Bicornuate Uterus

amandaksimer · December 2014

I found out a few weeks ago that I'm pregnant! This is my first pregnancy and I'm 7 and a half weeks along. I'm 24 years old, never been pregnant or had a miscarriage. When I had my first ultrasound a week ago, they saw something that was abnormal and my doctor said it looks like I have two uteruses. I was incredibly alarmed and freaked out by this and she recommended me to another ultrasound place to get a better look at what's going on. I got another ultrasound at another place on Tuesday and they diagnosed me with a bicornuate uterus. I have NEVER heard of this in my life and I'm very scared. I have read a lot about the risks and heartbreak that is possible and it terrifies me. I don't know anyone else who has this and I want to know if anyone has the same thing and what their situations are! Any info would be much appreciated! I'm a new, worried mommy!

jpigas · December 2014

I have this, and regardless of the complications I made it full term with my daughter and now 23 weeks with baby girl #2! There are complications that's can come up so be aware of that especially incompetent cervix, preterm labour ( contractions early on etc..) but if ur followed by a high risk u should be fine!! Good luck

Beauxbaton · December 2014

I myself do not have a bicornuate uterus, but my nephews mom does. She has had two successful and healthy pregnancies. Your doctor may refer you to a high risk doctor as there are higher risks. And they will probably be more cautious with your pregnancy. My friend did end up having to have c-sections with both pregnancies. Both her babies ran out of room to turn pretty quickly, so they were breach. My nephew she had her C-section at 39 weeks. Her first daughter was 3-4 weeks.early, but healthy as can be.

mandi195 · December 2014

I have a similar anomaly (didelphic) and have an 8 year old that I carried to term without issue, and am now 27 weeks with a healthy baby girl. It IS a shock finding out about uterine anomalies, but don't let it terrify you. As you see youre not alone, and many of us have normal pregnancies.

Neesey · December 2014

A lot can depend in where there the embryo implanted too. Fingers crossed for you.

LolaX2 · December 2014

I have a bircornuate almost 2 uterus but connected and I have had two healthy babies. Both of my babies were 4 weeks early and born via c-section, but both were healthy and doing well now. I was referred to a HR clinic due to the BU diagnosis and I also had pre-term labor with my first DS. BU actually has a pretty good turn out for pregnancies, like other have mentioned you may be monitored closer and have a higher risk for needing a c-section but over all outcomes are pretty good

There is a great Yahoo group for uterine anomolies that you can check out to learn a lot and get support form others in similar situations. Whatever you do, don't just google, there is a lot of wrong and scary info out there! Best of luck to you an a HH 9 months!

mamaspajamas · December 2014

I have had a couple diagnoses for the type of anomaly I have; two doctors have given me opinions that I have either a bicornuate or septate uterus. I didn't find out about the shape of my uterus until my first ultrasound when I was pregnant with my son, which went to 41 weeks with 0 complications. My son carried over on the left compartment of my uterus and was born 8lbs 4 oz six five years ago. It is natural to be scared of the worst, and it's also natural to have a perfectly fine pregnancy with the bicornuate uterus. For your mental health and your baby don't be scared, just be strong and think positively about the future:)

hollowway · December 2014

I have this as well. It can cause some issues. I had two early miscarriages, have a healthy 13m DD I carried to term, and am now 10 weeks pregnant again. We didnt find out about my bicornuate uterus until my third pregnancy (two previous miscarriages) when I was having complications. Your OB will monitor growth later in pregnancy, to make sure there are no growth restrictions. Just relax, enjoy your pregnancy, and trust your dr!

