Bicornuate Uterus

I have been diagnosed with a Bicornuate Uterus.
Misscarried @ 16.5weeks


Would love to hear from anyone who has a Bicornuate Uterus.

Hi Margeo - I`m sorry to hear of your loss. You`ll find lots of support here from girls who have also been through losses.

I have a bicornuate uterus, I didn`t know until I was 9 weeks pregnant with #1, I was just told that all my babies will be breech because of the shape of my uterus.

I carried #1 till 40weeks, 6 days and he was head down but I had to have a c/s with him due to other reasons.

I fell pregnant with #2 when #1 was 5.5 months, I conceived twins but loss one at 6 weeks, I`m now nearly 37 weeks pregnant with my baby boy and again he is head down.

What were you told about your Bicornuate uterus?

Take Care

Dee

Hi Dee,

Well, firstly they have said that with a Bicornuate uterus there is not much room for a baby to grow and there is a chance your baby can be born premature, also was told miscarriages are more common in a woman with a uterus like mine. My OB also mentioned something about removal of a septum in the uterus. If that is removed it [U]might help the next pregnancy to go fullterm.

I am just hanging on, as it was my first I do believe if I try again I could be lucky.

Hi margeo,

I just wanted to say how sorry i am for the loss of your baby. I dont know anything about bicornuate uterus's but I lost my first daughter Katelyn at 18 weeks so i am here for you if you want to talk. Losing a baby is a terrible thing to go through and i am sorry that this has happened to you. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Love Sarah xx

Hi there Margeo.

My sister in law has a bicornate uterus. She lost her first at about 19w, and has gone on to have a healthy baby boy, naturally, at 38 weeks, recently.

It is more common to have premature or breech babies if you have a bicornate uterus. It is more common to have second trimester losses. However, with appropriate supervision from a specialist, it is more than possible to have a healthy baby.

Best wishes, I'm truly sorry to hear of your loss. I know your little one will always be watching over you.

Hi Margeo,

Just wanted to post to let you know that I am sorry to hear about your loss. Big hugs :hug: I hope that the reason you miscarried had nothing to do with the shape of your uterus and was instead just "one of those things".

I'm slightly reluctant to tell you that I have a bicornuate uterus... Gus is my first baby and I carried him until 29wks but it was a difficult pregnancy. I had to spend most of the pregnancy on bed and couch rest and then the last few weeks in hospital on total bed rest. I bled heavily between wks 5 and 19. Then at wk 19 I started heavily leaking amniotic fluid and then at 23 wks Gus's sak completely ruptured. Aaghhh - but as they say all's well that ends well. I now have an 11month old gorgeous little boy. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have. xx

Hello,

I lost my baby girl two months ago at 21 1/2 weeks, my waterbroke at 20 1/2 weeks. I will be going through some tests to see if I have a malformed uterus? or septum? I am really nervous about the results, I haven't been able to sleep well for over a week now.


Deb - 27
DH - 27
Miscarriage October 2005
Ava born sleeping April 25/06

Margeo - Im really sorry to hear of your loss sweetheart. Wish there was something that could be said or done to ease what you are feeling right now - but I know there isnt.

I have been diagnosed with a very slight bicornuate uterus, and have been told it shouldnt effect things - however as you can see by my signature - I certainly have not had a good run and am wondering whether I have been misinformed.

Anyway, you try and hang in there for now :hugs: I hope you get some answers and a solution soon.

Margeo I am so very sorry for your loss - there are no words to express how devastating it is and the fear of it happening again.

Last May 2005 I was told I had a bicornuate uterus after a hydrosalipingogram - an ultrasound where they squirt saline/contrast into your uterus via cervix.A Gynae/OB did it too - and it was reported on.I did so much googling it scared me silly but also gave me hope to hear others stories of no problems.

I was doing IVF but the DR said it shouldn't be too much of a problem - more worrying was damaged tubes and fluid in one tube.I also had lost our daughter at 26weeks pregnant for unknown reasons.She died in utero - no warnings/no bleeding just no heartbeat at an appointment. I was devastated to think the bicornuate uterus might had had something to do with losing her.

