Charis,
yes, do share about the belt & drugs... i'm sure it's very helpful to the mums here.
i only heard (know) about belts to support the pelvic and lower back pain during pregnancy.
(especially if there is already an existing 'bad-back' that causes aches)
here's the similar type of belts i have seen in s'pore :
http://www.sportstek.net/backpelvic.html
as for drugs, i only heard about the ones used for preterm labor. i had a friend who was in her 30+wks, she went into early labor. she was warded and if i remembered correctly, her son was then in a low birth weight range, so her doctor gave her bed rest and jab/oral tablets to stop the contractions and labor. she had to take early maternity leave and see her doctor very often like every few days but she managed to delay about 3~4wks then gave bith, but her son, still quite small had to be nicu for a while.
but here, not sure if it's the same sort of drugs used.
sylvia,
sorry to hear that you had incompetent cervix. did your doctor give you further advise on how to prevent or steps to take ?
an incompetent cervix if not treated could led to another m/c OR a premature birth...
it is said that the earlier you have the cerclage performed the more likely the pregnancy is to continue.
maybe before you TTC, go and see your doctor and understand more about this issue...
http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/incompetentcervix/a/aaincomp_2.htm
b'cos like any other surgery (cerclage), there are risks.
do take care