Tipped Uterus?

mc0113 · May 2014

Anyone with a tipped/tilted/retroverted (all the same thing) uterus?

This morning at my first appointment with the midwife practice that I've switched to, they couldn't do a doppler since it's too early. They asked if we wanted an ultrasound to see the baby. After 15 minutes with the regular ultrasound wand we couldn't see a thing. I started to panic and I could tell the midwife felt bad that she even offered. After getting a 2nd midwife to come in and doing a vaginal ultrasound we saw the baby right away and perfectly healthy. Both of the midwives mentioned that I had the most tipped uterus they have ever seen. From what I'm reading it doesn't cause any negatives to getting pregnant and staying pregnant, but was wondering if anyone else has experienced this.

Krisx2 · May 2014

I have a retroverted uterus. It does make earlier ultrasounds more difficult. I also didn't show till later in the pregnancy and measured a few weeks behind, sciatica and back pain were pretty intense since DD was right on my spine. It really shouldn't cause any complications and by the time labor rolls around, your cervix will be in the right position for birth.

mandapec · May 2014

I have a tilted uterus. With dd it made use of Doppler problematic only once. This time around the only issue I have had was getting a good ultrasound pic without it being internal

kim1730 · May 2014

Yep. I have a tilted uterus. It definitely makes it harder to hear the heartbeat on the doppler early. In my first pregnancy, I had an ob appt the same day I had my NT scan - this was around 12-13 weeks. At the ob appt that day, the dr could not find the heartbeat with the doppler and he was so determined to do so because we knew the baby was fine at the NT scan a couple hours early and if he was unable to find it, he would have to send me for another ultrasound. So with one hand he internally was able to adjust the position of the uterus, while with the other hand simultaneously using the doppler. Awkward but it worked. Anyway, I've had 2 successful pregnancies with no issues related to the uterus.

esr9435 · May 2014

Yep, same thing everyone else said! Also, my doctor and I've noticed I've had round ligament pain/sciatic nerve pain much earlier due to my tilt as well as a slipped disc. My doc told me it causes no prob with labor and delivery though.

Jessie333 · May 2014

I've been told I have a tilted uterus. It hasn't caused any problems at all.

mc0113 · May 2014

Thanks so much ladies! Makes me feel better that I'm not the only one. At least now I know for future pregnancies to not freak out when they can't find the baby on a regular ultrasound. Lol

Traci09 · May 2014

Yep, me too. Doc couldn't find the heartbeat with the Doppler at my appointment this week, so we did an ultrasound, and all is good. In addition to the tilted uterus, it looks like I have an anterior placenta as well this time, so that may have contributed.

byrne15 · May 2014

I have a very tipped uterus as well

ABurries · May 2014

The same exact thing happened to me. When I went in for my first ultrasound, they couldn't see anything. I guess I looked nervous so she went right to the vaginal probe and we could see everything perfectly! What a relief. She said the same thing about my tilted uterus and that it wouldn't cause any problems.

sesturm · May 2014

My OB told me the exact same thing. She said it would "straighten out" around 12 weeks and there wasn't any problems with it! Also, it was hard to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler because of this, but with some patience she found it!

ColeyCannoli · May 2014

I have this too! It gave me a scare a few weeks ago when I was measuring small and they couldn't find a heartbeat. The baby is still hard to see on the u/s but doing just fine and measuring just right. I am kinda disappointed that I won't show for a while longer but at least now I know why.

Annaess26 · May 2014

I have a tipped as well. But last time I went to the dr. They did the doppler on me and I could hear a heartbeat right away at 11wks. So they said its normal to have a tilted...?

LittleMsLewis · June 2014

Mine's tilted too. With dd I didn't have an u/s I'll 12-13 weeks, so they found her np! With this one I had an early u/s and he needed to do an internal u/s. it's no biggie! And like others have said, it straightens out during pregnancy! I DO find the rlp terrible. It hadn't occurred to me that this might be why it seems to have started so early each time.

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