Re: New UU member (sort of :) m/c mentioned

[Guest guest]

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I hope to see good news after you go to the Dr today------I know

there are lots of UU's that have successfully carried babies---one

even had twins!!!!!! I am Bu, so cant offer a whole lot of advice---I

know its scary when you have cramping---sometimes cramping is

mistaken for ligament stretching----

I have my fingers crossed for you and DH.

J/ Bu

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much ladies for your replies! It makes me feel a little

better, especially to hear that others have had cramping also and that

it's not necessarily an impending m/c.

I just got back from the US. It's a little frustrating sometimes--

but the staff didn't even know what a UU was! The radiologist kept

saying bicornuate, and I had to tell the technician " no! " . (This

happened a few years back, too. No one seems to know very much about

MAs.)

Anyway, they couldn't really tell me much. They (the technician and my

GP) said there appears to be a gestational sack, but they can't see

anything yet. This facility's US " start seeing things " at 6 weeks is

what I was told. My GP said he thinks there looks like there is a cyst

with some bleeding on my left ovary. Not sure what that means, but

it's the only one connected to my poor little uterus Serum test

results say 4-5 weeks pregnant. No recommendation of subsequent

testing-just told to schedule with a peri.

A few of you mentioned twins. Wow! That is amazing. That makes me so

happy to hear that. Bless that mommy and her little ones! Whew

Thanks again! I'm keeping my fingers crossed and praying a lot

(although, I would surely be struck down if I walked into church!).

/ UU

> -

> I hope to see good news after you go to the Dr today------I know

> there are lots of UU's that have successfully carried babies---one

> even had twins!!!!!! I am Bu, so cant offer a whole lot of

advice---I

> know its scary when you have cramping---sometimes cramping is

> mistaken for ligament stretching----

> I have my fingers crossed for you and DH.

> J/ Bu

[Guest guest]

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I love the name Ella Grace...how pretty I bet she's keeping you

busy at 6 months! That's about the age my dh " feels comfortable "

holding a baby. He thinks he'll " break " a baby. haha

The cramping is just on my left side, where I think my ovary might be?

When I had the m/c, the cramping was ALL over. Across my whole

stomach. Maybe I'm just being paranoid here. Anything that seems like

the last pregnancy throws me into major anxiety. I imagine (now) that

I could have a blighted ovum. That's when there is just the

gestational sac present? Although, I'm not very far along here.

I'm also thrilled to hear of your age difference. My mother-in-law

(she's 75 and a little blunt sometimes) has told me that my dh is

getting " too old to have kids " ! Luckily, he disagrees

Thanks for taking the time to reply (and so quickly!). I really

appreciate everyone's input, especially because I can't seem to find

medical professionals that are knowledgeable about MAs. Next

appointment will be with a peri.

/ UU

> Hi ! Welcome! I'm sorry to hear of your loss.

> You and your husband have the same age difference as

> me and my husband (13 years... but I'm 32 and he's

> 45..)

>

> When you say " cramping " , what do you mean exactly?

> Both times I've been pregnant (one blighted ovum, one

> full term baby), I had substantial amounts of

> crampy-type feelings especially until about 8-9 weeks

> or so. I have read many women have the same

> experience. BOTH times I was pg it sure seemed like AF

> was about to start because I felt crampy like that.

>

> I think it's a bit irresponsible of your GP to tell

> you that you are probably about to lose your baby

> because of some cramping. , one of our fearless

> leaders on this group, had HORRIBLE cramping during

> the first weeks of her pregnancy and she is now 14

> weeks or so and everything is fine with her! My baby,

> with whom I had cramping, is 6 months old (I have an

> SU). I even had an incident of bright-red heavy

> bleeding associated with cramping and let me assure

> you Ella Grace survived it and is now learning to

> crawl.

>

> Wait and see what the ultrasound shows. Do you have a

> specialist doctor lined up to go visit (a perinate)?

> Seems like it would be a good idea!! I wouldn't trust

> a GP for a pregnancy with UU. You need a bit of

> special attention! GOod luck and keep us updated!

> There are many UU women on this board who have carried

> to term or close. One of the group's members, ,

> had TWINS last February or March in her UU. If I

> recall, she carried to nearly 40 weeks.

>

>

> mom to ELla, 6-13-03

>

[Guest guest]

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> My concern is with this cramping. I asked our GP and he said

> cramping is NEVER normal in early pregnancy and it's probably an

> indication I'm going to lose this one also.

I'm not an expert, but I also have had (and still do) have mild

cramping off and on since before I knew I was pregnant. The cramping

I have is exactly like the cramps I get the fews days prior to

getting AF. They come and go, slightly less often now, although I had

some cramping today. Anyway, I asked two different doctors about

this, and neither were concerned - both said that many women

experience mild cramping throughout their first trimester, or even a

little later. The key seems to be mild cramping, and that the cramps

aren't constant or getting worse or accompanied by serious bleeding.

I'm quite surprised that your GP would say its NEVER normal - I

personnaly know of several women who had cramps and delivered healthy

babies.

Good luck and keep us posted.

a

35 now

10 wks 6 days

1st pg

SU

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am presently 33 weeks pregnant and I had

cramping throughout my first trimester, never too severe but definitely

noticable. Contrary to what your GP said, I have heard that cramping is quite

common in the first trimester. I hope this pregnancy goes well for you and

welcome to the board!

Eleanor BU/35

> From: MAUjhazy@...

> Date: 2003/12/16 Tue PM 01:06:51 GMT

> To: MullerianAnomalies

> Subject: New UU member (sort of m/c mentioned

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey !

OMG I was in your shoes!! I'm the that mentioned and

have been the queen of cramping thus far. By the way, get a new doc!

My docs told me that cramping is usually only an indicator for m/c

when bleeding is occuring. Its totally normal in most pregnancies.

I've had so many different pains...

1) Bowl you over, stabbing pain in my left side around 5 wks to 10

wks, thought it was ectopic (and I only have 1 tube as well)

- turned out to be an ovarian cyst, they're painful but heal

on their own and don't harm you or baby

2) Achy, menstrual type cramps

- was told this is everything in there stretching

3) Severe stabbing pain in my OTHER side

- no cyst there, no appendicitis, no clue. Consensus was that

my wacky womb was simply giving me pains that were normal for IT but

that other women might not experience

4) Super crampy low abdominal pains w/lower back pain and feeling

like I had to have a bowel movement - felt JUST LIKE my m/c

- turned out to be an intestinal bug, baby was fine

5) Wacky sharp pains in my upper right abd. area when I cough, roll

over or move wrong - was sure it was a hernia

- Again, consensus is that my wacky uterus is just streching in

new and exciting ways that other women don't experience

And I was told this was all normal. So your doc is a dip! I'm 14 wks

and though all that my baby has been fine. Hopefully things continue

to go well for both you and I :-)

Hang in there. 4-5 wks was the HARDEST part for me b/c it was too

early to see baby on the ultrasound. I have print-outs right here of

that frighteningly empty sac ... and now my baby is 9cm. All I can

tell you is to just hang in there. You many have had a cyst that

ruptured and therefore wouldn't show up on the u/s b/c it would

already be gone.

Oh, you are SO not alone in the misnaming of the uterus thing. The US

techs do it to me all the time and it TICKS ME OFF!

Anywho, we're here if you need us!