has anyone been diagnosed with a dynamic cervix this pregancy or a prior one? I just got this news on top of hearing that one of my twins will likely not survive and I've been recommended to do a selective reduction to save my healthy twin and possibly calm my cervix. Any experience or words of encoragment would be much appreciated! I'm fearful of losing my healthy twin :-/
Re: Dynamic cervix
It was incredibly scary and I was constantly afraid of going into labor too early. But I made it to exactly 38 weeks and my DD was born this past December as healthy as can be. There is hope with a dynamic cervix! I'll credit progesterone + staying off of my feet to making it so long.
Expecting Saulie O 2.12.2016
I was diagnosed with a short/dynamic cervix at 21 weeks.
they did not recommend " bed rest" as they don't believe it to be beneficial anymore, nor they gave me any guidelines to follow other than to lay low and don't do a do of walking and lifting.
i was put on progesterone ( 200mg) every night and it seems to be doing the trick.
Just bc your cervix is short, it doesn't mean it is weak.
i will be 35 weeks this Sunday! I didn't think I was going to get here but here I am
your cervix can hold. Just take it easy and take it week by week. Set short goals for yourself and celebrate every time you reach a milestone!
Hope me this helps!
If I am being totally honest with you, until I made it to viability I prayed and prayed. And probably drove some people insane.
It is a very scary moment. I was very very scared mostly bc I did have a mid term miscarriage prior to this pregnancy and it was at 21 weeks. Not cervix related though.
At first I was very reluctant thinking my doctors were not giving me everything they could. But then I came back to my senses and remembered that the 3 of them are on my team and not against me and i decided to listen a bit more. I asked more questions as well and they were always great at answering them when I didn't sound like I had a medical degree. I humbled myself and even if I knew what they were talking about I'd let them finish and I'd come up with however many questions I felt like asking.
They explained to me that no studies prove strict bed rest truly helps. But urged me not to be running a marathon and taking it very easy. I took it upon myself to lie down more and be less active. ( which is hard for me bc I have a 2 yo)
At 21 weeks my cervix was at 2.4 with funneling.
I went back 2 weeks later. It would range quite a bit but they'd accept the 1.9 cm measurement and the funneling was a little smaller. They put me in progesterone then.
I got the shots at 24 weeks, and had at least FFN and they all came back negative.
I started drinking lots of water and researched on high protein diet to plump up the baby in case she came early ( I did not follow up with the diet though which turned out to be a good thing bc she's now in the 90% for growth. )
I think at 24-25 weeks my cervix went down to 1.5 and it stayed there for a while.
at 30weeks my doctor asked me ( again) to stop working and I did. I've been having help from my MIL and have been just taking it easy. I lie down a lot but I walk a bit around the house as well. I don't go out much. Mostly docs appoitmebts and for my own sanity 1 outing to target or somewhere. And I always make it quick. I'm never on my feet for too long.
They monitored me closely and at any sign they'd sent me to L&D to be checked.
At 31w5 days my cervix was down to 1.1cm with a huge funnel ( I mean if you watched the ultrasound you'd think my cervix was going to open right then)
and at 32w2d ( which was only 5 days apart) it was back to 2.4 with no funneling. thats why I said... Very dynamic.
But agakn... Just bc your cervix is dynamic it does not mean weak!
I made it here and I don't think my ob even believed it. I will be 35 weeks on Sunday and he said I can go back to normal activities and stop the progesterone. I think the progesterone plays a huge huge part!
bed rest of modified bed rest is very hard. On your body and mind. But keep in mind that in the end you are rewarded beyond anything you could ever imagine.
these next few weeks will be tough. But I believe whole heartily that you can do it! Listen to your doctors and rest as much as you can.
Keep us us posted and best of luck to you.
Mastib- I wrote you a private message
The more time that passed, especially with the next ultrasound looking good and having no signs of infection or labour, the better I felt. I'm now a day shy of 26 weeks. As time continues to pass, the more I feel that it's very likely I'll go to term. I get my cerclage removed at 36 weeks and have come to terms with having the baby any time after that, though I have heard of lots of women still going to 38-40.
Even though I don't really believe in bed rest being an entirely good thing, I am doing the same as Mastib and basically just taking it easy with occasional short outings. Visits to friends' or family's houses are good too because you get out of the house and lift your spirits a bit, while you can still hang out on a couch.
I spend my days napping, going online (TB, Pinterest, setting up baby registries online, etc.), watching TV, and crocheting. Do you have any hobbies or crafts you like to do that you can occupy yourself with?