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

[smiley83]

Christina - no I'm not having a scan at 7 weeks, just an appointment with the midwife!! This is why I am concerned I am going to raise my concerns with her but I think we are going to arrange a private scan ourselves at 8 weeks. I couldn't possibly wait till 12 weeks ... this waiting is killing me already, the days seem to go so slow! As for 75mg asprin, as I've not seen anyone to ask I have just started taking it in the last few days, it can't do any harm can it?! I'm still wondering if I should make an appointment with my gp to discuss things rather than waiting another week to see the midwife.

dime - so pleased your scan went well

Slb - thanks Hun

 

[chistiana]

Smiley i totally get you, i wouldnt want to wait until 12 weeks either. I d go ahead with the private scan to ease my mind even if everything proves perfect! Re the aspirin, my doc had told me it couldnt do any harm so i d started it even before i got pg (after my mc). Would your gp be able to consult you??

 

[laceyinthesky]

Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated before now I've just been super busy as you can all imagine! Anyway, I was induced with my daughter, Harper Mae, on June 4th at 4:41 pm. I didn't need a c-section and I luckily didn't have any problems (besides the epidural making my blood pressure drop too low). She weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and is absolutely perfect!

I am so blessed and lucky that I didn't have any major problems with my BU. Don't let all the horror stories get you down, ladies!

Here's my little angel!

 

[chistiana]

Oooooow lacey she s super cute! Congratulations girl! Enjoy your little miracle and take good care of yourself too hun!!thanks for the update! Keep them coming whenever you have time we love our thread babies!!!

 

[sbl]

Harper Mae is beautiful lacey! Congratulations glad to hear all went smoothly.

 

[Dime Cuando]

She's is absolutely beautiful!! Great to hear another success story!

 

[LiteBRIGHT33]

Congrats Lacey!! So beautiful. I had been looking out for your update to make sure all went well

 

[laceyinthesky]

Thank you, everyone!

 

[littlemama16]

Congrats Lacey such a beautiful name for a beautiful little girl x

 

[ducky28]

I hope you don't mind if I join your thread. My husband and I were trying to get pregnant for over a year when we found out I have either a BU or a septum. I was all set to go see a specialist to get a firm diagnosis when, surprise, I got pregnant. I'm 8 weeks along right now. I just went to the doctor on Monday for my first appointment, and she said everything looked good.

But then yesterday (Wednesday) I started having brown spotting. It's been light and keeps starting and stopping. I called the doctor's office yesterday, and got a call back from some nurse who told me not to worry unless it becomes red in color or I get strong cramps. But trying not to worry is not working! I'm thinking about calling back tomorrow, if it hasn't stopped, and seeing if I can talk to the actual doctor.

 

[LiteBRIGHT33]

I hope you don't mind if I join your thread. My husband and I were trying to get pregnant for over a year when we found out I have either a BU or a septum. I was all set to go see a specialist to get a firm diagnosis when, surprise, I got pregnant. I'm 8 weeks along right now. I just went to the doctor on Monday for my first appointment, and she said everything looked good.

But then yesterday (Wednesday) I started having brown spotting. It's been light and keeps starting and stopping. I called the doctor's office yesterday, and got a call back from some nurse who told me not to worry unless it becomes red in color or I get strong cramps. But trying not to worry is not working! I'm thinking about calling back tomorrow, if it hasn't stopped, and seeing if I can talk to the actual doctor.

Welcome to our group! Just to calm your nerves a bit, I had brown spotting and cramps from about 7-10 weeks or so. I also had one day with red spotting (quite scary!!) But it all has been fine so far for me My Dr said it could have been from sex as our cervix can become irritated or it can be old blood coming out.
Lots of people have spotting and cramping early on so I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it becomes heavy or painful.
Good luck!

 

[chistiana]

Hi ducky and welcome on the thread! Congrats on your pregnancy!! I ll echoe lightbright! I had severe bleeding (bright red with clots and everything) from week 13 to week 17 ( it progressed from red to brown at some point) and my daughter was born perfectly healthy a few months later! So unless you start feeling painful cramps i wouldnt worry so much. In saying so though just to be safe until you see your doc i d reduce heavy activity and rest as much as possible. I wish you a happy and healthy full term pregnancy!any questions ask away!

