Worrying about cervix!!!

[Pumpkinmoo]

Hi all,
Hoping someone can help make me feel more relaxed!
for context I have had two early miscarriages over the past year and I’m now 21 weeks pregnant with our gorgeous rainbow girl 🤍

Upon reaching second trimester I was immediately worried about IC, I had read lots of horror stories regarding premature labour ect and I’ve managed to get myself in a right state about it.
At 19 weeks I started to experience braxton hicks and sharp cervical pain and an increase in discharge - I went in to see my midwife she did a urine test all clear and she measured the heartbeat. She reassured me this was probably just lightening crotch and that braxton hicks is common in second trimester nothing to worry about.
On that weekend I hit 20 weeks and had more discharge and for lack of a better word clear jelly like discharge. I rang the triage who said you can lose parts of your mucas plug nothing to worry about.

I then had our 20 week scan everything was perfect! I asked the sonographer if she could have a look at my cervix just for peace of mind and she said she couldn’t without a dr requesting this. I’m now 21 weeks and went for a private scan as I was worried about not feeling much movement and persistent lightening crotch and aches in my lower back, baby looked perfect and the lady said she could have a look at my cervix but it was abdominally so wouldn’t be as accurate as a transvaginal scan. I said yes please and she had a look cervix was closed but the measurements of my cervix were around 22 mm. This has really freaked me out I know it is not as accurate from an abdominal scan but I’m really panicking now. I have messaged my midwife who is yet to get back and I rang the triage. The lady from the triage said as it was private they can’t see it and probs isn’t accurate.
I am feeling so worried about this as I can’t go through another loss. We are away next week I’m dreading it! I don’t know whether I should book a private cervical length scan which is TV and more accurate or whether to just wait for midwife. I feel a bit like everyone is not taking me seriously but I can’t stop worrying :(
sorry for the long post

I’ll also note that I was on progesterone from bfp to 12 weeks with this pregnancy. Just in case this makes any difference to any advice!

You sound so stressed, you poor thing. You're right, it's an inaccurate measurement so you have to discount it. Your previous losses were not related to your cervix. Increased discharge and jelly is normal - I lost various bits of mucus plug throughout my pregnancies. Good luck x

Honestly I’m an absolute nightmare. I feel like I’ve been a nervous wreck and I was hoping this scan would help but now have ended up feeling even worse :( Thank you so much Xx

@Pumpkinmoo it's hard isn't it. Always something to worry about. Can you afford another private scan? If you can, would you actually believe and relax if the results showed everything was fine? If yes to both then do it. If not then don't. Zero point doing extra tests if they don't help. X

I was on progesterone pessaries for both my pregnancies due to them being IVF. As you probably know if you had them too, you insert them vaginally. I was hugely freaked out and upset in my second pregnancy as I realised that I could feel my cervix super low down when inserting the pessary. I can't really explain it but it felt just wrong and way different. I was so worried that it was a sign of an incompetent cervix. The midwives I spoke to basically said it's probably fine and cervixes vary throughout pregnancy and that even if it was a problem there's nothing they can do about it. I'm not sure how accurate that is, or how similar to your situation (I'm not sure what the measurement in your post refers to) but posting in case this is reassuring to you. My pregnancy ended up going fine and I have a nearly two year old now to show for it! Good luck, I know how terrifying this sort of thing is.

Are you not higher risk or under a consultant due to your previous losses? I had my cervix measured twice during pregnancy (twin pregnancy) and fibronectin (I think that’s what it was called) tests to predict the likelihood of going into labour in the next 7 days.

I’m sorry you are anxious. I would talk to your midwife at your next appointment.

@Springadorable ive booked in for a private cervical length scan on Saturday, earliest I could get in but hoping that midwife gets in contact tomorrow as the triage literally brushed me off so much. I think having the proper scan for me would help me either way I’m hoping that I can have some good news and chill a bit x

@teachermummyme Yes I had them vaginally until 12 weeks. Thank you so much for sharing, I didn’t realise they changed throughout pregnancy that’s reassuring and hopefully all this is! Xx

@anicecuppateaa nope, my losses were both before 10 weeks so I have had no specialist consultant care :/ I was told before getting pregnant again my losses would only be looked into if I had three in a row and thankfully this baby girl came after the second ! My midwife is the head midwife of the trust so I’m hoping she’d be able to get on things quicker, although the triage brushed me off. I have sent her a message but she’s not always in so I’m just praying she’s on tomorrow and sees it as my next official appointment is on the 10th of September when I’m 24 weeks and I’m worried that would be too late if there is an issue.
Ive always been nervous but I think this is just tipping me over the edge 😅

Hiya how did your scan go? I also have a short cervix and exactly same
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@Miracle32 Hi lovely, my internal scan was done turns out my cervix is curved (very normal) and so the lady who did my abdominal scan didn’t measure the curve my cervix ended up being a whole centimetre and a bit longer! So in range, hope you get it all sorted, but ignore any abdominal scan results as they certainly caused a lot more stress than what it was worth :/

Thank you so much for replying hun I appreciate it how many weeks are you now so glad u got a second opinion I lost my son in 2018 as cervix was short and waters broke 💔 I have a scan tomorrow I had a TV last time and was 28mm but last week I saw another hospital wasn't fetal Medicine he showed me the pic and mine seem to look curved like a u shape? Is that what u mean hun? Xx