stacey609 · January 2015

Heh! Quite the shock when they tell u for the first time right??!? I was 18 when I found out.... Yes I have this as well... The question is how complete is your separation? Most just have a small portion of a divisive wall... Not a whole lot of problems there... But there are those of us that are doubled and divided right down to the cervix which is quite a lot more rare of a condition.... This would be me. It is maternally passed down. So somewhere on your moms moms moms side... Ya know... At 36 years old now, I am pregnant with child number two presently at about 6 weeks. With child number one I had most of the problems that they said to expect, and one or two that they didn't. My daughter is now 3.5 yrs old and thriving. My doctors from preg. 1 were great... Very supportive. Though I'm sure things could have been a lot more stressful if I had only just found out about the condition. If you are open to some words of advice from someone who's been in the know for a few decades... 1 be flexable in ur idea of what pregnancy and birth plans will look like for you. I'd. I wanted to do natural as possible and the team of Dr supported that but recommended that I be on a saline iV just in case.... And I did end up needing a fast intervention. 2. You are the best advocate for both u and baby. Because I was in extremely good athletic shape and had the full bicornuate system, my muscles bent my daughter. If u want more info on this I will talk about it... But my point is that the mat ward Drs kept telling me I was worried about nothing ... I kept yelling back that she needed to be referred until someone listened and sent us to a specialist... Who took one look at her, freaked out that she hadn't been treated earlier, and we were shipped off to treatments. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask... My pregnancy was very eventful, emotional, and thankfully had a happy ending, but along the way I learned a lot more than I had bargained for. How are u feeling? When do u plan to tell family and friends that u are expecting?

LolaX2 · January 2015

Stacey609 - Hi, I am in a similar situation as you. I have a full bicornuate all the way down to the cervix. I have an almost 3 year old DS and a 9 month old DD. We found out with my DS that it was not possible to have a vaginal birth as my uterus has the divide up to the cervix and baby just could not fit through. I had PROM and both children were born at 36 weeks via c section.

Would you mind explaining more about how your daughter was bent?

My DD was in the smaller side (longer, but also narrower) and her head shape was pretty messed up. She has mostly rounded out now but I can still tell that one side has a more round and natural shape that the side that was squished. Her body was ok just slight tortacolis and the misshaped head from the start. I was in much better shape and worked out through my entire second pregnancy so I wonder how much that could have affected things this time...

stacey609 · January 2015

Her legs, feet and toes were completely bent inward... Simply put; when she stretched after a nap, extending her legs as straight as possible, her big toe on the left foot would be touching the inside of the right leg mid calf muscle, and vis versa on the other side. .... And I was supposed to believe that was normal? Hah! I was a swim coach for kids with special needs for 17 years. They told me I wasnt a Dr, didn't know about how she would straighten herself out without intervention, and I should just trust them. I said I've been looking at limbs for 17 years to help creat modified physical activity progressins... And this is not normal

stacey609 · January 2015

My post was cut off I think... But wanted to tell you treatment entailed several sets of hip to toe castings, then physio several times a day, then special shoes, and potential surgery later.

stacey609 · January 2015

LolaX2 said:

Stacey609 - Hi, I am in a similar situation as you. I have a full bicornuate all the way down to the cervix. I have an almost 3 year old DS and a 9 month old DD. We found out with my DS that it was not possible to have a vaginal birth as my uterus has the divide up to the cervix and baby just could not fit through. I had PROM and both children were born at 36 weeks via c section.

Would you mind explaining more about how your daughter was bent?

My DD was in the smaller side (longer, but also narrower) and her head shape was pretty messed up. She has mostly rounded out now but I can still tell that one side has a more round and natural shape that the side that was squished. Her body was ok just slight tortacolis and the misshaped head from the start. I was in much better shape and worked out through my entire second pregnancy so I wonder how much that could have affected things this time...

<blockquote class="Quote" So does that mean you have had two almost three sucessful pregnancys with few complications? That is amazing.... Gives me some hope that maybe this one will be okay, go more smoothly. ☺️

LolaX2 · January 2015

I have had just 2 pregnancies both successful. Both were born at 36 weeks via c-section. My first I PROM'd and after near 40 hours of labor was rushed for an emergency section with my DS and ended up with a vertical cat rather than the normal horizontal.

I was followed closely by a HR group for both pregnancies. I found out that I had a BU when undergoing fertility treatments for my first child (it 2 years, one with treatments to get PG) so I was immediately sent on o the HR group once I was able to achieve pregnancy. Then about a year and a half after DS was born we found out we were expecting DD (had been trying, but no fertility treatments and weren't expecting much).

DD was in the other side (smaller, but longer) of my BU and her head was squished in the narrowest part. My doctors strongly advised against trying to have any more children after DD. Due to fear of my uterus rupturing from the vertical cut and just being HR in general. I had my tubes tied during the section for DD as we were happy to have two healthy children and didn't want to push our luck!

Overall I had few complications during both pregnancies.

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