Right, this is probably a really pointless post.
My mum lost two babies before me (both at 22 weeks) because she had an incompetent cervix. She then had to have a stitch put up there to keep me nearly to term - and that still didn't stop my brother arriving over 6 weeks early
I mentioned to my midwife that I was worried about this and she told me I was being ridiculous (in nicer terms obviously) as it's not a hereditary condition and anyway, they wouldn't do anything about it anyway until I'd lost at least 2 babies (!) - nice.
My friend who's a doctor has advised me to go and see my GP for a second opinion - do you think this would be ridiculous and over the top? Do you think I'm worrying too much about nothing? (Actually I know I probably am).
Further to this, one of my pregnancy books says that women with abnormally small cervixes (cervices surely if it's from Latin) are waaaay more likely to have premature births. Now according to my doctor 5 years ago, I have the "smallest cervix I've ever seen"... (so small they don't do the contraceptive cap in my size)... am I again worrying about nothing? Probably.
I just couldn't *bear* to lose this baby at such a late stage, I'd be absolutely gutted.
So now, tell me I'm being ridiculous and obsessive
My mum lost two babies before me (both at 22 weeks) because she had an incompetent cervix. She then had to have a stitch put up there to keep me nearly to term - and that still didn't stop my brother arriving over 6 weeks early
I mentioned to my midwife that I was worried about this and she told me I was being ridiculous (in nicer terms obviously) as it's not a hereditary condition and anyway, they wouldn't do anything about it anyway until I'd lost at least 2 babies (!) - nice.
My friend who's a doctor has advised me to go and see my GP for a second opinion - do you think this would be ridiculous and over the top? Do you think I'm worrying too much about nothing? (Actually I know I probably am).
Further to this, one of my pregnancy books says that women with abnormally small cervixes (cervices surely if it's from Latin) are waaaay more likely to have premature births. Now according to my doctor 5 years ago, I have the "smallest cervix I've ever seen"... (so small they don't do the contraceptive cap in my size)... am I again worrying about nothing? Probably.
I just couldn't *bear* to lose this baby at such a late stage, I'd be absolutely gutted.
So now, tell me I'm being ridiculous and obsessive