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Double Uterus
How can you conceive a baby with a double uterus?
I too have a double uterus and cevix. I started having children at the age of 28. I know have 2 children. The doctor told me when I first got pregnent we would have to take day by day. I was his second patient with a double uterus she had several problems thru her pregnancies but still ended up with a girl.
My first child came 4 weeks early and they had to take him c-section 6lb 5oz. The second was full term and was 7lb.
good luck to anyone else trying to have children.
Just take it day by day
My first child came 4 weeks early and they had to take him c-section 6lb 5oz. The second was full term and was 7lb.
good luck to anyone else trying to have children.
Just take it day by day
I'm so sorry for your loss!!!! (((((((((HUGS)))))))))
I'm sure it's all that much harder because you had conflicting feelings on the matter. :( I have a friend (no double anything) who went through something very similar last year....
She has one older son, but after her and the ex broke up, she found they were homeless in Las Vegas and she was about to lose her job due to the slowing economy. The dad is a total deadbeat. I told her to pack up what precious momentos they could fit in their car, ship the rest FedEx ground or UPS ground, give away or sell all their furnishings (they're replaceable), and move back to where me and my family were living - that she and her son could stay with us.
On the drive here, she decided to do a pregnancy test in the hotel - found out she was pregnant. Since things were already going so bad for them, she initially resented the baby. When she started to accept it, she miscarried. She was absolutely devestated!! Feeling guilty.... Thought if she hadn't felt that way, even voiced them, things would've been different. She mentally beat herself up over it.
Absolutely broke my heart. :(
They stayed with us until she got back on her feet again, but we talk about it and she says that helps her a lot! I also helped her get furnishings for their duplex they moved into - we went onto sites such as CraigsList and FreeCycle and hit garage sales. I also had a few odds and ends to give to them.... We talk several times a week and go out to lunch or dinner and a movie once a month.
As for that doctor that advised you of your situation. I'm on the fence there.... Absolutely, pregnancy can be a risk for us, but it's also a risk to women who don't have our medical condition too. Miscarriages happen in a "normal" body as well . Many of us with our condition manage to get pregnant without a specialist in the picture. I did my first time around! Not absolutely positive it helped the second time around (almost 17yrs later!!)....
Good luck! (((((((HUGS)))))))
I'm sure it's all that much harder because you had conflicting feelings on the matter. :( I have a friend (no double anything) who went through something very similar last year....
She has one older son, but after her and the ex broke up, she found they were homeless in Las Vegas and she was about to lose her job due to the slowing economy. The dad is a total deadbeat. I told her to pack up what precious momentos they could fit in their car, ship the rest FedEx ground or UPS ground, give away or sell all their furnishings (they're replaceable), and move back to where me and my family were living - that she and her son could stay with us.
On the drive here, she decided to do a pregnancy test in the hotel - found out she was pregnant. Since things were already going so bad for them, she initially resented the baby. When she started to accept it, she miscarried. She was absolutely devestated!! Feeling guilty.... Thought if she hadn't felt that way, even voiced them, things would've been different. She mentally beat herself up over it.
Absolutely broke my heart. :(
They stayed with us until she got back on her feet again, but we talk about it and she says that helps her a lot! I also helped her get furnishings for their duplex they moved into - we went onto sites such as CraigsList and FreeCycle and hit garage sales. I also had a few odds and ends to give to them.... We talk several times a week and go out to lunch or dinner and a movie once a month.
As for that doctor that advised you of your situation. I'm on the fence there.... Absolutely, pregnancy can be a risk for us, but it's also a risk to women who don't have our medical condition too. Miscarriages happen in a "normal" body as well . Many of us with our condition manage to get pregnant without a specialist in the picture. I did my first time around! Not absolutely positive it helped the second time around (almost 17yrs later!!)....
Good luck! (((((((HUGS)))))))
I also have the double uterus with double vagina and cervix. Just yesterday I came to the hospital after my water broke and contractions began. I was approx. 20 weeks along. Well the my baby was born but died immediately as he was too young. His name is baby Jonathan as he looks so much like his father. I have known about my double uterus and the possible complications that it causes with pregnancy prior to this pregnancy I had 2 miscarriages very early on...less than 10 weeks.
I have never been a woman who "wanted to be a mom". It never made a difference if it happened great, if not so be it. But now I want to be...I feel so guilty about loosing Baby J. Right after I got pregnant ended up loosing my job, my home and almost my car. So then I started living out of hotels. It was hard for me not to be lifting the bags. Plus I had a part time job on the weekends where I had to lift my client. So I wish I wasn't so stressed out and didn't do all that lifting.
On top of that I was trying to get some insurance to have prenatal care...it was taking the state forever to help me out. Then when the water broke, I took a minute to get to the hospital as I was checked into a hotel and had to get my things backed or loose it all the next day...maybe that would have made a difference. I spoke to the doctor who stated it wouldn't have mattered as my uterus didelphis caused it to happen. He said it would happen again and I need to see and infertility specialist prior to getting pregnant.
I now know in the future I do want to be a mom, but I feel so guilty regarding Baby J. I know my wonderful man, Jonathan will be reluctant because of everything I went thru...currently getting a second unit of blood from all the blood loss. Sitting in my hospital bed typing this...
I just don't know if my guilt will heal, if I will ever forgive myself for Baby J. In the beginning because of loosing my job and what not I didn't want to have the baby. But everytime I made an appt. for the procedure, chaos prevented me from going. Maybe this is my punishment. Then I have fears that my wonderful man may not want to deal with a woman who has difficulty with pregnancy. Of course he denied it but I still fear it as I love him so much and I know he loves me also and that is where he doesn't want to see me go thru this again.