Later I had a laproscopy June 2005 to remove damaged tube and had fluid in one and the gynae said I did not have bicornuate uterus - it had just appeared that way by ultrasound. How did they diagnose you ?

DEb- DSV - I am so sorry for your loss - I hope you find answers. WE never did after we lost Charlotte at 26weeks (22 months ago) and I found it the most difficult thing to go through aside from grieving ... the constant wondering WHY did it happen ? Could it happen again ?

We had a tests but nothing showed. On the bright side I have just given birth to IVF twin sons after a pregnancy fraught with worry that it might happen again to one or both - thank fully my little miracles arrived safely though a little early for another reason.

I wish you both all the very best in your journeys.
with hope
Trish

Hello to all,

I just got back from my OB today to find out that all this time the ultrasound results kept picking up that I had a Bicornuate Uterus, until my OB sent me to do a 3D Ultrasound. Today it was clearly mentioned to me that I have a Septate Uterus not a Bicornuate Uterus.

I will be going into day Surgery in September 06 to correct this problem, it is called (Hysteroscopic Metoplasty with ultrasound control. A thin wall of tissue will be removed) I was scared at first when told about the procedure but when I heard about the results after the procedure is completed I did not say a word.

Once the procedure has been completed, the chance of a fullterm pregnancy is between 80 - 90% where as before the surgery it will be 10 - 15%.

I would like to say thank you to everyone who has been posting in here and sharing their stories. I am alot more stronger now than I was before.

Thank You

I am happy to answer any questions you may have.

This prob isn't the right place to post this but.... Just wondering if anyone else has this??

I've got a few small medical issues & thought before we start TTC we should go to the dr & get a check up & check our risks. The specialist sent me for an ultra sound to check my uterus cause I have only 1 kidney & they say people with kidney abnormalities usually have uterus abnormalities too so yep, that's what the check-up was for.

So, got the ultra sound & it was clear but to check properly they did an internal ultra sound too. Showed up that i had this bicornuate uterus where apparently it is ususally like a heart shaped uterus but mine's got the top like a heart but the bottom's still round which is apparently worse than a heart shape.

So I just wanted to know if anyone else has this & what symptoms they've had.

I've checked it up on the internet & the symptoms they say are greater chance of misscarriage, 82% of births are ceaserians, & high chance of a premmie baby.

I just wanna hear from other people and hear real stories.

I just dunno if it's something to really worry about or not. Also cause my kidney is in a horse-shoe shaped around my spine i dunno if that'll be an issue for me when & if i get preggies & the baby grows & moves all the internal organs around.

All fun hey :doh:

Hi Jessie
First it will not stop you from getting pregnant. The rest of what you say is true. the premmie baby's are not usually too premmie in the main. If your baby is breech there is a possibility of your ob turning it and once turned they rarely turn back

Jessie
I would seek 2nd opinion I was told I had bicornuate uterus (high possiblity) from an ultrasound (internal) -by a specialist who did the scan at a women's u/s centre.Infact I didn't - the only way they know for sure is to have a laproscopy/hysteroscopy.

I subsequently had a lap with another fertility specialist - to clip my damaged tubes but they discovered I didn't have bicornuate uterus ... I was doing IVF for other reasons too. I had some kind of small septum too.

A friend was also told she may have had a bicornuate uterus but she had septum - similar loking on u/s but very different consequences ... she had lost a few babies to m/s - because they say embryo can implant on septum wall which hasn't good blood supply as uterus - so they miscarry.

Her Specialist recently operated over two operations (laproscopy) removed her septum and in 2 months she can TTC again.

Please go and get another opinon - the FS I saw said you can only tell my lap and looking inside the uterus too - hysteroscopy - to see what is actually there.

