Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hello all ~ WOW!! I am amazed at how I stumbled onto this group! How encouraging to read so many posts with such varied experiences and stories! Ok, so a little of my own story and then a few ques(sorry if these have been recently covered-tried read a lot of the posts, but am still new to the acronyms, etc). I found out I had a septated uterus when my midwives tried to turn my breech baby-I went into labor and was sent to the hospital for a csec. After they opened me up Dr. tells me -oh...I see the problem,you have a SU. First time I had ever heard the words. Ok, so that was 9 years ago. Two years later I have another baby-full term, breech again. Different Dr. another csec. DH and I were only 23 at the time. I was not told nor did I think to ask if there was a corrective surgery for this. The csec were very hard on my body, and we decided not to have any more children. DH had a vasectomy. URGHHH!!! Now at almost 30, DH graduates next year and we want another baby!!!! So...let's say a vasectomy reversal is successful, what are my options? How big of a deal is a corrective surgery? Has anyone had vag birth after corrective surgery and 2 csecs? OR- Does anyone have a similar situation? Since I have not had difficulty getting pregnant and carrying babies full term,(I give a lot of credit to taking red raspberry leaf religously during both pregs) should I even consider correcting this so that I can have a more comfortable pregnancy and a natural birth? Is it a risk to my fertility? I am dealing with some back woods small town Dr's-and still angry and emotional about my children's births (LONG STORY) what was NOT told to us,etc. concerning our options. Any advice would be appreciated...and again how happy I am to know of so many of you encouraging each other. Blessings, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi, . Welcome. I'm certain you will find tons of support and help here, there are so many knowledgeable women around here, I'm always so thankful for finding this group! I don't have any answers for you about the ceserian or VBAC, I will have to leave that to the other girls. But can you get copies of your records from the two ceserians you've already had? The size and flexibility of your septum really makes a difference when you're trying to decide for or against surgery. The fact that you've been able to carry two babies to term kind of indicates that your septum may not be a huge problem for a future pregnancy. There are women on this board who have not had their septums removed and have had successful pregnancies. It may be more of a consideration, though, if you are really horrified of the thought of another breach baby and cessarian. Then the surgery (septum resection) might be more of an option for you. I would suggest you get copies of your records from the first two births and take them to an experienced RE who can help you decide if the surgery is an option. If you do decide to go for the surgery, it's not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is usually outpatient, and I was back on my feet the next day, and back at work within 3 days. It's not too tough, but come back and ask for more detail if you get that far ... there are lots of girls here who have had it, and we can give you some details. On a side note, my husband had a successful vasectomy reversal a year ago, 7 years after his vasectomy. We were pg within 3 months. That's a little off-topic, though, so if you want more info about that, e-mail me. I can give you some Dr. information if you want it - - cost was an issue for us, so we did so much research on the Dr's we found that our heads were spinning. Good luck! I'm glad you found this group -- it's been a hige sanity-saver for me, I'm sure it will be just as useful for you! -Ami. > Hello all ~ > > WOW!! I am amazed at how I stumbled onto this group! How encouraging > to read so many posts with such varied experiences and stories! > > Ok, so a little of my own story and then a few ques(sorry if these > have been recently covered-tried read a lot of the posts, but am still > new to the acronyms, etc). I found out I had a septated uterus when my > midwives tried to turn my breech baby-I went into labor and was sent > to the hospital for a csec. After they opened me up Dr. tells me > -oh...I see the problem,you have a SU. First time I had ever heard the > words. Ok, so that was 9 years ago. Two years later I have another > baby-full term, breech again. Different Dr. another csec. DH and I > were only 23 at the time. I was not told nor did I think to ask if > there was a corrective surgery for this. The csec were very hard on my > body, and we decided not to have any more children. DH had a > vasectomy. URGHHH!!! Now at almost 30, DH graduates next year and we > want another baby!!!! So...let's say a vasectomy reversal is > successful, what are my options? How big of a deal is a corrective > surgery? Has anyone had vag birth after corrective surgery and 2 > csecs? OR- Does anyone have a similar situation? Since I have not had > difficulty getting pregnant and carrying babies full term,(I give a > lot of credit to taking red raspberry leaf religously during both > pregs) should I even consider correcting this so that I can have a > more comfortable pregnancy and a natural birth? Is it a risk to my > fertility? I am dealing with some back woods small town Dr's-and still > angry and emotional about my children's births (LONG STORY) what was > NOT told to us,etc. concerning our options. Any advice would be > appreciated...and again how happy I am to know of so many of you > encouraging each other. > > Blessings, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi, . Welcome. I'm certain you will find tons of support and help here, there are so many knowledgeable women around here, I'm always so thankful for finding this group! I don't have any answers for you about the ceserian or VBAC, I will have to leave that to the other girls. But can you get copies of your records from the two ceserians you've already had? The size and flexibility of your septum really makes a difference when you're trying to decide for or against surgery. The fact that you've been able to carry two babies to term kind of indicates that your septum may not be a huge problem for a future pregnancy. There are women on this board who have not had their septums removed and have had successful pregnancies. It may be more of a consideration, though, if you are really horrified of the thought of another breach baby and cessarian. Then the surgery (septum resection) might be more of an option for you. I would suggest you get copies of your records from the first two births and take them