Cerclage

On June 22nd I went in to have the cerclage performed.  I was a bit nervous...not about the surgery, but about having a spinal anesthetic.  When I had my epidural with Ande, it was not a fun experience, and I was not looking forward to having another one.  


They had been monitoring my blood pressure, and it had been great.  As I was being prepped for the spinal, my blood pressure went from being around 114/73 to about 164/95.  It's so interesting to see how your body responds to stress!


Dr. Litherland did a fantastic job with the surgery.  I am so glad that she's my doctor again! 


I have to say that I HATED the spinal.  I didn't like not being able to move my legs. It took about 3 1/2 hours for it to wear off, and I kept telling Mom how much it bugged me. 


Later that day I was a little sore, but that's totally to be expected.  


Now it's eight days later and everything looks perfect.  I had a check-up today and my doctor is very pleased with how things are going.  The baby looks great, and is growing well.  


For now I'm not on bedrest, so I can do pretty much what I want.  There are days where I can tell I've been doing too much, so those are the days that I take a nap (or two!) and rest.  The only thing that I think I'll miss this summer is no swimming.  


But it's all completely worth it!


Dr. Litherland said that she'll remove my stitches when I am 36 weeks along.  (Only 20 weeks from today!)  After that, this baby can come anytime!