks) and Adalynn - 16 months (37 weeks) and baby boy on the way!

I'm sorry for the losses of your babies.

I don't have the same story as you, but I know a number of women on this site have no known reason for an incompetent cervix (including me). My oldest was a preemie, but not born until 32 weeks so they don't even think I had IC with her...it did showed up in my second pregnancy at 14 weeks and my OB was baffled as to why.

I am not sure of any research with an IUD and IC...I personally chose not to have an IUD because I always felt like I knew something was wrong with my cervix and we wanted more kids, so I didn't want anything there, but that was just my personal opnion for my own self based on nothing medical at all.

As for getting a cerclage they are typically done between 12 and 14 weeks (though some doctors do it a bit earlier or later). Done at this stage the risks are minimal compared to waiting until later on in pregnancy. I've had 3 cerclages all placed between 13 and 14 weeks. I've had two full term babies with it and I'm waiting on number 4 baby with a cerclage right now

. As I said, they, my old OB and my new OB, don't think i had IC in my first pregnancy. Who knows why I developed it in my second...and I'll probably never know which makes me crazy. However, cerclages did it for me and I've got two healthy babies and one on the way thanks to my OB and a cerclage.

Good luck in the future!

Kristyn

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