to an experienced RE who can help you decide if the surgery is an option. If you do decide to go for the surgery, it's not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is usually outpatient, and I was back on my feet the next day, and back at work within 3 days. It's not too tough, but come back and ask for more detail if you get that far ... there are lots of girls here who have had it, and we can give you some details. On a side note, my husband had a successful vasectomy reversal a year ago, 7 years after his vasectomy. We were pg within 3 months. That's a little off-topic, though, so if you want more info about that, e-mail me. I can give you some Dr. information if you want it - - cost was an issue for us, so we did so much research on the Dr's we found that our heads were spinning. Good luck! I'm glad you found this group -- it's been a hige sanity-saver for me, I'm sure it will be just as useful for you! -Ami. > Hello all ~ > > WOW!! I am amazed at how I stumbled onto this group! How encouraging > to read so many posts with such varied experiences and stories! > > Ok, so a little of my own story and then a few ques(sorry if these > have been recently covered-tried read a lot of the posts, but am still > new to the acronyms, etc). I found out I had a septated uterus when my > midwives tried to turn my breech baby-I went into labor and was sent > to the hospital for a csec. After they opened me up Dr. tells me > -oh...I see the problem,you have a SU. First time I had ever heard the > words. Ok, so that was 9 years ago. Two years later I have another > baby-full term, breech again. Different Dr. another csec. DH and I > were only 23 at the time. I was not told nor did I think to ask if > there was a corrective surgery for this. The csec were very hard on my > body, and we decided not to have any more children. DH had a > vasectomy. URGHHH!!! Now at almost 30, DH graduates next year and we > want another baby!!!! So...let's say a vasectomy reversal is > successful, what are my options? How big of a deal is a corrective > surgery? Has anyone had vag birth after corrective surgery and 2 > csecs? OR- Does anyone have a similar situation? Since I have not had > difficulty getting pregnant and carrying babies full term,(I give a > lot of credit to taking red raspberry leaf religously during both > pregs) should I even consider correcting this so that I can have a > more comfortable pregnancy and a natural birth? Is it a risk to my > fertility? I am dealing with some back woods small town Dr's-and still > angry and emotional about my children's births (LONG STORY) what was > NOT told to us,etc. concerning our options. Any advice would be > appreciated...and again how happy I am to know of so many of you > encouraging each other. > > Blessings, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Hi, . Welcome. I'm certain you will find tons of support and help here, there are so many knowledgeable women around here, I'm always so thankful for finding this group! I don't have any answers for you about the ceserian or VBAC, I will have to leave that to the other girls. But can you get copies of your records from the two ceserians you've already had? The size and flexibility of your septum really makes a difference when you're trying to decide for or against surgery. The fact that you've been able to carry two babies to term kind of indicates that your septum may not be a huge problem for a future pregnancy. There are women on this board who have not had their septums removed and have had successful pregnancies. It may be more of a consideration, though, if you are really horrified of the thought of another breach baby and cessarian. Then the surgery (septum resection) might be more of an option for you. I would suggest you get copies of your records from the first two births and take them to an experienced RE who can help you decide if the surgery is an option. If you do decide to go for the surgery, it's not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. It is usually outpatient, and I was back on my feet the next day, and back at work within 3 days. It's not too tough, but come back and ask for more detail if you get that far ... there are lots of girls here who have had it, and we can give you some details. On a side note, my husband had a successful vasectomy reversal a year ago, 7 years after his vasectomy. We were pg within 3 months. That's a little off-topic, though, so if you want more info about that, e-mail me. I can give you some Dr. information if you want it - - cost was an issue for us, so we did so much research on the Dr's we found that our heads were spinning. Good luck! I'm glad you found this group -- it's been a hige sanity-saver for me, I'm sure it will be just as useful for you! -Ami. > Hello all ~ > > WOW!! I am amazed at how I stumbled onto this group! How encouraging > to read so many posts with such varied experiences and stories! > > Ok, so a little of my own story and then a few ques(sorry if these > have been recently covered-tried read a lot of the posts, but am still > new to the acronyms, etc). I found out I had a septated uterus when my > midwives tried to turn my breech baby-I went into labor and was sent > to the hospital for a csec. After they opened me up Dr. tells me > -oh...I see the problem,you have a SU. First time I had ever heard the > words. Ok, so that was 9 years ago. Two years later I have another > baby-full term, breech again. Different Dr. another csec. DH and I > were only 23 at the time. I was not told nor did I think to ask if > there was a corrective surgery for this. The csec were very hard on my > body, and we decided not to have any more children. DH had a > vasectomy. URGHHH!!! Now at almost 30, DH graduates next year and we > want another baby!!!! So...let's say a vasectomy reversal is > successful, what are my options? How big of a deal is a corrective > surgery? Has anyone had vag birth after corrective surgery and 2 > csecs? OR- Does anyone have a similar situation? Since I have not had > difficulty getting pregnant and carrying babies full term,(I give a > lot of credit to taking red raspberry leaf religously during both > pregs) should I even consider correcting this so that I can have a > more comfortable pregnancy and a natural birth? Is it a risk to my > fertility? I am dealing with some back woods small town Dr's-and still > angry and emotional about my children's births (LONG STORY) what was > NOT told to us,etc. concerning our options. Any advice would be > appreciated...and again how happy I am to know of so many of you > encouraging each other. > > Blessings, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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