After I find a new job and get back on my feet and stable again, I know I want to have a baby but do it right by seeing a specialist and taking care of myself. My guilt and fears scare me....
The guilt is overwhelming and the pain hurts so much....any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
BabyJonathan's Mommy
I have never been a woman who "wanted to be a mom". It never made a difference if it happened great, if not so be it. But now I want to be...I feel so guilty about loosing Baby J. Right after I got pregnant ended up loosing my job, my home and almost my car. So then I started living out of hotels. It was hard for me not to be lifting the bags. Plus I had a part time job on the weekends where I had to lift my client. So I wish I wasn't so stressed out and didn't do all that lifting.
On top of that I was trying to get some insurance to have prenatal care...it was taking the state forever to help me out. Then when the water broke, I took a minute to get to the hospital as I was checked into a hotel and had to get my things backed or loose it all the next day...maybe that would have made a difference. I spoke to the doctor who stated it wouldn't have mattered as my uterus didelphis caused it to happen. He said it would happen again and I need to see and infertility specialist prior to getting pregnant.
I now know in the future I do want to be a mom, but I feel so guilty regarding Baby J. I know my wonderful man, Jonathan will be reluctant because of everything I went thru...currently getting a second unit of blood from all the blood loss. Sitting in my hospital bed typing this...
I just don't know if my guilt will heal, if I will ever forgive myself for Baby J. In the beginning because of loosing my job and what not I didn't want to have the baby. But everytime I made an appt. for the procedure, chaos prevented me from going. Maybe this is my punishment. Then I have fears that my wonderful man may not want to deal with a woman who has difficulty with pregnancy. Of course he denied it but I still fear it as I love him so much and I know he loves me also and that is where he doesn't want to see me go thru this again.
After I find a new job and get back on my feet and stable again, I know I want to have a baby but do it right by seeing a specialist and taking care of myself. My guilt and fears scare me....
The guilt is overwhelming and the pain hurts so much....any words of wisdom would be appreciated.
BabyJonathan's Mommy
I am currently 42-yrs old. I was born with a double uterus and double cervix. Also had a vaginal septum seperating the cervixes.
I had my first son over 22-yrs ago. Back then, the doctor noted the "vaginal septum" but didn't really bother to explore it any further. First born was breach, so they took him by C-section. Saw my medical records for that and it noted that they took out my uterus to look at it, but didn't see any abnormalities at that time and put it back in.
Years passed. I saw many different doctors because of moving around. Each time, I put in the records that I had the "vaginal septum" - all looked at it and noted it in their charts, but none explored it any further until I got my first female OB/GYN. That's when she found the double cervix!! She performed "laser ablation of the vaginal septum" so (reportedly) you could see the cervix side-by-side. She suspected I had a double uterus (uteri) too, but I'd just lost my job and insurance, so we couldn't really explore any further at that point in time.
Many more years passed. Found a new man in my life. Got remarried.... We wanted more kids. He knew of the possibilities as I'd told him about them. With new insurance, we finally verified the double uterus (uteri). Couldn't seem to get pregnant tho', so we underwent fertility treatments. One miscarriage, second live birth (now 6yrs old) in which I spotted blood throughout the whole entire pregnancy and which also resulted in a C-section birth, and then a second miscarriage.
Ended up with adenomyosis in both uterus (uteri) and had a hysterectomy and had both cervixes removed at that time. Kept my ovaries (born with only one set of those!) and they're still functioning at this point, so no HRT needed.
I had my first son over 22-yrs ago. Back then, the doctor noted the "vaginal septum" but didn't really bother to explore it any further. First born was breach, so they took him by C-section. Saw my medical records for that and it noted that they took out my uterus to look at it, but didn't see any abnormalities at that time and put it back in.
Years passed. I saw many different doctors because of moving around. Each time, I put in the records that I had the "vaginal septum" - all looked at it and noted it in their charts, but none explored it any further until I got my first female OB/GYN. That's when she found the double cervix!! She performed "laser ablation of the vaginal septum" so (reportedly) you could see the cervix side-by-side. She suspected I had a double uterus (uteri) too, but I'd just lost my job and insurance, so we couldn't really explore any further at that point in time.
Many more years passed. Found a new man in my life. Got remarried.... We wanted more kids. He knew of the possibilities as I'd told him about them. With new insurance, we finally verified the double uterus (uteri). Couldn't seem to get pregnant tho', so we underwent fertility treatments. One miscarriage, second live birth (now 6yrs old) in which I spotted blood throughout the whole entire pregnancy and which also resulted in a C-section birth, and then a second miscarriage.
Ended up with adenomyosis in both uterus (uteri) and had a hysterectomy and had both cervixes removed at that time. Kept my ovaries (born with only one set of those!) and they're still functioning at this point, so no HRT needed.
Well the doctors visit didnt go to well, the report said No gestational sac was evident. I went from a huge high to feeling below low. As I had already told the whole world we were expecting I didnt want to talk to anyone (and they were all ringing to congratulate me!)...Anyway fast forward 3wks and I get these cramps and am still bleeding go to the doctor who suggests I am miscarring or ectopic. Confused, hopeful well the doc rings me at wk to tell me that I am definately pregnant and my level is 215 so between 6-8weeks. Honestly sometimes when you least expect it a miracle happens. We are so excited!
I am 21 years old i have a 1 year old and a 2 year old. I have a double uterus and cervix. I have been experiencing joint pains, hot flashes, severe mood swings, sadness, weird periods, decreased sex drive,frequent urination,sleeping disturbance, headaches, and I was wondering if anyone has any information on what might be wrong with me? Do you think because of the double female parts could I come across cancer or something like it?
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