Uterus Didelphys,What do i do?

Hello, i am now 7 weeks pregnant, i just found out the i have a double uterus. I got an early sonogram because i had ,had some bleeding and was suspected that i ha an ectopic pregnancy but i have found out that is not the case. the nurse that told me didnt seem to give me much information on my condition except that it was rare and that i could miscarry at anytime. My primary physican said that i should get my hcg level checked to see if they were dropping or not. For some reason the nurse at planned parenthood said it wasent necessary. I am 18 and i dont know much on anything about pregnancy, i know that i want to keep this baby, and im not sure what to do because of all the different/some negative opinions like from my mom. What should i do? and what are the chances of me being able to carry this baby full term without miscarrying it. Because im really worried about that and i dont wanna lose this baby. please help.

[Super_sally888]

Hi,

I have read about this before.  It is possible to still carry a baby in this case, but I guess the outcome also depends on how the placenta grows and develops.  The uterus that the pregnancy is on will just be the one to expand and grow.

You can't really do much other than just wait and see what happens.  Look after yourself and stay healthy.   I hope this can turn out well for you.

[AnnieBrooke]

I take it you don't know how divided your uterus is, whether it is just a septum or really something more like two uteruses.  But I'm here to tell you it's perfectly possible to carry a baby to term with a septum in your uterus -- my baby just pushed mine aside.  If it's more like two separate uteruses, even then you could carry safely to term, since the uterus is very stretchy (how do you think people with twins do it?  It's not like a uterus can only carry one baby or those ladies with multiples would not be able to carry babies.)  If a doctor tells you to get your hCG checked, you really should do it, don't stop just because someone at Planned Parenthood tells you it's not important.  It's important if you want to see what is going on with your pregnancy.  If you can, see a high-risk gynecologist, and get tested and looked at.

[noseyrosie31]

Thanx so much.  But idk if I have a septum or not but I do know that I have two uterus'. And the baby is growing on the right side.  But do u know how much more high risk gynecologists cost compared to a regular gynecologist? Jw. but. Thanx again I appreciate ur answer.

[AnnieBrooke]

The main risks with a septate uterus are either that the embryo will implant on the septum and not be able to get a good blood supply, so the pregnancy would fail in the first couple of weeks, or else that (if the septum restricts the baby's space) the baby might be born early.  If you have two entirely separated uteruses, the baby will simply grow in one side, and will either be born early for lack of space (like twins sometimes are) or else will stretch that uterus adequately and things will be largely OK.  

I have no idea how much more a high-risk ob/gyn costs, but if you have a regular ob/gyn that takes an interest, you might be OK.  Please don't be patching in with trips to other places, stick with one doctor at the very least.  You need one who will monitor the baby, especially after the 30th week or so, with that test that monitors his or her heart rate (a non stress test), and who will keep a sharp eye on the baby's growth rate.

A lot of the research on mothers with irregularly shaped uteruses is inadequate because it is done only on people who have been identified because they had a problem.  It is not really known how many women with uterine oddities go through their pregnancies normally and deliver normally and never even know that their uterus has something unusual about it.  Those aren't the ones that stand out, so they don't have lots of them to look at when doing studies.  So don't let your doc scare you with some study or another that (when you read the first paragraph) says the test population in the study was 12 people or 17 people.

Good luck, find a good doctor and stay with them if they take an interest in the issues of carrying to term with an unusually shaped uterus.

[Amymollenkamp]

Hey I just got diagnosed last week with two uturuses. And like u I literally have two uturuses, not two septums.  And I have two cervixes. And I am 23 weeks pregnant. Because I'm such a rare case I got assigned a neonatal specialist and I have never been told to expect a miscarriage. The only thing they r concerned with is preterm labor but even that wouldn't be too bad, I would probably make it to 8 months. My specialist has seen this 4 times before and it turned out fine each time. The only thing that ***** right now is that it's really painful. I don't know if it's that way for u.