Uterine Anomaly Thread (bicornuate, unicornuate, septate, didelphys)

[j_1983]

Hi, I too have what is called a "horned uterus" and only found out last week when i started to get severe cramps and started to bleed quite a bit. After many hours at the emergency, i was told theyre not sure if its a septate or bicornuate uterus but there is a very visible division. A sac of blood ruptured from one side and thats what the bleeding was however i have had cramps my entire pregnancy ( almostr 9 weeks). Have my first real visit with the gyno in 6 days and excited to see what they have to say. At the E.R they saw a healthy heartbeat on the otherside but cant help but worry regardless. been put on bed rest till my app and am going crazy. nice to know there are others out there going through this!

 

[littlemama16]

Hi, I too have what is called a "horned uterus" and only found out last week when i started to get severe cramps and started to bleed quite a bit. After many hours at the emergency, i was told theyre not sure if its a septate or bicornuate uterus but there is a very visible division. A sac of blood ruptured from one side and thats what the bleeding was however i have had cramps my entire pregnancy ( almostr 9 weeks). Have my first real visit with the gyno in 6 days and excited to see what they have to say. At the E.R they saw a healthy heartbeat on the otherside but cant help but worry regardless. been put on bed rest till my app and am going crazy. nice to know there are others out there going through this!

congrats on bub! H&H 9 months and good luck with everything x

 

[chistiana]

J first of all congratulations on your pregnancy! As you may have read here and elsewhere it is pretty common for the non pregnant side to act as if you re not pregnant and shed all or some of its lining so try not to worry too much about it. I doubt they will be able to tell you whether it is a septate or a bicorbnuate uterus now...i got told it was a bu, then a su then a bu again and finally a su (at my c section in may)! But a healthy hb at 9 weeks is very promising and encouraging! I ve written it a thousand times already but it s what got my little girl here safe and sound so i ll write it again...stay in bed, maybe even self impose bed rest for as long as possible, especially while bleeding persists...keeping things as calm as possible is key! I really hope you get your answers at your appointment and if you can push for close monitoring. Update us if you can and want and of couse i m keeping my fxed for a h&h 9 months!

 

[littlemama16]

hey christina howyou and your little ones going? i am armed this month lol got preseed, opk's and bbting and have docs on 24th for progesterone levels so fx'd

 

[chistiana]

Hey littlemama! Haha you sound absolutely ready! I ll keep my fxed for you...and who knows maybe you wont need the progesterone testing...when is af due?
Nic and nat are both ok, nat is a wee bit better i think and i m hoping she ll get even better week in week out! Thanks for asking!let me know how it goes... For me the month after august af was both times lucky!

 

[littlemama16]

heres hoping wont need it! af due 1st/2nd of sep hoping she dont show lol we have been saying that this will be our month as it will be our 7 month trying and my birthday is on the 16th oct 1+6=7, hubby born on the 7th march and our wedding anniverssary is 12/01/12 12+1+12=7 lol so heres hoping!, glad to see your bubbies are doing great xx

 

[Melanieanne77]

Hi Everyone,

Its been a while since Ive been on here, but Ive received everyone's updates via email - its good to hear of BFPs and how Christiana's little ones are doing.

I went to the gynae to have my uterus checked out (they had suspected it was bicornuate when I was miscarrying twins a few months ago), and theyve discovered that it isnt bicornuate - its arcuate - so now I'll be researching that.

Ive found this thread to be hugely suppportive and a wealth of information.

Thanks!

Melanieanne77

 

[chistiana]

Melanie- i m glad you found the thread useful and of course i m glad you had an answer for your loss(es). What is an arcuate uterus? Maybe you can help others with similar diagnosis or false bu!

 

[Melanieanne77]

Hi Chistiana (I just realised Ive been putting an extra 'r' in your name - im sorry!)

From what I can read arcuate just means that there is a slight V at the top of the uterus but its not as pronounced as bicornuate...we didnt talk about whether it was the reason for the miscarriage, because losing twins only counts as a second miscarriage not a second and third, so therefore Im technically only at miscarriage number two.