Hi,

I am nearlly 11 weeks pregnant I also have a bicornuate uterus... I Have the same issue and it is clearly visible on ultrasound where its shaped kind of like a heart but rounded on bottom but one "horn" is very skinny compared to the her side... I am also worried that there is going to be isssues... I have researched and apparently people iwth our conition do struggle to get pregnant.. They usually have a few options.. surgery to correct the uterus.. IVF also with egg etc being implated on the better side so it has better chance of surviving. Also baby can have issues with nutrients if the ambilical cord attatches to the part that looks like its caved in.. not too sure how true that last part is but i have read that many of times

Hope it helps.. If you want to chat feel free to write back to this

My 18 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with a bicornuate uterus. Further testing has also revealed that she has only one kidney. Drs. say these two abnormalities generally go together. We are just in the beginning stages of learning about these two conditions and still have more tests to have run.

The literature on the internet stated that only 0.4% of women have these types of anomalies. Has anyone else had this diagnosis? I would like to know your experience and any advice you would share.

Thanks,
Always Shopping

Firstly i would like to express my deepest sympathy to those who have lost one of life precious gifts my heart really goes out to you. I have recently find out at 6 weeks pregnant with my first child that i have a bicornute uterus and was told by the lady performing the ultrasound that women with this abnormality often have problems with infertiltiy and miscarriges. I was also told the my uterus's were symetrical/equal in size and implation had occured in the left side. I am curouis to wether other user's new if there's uterus's were equal in size and if not did they find that complications occured when implantation occured in the smaller sized uterus?
I pray to god that i have a succesful pregnancy and a healthy baby is delivered at the end :pray:

DH's cousin has a bicornuate uterus and fell pregnant naturally with 3 healthy children however she did have to have ceasarians for all three, and i just found out a work colleague also has this and had 2 healthy pregnancy's but did have to have them both
c-sections.
As far as i know they both have both of their kidneys. (but i havn't been told otherwise)

Firstly i would like to express my deepest sympathy to those who have lost one of life precious gifts my heart really goes out to you. I have recently find out at 6 weeks pregnant with my first child that i have a bicornute uterus and was told by the lady performing the ultrasound that women with this abnormality often have problems with infertiltiy and miscarriges. I was also told the my uterus's were symetrical/equal in size and implation had occured in the left side. I am curouis to wether other user's new if there's uterus's were equal in size and if not did they find that complications occured when implantation occured in the smaller sized uterus?
I pray to god that i have a succesful pregnancy and a healthy baby is delivered at the end :pray:

My sister has a bicornuate uterus - she had absolutely no probs conceiving and no "symptoms" of it. The only "hitch" was that her bub was footling breech and his head was more or less lodged into one half of the "heart" shape at the top of her uterus - so no chance of him turning, or being turned, before his due date. She ended up having a C-section around her due date and now has a very healthy 11-month-old DS.

Andie

I also have a bicornuate uterus of equal size and am 10 weeks pregnant. I've scoured the internet for information but there are so little studies done on our condition and most of the studies have such small numbers you have to wonder about the accuracy. My pregnancy is also on the left side. I actually had ivf and the FS implanted on the left so I was expecting that. The second trimester is the scary part for us so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping I'm one of the lucky 50% whose bicornuate pregnancy makes it.

This is all so scary. I went to my first ultrasound and thourght that all i had to worry about was making sure the baby was in-utero then they tell me i had bicornuate uterus and now i just try not to think of the possibility of miscarrying especially in the second trimester would be just devestating. I was wondering if enybody knew why there is so many risk in the second part of the pregnancy? I was hanging out till the end of first trimester now i will extending that until the day of delivery i think would be a more realistic plan :crossfingers: . Well i have my second ultrasound tommorow to hear the heartbeat and hope in 7 months time i would be able to hold my precouis little gift :sling: . I was also wondering how margeo went with her procedure? Seeker hope you don't mind my asking but have you had troubles with fertility due to your uterus to be resorting to IVF? Well lady's i only wish that we could be all those lucky 50% and hope that we have happy story's to report in future posting's.

A true Bicornuate uterus shouldn't cause infertility but rather just problems with carrying the baby because everything is half the normal size and we can have a weak cervix. I had IVF after trying unsuccessfully for a year and a half to get pregnant the old fashioned way. (I'm also 38 so the clock was ticking!) The FS wouldn't give me Clomid or any fertility drugs to try due to the risk of twins so it was basically IVF or nothing.

