Bicornuate Uterus

Hi Presilla. My name is M.. I have something similar. I have a dydelphis (not sure of the spelling) uterus. I have a a uterus that is split into two halfs. I was told that I would never carry a baby. My first two pregnancies were misscarried. It was awful. Then for the 3rd pregnancy, they gave me very high doses of pregnizone to strengthen the uterus. I delivered my child three weeks early by a C-section. He was a very healthy boy and still is. He's 12 now.

I wanted to deliver naturally like you, and my baby wasn't in a breach position. His heart was racing so they had to do an emergency C-Section.

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Hi P.:
Yes, I too have a bicornuate uterus. I have two healthy children...a three yr old and a four yr old. I did have an emergency c-section w/ my son at 36 weeks because he was basically stuck w/ the umbilical cord wrapped around him. My daughter was a scheduled c-section w/ no problem at all. Both were breach.
My best advice is to make sure you're feeling good movement from the baby AND ask you doctor about non-stress tests...we did a lot of thees to make sure the babies weren't in any stress. Since both kids were breach, natural child birth wasn't really an option. I totally let that desire go and focused SOLELY on what would be the easiest and least risk for my kids.
Having that "funky shaped uterus" (that's what we started calling it) was just the "condition" we had to deal with. If having a c-section was one of requirements to delivering babies w/o putting them at risk...I considered that NO big deal.
Good luck to you.

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I was also diagnosed with a bicornate uterus (or "heart-shaped") after a hysterosalpingogram - HSP- was done prior to me having babies. (I'd had some abdominal pain from a ovarian cyst and the ultrasound revealed this unusual shape. It was confirmed by the HSP, and I got to see the exact shape of my uterus on x-ray. Kind of interesting actually.) Anyway, I was told there are varying degrees of uterine abnormalities, and apparently mine wasn't too bad. However, it still made me nervous when I was pregnant with my first.
Just so you know, by the time I hit 20 weeks and had my ultrasound, the uterine walls had stretched to accomodate my baby, and they were unable to detect any abnormal shape at all. My little girl was born naturally at exactly 40 weeks. I'm now pregnant with my 2nd child, a boy, and he too has stretched the walls of my uterus to make the bicornate shape undetectable.
I agree with the other gals, don't sweat it. Just know the signs of preterm labor and make your goal having a healthy pregnancy and delivery--however it happens (by C-section or vaginally.) You will still have a "birthing story" regardless of how your baby is born. And, the blessing in all of it: holding that precious baby in your arms!

Blessings to you!

S. J.

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I don't know anything about your condition, but I have fibroids and was told all sorts of scary things during my pregnancy, including high risk of preterm labor and c-section. Two different doctors told me that I had a 0% chance of having a vaginal birth. I don't know where I found the determination, but I was convinced that I could do it. I read Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth, and I believed what she said. Women have been doing this for centuries. Your body is not broken. You were made for this. I kept believing that and visualizing it happening. We used moxabustion (a Chinese medical technique) to turn the baby early on, while there was still plenty of space. I kept telling my son which way he needed to go to get out, taking deep breaths into my uterus, doing yoga to stay relaxed. Anyway, in the end, my son was born vaginally. I don't even think the doctors could believe it. I had a very long labor, and with every new doctor that came on shift, they greeted me as if I was some sort of medical miracle. So my point is: believe you can do it! I do! Good luck.

L.

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Though I have never had this condition, my 1st was breech and I needed a c-section (chose to have one with my 2nd). I am writing to encourage that, if a c-section is required, try to not be afraid. I had an expectation to have a natural delivery, but it did not work out that way. As soon as I embraced my situation, my stress level decreased significantly and I was ready to greet my baby into this world. Recovery, for me, was not terribly tough. And the kicker is my husband said he respected me even more for having the c-section because he knew that I would do whatever it took to keep my baby safe. I wish you much luck and a very safe and successful delivery!!!

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I personally do not have that condition, but know of a very good friend who had trouble getting pregnant with a bicornuate uterus. The drs were actually ready to do surgery to strengthen the walls because she couldn't get pregnant and during the pre-op found out she was pregnant. She ended up having a full-term, natural childbirth.
I DID have a c-section because the doctors were convinced I was having a 10-pound-plus baby (he was 8,7 I should add!) and it was a wonderful experience. So many women feel like they missed out or it was a bad thing to birth a child this way, but like so many others have said here, the most important thing is having a healthy child. And my bouncing 19-month-old couldn't be healthier! Bottom line, God is in control.

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Yes! I have a bicornate uterus. My daughter was born 11 years ago, by planned C-section. I, too, had wanted to deliver naturally. But my daughter was in a breach position, and my doctor did not want to try to manually turn the baby to a different position to allow me to try to deliver naturally. Apparently, this can be done manually (prior to delivery date), but the baby might revert to the breach position, anyway! It just might be that the baby fits in that position better, or more comfortably, in the bicornate uterus. I liked my doctor, but later felt she was kind of conservative. However, having a healthy baby as the end result was all I wanted, so looking back on it, I am happy with the results! If you wish to explore alternatives, ask your doctor about manually turning the baby from a breach position, and check into accupuncture for turning a breach baby. Good luck!!!

K.

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