u/Electronic_Ant_4328

sorry for the long post!

Bit of backstory first:

I’m 24 weeks pregnant with my 3rd baby. My first was born at 35 and my second at 32 weeks. During my second pregnancy I was monitored every 4 weeks up until 24 weeks to measure my cervix to make sure I wasn’t going into premature labour, but everything was fine at the 24 week mark and I wasn’t checked again then gave birth at 32 weeks.
Both my labours were extremely quick (less than 2 hours) and I dilated painlessly both times. When my contractions started I was pretty much fully dilated and ready to push.

In this pregnancy I have been on progesterone 400mg twice a day since 15 weeks and having scans of my cervix every 2 weeks. Everything had been fine but I went in on Wednesday at 23+4 for my last cervix check and my cervix had shortened to 1.8cm and was funnelling. Both my consultants were 100% against me getting a cerclage due to the gestation and the risk of them breaking my waters or infection etc. but I pushed for it and got it the next day at 23+5.

Im struggling to find any research or experiences of getting a cerclage with a short cervix, everything seems to be about incompetent cervixes which I don’t think I have as my cervix held on until 35 and 32 weeks in my last pregnancies. The only thing I seem to have relating to an incompetent cervix is the painless dilation.
I posted for advice on a facebook group about incompetent cervixes and was basically told to stop posting as I just have a short cervix and not an incompetent one and that I was stupid to get a cerclage as it won’t help with a short cervix 🫠 so now I’m panicking a bit.

Does anyone have any experience of getting a cerclage for a short cervix rather than an incompetent one? Did it work? I was just worried about going even earlier than 32 weeks this time and wanted something in place for peace of mind.

I’m 23+4 and have been getting scans to measure my cervix as my last 2 babies were born at 35 weeks and 32 weeks. At my scan today my cervix was measuring 1.9cm and was funnelling.

Both consultants said they would 100% advise to NOT get a cerclage at this point as it is too big of a risk of them breaking my waters or infection. I have to go tomorrow and Friday for steroid injections and to talk to the consultant that would be doing the cerclage to decide what to do.

Has anyone got a cerclage this close to the 24 week point? I will be getting it tomorrow if I decide to do so but I’m so worried about the consultants advice to not do it 😔 I have been on progesterone since 15 weeks, should I just continue with this and hope for the best or should I opt for the stitch? Ive been reading that a cerclage won’t benefit me as I seem to have just a short cervix instead of an incompetent one. I’m just worried that the progesterone isn’t doing what it’s supposed to do. I’m terrified of giving birth even earlier than 32 weeks this time and don’t know what to do 😔