Can you share your experiences of a short cervix please?

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I'm 30 weeks and was diagnosed with a short cervix at the beginning of pregnancy. This was due to treatment I had following a dodgy smear test a while back, and have been taking progesterone pessaries since then. I'm to keep taking them until 34 weeks.

I'm feeling a bit worried and uninformed about the risks of a short cervix, and was wondering if anyone would be happy to share what it meant for them. One doctor mentioned the risk of early labour- Did you go into labour early with a short cervix? What was it like? Did you modify your behaviour in pregnancy to mitigate this? (I've been given conflicting advice by medical professionals about this, which is annoying!)
Thanks.

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I had this. Similar to you I'd had problems after a smear and had an a operation to deal with it.

I went from 4cm to 1.6cm surprisingly quickly and had to go from walking 5k to and from work everyday to almost no significant exercise at all for about a month. The doctor wanted me to get past thirty weeks essentially.

I went on to have DS at 40+3 in eight hours in a birthing pool, no issues at all.

Take it easy, go to all your midwife appointments. You should be fine.

Somewhere along the line my midwife had missed my previous cervix operation and so didn't book me in for extra checks. This is where I think I slipped up. Fortunately I'd got in touch after feeling really heavy at around 24 weeks, like I was due on my period. They spotted it at the subsequent appointment.

Just to say - the concern was an early labour and DS being premature.

Thank you so much for replying- I do feel like I know no-one in this position! My story is quite similar with regards to the lack of checks- I had one cervical measurement scan, but the hospital has been quite lax and not given me any more, and haven't really been informing me of the risks and what I should be doing. I'm very glad to hear you carried to term though! I feel like I'm on constant high alert and it's exhausting...

It sounds like they've spotted you in time. The pessaries sound good, I had DS years ago and my options were literally sitting down. I was too late for a stitch.

I did switch to maternity yoga as the idea of nothing was a bit much. My teacher knew I had a short cervix and helped me practice around it.

I just remember the doctor saying that once I was past thirty weeks if I went into labour DS would be okay. If you're past thirty weeks you're on the home stretch.

This last bit will go in a flash. Good luck OP

Hiya sorry to jump on how did you go? Iv just been for my first cervical length scan due to lletz and 2 d&c’s last year. Me assured 23mm and been put on pogesterone 400mg twice a day. So worried xx

@Laurag9027 i was wondering at what point they gave you a cervical length scan? I'm 12 weeks and I've had a lletz in the past (just the once and was a few years ago). My midwife has flagged it so I have a consultant appointment at 16 weeks to discuss if I need scans or anything, but I'm really concerned they go with the 'everything is probably fine' approach and not bother with the scan.