Cervical Incompetance or just Labour?

[NaeNae]

Thanks so much everyone for sharing your stories and for all of your imput. When I went into the hospital they took swaps but no signs of infection came up so we can at least rule that out. Bub was healthy as was the placenta. My time in both hospitals (warragul and the royal womens) I had scans done of my cervix but a previous scan at 19 weeks didn't go there he was looking more at Niki.

Krisp -I know those steroid injections though I only had two and was due for my third of the day after Niki had been born. They aren't two bad I s'pose ... though I was having daily injections of a blood thinning thing and they stung.

Bjrose - I actually had some pretty good cramping a few days before I went into the hospital. LIke period cramps but at the time I had no idea what was normal or not so was planning on mentioning it at my next Ob appointment which was the following monday. I know now that they were contractions but I could have also dilated a bit .... I guess its a bit of the old what came first the chicken or the egg scenario!

Csab - do you know if you can request the scan? I wonder how they can tell so early whether or not you have an IC?

Thanks so much everyone,

part of me really wants to get a stitch put in next time as a "just in case" but if its not a cervix problem (which I really think it is) then I don't want to weaken something that may not be broken.

Gosh its horrible, I don't want to lose a third child and I am so scared this will happen.

Nae x

[csab]

Nae - The hospital actually requested the scan for me, as they wanted to rule an IC out. When you become pg again I would ask that that scan be done. As I said it needs to be done early on at 14weeks which was what I was advised by the hospital. They find out early if there is a problem as further on in the pgcy it could be too late. IYKWIM. Please tho make sure you request that scan to rule it out or for it to give you the reason the for needing a stitch. Also let them know your reasons for wanting it done to back yourself up if they ask "Why are you requesting it" tell them as well that you want to make sure that your doing everything you possibly can to carry a baby to term.