I think there still may be issues of blood flow in terms of where implantation occurs.

I am overweight so the gynae said that that will make me high risk for miscarriages and I got the feeling that if I had have asked if it was my uterus shape that caused the problems before, he would have said it was my weight, so I kept my mouth shut.

He did give me a picture of my uterus...I'll see if I can post it on here...to me, it still looks like two horns but who am I to argue with a specialist lol. I think the main difference is that the V at the top of my uterus is smaller than a bicornuate uterus.

x

 

[Melanieanne77]

Here's a picture of a 'normal' uterus...

To me, mine looks nothing like the 'normal' one and definitely looks 'heart-shaped'...

Oh well, have to pregnant first, before i start wondering about these things anyway

 

[Melanieanne77]

...But I guess that when looking at true Bicornate uterus-es the shape isnt as heart shaped:

(can you tell I have just worked out how to re-size photos and put them up?)

Heres a bicornate uterus:

 

[Melanieanne77]

...But I guess that when looking at true Bicornate uterus-es the shape isnt as heart shaped:

(can you tell I have just worked out how to re-size photos and put them up?)

Heres a bicornate uterus:

...I mean the shape of mine, isnt as heart shaped...

 

[chistiana]

Ggrrrmmmfff write half an essay and lost it! So arcuate is way better than bu, yyyaayyy! What would being overweight ever have to do with mc? Are you ttc now?

 

[Melanieanne77]

Yep ttc now...am in the 2 week wait...

Apparently if you are overweight you are more likely to have miscarriages...at least that's what the gynae told my partner and I (and I guess it stands to reason)...Im pretty sure Ive seen overweight people with children though! So I wont be giving up (but it did spur my partner and I into going for a walk every evening while we decide whether to go with Slimming World or weight watchers)...

Fingers crossed

Its hard though - I was convinced I had a BU and that kinda explained things for me...now im back to square one for wanting to know why it didnt stick...but I guess we'll never know...

Anyway, onwards and upwards

 

[littlemama16]

ey melanieanne77 , you have me wondering if i have a BU or arcuate, as doc told me that the dip in my uterus wasnt very big maybe like 1 inch or so has me thinking i might have to have a chat with my doc! thankyou x
i am due to ovulate in next few dyas be BD'ing every night used preseed first night but last night didnt have to as it seems i have started to produce more CM, first time since my miscarriage i have sooo excited lol been testing with OPK everyday and line is slowly getting darker feeling kinda hopeful this month xx

 

[Melanieanne77]

ey melanieanne77 , you have me wondering if i have a BU or arcuate, as doc told me that the dip in my uterus wasnt very big maybe like 1 inch or so has me thinking i might have to have a chat with my doc! thankyou x
i am due to ovulate in next few dyas be BD'ing every night used preseed first night but last night didnt have to as it seems i have started to produce more CM, first time since my miscarriage i have sooo excited lol been testing with OPK everyday and line is slowly getting darker feeling kinda hopeful this month xx

Hi Littlemama,

See if your Doc/gynae can take a photo of it for you while you arent pregnant - Im in the tww and every now and then Im thinking to whatever may be floating around 'Dont implant near the top; dont implant near the top'...its made it easier being able to picture what my uterus looks like.

Best wishes for TTC

 

[littlemama16]

Thankyou melanieanne77 have to see doc next Friday so am
Going to quiz him lol
Got my positive opk today so am being like crazy haha we have been using the preseed but I have noticed that I have more natural cm this month than any other month do fingers crossed! I did stop taking my prenatal vitamin a little bit ago when I was having a low month thinking it will never happen so am starting them back up! So excited and hopeful for this month

 

[littlemama16]

Not being, bding lol

 

[chistiana]

Hey ladies! Melanie when are you testing? I cant really understand why weight has anything to do with mc but good for you and hubby for getting actuve n all! I m sending lots og babydust your way and will be waiting for updates!

Littlemama- progesterone testing coming up right? I ll be stalking that too! Ow and happy bding!!

 

[littlemama16]

yep progesterone testing on friday 24th should get results back on monday i reckon