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aliwisewoman
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Short cervix and bed rest
aliwisewoman
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At my 25 week appt, should've been 24, my cervix was measuring between 2.5 to 3.8. I came back in 4 days later and they did an FFN, which was negative, and then did an ultrasound to measure cervical length. It was funneling down to 0.98cm, but was shortening and lengthening while we watched. A dynamic cervix. I had the same thing in my first pregnancy at 27 weeks. The CL with my first was 1.7cm.
They gave me steroid injections, indocin to stop contractions and I switch to procardia today. The doc was talking hospital bed rest but I don't want to be away from my kids or stuck in a hospital for the next 8 weeks! If it is not completely necessary, that is. This is what happened during my first pregnancy, as well, only there was no mention of HBR and my cervix was not quite so short. My first was delivered hours after his due date. I had no issues with my second, a girl. But my boy pregnancies my cervix goes wonky!
What was your experience with shortening/funneling?
They gave me steroid injections, indocin to stop contractions and I switch to procardia today. The doc was talking hospital bed rest but I don't want to be away from my kids or stuck in a hospital for the next 8 weeks! If it is not completely necessary, that is. This is what happened during my first pregnancy, as well, only there was no mention of HBR and my cervix was not quite so short. My first was delivered hours after his due date. I had no issues with my second, a girl. But my boy pregnancies my cervix goes wonky!
What was your experience with shortening/funneling?
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Re: Short cervix and bed rest
Since this is my first pregnancy, I have nothing to compare it to. You may want to check the high risk biard since there are lots of women doing home bed rest for the same. I just felt better staying here. My inlaws have helped out with caring for my 9 yo stepdaughter so my husband could be here with me. I have been told that I will be here until 28 weeks (minimum) so I am just biding my time.
I'm on MBR due to a shortened cervix and PTL, I'm 29 wks & 1 day. I measured less than 1 on Monday but measured at 1.9 yesterday. I am only on procardia right now & that seems to be helping. This is my third pregnancy and I've never had a problem with a short cervix before, only PTL.
I had some PTL issues beginning at week 16 with my twins. My cervix was 3.0 no funneling. At 20 weeks I was a 1.7 with lots of funneling.
I started SBR and progesterone, no cerclage, and received steroid shots at 24 and 32 weeks.
Between weeks 22 and 35 I remained at a 2.0 and much to my doctors amazement my funneling got better and better as the weeks progressed and was completely gone by 33 weeks.
At 35w6d my water broke and I delivered two healthy baby girls at 5lb 10oz and 5lb 13oz. They had no issues, no nicu, and both came home with us and are now in 86th percentile for height and weight at 5mo old! Stay positive and take bed rest seriously!
Dx: balanced translocation and LPD
TTC since Oct 2011
BPF 02/19/12, EDD 10/31/12, natural m/c 02/28/12 (4w6d)
IVF (BCPs starting 10/30/12, ER 11/18/12, 5dt of 1 beautiful, healthy embryo 11/23/12)
BFP 12/02/12, u/s @ 6w,5d showed 2 HBs! Identical twins!!
Bed rest from 21w-35w due to short cervix, hospital bed rest from 23w-32w due to PTL
Our rainbows were born 07/19/13 (36w, 5d)