This is new information. Incredible, but it doesn't sound very common.

I have Uterus Didelphys yet I managed to give natural birth to a beautiful baby boy, and he was only three weeks early. The only issue I encountered during my pregnancy was extreme crowding because of limited space on the side that I was carrying my son on (I was carrying him in my left uterus). His only ailments as a result of the crowding are: (1) he was born with positional plagiocephaly and is currently wearing a cranial remolding helmet to fix the shape of his head and (2) he was born with metatarsus adductus and is currently wearing casts on both of his feet to straighten them out.

I also have Uterus Didelphys, with double wombs, 2 cervixes and double vagina. My Vagina had the septum removed before I became pregnant. I have given birth to 3 healthy children, all born naturally. The first was 3 weeks early and the last two were 5 days early. I also experienced extreme crowding due to limited space. All 3 were carried in the right womb. I have had 3 miscarriages. One before the first pregnancy and 2 after the 3rd successful pregnancy.

I am 24 and i have uterus didelphys. i discovered the condition when i had my first son. i had a c-section because he was in a tranverse position. i carried him to full term in my right uterus. i am now pregnant with my second child. i am 12 weeks and pregnant in the left uterus this time. i have never had a miscarriage nor any trouble getting pregnant i just hope this pregnancy goes as smooth as the last.

hi im 16 and i have a double uterus. although some women can have an operstion to remove the seperating wall through the middle. although mine is as though its been cut right throught the middle and pulled a part. i've had a scan and they said that both wombs are exactly the same size and good although im terrified that i cant conceive. i discovered this when i was 13 as i began my period and didnt quite know where to put the tampon, although all my doctors are dazed and have never heard of this - so the research is down to me!! x

Hey everyone,
my husband and i have been trying to get pregnant for a year now. when we didnt have luck we went got worked up then i found out i had uterus dydelphys with a vaginal septum. my fertility doc wants me to make a decision about wether i would like to remove th eseptum before trying IUI or IVF. i am so scared, just want to see if anyone went through this and what was your experience after the removal? any luck with fertility treatment?

Hi I have this condition, and I had the septum removed in 2006. The operation itself was a doddle. The fear beforehand was the worst thing! But there is honestly nothing to worry about, and you'll be glad you had it done. I'm now 9 weeks pregnant. Everything is going well so far, but I'll have scans more frequently than 'normal' women, just to keep an eye on things. I just discovered that I have a double cervix also. From my first scan I can see that my 'other' womb is pretty tiny, so I'm hoping that crowding won't be a problem. And I don't mind that I'll probably need a caesarean - just knock me out and wake me up with a baby and a cup of tea!!

Hi Sarah, congratulations!! thanks so much for replying, this makes me feel so much better. I just found out about all of this 1 month ago and i am just having a hard time wrapping my head around it especially while we are also ttc and no luck.. I just heard some negative outcomes of septum removal (like infection and longterm sexual problems) glad you had a positive feedback for me. thanks again and good luck with your pregnancy :)

Hello Sarah, congratulations!! thanks so much for the reply. i have just been driving myself crazy trying to understand all of this especially adding ttc with no luck. i just heard some not so good outcomes online (like infection and longterm sexual problems) from septum removal and it just got me anxious. glad to hear you had a great outcome. best of luck and have a happy and healthy pregnancy/ delivery :)

Hi. I also have this condition with the split completely down to my vagina (or should I say vaginas!). This was diagnosed when i was 19. I'm 30 now and have been trying to have a baby for 6 months. My Kaiser doctor told me to keep trying for an entire year before we think about infertility treatments, but still sent me to see the specialist. Turns out my insurance doesn't cover infertility treatments. I'm beginning to feel discouraged. With the condition and no help with infertility treatment, I'm unsure of how to continue forward. The doctor did offer clomid as a possibility, but only once I try for one year. I guess I should start looking into adoption? thoughts? advice?

I just wanted to tell you all not to give up...dont give up hope when the time is right it will happen. I have the same problem and i was so afraid i wouldnt be able to have children of my own or see what it was like to be pregnant.I was so upset and got depressed because of it and i gave up on trying i was so tired of seeing negative results and it just hurt me everytime. Well guess what ladies. Apparently Nov 7 2008 was the right time and the right person. I am currently 34 weeks pregnant and carrying a healthy baby boy I have not had any major complications at all. I wish you all the best of luck...Oh and i have not had the "wall" removed. But i think there is a good chance it will be a c-section baby He is transverse and not turning. Good Luck to you all. I wish you all well..

