RE: UU -- cervical measurements during pregnancy?

[Guest guest]

" At what point did you have a

baseline cervical measurement done? How frequently were you monitored

afterward? "

My peri checked me early (I can't remember when exactly), but said early

measurements can be inaccurate. By the late teens, he was measuring every

two weeks via transvaginal u/s. Then he checked each week in the

mid-twenties to thirty-two weeks. This may be more frequent than most,

though, since mine was a twin pregnancy.

Good luck with your pregnancy.

[Guest guest]

Hi

Get a cervical measurement by transvag u/s at your next appt - the

danger zone for us can start with the second trimester - which you are

now in. I lost my ds at 21w because my dr's screwed this up - I had a

nuchal test which seemed to indicate downs - an amnio at 16w indicated

there was nothing wrong with my son but between 11w and 17w I did not

have any cervical checks because my ob was convinced my child had

downs. I was supposed to have a cerclage put in (where they sew the

cervix shut, this is a good thing to do if you are worried about IC

but some dr's don't like to if there is not prior indication). So I

got no cerclage, and no measurements and when I finally had my

measurement for the cerclage I was down to 1.7, anything over 3.5 is

good - longer is better. So I had an emergency cerclage - which almost

always fail - mine failed at 21 weeks. Now, what makes me really mad

is that we don't know if I had IC or if the amnio caused the loss. ANd

there is no way to know because my idiot dr's didn't check me because

they considered the nuchal result more worrisome (which is why for my

next pg, I will only see a peri not a regular ob - mine thought she

could handle it and couldn't). From the baseline, even if you look

good, I would try to get a measurement every two weeks till your out

of the danger zone - 28 weeks - me, I might ask for them weekly, but

that's because I have a prior loss.

I hope this helps, mine is such a negative story but I don't want

anyone else to go through it - so my mantra is get that cervix

checked!!!

Diane

uu, starting ivf # 4 soon

> For those of you with a UU:

>

> I am 12 weeks 2 days today. This is my fourth pregnancy, but the

first

> one to have gone this far. All is looking good, however I am

> (understandably) still quite nervous. I know that incompetent

cervix

> is a very real concern for many of us. At what point did you have a

> baseline cervical measurement done? How frequently were you

monitored

> afterward?

>

> Are there any questions (aside of cervical measurement) that I

should

> be asking my perinatologist? My next appointment is July 8 and I

would

> greatly appreciate any advice you all can give.