SU-had a preemie...looking for some advice!

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This is my first time posting a message. I learned about this board

from doing many searches on google and I've been reading messages for weeks.

WOW,

am I glad I found this support site!

My name is Jen and I have a septate uterus. This was diagnosed before

pregnancy and my husband and I had no difficulty conceiving. I gave birth to a

healthy

baby girl named Emma Rose at 34 wks. (6 weeks early) in Dec. 02 and she was 3

lbs. 11

oz. She wasbreathing on her own & spent just 10 days in the NICU & was sent home

weighing just 3 lbs. 13 oz. Today she's a 16 month old toddler and perfectly

healthy and

on target with all her development. We feel so gratelful she is OK.

I had an easy pregnancy and the baby was on my right side the whole

pg. My OB knew this and I was monitored closely. My labor and delivery was the

scariest

experience I ever had. I bled and the baby came within 3 hours. Thank goodness I

was at

home and close to the hospital. It was not at all how I thought it would be. We

believe the

baby ran out of room and the placenta tore, caused the uterus to contract and I

delivered

very fast. I had difficulty delivering the placenta and it had to be surgically

removed. The baby was small for 34 weeks but her lungs were just developed so we

were

fortunate.

I swore that I was done with having babies after that experience. In fact, I

gave away all my

maternity clothes! We felt so blessed and knew the risks of having a SU. But now

(I know

many of you can relate) I am considering having another baby and know I should

have the

surgical procedure. My docs in NY also recommended I have it with my history. Is

it called

hys/lap? I have an appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist next week

(we just

moved to Cincinnati and I have the name of a really good practice here), I have

all my

records, an MRI & CT to bring and I'm nervous and full of questions. Maybe some

of you

can answer a few of them?

- is the procedure usually covered by insurance?

- has anyone had a similar situation as I did? Did you have a preemie

and then a full term baby after the septum was removed?

- was the procedure painful? Was it successful?

Thanks so much for any info and insight.

Take care!

Jen