Hey mommywanttobe - I had no infection thankfully, I just had to take it easy for a couple of weeks. I bled a bit when I tried to do too much too soon, because I got sick of sitting around on my bum all day! And sex is much easier now, I have to say. I didn't do any research beforehand, so luckily didn't know about any potential complications. Best of luck if you decide to go ahead with the op.

Hi, I'm just entering my 2nd trimester and I found out that I have this condition. Fortunately, my baby is in the larger half of my uterus. This was scary when I found out since I'm 20 yrs old and my clinic has never seen this before. It feels great to know that there are others who have the same condition. I try not to think about what could happen. I have a wonderful husband who supports me but it isn't the same as knowing that there are other women who are going through the same situation. I want to wish everyone well and a very successful pregnancy.

Hey Sarah and everyone,
thanks for all your replies, based on you sharing your great experiences i have decided to go through with the septum removal surgery, it will at least make me feel like i am moving a step forward. it has been a year since my husband and i started trying and this is kind of the first proactive thing we have been offered, i will keep you updated in 3 weeks (after the surgery) wish me luck.. congratulations to all the preggos and good luck to all the ones still in my boat, i have not lost hope yet :)

I also have Uterus Didelphys that I have known about since I was 13. I have had 2 children. For both preg. I didn't have a period. I am now 43. I have missed my period for 2 months, with several neg. home preg. tests. (have a dr. appt. next month) A couple of days ago, I started spotting, now having a light period. Have any of you had a neg. test and been preg. or had one side have a period while preg.

I have a uterus didelphys and just a few days ago I found out that I'm pregnant.I have one almost-normal sized uterus and the other one is a little thing,no bigger than a walnut. This my 2nd pregnancy (my first ended in miscarriage). I'm really scared that I'm going to lose this one, too. I did have the surgery to remove the vaginal septum. What really worries me is that that I'm pregnant in the wrong side. Has this happened to anyone? If it does turn out that it's in the "good" side, I hope that I'm able to carry to term, as many of you have. Reading all of your stories gives me hope. It's comforting to know that there's someone out there that understands my fears & frustrations. Thank you!

I have UD, but I didn't find out until after my daughter was born. She measured small after about 30 weeks, so my doc put me on bedrest and gave celestone shots to help my daughter develop. I had premature labor at 31 weeks, but it was stopped. I had a c-section at 37 weeks and a 6 lb healthy baby. My doc planned to remove the fibroid he found at the c-section. It turns out the fibroid was my other uterus. Luckily, my daughter was in the large left side, as the right side, which he removed, was very small. I would like to conceive again, but I'm nervous about it & my husband is understandably scared to death. My doctor is overly cautious, so if he says it's likely that I'll have a successful pregnancy, I believe him. I do not have the vaginal septum issue, and the only corrective surgery I had was the one I described. My advice: find a superb doctor & follow his/her advice to the letter. Good luck and God bless!

hey ladies,
I too have UD and have not been fortunate yet to get pregnant. just thought to let you know that there is a website for UD established by a girl named Phoebe from England for UD. http://uterusdidelphys.webs.com/
check it out i just joined and its great way to get info and talk about our stories...
good luck everyone

I also have uterus didelphys. It was discovered when I began menstruating at 13, as the left side didn't have an opening, so there was a years worth of blood build up. This was surgically corrected. The left side was damaged unfortunately, and therefore wasn't able to conceive on this side, but right side is fully functioning.

I have given birth to a daughter last years. She was premature, born at 30 weeks, as she was breech and had run out of room in the right uterus. She was born by c-sect. The only issue she's had because of the UD is that her right leg was up by her head when she came out, guess she put it up there, and got too crowded to bring it down before she was born. All fixed within 2 days of being born, came down naturally.

I also have uterus didelphys. It was discovered when I was 13 after I'd been menstruating for a year. Turned out the left side didn't have a cervix opening, so was blocked up with a build up of blood. This was corrected surgically, as well as the removal of a small vaginal septum. The left side was damaged due to this blockage, and is non functioning.

We took 2.5 years to conceive the first time, which ended in early miscarriage, then another 2.5 years to conceive my daughter who is now one. She was in the right side. She was born premature at 30 weeks, as she ran out of room. I had a c-section.