Anyway I went to my OB today who gave me a good lecture about staying positive and not worrying too much because it is not something you can control and he said even though I'm 38 now I still have a couple of years to keep trying so not to obsess about it. I am going to go for more ultrasounds than normal though to monitor my cervix for weakness after about 15 weeks so make sure you insist on that. If they find a weakness they can stitch it up.

Keep in touch everyone - It's unlikely we'll meet anyone in real life with this condition

Hi Margeo,

I'm sorry to hear of your loss, I also have a bicornuate uterus, I have suffered 2 miscarriages, the first when I was 8wks, the 2nd when I was 13wks, am currently 31 wks 4days pregnant, and am hoping the birth goes well.

The only thing that I have been told is that I will more than likely have an early labour, and that I will be more uncomfortable than other women due to the way she is laying.

My husband and I suffered a few infertility issues, we thought that there was a problem with one of us, and were really surprised when we found out that we were going to be parents.

I was always told that my miscarriages were just something that happened, but now I believe that in fact it's the shape of my uterus that caused it.

Hi Charlotte
Welcome to BB!

Sounds like you have had a tough journey to get to where you are now. WIshing you all the best with your birth.

Have you checked out the pregnancy and belly buddy forums of the site? You are welcome to jump on in and introduce yourself.

Hi everyone

I thought I'd just share my experience of being diagnosed with bicornuate uterus, as I also found there was not much information when I researched it in 2006; yet I found comfort in reading the posts of other women with the condition.

When I went for my first scan at 6.5 weeks, I found out that I had a bicornuate uterus, and that my little baby Audrey was in the right 'horn'. All throughout my pregnancy, with subsequent scans, it was confirmed that I had a bicornuate uterus. It was also quite obvious as little Audrey was on the right side of my belly, and hence, my belly was a bit lop-sided :-) I did not suffer any complications throughout my pregnancy, although some doctors advised me that I was at risk of uterine rupture as soon as my waters broke.

However, this is the interesting bit....I was scheduled for a Caesarean at 39weeks because she was in the breech position but my waters broke at 38weeks and I had an "emergency" (?9hrs terrifying wait later??) caesarean....
The day after the delivery, I asked the nurse if I could talk to the doctor about my bicornuate uterus. She checked my medical record chart and the surgeon had written in the medical record that there was "no evidence of bicornuate uterus upon visual inspection of the uterus" !!!

You would think that a visual inspection would provide the best opportunity to evaluate the condition?!!

So, it all remains a mystery to me whether I indeed have a bicornuate uterus.

I just wanted to share this experience with you in case any of you have a chance to ask your doctor to take a proper look at your uterus (if you're having a Caesarean) during surgery, and to find out the extent of the condition. I know next time, I'll be asking many more questions!

Wishing you all the very best with your pregnancies, new little bubs, toddlers & hubbies,
Liz

hi,
My partner and I have decided to start a family and we have been trying for about 4 months now still with no luck. About 1 week ago we found out that i have a Bicornate uterus and that it is the reason we are having trouble. I have always wanted a big family so it was hard news to bare.

I am really sorry for your loss and hope that one daysoon you will have a bubbly baby to hold in your arms.

It is really comforing to know that there is other people in you situation.

Thank you to everyone who shared there stories aand good luck to everyone in this situation.

I too have a BU. I have had 2 pregnancies and no living children. My 1st was Carly, she was born Nov. 2007. She suffered from severe IUGR and was born at 28w3d (but the size of a 20weeker) weighing only 13 ounces (380 grams) and 10 inches long. She had no fluid left and had a brain defect. She was stressed out and her HR kept dropping so was delivered via emergency csection. She ived in the NICU for 4 months before passing away from a heart defect tat went unnoticed. 1 month later I got pregnant again with hannah. She was growing good and free of defects by 20 weeks. By 25 weeks she was 1 week behind in growth. My doc refused to do any more u/s. By 28 weeks her movements slowed down a lot and I was told it was normal. :rolleyes: At 32 w2d I felt no movement and went to L&D to find out that her heart had just stopped beating. She was a stillborn in Nov. 2008. She also suffered from IUGR and only weighed 2 pounds 15 ounces. She was about 4 weeks behind in growth.

