So uterine didelphys is when you have 2 uterus' there are many different variations on this, in my case i have 2 uterus with a Fallopian tube to each and a cervix to each. I have had 2 successful pregnancies in my right uterus, which i assume is the larger one. I am very lucky to have the children i have, in many cases women with my condition cannot conceive or carry a baby to term because abnormal uterus' are very unpredictable they don't always stretch as much as they need to.
So anyways, I have 2 boys right now a 6yr old and 3yr old, and i dream of having a little girl..my husband finally agreed to letting me try again for a baby girl..and it took a few months to get pregnant but i was so happy when i did i jumped up and down and cried tears of joy.
A few weeks later i made it to the doctor, already knowing I'm high risk and hoping all is well, it was so imperative to me that i make it to the doc asap something was nagging me in the back of the head so at 4 weeks we went, and discovered triplets in my smaller uterus. I clammed up and got real scared, that fright still wont go away..and not of having 3 babies at once, but the chances of miscarriage are very high they could go at any time.
So i pray everyday and hope that everything is well and become a nervous wreck between doc appts not knowing if they are all ok..i have identical twins and a fraternal third, and i love them so much already. My OBGYN doesn't ever give me much hope and when i go to my appointments he looks at them for a second on the ultrasound and says oh good there alive, no heart beats horrible "bedside manner" and he gives me no hope of anything, I am seeing a specialist now, and they are wonderful, they of course cant really ease my mind because they know the risks and have to let me know them too but they are just soo much better and treat me as a person and not a damn dog...i mean i know I'm having a litter and i act like a bitch (hormones i swear : P ) but i am not a dog.
So I'm 16 weeks now and i can feel them move around but they wear me out moving is not much fun and my belly is huge already i look like I'm 30weeks not 16 but hey i know there 3 of them, but now after feeling them what would i do if i lose them, how can i have hope?? not many women have this type of abnormality or get prego with trips, people want to tell me it will be fine, but no one really can i just want the doc to be able to tell me its ok i can see the future they will be healthy and beautiful...too bad life doesn't quite work that way no matter how much we all wish it could..i just hope in maybe just this one instance i don't get the raw end of the stick.
Your story is so inspiring. I just recently found out I have uterus didelphys, and you truly are one lucky girl. I hope your babies are born beautiful and healthy and your story gives me hope that my babies will be the same. It is such a frightening thought when the doctors tell you its a risk for miscarriage and just hearing about your already two successful pregnancies, and your third coming along is really hopeful for girls like me. Keep the world updated! :)
ReplyDeletewell i honestly forgot all about this blog but thank you and wanted to tell you that they were born at 29 weeks and 6 days and were very small but healthy and we had our ups and down and life is crazy and that pregnancy was very hard which is why i forgot all about this blog but they are healthy happy 1 1/2 yr old triplets now despite being born 2 months early they are stong little guys the pregnancy was hard i had to be put on bedrest at 18 weeks after having a cerclage because my cervix was shortening and then the cerclage helped for a few weeks but then i got put in the hospital 3 hrs from home and missing my family i stayed there for 2 weeks before having them of course by c section although it is possible to have 1 vaginally cuz i did do that with my second son, and then after the triplets i had one more son now i have 6 children despite what the doctors told me when i was 12 and i successfully carried triplets in a small unstretched uterus until 30 weeks at the surprise of the doctors all of them didn't think id make it anywhere near that far but had had hopes for 32 weeks now my tubes are tied and no more for me so i will never see my girl but i am happy that i have what i have and good luck to you i hope all goes well i know 1 other woman who has the same thing as us and she finally just carried a baby to full term after having miscarriage after miscarriage but with the help of some meds that i actually took during the triplet pregnancy to keep me pregnant she has a beautiful little girl ( soooo jealous lol ) anyways again good luck and thank you for reading my unfinished story i will try to update with what happened and some pix if youd like
ReplyDeleteHi Starness,
ReplyDeleteCould you give me more information on the meds you took during your pregnancy?
Thank you!
Marie