I have read elsewhere, that of the uterine anomalies, UD has the highest chance of conception, which is good news!

I found out the I have a double cervix and basically 2 vaginas when I was 19. I also have uterus didelphys. I recently found out that I was pregnant and I pray that everything will be okay. I didn't have problems concieving but I am nervous about whats going to happen during the pregnany. The doctors think I am 11 weeks but I won't know for sure until my next appointment. Any words of wisdom so I can stop panicking?

I have UD - found out when I had a termination 4 yrs ago - had been poorly , something didn't feel right. Fell pregnant again 6 months later and again had to terminate as doctor had told me they were going to join wombs and remove vaginal septum. However , then I found an amazing doctor on net who worked at my local hospital who knows everything about UD. Told me that as sex not sore that my septum should not be removed. I then fell pregannt again last year, and doc said there was no way should have wombs joined either as the risk of infection too bad. I sadly miscarried at 7 weeks last yr but am now pregnant again and 13 weeks. My baba is jumping around like the most active thing ever seen ! Doc says all looks good. I have to be scanned every 2 weeks and they will take my pregnancy ' as far as it will go' but will have to have caesarian when my due dat comes. Finally feel I have a doc who knows what they are talking about . Have had so many tell me things that dont make sense. Feel like I am finally in good hands.

I am 19, and I fount out that I had UD when I was 13. My doctor didn't give me much information about it as I would have liked. After reading some on your comments it seems that prenancy is a little harder than I was led to believe. My left side is smaller then my right. I am wondering is there anyway that a pregnancy test could come up negative and I still be pregnant? Thank, hope all is well.

I was told I had 2 UD during a pap smear when I was 21. I was lucky and had no problem becoming pregnant later on. My pregnancy was perfectly healthy, and I was able to give birth to my baby boy naturally! He was born early at 33w and 5d! He weighed 5 lb and 1 oz, and had no medical issues besides low birthweight and jaundice! I just want other women to know that it is possible to have a healthy pregnany & birth with UD. My doc says I will probably always have preterm babies.

I have been diagnosed with UD for about eight years now, but mine is actually separate, no septum in the uterus. I have been having trouble conceiving, wondering whether or not to tie my left tube. My left uterus is pediactric sized, but I have a septum nearly all the way down my vagina so it is totally seperated. I wanted to tie my left tube to give the right side a better chance of getting the eggs and plus my doc said there was no way that the left uterus could carry. My doctor is awesome and knows a ton about UD, but we are still trying to decide what's right for me.

Girls please help!! :( I also have UD, 2 uterus, 2 cervix and the vaginal septum. I have been trying to get pregnant for almost an year with no luck. :( Please tell me how did you get pregnant so fast? Was it just luck, or did you monitor your ovulation so that you knew on which side you should intercourse? It's very important for me to know !! Thank you all and good luck with your pregnancies!

Girls please help!! :( I also have UD, 2 uterus, 2 cervix and the vaginal septum. I have been trying to get pregnant for almost an year with no luck. :( Please tell me how did you get pregnant so fast? Was it just luck, or did you monitor your ovulation so that you knew on which side you should intercourse? It's very important for me to know !! Thank you all and good luck with your pregnancies!

hi, I also have UD and have fallen pregnant within days of coming off the contraceptive pill, i feel incredibly lucky as I thought with UD it would take forever to work out which side was ovulating when...Im now at 7 weeks and am worried because I dont feel pregnant anymore but not really bleeding or anything...got a scan next week but right now it feels ages away! any ideas if theres any sites or anything to get more info??

My sister-in-law has this rare condition. She has given two full term births to two darling boys, one from each womb. She is currently pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, one in each womb. The doctors told her that the chances of her losing at least one of her twins was extremely high, especially since the placement of the placentas were both on the middle wall, where nutrition might be a problem. Against all odds, she has now reached 37 weeks and is scheduled to be induced later this week (the boy is growing faster). I just wanted to share this story with you. We're all very pleased that her pregnancy has gone so well, so far. I'm also just excited to have a new niece and nephew.