I can only think that my uterus is the cause for this. I've had all other test thought possible done with noting showing up. My MFM doctor thought doesn't think that it's causing my problems. I think I need to get a second opinion before we try again in December.

I just wish there were more studies that could be found online. I don;t know if i can post my email here or not but I'm gonna do it anyways and if it stays great! If not then that's fine too.

Please anyone with experience with this who is will to talk about it please email me

carlynhannah @ yahoo.com

Rachel

Hello,

I too have a bicornuate uterus.
I was unaware of it until I had my daughter (by c section as she was breech.)
I am amazed that I went my entire pregnancy without discovering this!
I had all the right scans and some extras and yet it was'nt discovered until the ob opened me up.
I had a very uncomfortable pregnancy and was constantly exhausted.
My baby grew in the right side of my uterus and was born reasonably small.
I am still unaware of the complications I may face in future pregnancies because no one has dicussed it with me.
After reading some of the stuff on the net I am extremely grateful for my healthy daughter who has just turned one. :D
My condolences to those of you who have suffered losses due to this condition xx

Hello there fellow bicornuates,

At the start of the year my husband and i were thrilled to see the 2 lines appear on our pregnancy test. We both believed being young and healthy that this pregnancy would be a breeze, ah but no. 5 weeks in i started to have mild period like cramping, my GP then sent me for a ultrasound thinking i was having an ectopic pregnancy. During this ultrasound we were told that i had a bicornuate uterus, a phrase i had never heard.

Turned out i didnt have ectopic, although unfortunately i did miscarry at 6 1/2 weeks. My question remained, what exactly is a bicornuate uterus and how does it affect pregnancy. We have since had more heartache with another (if not 2) miscarriges.

Thanks for listening (reading) everyone, am just feeling somewhat helpless. Would just love to hear more stories about this condition, any info would help.

Ta

Hello all

I too have just been told I have a bicornuate uterus.. I had a baby boy in july and he was 4 weeks premi.. I had much trouble with him from the get go and was in hospital for 6 weeks before he was born. Through out the pregnancy I had no idea I had this condition. Reading about it now it has absolutely scared me and I am so grateful I have a healthy baby boy.

Until I had the caesearean section I had no idea and no one told me I had a bicornuate uterus despite having around 20 ultrasounds throughout my pregnancy and despite having 2 miscarriages in the 2 years prior.

It is possible to have a health baby however from what I read the risks are quite high of miscarriage. It brought tears to my eyes to read the stories of mothers who lost their babies at 16 weeks and 20 weeks etc. I know from my own experiences losing a baby in the early stages is completely devastating. I lost my first one at 14 weeks and my second one about 7 weeks. There is nothing that heals it completely but having a healthy beautiful baby certainly helps.

I wish everyone best of luck and know you can do it. I managed, it took me a couple of years and on top of that I have another medical condition and I now have a healthy boy.

XXX

Hi all and thanks for your comments, they have been most informative and calming.

My fiance is 6 weeks pregnant and has been taken into hospital because of server sickness, she was very dehydrated and very week after not being able to keep any food/drink down for almost a week.

So our gp took my fiance into hospital and they started her on a drip and began giving injections/tablets to try and get her eating cycle back to normal for her and the babies sake. During the time in hospital our gyno booked us in for a scan.

This is our first pregnancy and are a couple who are easily scared by all the things that can go wrong and just want to be aware of all the things we should/shouldn't be doing to give us the best possible chance of having a health baby.

During the scan they noticed something was not quiet right and later diagnosed a "heart shapped" uterus. We was informed that our baby all 5mm of it was growing strong and well in the left horn. This was all we was told about the condition. It was only when I got home I did research into this and am now really worried about misscarriage.

We have not been given any more information and don't have another scan until 12 weeks and do not get to see our midwife for another 3 weeks, so would really like any insight/advice that anyone could give us...

