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317019 tn?1532965586

i need advice

ok so on monday i was told my cervix was on the shorter end 2.5 cm....they wanted to wait 6 weeks to do another u/s but i called them and told them i dont feel comfortable waiting that long so they decided to bring me back in 4 weeks...so may 24 is my next cervix...i once again feel like im sititng on pins and needles...im so scared

i just went to the bathroom and there was a bit of brown mucous when i wiped (sorry if tmi)...so i wiped again and nothing was there....i noticed in my underwear that there has been white discharge which i thought was normal so ive ignored it

im so worried that my cervix wont hold up...i dont know what to do...im not cramping and i feel the baby moving once in awhile...even caught her heartbeat earlier today...

is this mucousy discharge normal at 18 weeks or should i call my doc?
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317019 tn?1532965586
awww...thank you...this is a pretty stressful preg...ive been doing my best to stay calm...i cant wait to meet my little bundle...im almost 1/2 way to full term and i think after 24 weeks the baby is a high chance of survival...i hope my baby hangs in there til at least 37 weeks :)
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229760 tn?1291467870
Glad to hear all is well! Girl, I can't wait until your due date because you are stressing me out!!!!!! : )

I know it is hard to relax but just try! Sorry you have to wait longer, but remember the best things in life are worth waiting for!
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317019 tn?1532965586
debbiefeff - its such a tough call with the short cervix because a normal cervix measures between 2.5 - 4 cm...im at the lower end of the spectrum but i guess some women naturally have a short cervix and my ob explained today that sometimes the baby is putting pressure on the cervix which causes it to be measured shorter in the u/s...so there is no exact answer...the only thing i can do is wait for my next measurement on may 24 and hope im holding steady at 2.5 or higher...if it is going down then the doc will most likely start me on progesterone....its going to be a long wait but im gonna get through it

udbe2 - thank you....im not sure if heperin can cause a short cervix...i do know that it can cause spotting...its such a tough call to start progesterone as i explained above...im stuck with more waiting until may 24 to make that call...my ob said that im almost at the point that they can help me with meds if my cervix were to start opening and if anything happens between now and then they will try meds to get it under control...just more waiting :/
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711326 tn?1297868510
Glad to hear all is well.  Did they want to put you on progesterone just in case?   I wonder if the levonox shots is causing the short cervix?
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1162258 tn?1306916207
did your dr tell you what a shorten cervix might mean? when i went for my 20 week scan they said my cervix was long. do a short cervix mean you have to take it easy? is this your first baby?
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317019 tn?1532965586
ended up going to the doc already...all is well...cervix is closed and there's no blood on it...good signs
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