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50% effaced put on bed rest twins 20 weeks

Posted 02/01/2013

Anyone else here familiar with this?  I was having a lot of pelvic pressure and pain on Sun evening so I put my legs up and drank water.  Eventually I decided just to get a good nights rest and see how I felt.  Monday I felt a little bit better until I got to work.  I am a middle school teacher.  If I was sitting I was fine but when I went to the front of the room or to help a student my stomach would tighten up and it was very uncomfortable in my pelvic region.  Say 8/10.  I managed to make it through the day and got ahold of my doc on way home.   She suggested putting my feet up and coming in the next morning.  Tues felt fine and was a little embarrassed to be going in but had already talked with her so I did.  She checked me and said I was 50% effaced and my cervix was so sensitive she didnt check for dialation.  She put me on bedrest.  Said I could go to rest room and get a drink and sit up occasionally but pretty much rest.  She also said it was very early to have this problem and to come back in a week.  I have since been back to hospital and diagnosed with a bad uti/kidney infection, given antibiotics and back to bed. 

My first two singleton pregnancies were normal and went to term, any ideas on what is going on here and what are my chances of this getting better?  I know no one here is giving medical advice just hoping someone has been there, or knows something about my situation.





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Comments (2)

Posted 02/01/2013
Never been in your situation however I have been pregnant with twins twice! I lost one each time with my pregnacies! But having 2 kids prior to these twins can affect you. Meaning it's easier for you to dialate and efface just bc you have been stretched out twice before this! Now you are carrying double the weight and you have to think, you were much further along with your other two when you had that much weight pushing down on your uterus! This is my third pregnancy as well! I have been on bedrest bc of many medical reasons but I was 100% effaced 2cm dialated at 28 weeks! Being on your feet is the worst possible thing for you. Avoid steps at all means! Just remember with twins everything is going to be doubled! So intense pressure makes complete sense at 20 weeks.. I lost one of mine at 17 weeks and I wasn't dialated at the time but was having severe pains and pressure down below.. How big were your last 2? And when did you have your last lo? If it hasn't been that long like myself things may progress quicker!
Last edited 02/02/2013
I'm pregnant with twins too. I started to feel lots of pressure around 19 weeks ( my work requires me to be on my feet for 12 hrs shifts). I was put on strict bedrest at 21 weeks because of shortening cervix and funneling. Not sure of the reason, can only speculate. But they did find UTI( i never had one before so i was shocked). took antibiotics for a week.
This is my first pregnancy. I also didn't start having contractions until 21-22 weeks ( at least that's when I started feeling them). The bedrest makes a huge difference! I haven't felt pressure in weeks. I still get contractions but mostly when I get up to use restroom etc. I will also repeat what everyone says, drinking lots of water helps, plus for me, it helps to eat frequently smaller meals it seems to help keep my uterus from contracting.
Try to follow bedrest as much as possible. Some people start feeling bit better so they feel like its ok to start getting up more and be active, it's a major mistake. Also, just sitting with your feet up still puts pressure on your cervix, best thing is to lay down horizontally. It's possible to carry to term even if you have cervical changes early on, just do your best and the rest is God's Grace :)

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