Many thanks,

Jamie

Hi Jaimie,

I was'nt aware of my condition until I had my daughter. I am amazed it wasnt discovered!
I too was very sick for the first 13 weeks of my pregnancy but it eased after that.
I can only speak from my experience but my daughter was born strong and healthy.
She was quite small, which I think may of been due to her space restriction in the uterus.
She was delivered through c section because she was breech, which I think is common with the condition. Some doctors like to try to 'turn' the baby before birth so they can be delivered naturally. My dr advised stongly against this (even before we discovered the uterus shape). It can be dangerous to both mother and baby.
My pregnancy was quite uncomfortable because my daughter grew in the right horn.
It is very confusing and scary but take each day as it comes and think positive.
Best of luck to you both.

Hi all.

I was diagnosed with a 'Bicornuate Uterus' when I found out I was 5 weeks 5 days pregnant with my first child. The baby was growing in the left 'cornu'. My pregnancy was considered 'high-risk' but everything was normal :) I got told of all the risks, but I didn't let that get to me.
I bled at 6 weeks, then again at 11 and a half weeks, yet everything was fine. At my 19 week scan I found out I was having a girl, Lydia Grace, and again, everything was fine, she was growing normally and everything, she was also head down.
A month had past and I was nearly 6 months, I couldn't believe it. Then the night I was 23 weeks and a day pregnant, I went into premature labour. I gave birth naturally, to the most precious little soul, Lydia Grace on the 10th of January 2009 weighing in at 580 grams (1lb 4oz) and measuring 30.9 cms.

She was very early, and it was very unexpected. But she's a healthy 9 month old now :) But I've heard apparently if your first child is prem, all your children are going to be prem... Also, generally women with a bicornuate uterus have only one kidney? Well, that's what I heard from my doctor and I only have one kidney..

I wish everyone all the best with their pregnancies. Thanks for reading x

shockzworth I am so pleased to here your daughter Lydia Grace is going so well after her early arrival.
I work as a midwife and the women I have seen with a Bicornuate Uterus have also only had one kidney. There are different types of Bicornuate Uterus's as I am sure you would know and some the septum the divides the two parts can stretch out of the way as the pregnancy progresses. I have also seen the Dr take the septum out (not always possible and rarely neccessary) when multiple late m/c has occured.

Hi everyone.

First of all can I say that I am saddened to hear of so many losses and my heart goes out to all of you. I hope my story can bring some hope, that there is the possibility of a fairly normal, healthy pregnancy and a happy ending.

I too have a Bicornuate Uterus which was discovered during the C/S of my son a 38wks. He turned footling breech at 36wks and had his cord wrapped around him 3 times, so we were booked in for an elective C/S. My pregnancy was fairly normal, I had excessive fluid (which was what the doctor first thought had caused the breech) and some discomfort from around 30wks due to DS being on the right side and pushing firmly against my ribs whenever I sat down. During the C/S my OB had trouble pulling DS out through the incision and he got his head got stuck - the incision was too low for a BU. This resulted in DS ingesting some fluid and ending up with wet lungs and on a C-PAP machine in NNICU for 5 days. My OB and the Paed also think I have a longer gestation period than normal, and this also contributed to the wet lungs. DS is now a healthy 22mth old.

I am now 22wks pregnant with bub no. 2 . This pregnancy has been normal so far, so I am crossing my fingers that it continues this way. This baby is also on the right side and the hope is that DS may have stretched it a little so that bubs has a little more room! This time I will be going full term to 40wks unless I go into labour. I am hoping for a VBAC if all is going well, but will happily have another C/S if necessary.

I had no trouble getting pregnant, it took about 6mths of trying but that is pretty normal.

My OB didn't really give me alot of information when I saw him at our 6 wk check up. I did my own research but never really worried too much because I had already had a successful birth. The above information has really opened my eyes to just how lucky I have been.

I am also really interested in the information that woman with BU can have only one kidney. This is a bit of a worry as we have a history of kidney problems in the family. I will be talking to my dr about that!!

I wish everyone the best of luck in getting pregnant and having a healthy pregnancy.

