Can I be totally honest here?

lemen99

Let me start by saying I'm brand new here but I'm usually on the preemie/local boards. 

I'm just shocked at how many girls are on this board. I'm shocked at how many people are going through what I have gone through, worse in some instances. It makes me really sad. 

But I'm also happy to see that many of you have cerclages and I see some successes too.  

T&P to everyone here!!!

MommaA117

It really is horrible

I thought IC was a 1% thing...seems like much more. I hear left and right of women with this problem.

March of dimes said that premature birth is up by 30 something percent these days. I just don't get it. Then again maybe it's because medical advances have kept babies alive that may have not even made it to a premature birth in past days? Who knows.

lemen99

AprilLynn09:

It really is horrible

I thought IC was a 1% thing...seems like much more. I hear left and right of women with this problem.

March of dimes said that premature birth is up by 30 something percent these days. I just don't get it. Then again maybe it's because medical advances have kept babies alive that may have not even made it to a premature birth in past days? Who knows.

I know!  1% doesn't sound like much but if I think about it in terms of 1 in 100?  That's a LOT!  Way too many. Not to mention all of the other things that can happen during a pregnancy - - I don't know the % of pre-E causing premature birth, but pre-E seems to be so common too!  Add all those things up and the stats are nuts.

I often wonder about that too.

 

MommaA117

lemen99:

AprilLynn09:

It really is horrible

I thought IC was a 1% thing...seems like much more. I hear left and right of women with this problem.

March of dimes said that premature birth is up by 30 something percent these days. I just don't get it. Then again maybe it's because medical advances have kept babies alive that may have not even made it to a premature birth in past days? Who knows.

I know!  1% doesn't sound like much but if I think about it in terms of 1 in 100?  That's a LOT!  Way too many. Not to mention all of the other things that can happen during a pregnancy - - I don't know the % of pre-E causing premature birth, but pre-E seems to be so common too!  Add all those things up and the stats are nuts.

I often wonder about that too.

 

having WAY too much time on my hands I read about pre-e last night. It said that about 10% of pregnant women get it (more common in the first pregnancy)

lemen99

AprilLynn09:

lemen99:

AprilLynn09:

It really is horrible

I thought IC was a 1% thing...seems like much more. I hear left and right of women with this problem.

March of dimes said that premature birth is up by 30 something percent these days. I just don't get it. Then again maybe it's because medical advances have kept babies alive that may have not even made it to a premature birth in past days? Who knows.

I know!  1% doesn't sound like much but if I think about it in terms of 1 in 100?  That's a LOT!  Way too many. Not to mention all of the other things that can happen during a pregnancy - - I don't know the % of pre-E causing premature birth, but pre-E seems to be so common too!  Add all those things up and the stats are nuts.

I often wonder about that too.

 

having WAY too much time on my hands I read about pre-e last night. It said that about 10% of pregnant women get it (more common in the first pregnancy)

WTF!!! 10%?!  BAh.  It's so odd to me that something as natural as having babies can come with so many issues!

 

devinjonesrn

I kinda wonder how much of this is from the technology to check these things...I wouldn't know anything was wrong with my cervix if they hadn't checked, and you hear frequently about the ladies who go on bed-rest then are induced cause the babies won't come out!  I'm all about checking and doing anything I can to prevent a poor outcome, but maybe back in the day they just didn't check... 

lemen99

devinjonesrn:

I kinda wonder how much of this is from the technology to check these things...I wouldn't know anything was wrong with my cervix if they hadn't checked, and you hear frequently about the ladies who go on bed-rest then are induced cause the babies won't come out!  I'm all about checking and doing anything I can to prevent a poor outcome, but maybe back in the day they just didn't check... 

Maybe! I don't know!

In my case I would have lost Andrew in 2nd tri, probably with no idea why. 

I know my grandma m/c a baby in between every of her 4 kids, so I guess they just didn't know as much then!

CMM05

devinjonesrn:

I kinda wonder how much of this is from the technology to check these things...I wouldn't know anything was wrong with my cervix if they hadn't checked, and you hear frequently about the ladies who go on bed-rest then are induced cause the babies won't come out!  I'm all about checking and doing anything I can to prevent a poor outcome, but maybe back in the day they just didn't check... 

I totally agree with this. In fact, one of the MFM's I saw last week said he didn't even know why my OB's office did a cervical check on my during the u/s. I am glad they found something, but it has made me very, very anxious and extremely stressed. I had no cervical issues with my other 2 PG's and was active as could be.

My OB said there are tons of women who have "shorter" cervixes and they never know about it.....and luckily, most deliver full-term babies.

My close friend had a shorter cervix discovered around 20 weeks with her 1st PG. She was put on strict bedrest because she was also having early contractions. They didn't give her any meds, never hospitalized her, etc. and she made it to her 39w1d schedule c/s

 

lemen99

CMM05:

devinjonesrn:

I kinda wonder how much of this is from the technology to check these things...I wouldn't know anything was wrong with my cervix if they hadn't checked, and you hear frequently about the ladies who go on bed-rest then are induced cause the babies won't come out!  I'm all about checking and doing anything I can to prevent a poor outcome, but maybe back in the day they just didn't check... 

I totally agree with this. In fact, one of the MFM's I saw last week said he didn't even know why my OB's office did a cervical check on my during the u/s. I am glad they found something, but it has made me very, very anxious and extremely stressed. I had no cervical issues with my other 2 PG's and was active as could be.

My OB said there are tons of women who have "shorter" cervixes and they never know about it.....and luckily, most deliver full-term babies.

My close friend had a shorter cervix discovered around 20 weeks with her 1st PG. She was put on strict bedrest because she was also having early contractions. They didn't give her any meds, never hospitalized her, etc. and she made it to her 39w1d schedule c/s

 

Interesting.  I was actually just wondering how does anyone know they have a short cervix without prior premature birth or loss?  I guess it's just random? Sometimes too much information isn't a great thing either!

A friend delivered a full term baby and the doctors were SHOCKED.  She had a c/s and tey said her uterus is super small (I think I got that right) and they absolutely could not believe she made it to term and scared her about having a 2nd.  

summerbride11

That's exactly what happened with my last pregnancy. I had a cerclage, then I needed to be induced during labor because my cervix wouldn't dialate. Hence, the reason I wasn't given a preventative cerclage this go around. My cervix began to shorten once again around 18 weeks. Cerclage necessary at 21 weeks. Some drs. say it's just normal for some woman to shorten early...but it's such a risky chance. If it weren't for technology; I'd be none the wiser.

christykell

I agree on being totally surprised how many IC girls I see on here.

I thought the cervical length check was standard, she just did it at the end of my anatomy scan like it was routine. 

All I know is I'm sick of being in the unlucky 1-2% on things! I had a missed miscarriage last year at 12 weeks. Everyone told me that once you see a HB you have a teeny tiny chance of m/c. Funny too that back then my stupid cervix didn't want to open up when that happened and now it didn't want to stay shut with a live healthy baby inside. 

I need to trade in my faulty cervix after this pg.