My Incompetent Cervix Pregnancy Journey

I had my second ultrasound with my MFM doctor this afternoon (third ultrasound/transvaginal ultrasound since discovering my borderline short cervix). I was anxious, scared, worried…but it is the first truly hot and sunny day here, so I tried to focus on how nice it is to actually be outside. I arrived to my appointment early and thankfully this time I was the only person in the waiting room.

They started off with an abdominal ultrasound to do a wellness check on the baby- everything looked great! I found out he is sitting breech, which is why I sometimes feel like his foot is in my cervix when he kicks (not a fun feeling, but I’m appreciative of any movement that I can feel) Then they moved on the the transvaginal ultrasound: My cervix is still measuring at 2.6cm, exactly the same as the last two ultrasounds, I still have mild funnelling but it appears to be a bit less than last week. The dilation is still there, that will never go away, but it has stayed the same at around 1cm. Over all my doctor was happy with the lack of progress, I go back next Thursday for another check up, as well as the MFM version of an anatomy scan (they like to do them around 24 weeks). He said if everything stays the same after that then I can resume doing some gentle swimming, short walks, easy movement. He was still hesitant about his thoughts on my flying to Ontario around 28 weeks, but said that we can revisit that topic next week. I asked him if he gets many patients with a short cervix, and he said ‘not usually, but actually at the moment we have quite a few!’ While I hate that anyone has to go through this, it is reassuring to know that he has knowledge and practise in working with women in this situation.

I left feeling relieved. I feel like a weight has been lifted off of me. I honestly wasn’t expecting to feel this good, but it is really nice to have some optimism back. I’m still anxious about next week’s appointment of course, but I feel like I can breathe a bit easier. Live a bit more.