I had a second trimester pregnancy loss at 21+3 in July and was diagnosed with an incompetent cervix due to the almost painless dilation and ruptured membranes. I went to the hospital because of sudden bleeding (actually it was my waters breaking) and delivered with 3 hours of arriving at hospital. My beautiful baby boy was perfect, genetically and physically, confirmed by the post mortem. There were signs of an infection on the placenta but the consultant was confident that this is not the primary cause of the loss.
The undisputed diagnosis of IC and a solution to manage it during any future pregnancy - an elective cervical stitch at 14 weeks - gave us the confidence to try again. We need IVF to conceive so it wasn't a decision that we made lightly.
So now, amazingly, I am 6 weeks pregnant and had my first scan where all seems well so far, and making plans for my ongoing care. I have been referred to the Pre-Term Clinic at my local hospital and they offered me an appointment at 16 weeks - which is after the 14 weeks that I was recommended for the stitch. They refused to see me before 12 weeks until the nuchal scan is done, but agreed to bring the appointment forward to 13 weeks. They indicated that it is possible to do a stitch the following week if they decided that was the right course of action but indicated that I might not need the stitch if I was properly monitored (my cervix was not measured during my previous pregnancy), that it might not happen again, that it might have been because of the infection. Given that they didn't have access to my medical notes or recommendation letter, it felt very dismissive. I was very distressed after the call and this uncertainty is making me very anxious.
I really wanted to hear from anyone else that has IC or has a stitch for any other reason. When was it put in, when was it taken out, and at how many weeks did you deliver? Did you have any problems with the stitch? If you have IC but didn't have a stitch, how was your care managed? Is there anything else I should consider?
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Incompetent cervix / cervical stitch
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Blueroses99 · 15/12/2016 15:03
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