u/cactuss8

Hello everyone, I have sat for hours last night reading though the posts on this sub. I'm surprised I haven't come across here before, but what an amazing, supportive place 🩷

I was looking to get advice on a preventative cerclage and feel like here is the only sub with people who have had this experience. However, my story is slightly different.

I was pregnant with my daughter in 2023, everything was going well until I was 24+4 and drove 6 hours south to visit friends. I had some mild pelvic pain the night before, then was uncomfortable in the car down. I couldn't sleep that night for pain so I went to Mat Triage in the morning. They done a cervix check and said it was closed, gave me pain meds and said it was symphasis pubis dysplasia and I was to get physio back home. I was agony all that night and into the next day, with the pain ramping up. I was sitting in the bath and start to bleed so called an ambulance and took me back to the hospital over 24 hours later. I gave birth to my daughter pretty much straight away (notes said cervix 2cm membranes bulging on arrival). Robyn was very sick and passed away after 11 days in NICU.

We never found a cause. My CRP was raised when they took bloods, indicating that I perhaps had an infection. My placenta result came back find, only point was accelerated villi, which could mean anything. I never had any cervix checks before I went to triage, and it seems like my cervix was closed and no mention of shortening but that doctor also incorrectly missed by labour.

So why I'm here. I'm currently 17 weeks pregnant and my consultant has given me 3 options.

1. Regular cervix checks.

2. Progesterone and monitor.

3. Cerclage.

My cervix is currently measuring 5.3cm, which is very reassuring. My labour the last time, from reading everyone's shorted cervix stories, doesn't appear to take the same pain pattern as those of you with a cervix that's shortening? So I am maybe leaning more toward progesterone and monitor. But things change so quickly and I really don't know what happened last time, so would a cerclage give me that peace of mind? But the risk really scare me and wpuld i be introducing these risk for no reason ?

I understand most people here will have cerclage on shortened cervix history, so maybe the choice was more straightforward, but I don't really know where else to turn as my pregnancy groups have no idea what I am talking about, and I don't really like talking about my baby that didnt make it when everyone is pregnant. I'm sure you'll all understand how isolating pregnancy loss is.

Thank you 🩷

Hi everyone. I’m currently 16+6 weeks pregnant after losing my daughter following spontaneous preterm labour at 25 weeks in 2023. I’m under consultant care this pregnancy and trying to make an informed decision about prevention options, but I’m finding it really overwhelming.

My labour last time started with intermittent pain/contractions on and off for about 3 days which gradually worsened, and my bloods apparently showed a very high CRP. I don’t remember being told I had a short cervix or funneling but everything happened very fast when i got the the hospital. Placenta pathology mentioned accelerated villi maturation. My baby passed away after 11 days in NICU.

My cervical length this pregnancy is currently 5.3cm.

My consultant has offered me 3 options:

- Cervical length monitoring every 1–2 weeks and only intervene if shortening happens

- Monitoring + vaginal progesterone

- Prophylactic cervical stitch (cerclage)

I’m trying to work out what feels right and would really appreciate hearing from anyone with:

a previous very early spontaneous preterm labour/birth or inflammatory/infection-type labour rather than classic cervical insufficiency

Or experience with progesterone and/or cerclage- success stories, regrets, things you wish you’d known etc

Especially interested in hearing from people who had a long/normal cervix initially but still went on to need intervention later.

I have had a search about reddit for similar posts but people seem to only get a cerclage when they have a known history of shorted cervix. My cause is unknown.

Thank you 🤍

Basically the title, I've wanted a ring for a while now but I'm currently 14 weeks pregnant. Will this make my baseline stats out of whack or will it still be worth it?

Reasons for wanting an Oura:

- I can’t wear a watch at work, but a plain ring is fine, so I’d actually get full-day tracking instead of gaps.

- My current smartwatch battery is awful, so I’m missing loads of data and barely wear it because of the battery.

- I’m interested in sleep, HR, HRV, temp trends, not just steps.

- I like the idea of seeing how everything connects over time (even during pregnancy).

- My life insurance is linked to activity tracking, so better consistency will benefit me.

So I could wait till October but that's 6 months away. Also sorry not sure if that is the correct flair.