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Let's Talk About Having a Bicornuate Uterus

18 Oct 2008 05:43 AM

I have been wanting to share my story since I have a bicornuate uterus, and I know there's an over-whelming amount of negative things about it on the internet. I am proof that there CAN be success and you CAN carry to full-term, God willing.

My husband and I found out we were pregnant a few years ago. I was a healthy 26 year old woman with no health problems. I was shocked and devestated when, at 7 weeks, I started bleeding. I found out I had lost the baby after an ultrasound was done and no heartbeat was found. The ultrasound technician could clearly see it was because of where the baby implanted itself in my uterus. They told me I had a Bicornuate Uterus, a uterine abnormality that about 1-3% of all women are born with. The shape of my particular uterus is where one side is noticeably larger than the other (the right side is the larger of the two), and the septem is partially, but not completely, separating the two sides.

I did TONS of research on Bicornuate Uteruses, because I wanted to know everything I could about it. 3 months after the D&C, I found out I was pregnant again. This time, my doctor put me on Progesterone suppositories. Progesterone is suppose to help strength the uterine lining to help sustain the pregnancy. I was on Progesterone until week 36. Through careful behavior and lots of prayers, I delivered a healthy 9 lbs 6 oz baby girl on June 11. She was breach, so I had a c-section, but a breach presentation is very common with a Bicornuate Uterus, because the baby doesn't have as much room to "spread out" as it would with a full uterus.

I want to mention that my daughter (who is now 4 months old) has Torticullis. This is a involuntary head motion to one particular side due to not being able to move freely. We are doing physical theraphy now, but again, this is also really common with a Bicornuate Uterus. I'm just thankful to have her here, and to have had a success story to share with you all.