Cervical cerclage

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Hello ladies.. I had 25 weeks preterm delivery 2 years ago. Now I am again pregnant 22 weeks. This time doctor suggested preventive cerclage at 14 weeks so I had done. Still I am constantly worried what if this won't succeed.
Any success cerclage stories ?? It would calm my mind and Would be really appreciated

Hiya lovely,

Can't give you a positive story but I'm on the same path as you. First baby 32 weeks no explanation. Second baby 34+4 shortened cervix PPROM.

This time around currently 22 weeks, prev cerclage placed 18 weeks for shortened cervix. Also on progesterone !! X

Hello lovely, I hope your pregnancy is going well.

I had hardly any cervix at all at 23 weeks, all of a sudden it shrunk within 2 weeks and was 0.9cm. I was rushed into surgery at 23+4 and wasn't recommended bed rest however whenever I'd move around even to just walk about etc I'd begin to have big bleeds so bed rest was recommended till 34 weeks. Even with my cerclage the doctors didn't think id make it past 28 weeks. Considering there was hardly any cerclage to work with my surgeon did amazing and had to make a sort of in between style of stitch as none of the traditional methods would have worked. I was taken to the family room and told the likelihood of my baby surviving is very low and if he does he'd be very disabled as being so early.

Anyway my baby stayed in till 37 weeks when they removed my stitch. I really don't think he'd have lasted anywhere near that time without it.

This time around I had one preemptively at 14 weeks and although I'll never know whether my cervix just naturally stays short my surgeon told me it had already started to open (again it never fully closes after the first pregnancy and this is my 3rd, so who knows). The only reason I say this is my baby stayed in till 40 weeks, at his heaviest and without a stitch. Incompetent cervix would usually result in the baby being born straight after removal of the stitch.

The only doctor who really pushed me to have a cerclage (everyone else left it to me and didn't really advise) was a senior surgeon who told me to just relax and he'd seen many women with emergency cerclages make it to 37 weeks. He said with a preemptive the number was even higher. So just take it easy, don't physically overexert yourself and avoid heavy lifting. You should be fine. And try and have small milestones so you stay positive, anxiety really affects the body. First 24 weeks, then 28, 32, 36 etc