Retroverted uterus

[EvaK82]

Hi All

I was wondering if others had been diagnosed with a retroverted uterus at their scan? I understand that ~15-20% of women have it. Does it correct itself? What have been your experiences in terms of pregnancy and back pain, delivery and when did you start showing?

Also, how big was your baby at birth? Mine is projected to be 3.2-3.8kg.

The Hospital scheduled an extra consultant appointment to discuss delivery options with me and I am now slightly freaking out about it... I can’t quiet imagine that vaginal birth would be as “easy” as at the normal angle but than the Sonographer kept saying it was totally fine no big deal...

Keen to hear your experiences ladies! xx

[E_05]

I’ve got a retroverted uterus and an currently 27 weeks pregnant, my consultant hasn’t said anything about it making labour more difficult. Hopefully someone else has some answers that’s already given birth x

[EvaK82 in reply to E_05]

Ok, maybe it’s to do with the combination of also having the slipped disc... I didn’t mean to alarm you. But let’s see what other “who’ve done it” experienced... thanks for getting back xx

[EvaK82 in reply to EvaK82]

Ps - when did you start showing? I can’t see a thing yet and I wonder if this is the reason for it... I’m so keen for a little 🤰🏼😊

[E_05 in reply to EvaK82]

A few of my friends started noticing around 12/13 weeks but I think thats cause they were really looking. I’d say around 16/17 weeks it really developed.

[AJJ123]

My uterus is retroverted - my baby was 6lb 7 which is just under 3kg.

My labour was back to back, I didn’t get any back pain until labour. I ended up having a c section.

Also, I didn’t show until about 18 weeks. I didn’t look pregnant from the back. Hope this helps xx

[EvaK82 in reply to AJJ123]

Very interesting... do you mind me asking how the c-sections came about? Was it elective or as labour wasn’t proceeding as it should?

I read that the occurrence of prolapse (which requires urgent c section) is much higher in RV uterus situations

[AJJ123 in reply to EvaK82]

No absolutely fine to ask, I went into the hospital my contraction’s were not evenly timed. They were 2 seconds, 5 seconds apart for eg and I was only 3cm dilated. After 14 hours of being in hospital I was only 5cm! By this point my heartbeat, or my sons (they couldn’t tell) stopped with each contraction and it wasn’t safe to proceed.

The pain was something else and I will never go natural again xx

[AJJ123 in reply to AJJ123]

This isn’t the case for all women though just to add, I’m not afraid of pain. In my experience a back to back labour was awful - luckily no damage was done and were both still here thanks to the doctor.

There’s no shame in having a c section, there’s a lot of hype in the media about women being too posh to push etc, but it’s not the case at all.

I recommend to any woman who is not happy about going through a natural labour to go with their instincts. We don’t live in the days where we don’t have a choice, we should be entitled to make our own. I also commend women who do go through it. It’s amazing what our bodies can do xx

[EvaK82]

Thank you for sharing! I’m curious to hear what my doctors will say in a weeks time..

I hear you on the judgemental opinions of others. I think I might have been a little bit like that and I have certainly experienced it in my pregnancy so far. But each pregnancy is such a personal situation and individual decision with many complex factors have to be taken... Everyone should really mind their own and abstain from judging others!

I had been looking forward to being pregnant for many years, had read sooo many books and was certain that I was going to be in a certain way (healthy, active till the end, keeping my body pure, going natural for my baby bla bla) - and here I am: have gone completely off my normal healthy diet due to nausea and sickness, am bed ridden because of the disc prolapse and by now on very strong narcotics (incl. Morphin at some point), about to either have surgery under general anaesthesia or a steroid invention under radiology... the thought of maybe only being able to do a C-section in July is the least of my worries now... how perspectives change 😅

[AJJ123 in reply to EvaK82]

You need to do what’s right for you because after you’ve had your baby, your left with your body and it sounds like you’re already going through a lot.

Your baby will be fine, you need to be too xx

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I have a retroverted uterus and it corrects itself after about 12 weeks apparently, or so I've been told so there shouldn't be issues during pregnancy etc... I also have a 4 year old and I never knew I had a retroverted uterus until I started IVF, it wouldn't make a different to the baby's weight, my daughter was 7lbs 14oz and labor was natural and hard but isn't it always lol xxx

[emmab178]

I have one. Nothing mentioned during my pregnancy about complications due to it. I didn't start showing till really late. I lost weight before having ivf going from a size 22 to 16. For the first 6 months i was just wearing my old fat clothes! Didn't really see a bump until i was laying down after 5 months.

I had an elective c section due to her being breech and she was 7lb 9oz

[Lizzielizzielizzie]

It corrects itself during pregnancy. Mine is very retroverted and I was sceptical that it really would self correct but it did. My midwife said it corrects itself for everyone.

[EvaK82 in reply to Lizzielizzielizzie]

Oh very interesting! I will keep watching that space then 😉😊

[Unknown8]

Hey,

I have a retrovertred uterus and a partial bicornuate womb, they did tell me I could have a natural birth but I ended up as an emergency c section after they were losing babies heart beat even after putting a clip on babies head, later found out that she had the cord round her neck and legs because of the cramped space.

It is believed that everything can go normal... what goes on with us though might be completely different for you hun,

I did suffer drastically with a bad back but I have a large chest area that gives me a bad back also...I have slipped a disc too and never goes back right

I didn’t find out I was pregnant till around 4 months gone, started showing around 5/6 months but I’ve got puppy fat lol

Congratulations hun and all the best xx