Kelliann~Re: new to group (miscarriage mentioned)

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Hi, im 29wks, BU ( not for sure thou, just what they think by

looking at u/s) and my doctors are not treating me ANY different...

it worries me because i already feel that i have dilated some due to

the pressure and pain/soreness. Did you have any warning signs of

your child coming at 27wks?

> ,

> I too have a BU with a septum. Also, as you will discover from

this group,

> perhaps your doctor has misdiagnosed your Uterine Anomalie. With

a BU, you

> are more at risk for pre-term labor not miscarriage. Perhaps you

are septate

> uterus. With a septate uterus you are more at risk for

miscarriage. In my

> case, I always got pregnant but I gave birth with my DD at 27

weeks. I had

> my DS fullterm but had a placental abruption....due to the

irregular uterus.

> My doctor also took my condition lightly....look what happened to

me. You

> need to treated as high-risk!

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> >From: " connorsmom9 "

> >Reply-To: MullerianAnomalies

> >To: MullerianAnomalies

> >Subject: new to group (miscarriage mentioned)

> >Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 03:21:43 -0000

> >

> >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

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