Lou.

Thank you everyone for sharing your stories, and best wishes to everyone X
It's amazing what people are going through to have healthy happy babies, and sad that people have to go through such sad losses too.
I lost my baby at only 8wks gestation and was and is hard enough to carry on, but what others have gone through I can only say that you are all such strong people, and I look up to you all X

HI All,

I am so glad to have come across this, I am very sorry for all those who have experienced a loss.
I found out today that I have a bioconuate uterus... and was very scared to hear that even though the doctor explained it, it still seems scary...
Booked in to see a gynecologist in 2 weeks time... I guess it is probably good I have found this out before my husband and I concieved we have been trying for around 5 months now.
It just seems hard when you want a baby so much.. I know you can all relate....
Hopefully seeing the gynecologist will give some more info which will make it less scary and I guess I am probably just processing it having only been told today.

Hi Everyone,

I've just been diagnosed with a Bicornuate Uterus as well!!
The thing i'm angry & upset about is why & how was this not discovered at all in my past history.....

So far my history is that i had my first baby in my late teens (he's now 19 years old) & had a normal pregnancy with him but a difficult labour. He was eventually delivered by emergency c/s. He was not overly small & he did arrive 1 wk early but there was no mention of my unusual uterus then!!! Could they not see it???
I then seperated from his father & met my husband a few years later. He has no children but does want them...

At 29 i fell pregnant with my second child & it was a difficult pregnancy from the word go. Lots of brown/red bleeding & a massive bleed at 10 wks. It all settled down after that but the slight spotting continued. My water broke at almost 20wks & i delivered & lost my little boy......

Even after all this we still wanted to have children so a year later we fell pregnant again & again i had the same problems with spotting on & off with this pregnancy as well. This baby i lost when i was 9wks pregnant. The baby had stopped growing & had died at 7wks so i had a missed miscarriage & ended up having a d/c to remove it.

Again we tried again & i fell pregnant with my fourth pregnancy. This pregnancy was diagnosed as a blighted ovum at about 7wks so another loss & another d/c.

After these 3 miscarriages i was very reluctant to fall pregnant again but 7 years later i have now fallen pregant again which was a total suprise pregnancy as we were not trying.
I just lost the baby today at 7.5wks Last weeks ultrasound showed a healthy bub with a good hearbeat but todays ultrasound was a different story..no heartbeat. This pregnancy has pretty much taken the same road as all the others with the same spotting & bleeding......
They only now discovered my unusual uterus from all my recent ultrasounds & when i asked why was this not discovered earlier they said it may be because of ultrasound equipment being more responsive now days or it just wasnt investigated further!!!!
They also said that they believed this was the reason of my 4 miscarriages & are now going to do further investigations for a septum in a few months.

I cannot believe this all happened because of my uterus......I'm so glad i have my son at least......
I am so happy for all you girls who have gone on to have your gorgeous babies regardless of this problem and sorry to all who have lost their bubs, i completely understand.......
Hopefully they can give me some good news in a few months after they perform further investigations as my maternal clock is fast ticking away........:pray:
I wish good luck to all you girls with this problem :goodluck:

Hi there,

I'm nine weeks along and have just found out I have a bicornuate uterus and the baby is growing in the left side. Does anyone know whether there's a difference between the left and right sides - is one better for the baby than the other? Also when is the danger zone over? 16 week?

Hi Emily,

as far as I know no side is better than the other it would honestly depend on your own unique situation, which side is the bigger side etc as depending on your uterus one cavaity can be bigger than the other etc.
Danger period, well some people have no issues others may have issues all the way through it can be dangerous the whole way through especially in the second trimester when the baby is bigger as it runs out of room to go, my doctor told me second term miscarriage and still birth can be common, but on the same token she also said that there may be no complications at all.
The opnly advice I could give would be stay healthy and look after yourself extremly well don't push to much and most of all try to stay positive, as hard as that can be with all the information I think you need to be in a positive state of mind.
Best wishes I hope the whole pregnancy goes very well.... and congrats on the pregnancy..
Take Care