Birth announcement (birth mentioned)

November 19, 2005

Hi All,

Just to annouce another successful UD pregnancy. Baby Reuben was born

11th November at 40 wks+6 days, 8lb 3oz and perfect in every way.

I had a natural labour and delivery (using paracetamol, water

immersion and keeping mobile to cope with the pain - and don't let

any natural birth advocates tell you it isn't painful!). I was always

concerned about whether my vaginal septum would allow a normal

delivery - and been told by my consultant that 'we hope it will be

pushed out of the way by the descent of the baby's head'. There are

lots of women where this has been the case, but obviously no

statistics - for all the usual reasons (we're so rare, etc...)

As it turned out, I had a big tear in the septum, and had to be rushed

to theatre to stop the bleeding and get a transfusion. I'm not quite

sure what the result is yet in terms of function/cosmesis (obviously

the docs were focussed on stopping the bleeding rather than the longer

term result) - but I may well be back on the board in a couple of

months asking for advice on getting the remnents of the vaginal septum

removed.

Despite the high drama at the end of the birth, I'm still glad I was

able to have a normal labour - and that my funny uterus performed it's

job just fine. I was out of the hospital the day after the birth -

much quicker than if I had had a repeat elective CS - which was really

the only sure way to avoid problems with the septum. I can't feel

the internal stitches at all - the small tear in the perineum is way

more painful!

Reuben is lovely, and now I really feel my family is complete - so

that should be the end of my adventures in reproduction with UD!

Best wishes

Judith

UD, 2 babies! (1999, 2005) 2 m/c

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