 

[ducky28]

Hi ducky and welcome on the thread! Congrats on your pregnancy!! I ll echoe lightbright! I had severe bleeding (bright red with clots and everything) from week 13 to week 17 ( it progressed from red to brown at some point) and my daughter was born perfectly healthy a few months later! So unless you start feeling painful cramps i wouldnt worry so much. In saying so though just to be safe until you see your doc i d reduce heavy activity and rest as much as possible. I wish you a happy and healthy full term pregnancy!any questions ask away!

Thanks to both you and litebright for your words of encouragement! It's good to hear some happy stories after all the scary stuff I let myself read on google.

 

[chistiana]

Google is evil but we have soooo many success stories in this thread!

 

[laceyinthesky]

Hey Ducky I had the same thing happen when I was 6 weeks pregnant. In my case it did end up turning bright red and I went to the ER and luckily everything was ok and now I have a happy and healthy 1 month old baby. The doctor told me that bleeding from one side with a BU is pretty common in early pregnancy, so try not to worry yourself too much! You are in my thoughts!

 

[ducky28]

Hey Ducky I had the same thing happen when I was 6 weeks pregnant. In my case it did end up turning bright red and I went to the ER and luckily everything was ok and now I have a happy and healthy 1 month old baby. The doctor told me that bleeding from one side with a BU is pretty common in early pregnancy, so try not to worry yourself too much! You are in my thoughts!

Thanks for sharing your story. Every positive story makes me feel a little better.

 

[Dime Cuando]

Hi Ducky....I was diagosed with a BU when I was 9 weeks pregnant. I had no idea I had one, it had never been mentioned in check ups even when I visited the gyno and said that I was intending to start a family.
Anyway I have had 0 complications up to now (touch wood!). I always ask about it when I have an appointment and they always say it's making no difference - I will be 30 weeks next week.

 

[sbl]

Hi ducky!

Welcome to the thread! I have a UU (half) which poses more risks the BU they say and I still went on to have a healthy baby girl so Dr's aren't always right and google always throws up horrible stuff. Google is not your friend if you have a uterine anomaly.

I had zero complications to do with my UU (I had other complications though) except for I went into labor at 35 weeks. I had a c section with a text book recovery and I know have a 7 month old rascal who's starting to crawl!

Hoping you have an uneventful beautiful pregnancy. xx

 

[j_1983]

Welcome ducks! I have a bu and just had my little girl almost four months ago at 39weeks and 6days. Not gonna lie was a long pregnancy cause I was on bed rest from 14 weeks on and had a few other issues but it is possible to carry to term ! Congrats and wish your healthy happy pregnancy!!!!!

Lacey congrats !!! She's beautiful and glad it didn't end up a c section!


How's everyone else doing?????? Same old here, Brooklyn is doing well, her reflux is being well controlled but she has been fighting her naps lately so she gets soooo over tired sheens up having a fit and cryingforhours till she finally passes out. Ad me.....not happy the last 10 pounds isn't coming off....tired of not fitting into any of myoldclothes

 

[mamaxo]

hi ladies! i'm finally able to give you all an update on what has been going on.

june 26 my partner & i both welcomed a baby girl, juliana rose 7lbs 11oz 20"!

i went in having a c-section. i was such a mess. i was terrified about what could happen. i was so nervous that i basically gave myself post partum stress during the surgery and all the way up to the day i came home. i could not relax in the hospital. they said all the hormones rushing through my body may have caused this. my heart rate was settled in the 120s. i had an ekg because they were worried about the common "heart-failure" symptoms some women could experience from the overload of the pumping blood through the heart. but it came back fine, just showing i was extremely anxious. i had a terrible experience with the nurses so of course that would shoot up my anxiety even more.

the surgery itself was not bad. it was quick. my doctor was awesome. my babygirl would have never been able to turn from the breech position. my doctor said my uterus was in the shape of a perfect heart and she has never seen anything like it before. they were amazed i was able to get pregnant so easily because of how severe the shape was. i made it up to 39 weeks + 4 days with a scheduled c-section. i am sure i could of gone longer, this baby was not budging! here are some photos :]