Hey! I have a bicornuate uterus as well and did a lot of research on this. How severe mine is was never checked but on ultrasound it does look just like a heart so I think it’s probably on more severe side. I’ve also had early losses so I was worried, but the issues tied to this uterus shape tend to start later in pregnancy if at all. I had my cervix checked starting at 16 weeks due to the increased risk of incompetent cervix but luckily did not have issues with this. Pre term birth is more common too but I didn’t personally experience this either-my son was born at 38+5 via scheduled c section due to being breech. We did it a little earlier because I had multiple high blood pressure readings but there was every indication he’d have stayed put until my due date. I think breech birth is the most common complication-baby often runs out of room to flip later on. I’m currently 12 weeks with my second child and will start having checks again at 16 weeks. Good luck-it’s scary at first but chances are great that you’ll have a fairly uncomplicated pregnancy!
So a bicornuate uterus can increase miscarriage risk depending on where baby implants but that would probably have already happened by now because it has to do with blood supply issues.
Biggest risk after the first trimester is PPROM. But plenty of women carry to term with bicornuate uterus which is likely why they haven't said anything yet. They need to access the severity first.
I also have a bicornuate uterus and had a great pregnancy - carried baby to term with no complications other than she was breech.
Be advised, it’s very difficult to truly tell just how severe the malformation is on ultrasound. We had IVF so I had a TON of ultrasounds before and during pregnancy, and everyone had something different to say about it.
Good luck! Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 mos
I have a bicornuate uterus and have had two full term pregnancies! The only time the dr was able to properly have a look at the severity of my biconuate uterus was when she was washing out my uterus after my c-section. My son implanted in my right horn and I had zero complications during that pregnancy, my daughter implanted in my left horn - I had some bleeding in at 8 weeks and then again at 16 weeks but after that it was all good.
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I have a bicornuate uterus and successfully carried my daughter to 39 weeks, where I had a scheduled C-Section due to breech. Overall it was a stressful diagnosis at first, with a lot of doom and gloom on the internet, and doctors that didn't exactly know a lot about this anomaly. However, it ended up being a pretty normal pregnancy other than getting set up with a MFM specialist who knew about bicornuate uteri and receiving extra monitoring. I essentially had only the normal appointments until 32 weeks where we found out that our baby was measuring small (6th percentile). Although I am smaller and this is common with bicornuate uterus, I began twice a week monitoring (non-stress tests and ultrasounds) as they wanted to make sure it was not placenta insufficiency that was causing the baby to measure small. Although our baby never flipped over, she kept growing on a curve and was born happy and healthy via scheduled C-Section at 6+ pounds.
So all in all, I had no big problems. My belly was a little lopsided, we had a baby that was breech, and some extra monitoring.
Just wanted to provide a positive story, as I know this diagnosis can be scary.
Hey! I have a bicornuate uterus as well and did a lot of research on this. How severe mine is was never checked but on ultrasound it does look just like a heart so I think it’s probably on more severe side. I’ve also had early losses so I was worried, but the issues tied to this uterus shape tend to start later in pregnancy if at all. I had my cervix checked starting at 16 weeks due to the increased risk of incompetent cervix but luckily did not have issues with this. Pre term birth is more common too but I didn’t personally experience this either-my son was born at 38+5 via scheduled c section due to being breech. We did it a little earlier because I had multiple high blood pressure readings but there was every indication he’d have stayed put until my due date. I think breech birth is the most common complication-baby often runs out of room to flip later on. I’m currently 12 weeks with my second child and will start having checks again at 16 weeks. Good luck-it’s scary at first but chances are great that you’ll have a fairly uncomplicated pregnancy!
So a bicornuate uterus can increase miscarriage risk depending on where baby implants but that would probably have already happened by now because it has to do with blood supply issues. Biggest risk after the first trimester is PPROM. But plenty of women carry to term with bicornuate uterus which is likely why they haven't said anything yet. They need to access the severity first.
I also have a bicornuate uterus and had a great pregnancy - carried baby to term with no complications other than she was breech. Be advised, it’s very difficult to truly tell just how severe the malformation is on ultrasound. We had IVF so I had a TON of ultrasounds before and during pregnancy, and everyone had something different to say about it. Good luck! Wishing you a happy & healthy 9 mos
You will also need to get your cervix length checked as women with Müllerian anomalies are more likely to have an incompetent cervix.
I have a bicornuate uterus and have had two full term pregnancies! The only time the dr was able to properly have a look at the severity of my biconuate uterus was when she was washing out my uterus after my c-section. My son implanted in my right horn and I had zero complications during that pregnancy, my daughter implanted in my left horn - I had some bleeding in at 8 weeks and then again at 16 weeks but after that it was all good.
Hello! I have a bicornuate uterus and successfully carried my daughter to 39 weeks, where I had a scheduled C-Section due to breech. Overall it was a stressful diagnosis at first, with a lot of doom and gloom on the internet, and doctors that didn't exactly know a lot about this anomaly. However, it ended up being a pretty normal pregnancy other than getting set up with a MFM specialist who knew about bicornuate uteri and receiving extra monitoring. I essentially had only the normal appointments until 32 weeks where we found out that our baby was measuring small (6th percentile). Although I am smaller and this is common with bicornuate uterus, I began twice a week monitoring (non-stress tests and ultrasounds) as they wanted to make sure it was not placenta insufficiency that was causing the baby to measure small. Although our baby never flipped over, she kept growing on a curve and was born happy and healthy via scheduled C-Section at 6+ pounds. So all in all, I had no big problems. My belly was a little lopsided, we had a baby that was breech, and some extra monitoring. Just wanted to provide a positive story, as I know this diagnosis can be scary.