How did you know/find out if

3VIBride

your cervix was shortening and you needed a cerclage, bedrest, etc? ?One of my worries that I try not to think about too much is that something could be happening down there and I would not have any idea it was happening... my doc does not do internal exams at every appt yet although the ultrasound tech has done a transvag each time since 16 weeks, and I'm 22 weeks now.

Obviously your doctor checked and found the shortening or funneling or whatever was happening, but was it at a regular checkup or did you have a symptom like contractions, BH, or something else that led to the internal exam? ?Would the transvag u/s catch it if something was going on?

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the transvag US is what checks cervix length - not internals.  For me- the MFM did them starting at week 16 and stopped after week 28.

my OB says that he's not 100% sold on the idea of bed rest helping a short cervix - he has seen it go both ways with women who did bed rest end up still going early - vice versa, etc.

my OB does not do internals at all unless there is a reason to worry (PTL, bleeding, contrax)

Holanchi

I didn't have any symptoms at all.  They caught the funnelling at my "big" u/s when they did a transvag to check my cervix (but no shortening yet).  They had me come in a week later for a recheck and saw that it had shortened.

 They tried to do a cerclage, but due to the positioning of everything, weren't able to.  I'm on home bed rest now with progesterone suppositories and weekly cervical checks.

3VIBride

Thank you- I'm glad to know the transvag is what will find it, so I am getting checked regularly. ?Holanchi best of luck to you with your bedrest, t&p coming your way!

franciscaz

Well for me it was all at once. I was feeling great and my trans vag u/s showed a super cervix measurement (3.5).  But during the weekend I started cramping and feeling small contractions.  With multiples they had me go right on in and that is how they found out! 

I've been through this twice (and doubt I ever want to be pregnant again) and each time my body has given me many keys to know something was way wrong!  They are doing the u/s on you and that is so important.  Much safer than being checked manually!!!!  Just have faith.  A lot of twin pregnancies turn out rough but many go just fine   Hopefully you will be one of those being just fine!!!!!!!

atc282

I feel like a broken record whenever I go to the dr., but I ask these same Qs too every time! My dr. while I was living abroad wasn't a fan of the bedrest--he said that it was only prescribed as a last resort--BUT I just got a new dr. when I moved back to the US and he takes it as a case by case situation.

As for the cervix checks, I was/am worried since one of my little girls is still kinda low (close to my cervix). My London dr. avoided transvag u/s but my American dr. did one on me this past week at 22 weeks. I'm still long and closed (3.8) but they said they will measure every 2 weeks (I am assuming the same process next visit).

GL and hope you have a healthy road ahead, too!