Re: [UU advice (pg. ment)

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Hi Amy,

Congratulations on your current pregnancy! I'm sorry to hear of your

previous loss.

I have a right UU with a solitary right kidney (sometimes women with uterine

anomalies also have kidney anomalies so you may want to have your kidneys

checked; I've not had any problems as a result of only having one).

I don't know that there is a set standard here. I believe it's common for

women with a UU, especially for first pregnancies, to see a perinatologist or

maternal-fetal specialist. Sometimes they are seen alone and sometimes they

are seen in conjunction with a regular OB. For my first, I saw high-risk OBs

every two weeks throughout the pregnancy. I did not have a cervical stitch

(cerclage). My cervix was untested and my doctors and I felt that with the

risks associated with the cerclage it was best to just keep a close eye on my

cervix between 16 and 24 weeks, when the risk of incompetent cervix is

greatest. As I said before, I was seen every two weeks and alternated between

cervical measurements via ultrasound and manual checks. I did not have the FFN

test and worked up until I was 32 weeks, when I lost my mucous plug and had

some symptoms of preterm labor. 20-28 weeks is certainly a vulnerable time.

You may feel more comfortable taking that time off, if you are able to. My

pregnancy progressed well and I didn't feel the need...especially since I was

being seen so often.

I am currently 35w3d pregnant with our second child. This time, we've

moved, and I am now being seen at a military hospital and their standards are

much

different. I think because my first son was born at full-term (38w2d), they

are basically considering me normal unless I prove otherwise. I haven't

even had any preterm labor with this baby. So, I've been seen on the normal

once a month schedule.

Good luck! I hope you have a complication-free pregnancy!

Becki

28, UU, solitary kidney

Mommy to ds, Canaan, 3/2/03

35w3d with ds #2

In a message dated 6/20/2005 11:47:58 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

MullerianAnomalies writes:

1) What is the standard recommended care that women with a UU

receive in the USA during pregnancy? Is a cervical stitch routine?

If so, what have been people's experiences of having it? Do people

get regular cervical length measurement? If so how often? How about

fibronectin testing? I have been recommended to take 8 weeks off

work from 20-28 weeks and be at home, resting as much as possible.

This seems like good advice, but is this standard?