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Let's Talk About Having a Bicornuate Uterus - Blog Entry

12 Aug 2008 06:45 AM

I found out at 41 weeks that I have a bicornuate uterus and have to have a c-section. I was told that a lot of times the baby comes preterm or is small. My baby is 8 pounds and there was a lot of extra fluid. The only reason they caught it was because I was over my due date and the baby turned. My doctor wanted to avoid a c-section so he sent me to get a version (to turn the baby). In that ultrasound they found a septum and told me it was too dangerous to do a version so the only way the baby would come is a c-section. I was really surprised that no one caught on at my 5 month ultrasound. Everyone is surprised that I have such a big and healthy baby that made it 41 weeks. At this point my only worry is what will happen the next time we try to have a baby. We had no trouble getting pregnant and had no miscarriages. But if there is a risk of miscarriage or preterm labor it worries me. It also limits the number of children we can have (which is really disheartening). I know with a c-section in general I really can't have very many kids. Anyone got advice? Should we try right away to see if we can have another or should we wait? Is waiting going to put us further behind in being able to have children (especially if I miscarry a lot)?