Georgia: Gender Disappointment, Short Cervix, Cerclage, Breech, Planned C-section

British Birthing Stories · Mar 26, 2026 · 50m

In today’s episode, I interview myself and share the birth story of my first son, Finn. When I was a young woman living in Australia, I was diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells on my cervix and had to undergo two LLETZ procedures. Later, when I became pregnant with Finn, I learned that these procedures had affected my cervix, leaving me with a short cervix and placing me at higher risk of preterm birth. Because of this, I was monitored under consultant-led care through the preterm birth clinic.

At 18 weeks pregnant, my cervix began to open and funnel, and I had to have a cervical cerclage…