new to group (miscarriage mentioned)

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Hello ladies,

I searched for this group because I'm interested in learning more

about my bicornuate uterus and hearing of others' experiences,

etc...

I was diagnosed during my 2nd pregnancy early on. My 1st preg

occurred about 1 month after I was married (23 at the time) and I was

having mixed feelings with it happening so soon. Right when I

started to get excited, I began light spotting, and around 10 weeks I

miscarried followed by a D&C. After 9 months of trying I became

pregnant again (both times in July right after I saw my Gyno...I told

him he made me fertile, lol), and requested an ultrasound early on to

see the heartbeat and help me to put my mind at ease. The doc

noticed my bicornuate uterus at that point, and really didn't tell me

much about it other than that depending on where the pregnancy is can

sometimes cause problems, and explained to me how the shape is

different from a regular uterus. I think I was so focused on seeing

the heartbeat and staying positive that I didn't even think to

research the condition, which was probably a much-needed blessing.

I went on to have a very normal, albeit oblivious, pregnancy and

delivered my ds in April of 04. I had a very long delivery, because

I had to stay in bed as the baby's heartrate kept dropping, so my

cervix dilated very slowly. After 3 hours of pushing, I delivered a

healthy 8.5 pound, 21.5 inch little boy with torticollis to the right

side of his neck. We did some therapy, and he straightened out with

very few health issues since.

This past May I started feeling pregnant, so I took an HPT and

surprise, we were pregnant again! We really weren't planning on

trying again until next year, but were thrilled and starting

planning. (I was only about 4 weeks when I took the test...right

when my period was due). Around 2 weeks later I started spotting,

had an ultrasound that day and my uterus was empty, had HCG levels

pulled twice for the 48 hour test, and they dropped from 188 to 105.

I started doing research about my uterus, and felt like I had a lot

of answers and and significant feeling of guilt taken away.

I now think my uterus is probably the reason for my 2 miscarriages,

and for my poor baby having the torticollis he had. And I wondered,

should my doctor have let me go a week overdue? I mean is it a

better idea to induce right on the due date for women with this

abnormality? Does it usually take women w/bu longer to conceive?

And should I be utterly ticked at my doctor for not filling me in on

this info himself? I sort of am already...part of me thinks he

didn't tell me while I was pregnant w/ds to keep me from obsessing

about it, which makes sense, but still makes me wish he had told me.

Either way, I'm thankful for my son, and am convinced I will be able

to have another baby, but am not sure what to do with the limited

info I have.

Oh yeah, my name is , and I'm from Ohio, the Cincy area