Cerclage is being removed tomorrow!

Hey ladies,
Just wanted to share that my cerclage is being removed tomorrow! I am so happy that I have made it this far in my pregnancy! I had to go on bed rest at 21 weeks because my cervix was beginning to shorten. I was devastated at the time! A week later, I began funneling and the cervix became shorter and shorter, so the doctor recommended that I get a cerclage at 22 weeks. I've been on bed rest since (I was only allowed to get up for bathroom breaks and to shower every second day)! At 35 weeks, my doctor finally said that I can get off of bed rest. Victory! I am so happy I am at the point I am now! I didn't imagine I'd be at this point in my pregnancy! According to the due date my doctor has given me (August 21), I am 37 weeks and 1 day. Full term baby! So, tomorrow is the big day!

I am wondering how soon I will go into labor after it is removed. I hear that every woman is different. My worst fear is to be overdue and have to be induced. I've heard that that happens to a lot of women that have been in my position before. I would love for my body and my baby girl to do the work on our own!

Anyone care to share their experiences? How soon after your cerclage removal did you go into labor? What did it feel like to have it removed? Thank you! =)

I've only ever heard of one or 2 women going into labor directly after removal. For me, I've ended up induced 3 times. This last dr swore up and down that I was going to have that baby any day.... She said that for 4 weeks. lol Oh well.... at least he was fully cooked.   Good luck!

Quoting Summerfrost:" I've only ever heard of one or 2 women going into labor directly after removal. For me, I've ended up ... [snip!] ... was going to have that baby any day.... She said that for 4 weeks. lol Oh well.... at least he was fully cooked.   Good luck! "

I know right! I hear that most women end up going longer than expected. I keep telling people, "Any day now", but watch me go to 40 weeks! lol.Yes, it is good that he was at least fully cooked! =) Thank you!! By the way, how did it feel being induced? I keep hearing the pain is worse than going into labor naturally.

I always ended up 2 to 3 cm's dilated at the end around 34 weeks on. My issue with labor is that the scar tissue makes it very difficult for me to progress past that unless I'm having some heavy duty contractions. Once things get going though, I go from 2 to 3 cm's dilated to fully dilated in about an hour. My middle baby's labor was picture perfect. I didn't even need a epi that time, so i got it late and it didn't kick in before i had him. It was vbac so I needed to get an epi just in case. I pushed him out in about 2 pushes.

My other 2 inductions didn't go as well. The first time, my oldest (living) baby was sunny side up with a huge head, so i ended up with an emergency c-section when I hit 9 cm's. My last baby had issues so I didn't make it very far into the whole labor process before he got yanked out. ... Blah blah blah lots of drama..... He was fine after he spent a couple of days in the NICU. He was in my room by the time I was ready to go home.

It's too bad a funky cervix doesn't make us immune to all of the other regular pregnancy issues .. isn't it?  

So long story short, I think that it just depends on the position of the baby and how ready your body is to be in labor. Oh and luck is a huge factor too.

Quoting Summerfrost:" I always ended up 2 to 3 cm's dilated at the end around 34 weeks on. My issue with labor is that the ... [snip!] ... that it just depends on the position of the baby and how ready your body is to be in labor. Oh and luck is a huge factor too. "

Oh my goodness, yes! Seems like there is enough to worry about with cervical issues lol.

But wow! Sounds like you had a pretty big adventure with your little ones! Just reading your experiences makes me wonder what I will have to go through. Before I became pregnant, I thought pregnancy was an easy thing and I thought labor was also another one of those easy things for women. On tv, they just show you screaming women and pop! there goes the baby lol. Pshhh! How naive was I? Anything can happen in the delivery room! Goodness!

Well, that is really good that your little ones ended up being fine though! I know it must've been tough for you, especially having to go through issues more than once! Thank you for sharing your experiences though. I've been trying to prepare myself mentally for labor...lol.

Well, let's see what this little girl's journey is going to turn out to be! lol

Well if someone told me this is what pregnancy is going to be like, I probably would have gotten my tubes tied before trying any of it. lol I wasn't as lucky as you the first time around and I ended up losing my first baby boy at 23 weeks. After that, I was sortof committed to the whole process.

I think that my perspective is a lot different than most pregnant women. I mean ... nothing could ever top losing a baby, so all's well that ends well... you know? I don't have the option of being all worked up about drugs/surgery/hospital stays during pregnancy. All natural labor isn't an option for me.

You'll do fine during labor.   Just think of all of the guilt trips we can lay on our kids when they get older. "How can you be so ungrateful when i spent a million days on bedrest to make sure you got here safely...."

Quoting Summerfrost:" Well if someone told me this is what pregnancy is going to be like, I probably would have gotten my tubes ... [snip!] ... when they get older. "How can you be so ungrateful when i spent a million days on bedrest to make sure you got here safely....""

Oh my gosh....I am so sorry to hear about your first child. I can only imagine what it could have been like for you. Oh man...that was my biggest fear when I first found out I had to stay on bed rest. The doctors kept warning me that if my little one would come at that moment, she wouldn't have a good chance of surviving. I felt so depressed during that time. I cried every day. I didn't think she would make it. So it hurts my heart for you to have to hear that you had to go through that.

Yes, if someone did tell me what pregnancy is like, I'd be a bit reluctant as well! lol. Getting pregnant was tough for me. Now that I am, I'm having all these issues. I didn't realize pregnancy would be like this and I never imagined that I would be the one to have to go through this. I definitely understand you though about your perspective!

Now I've been able to understand my mom better. She had complications as well and has suffered losses. I am already thinking things like, "If this little girl gets an attitude with me, I will remind her how much trouble I had to go through to even become pregnant with her and to keep her safe during the pregnancy!" lol Oh goodness, motherhood! =)