Hi everyone-

I just wanted to share my stories with you. I too have UD, two cervix and had a vaginal septum. I didn't find out I had it until I got pregnant for the first time about 4 years ago. I was about 28 yrs old. My doctor did a vaginal exam on me and noticed a septum. We immediately went for an ultrasound so they knew what we were dealing with and that is when we found out not only did I have UD, but I was pregnant with identical twins in the right horn. I ended up going into labor at 21 weeks with them and they ended up being stillborn. I got pregnant 4 months after I lost the twins and I now have a beautiful little 3 year old girl. I am also pregnant again and currently 26 weeks. My daughter was in the left horn and I had to go on bedrest with her at 30 weeks and ended up having her at 36 weeks vaginally. She actually took care of the vaginal septum for me =) This time, the baby is in the same horn as my daughter and things are going GREAT! The only thing is that she is Breech and they think I might have to have a c-section this time because she may not have enough room to move head down. My other daughter was head down the entire time, so I don't know what is going to happen this time. Oh, I also have to have weekly progesterone shots that are supposed to help with Pre-term labor. So my question for all of you who have had babies and have UD, did your babies turn if they were breech at 26 weeks? and did you start feeling Baxton Hicks Contractions like WAY early??

Jenn

Hey girls just left the dr. Office and found out some of my options on getting prego with UD. Not sure if I should do it or not. Just need some advice.

I too have to UD with 2 cervixs. I was curious if anyone was willing to share the size of their two uteruses. I know the size of mine and am afraid they are too small to carry a baby and was curious what the size was of other women who have given birth.
Thanks!
Courtney

hey im 19 and was just told 10 days ago that i have 2 uterus and 2 cervix and had a vaginal septum,
im getting the septum removed soon though. they sent me for for a cat scan to see wat other duplicate organs that i have. they told my that i can still have kids and all, just might have to have a caesarean. which is fine w me cause for a while i didnt know what was going on and though that i might not get to have them at all, an im so thankfull for that. any advide anyone can give me. please email me anytime, thanks renayheather@yahoo.com

Hello,
I am 25years old, and found out I had complete UD at age 13 when my appendix was being taken out and they performed a routine ultrasound. I have not had the vaginal septum removed. I have no pain or issues, and for me the risks of the procedure do not out weigh the benefits. I was so worried about getting pregnant since I have always wanted to be a mother. I got pregnant after two months of trying! Every week that passed was a blessing. We are currently 23 weeks and everything is going well. I can feel the baby kick as I am writing this blog. There is no doubt that I am high risk, but I just know that everything will be okay. Best of luck to all of you!!

Hi all,I am 33 years old.came to know just 1 month back when i got pregnant that i have UD.My doctor told me that both uterus are of same size.i got pregnant after 2 month of trying but had a misscarriage at 5th week.my doctor advisd me to try conceiving again after 2-3 months.i hope next time everything would be fine..good luck to all of you.

Hello! I just wanted to share my story- so far! I found out that I have UD with a sub lateral hemi-vagina?? I think that means I had another vaginal canal, but no opening. When I was 16, they re sectioned that, so I only had one vagina. I have 2 uteri and 2 cervices. I got pregnant after a year of trying (only had sex ONCE!) and miscarried at 5 weeks. We tried again after 2 normal cycles, and again, only had sex once and got pregnant. I'm pregnant in my right side, and I'm 24 weeks now. My doctor hopes we can keep the baby in until 33 weeks, if possible. I'll try to keep you all updated, but don't lose hope! Try using fertilityfriend.com and track. God willing, I'll be back here in 15 weeks or so to show off pics of our healthy baby boy. God bless!

Hi, my name is Danielle, I am 16 years old and I learnt a year ago that I had UD. I have two uterus', two cervixes and the vaginal septum. I was wondering if any of you at a young age had very iregular periods and how you dealt with them? I am currently getting progesterone shots every 12 weeks I believe and I still have my period for a full month sometimes even more. Anyone know of any medication or something that helped?

Hi, just wanted to share my story to hopefully give some hope to those still trying. I found out I had a vaginal septum during delivery of my son (4 years ago and conceived first time of trying), which had to be cut away during labour as he was stuck. They later discovered I had a double cervix and uterus. I am amazed noone found this out before as I had umpteen vaginal exams during my pregnancy. I then went on to fall pregnant, again first time of trying. My daughter was breech and wouldn't turn so was born by planned c-section. I am now pregnant with my third child and am trying to decide how to have my baby. As it is such an uncommon thing none of the docs have came across it before (I am in the UK) and so are speculating on what will happen. One theory is that although my septum has been cut out there may be scar tissue left which could cause the same difficulties in labour which could result in an emergency c-section. Anyone had any experience of this? Good luck to everyone still trying and pregnant.