Need some advice please :(

[hopingfornumber4]

Hello ladies I know I havent been on ive had a really hard month :( but i wanted to get some advice from you ladies so Monday night I started bleeding and getting contractions so i went to the hospital they checked me said my cervix was good and gave me meds to stop the contractions and said to make an appointment with my OB and sent me home so I go in Wed to see my OB and he tells me there is some cervical change he said my cervix was soft still closed but soft and it concerned him :( im only 20wks how bad is this for me and baby??

[jtaylor102481]

Ya they have done the same with me but I get injections once a week and they just stop doing the u/s weekly checks and they are just going to do any manual checks if I am having symptoms
Just stay put trust me its worth it even if it gets a lil boring good luck and just take it one day at a time a lot of them they are overdoing it to be safe but I am sure things will be fine

[hopingfornumber4]

Thanks...im glad to hear its not totally bad at this point yet but the doc did start me on meds and put me on bed rest and have to go back on Monday to get rechecked

[hopingfornumber4]

Yes im on strict bed rest and im to stay off my feet which is the same thing to me and he put me on 2 pills that are for pre term labor he said??? I have to go back in less then a week to check again but no u/s

[jtaylor102481]

Did they do an ultrasound to measure cervical length?  I was having similar issues when I went in for my 20wk ultrasound and they saw I had cervical funneling and shorterning they placed me on strict bedrest and once weekly delalutin (sp?) To prevent any cramping or contractions. I have been on bedrest since 20 wks and I am almost 30wks and holding. Did they put u on bedrest?

[Ashelen]

Sorry I meant to add - we have plenty of ladies here who started dilating early and still made it close to or to full-term, so don't freak out it's not horrible..as long as you're still closed and baby's doing fine, it's actually OK...once you start dilating, then it will require some action (cerclage, bed rest, etc) but for now my guess would be that it just needs monitoring.

sorry you had such a rough month :-( is everything ok?

[Ashelen]

Well it could be a problem or not...I mean it really just depends. Obviously they'll want to monitor you, and if you have ANY contractions or any more bleeding, or any unusual pain I would go IMMEDIATELY to be seen...but there are a few things they can do now. they can watch, and wait, and see...you may stay closed until the end, it's so hard to say, and I would stay off my feet and avoid stress as much as possible (easier said than done, I know, I know..), or they can put in a cerclage just in case to reduce the risk that you'll dilate early, they can put you on bedrest...I mean, did your doctor say what he was planning to do? My guess would be that since you aren't dilated they just want to watch you - how long until your next appointment?