Guest guest Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 I am so very sorry for your losses. I'm glad though that you have found us. I lost twins in July this year and almost lost my son last year. I am hoping to have an ab placed in a few weeks. Please feel free to visit my little angels website the address is at the bottom of my signature. Elaine Matt 19 mths – emergency vag/cerl 24 wks, 11 weeks bed rest then delivered 35 wks PROM and cord prolapse. Paige and Amy – preventative vag/cerl 14 wks, delivered alive 20 wks, passed away short time later wrapped in my arms. Babies were suffering from chronic Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS). Unsure whether I/C, TTTS or infection caused contractions, which resulted in cervix dilating and stitch to fail. http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/m/matty2002/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/p/paigeandamy/ > Welcome to the list, Zhenia... > Chele > Abbyloopers Moderator > > > ****************************************************************** > > Hello there, > it seems that am to write something about myself prior to receiving membership privileges at your site. If it is in fact the requirement, then I will be happy to share some of my personal information. Not sure that it will be all that fun to read, for the info is far from cheerful. Anyway, here it is. > I am 38 years old. I have just lost my 9th pregnancy due to a voluntary pregnancy termination. I was in my 22 second week and have been having contractions since 18th week. My doctor had put me on bed rest, which was after getting a Mc carcelage. My cervix kept getting shorter and shorter. It had changed from 5 cm to 1.5 cm in 5 weeks. I got admitted into the hospital and was placed on magnesium sulfate. The contractions have decreased after 24 hours of meds, but did not completely go away. The doctor gave me and my husband a choice: to terminate the pregnancy now or to risk having a very premature baby (they did not know how long I could last the way I was). Considering the fact that both myself and my husband are in the medical field and have worked in the past with handicapped children and adults, we were very afraid to risk this baby's health, and to end up with a severely premature baby who could have multiple handicaps. It was incredibly difficult and agonizing to make this deceision. I don't even know how long it will take me to recover from all that has happened. ( perhaps complete recovery will never take place). The doctor said that my only other chance to have my own baby, other than adopting, is to try an abdominal carcelage. I am still not sure as to what I am going to do, since the experience of the most recent loss is very fresh in my mind (it all had happened last week). Not sure if I will have the emotional strength to go through another pregnancy...but if I do decide to go ahead with it, it would be nice to be more informed about the topic. Hence the reason to join your group. > Hope that this information is sufficient. > Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Hello Elaine, can you tell me more on to how you had picked a doctor for this procedure. I am very nervous about doing anything again related to pregnancy. Yet, I suspect that I won't be able to stop this "baby fever" I am beginning to get. Its all very scary though. Good luck with everything in the meantime. Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Hello Elaine, can you tell me more on to how you had picked a doctor for this procedure. I am very nervous about doing anything again related to pregnancy. Yet, I suspect that I won't be able to stop this "baby fever" I am beginning to get. Its all very scary though. Good luck with everything in the meantime. Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Hello Leigh, I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does give people like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in decision making). I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to think of them all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do some doctors place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all the testing is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do it after? Do the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the carcelage was placed? Thanks a lot. Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Hello Leigh, I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does give people like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in decision making). I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to think of them all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do some doctors place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all the testing is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do it after? Do the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the carcelage was placed? Thanks a lot. Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Zhenia - < > for all you've been through. I'm currently 35 weeks preg. with the ab cerclage in place. (Placed pre-pregnancy) I have had no bed rest and no problems. I'm due to have my c- section Dec. 5. =) We lost a baby boy at 16.5 weeks to a failed vaginal cerclage. The ab. cerclage works! Ask lots of questions! Love, Leigh 35 weeks, Grant, C-section 12/5/03 Ab. cerclage placed pre-pregnancy 12/3/02 Dallas, TX Lost Preston 7/21/02 to failed vaginal cerclage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2003 Report Share Posted November 12, 2003 Zhenia - < > for all you've been through. I'm currently 35 weeks preg. with the ab cerclage in place. (Placed pre-pregnancy) I have had no bed rest and no problems. I'm due to have my c- section Dec. 5. =) We lost a baby boy at 16.5 weeks to a failed vaginal cerclage. The ab. cerclage works! Ask lots of questions! Love, Leigh 35 weeks, Grant, C-section 12/5/03 Ab. cerclage placed pre-pregnancy 12/3/02 Dallas, TX Lost Preston 7/21/02 to failed vaginal cerclage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hello back - My peri prefers to do the surgery pre-pregnancy. Some ladies who have had it while pregnant say their Dr's prefer then b/c they can get a better stitch placement. Not sure if that is true. Of course if you are pregnant, then there is some risk to you and the baby to have surgery (of any kind). If you have the surgery pre- pregnancy, and have a " natural " miscarriage, then they might have to do a C-section if unable to do a D&C. That's one thing to consider pre. I wanted to have the surgery, heal, then TTC. We don't have any fertility issues, and got pregnant the 2nd month we tried....so the stitch did not hinder our getting pregnant. If you have questions about having the surgery while pregnant, there are a lot of ladies who can share their experiences. Our success rate overall as a group does not change dependent on when you had the surgery. Love, Leigh > Hello Leigh, > I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does give people > like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in decision making). > I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to think of them > all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do some doctors > place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all the testing > is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do it after? Do > the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the carcelage was > placed? > Thanks a lot. > Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hello back - My peri prefers to do the surgery pre-pregnancy. Some ladies who have had it while pregnant say their Dr's prefer then b/c they can get a better stitch placement. Not sure if that is true. Of course if you are pregnant, then there is some risk to you and the baby to have surgery (of any kind). If you have the surgery pre- pregnancy, and have a " natural " miscarriage, then they might have to do a C-section if unable to do a D&C. That's one thing to consider pre. I wanted to have the surgery, heal, then TTC. We don't have any fertility issues, and got pregnant the 2nd month we tried....so the stitch did not hinder our getting pregnant. If you have questions about having the surgery while pregnant, there are a lot of ladies who can share their experiences. Our success rate overall as a group does not change dependent on when you had the surgery. Love, Leigh > Hello Leigh, > I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does give people > like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in decision making). > I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to think of them > all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do some doctors > place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all the testing > is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do it after? Do > the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the carcelage was > placed? > Thanks a lot. > Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hello back - My peri prefers to do the surgery pre-pregnancy. Some ladies who have had it while pregnant say their Dr's prefer then b/c they can get a better stitch placement. Not sure if that is true. Of course if you are pregnant, then there is some risk to you and the baby to have surgery (of any kind). If you have the surgery pre- pregnancy, and have a " natural " miscarriage, then they might have to do a C-section if unable to do a D&C. That's one thing to consider pre. I wanted to have the surgery, heal, then TTC. We don't have any fertility issues, and got pregnant the 2nd month we tried....so the stitch did not hinder our getting pregnant. If you have questions about having the surgery while pregnant, there are a lot of ladies who can share their experiences. Our success rate overall as a group does not change dependent on when you had the surgery. Love, Leigh > Hello Leigh, > I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does give people > like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in decision making). > I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to think of them > all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do some doctors > place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all the testing > is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do it after? Do > the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the carcelage was > placed? > Thanks a lot. > Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 Zhenia - My doctor prefers post preg. but said it was my choice. He said he likes to do them after b/c of infertility issues, natural miscarriage and it's easier to do after. However, we have never had problems ttc so I am still not %100 sure what we will do next time. Mandy > > Hello Leigh, > > I am so glad to read encouraging stories, like yours. It does > give people > > like me hope, which is so important in going forward (and in > decision making). > > I am sure I will have lots of questions, although am not able to > think of them > > all right away. One question comes to mind right away: why do > some doctors > > place transabd. carcelage prior to pregnancy and others once all > the testing > > is done and etc? Is there a risk to the baby and/or mother to do > it after? Do > > the chances of success change somehow depending on the time the > carcelage was > > placed? > > Thanks a lot. > > Zhenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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