Uterine rupture Puns

I’m now 4 months pregnant after a uterine rupture. We were told there was so much damage we would never carry a pregnancy. Had our 17 week ultrasound and it’s a boy! But, they are saying we have placenta acceta (sp?) and placenta previa.

Now, google is not my friend, my specialist appointment isn’t for another 3 weeks. My doctor is saying delivery is life threatening now and I’m just freaking out just a little bit.

This pregnancy was not planned, it took 8 years to have our first with fertility treatments and we had to use fertility treatments for our second.

Anyone have anything that could maybe reassure me or just any sort of stories that maybe similar? My ob is more concerned about permanent birth control after the fact but I’m more worried about everything else first. (It’s obviously something we’re trying to figure out which option will be the best for us; but still have some time.)

Of all the things about birth and delivery, the idea of uterine rupture freaks me out the most.

I've talked with my doctor about having a vbac, and he thinks I have an 80-90% chance of successfully doing so, based on age/ previous deliveries/ etc. He hasn't pressured me at all either way, and my husband supports whatever I want to do. And I've seen the statistics saying less than 1% of moms will experience uterine rupture, and of those, 99% both mom and baby are okay.

Buuuut my prenatal anxiety is in overdrive about this. My labors are fast- with my last baby, I had zero contractions before my water broke, and by the time we reached the hospital 40 minutes later, I was already at 8 cm. I have a high pain tolerance, and pain medication is slow to work for me (I've had dentists start drilling before I was numb because they didn't believe me; my nurse said it usually takes 3ish minutes for people to be completely numb to start a c section, but I took over 15 minutes). I'm worried about a) rupture on the way to the hospital, b) my high pain tolerance making me not react as theatrically to the pain of a uterine rupture so drs don't respond quickly enough, and c) having them start cutting a c section before I'm numb because it's necessary to save me/ baby.

I'm considering scheduling a c section so I don't have to worry about it. This is my last child, so I'm not worried about ability to get pregnant after this. But my last c section recovery was rough, and I had been hoping for one more vaginal birth.

Logically, I know I have a solid chance at having a vbac. But I can't get all the what ifs out of my mind.

Has anyone else felt this? Would anyone be willing to share their stories of successful vbac? Also, if you did experience uterine rupture after trying for a vbac, do you wish you had elected a c section or are you glad you tried? Also happy to hear from women who elected c sections and your experience.

I'm 33+3, just had a GD check-up. The nurse practitioner asked if I was trying for a VBAC and I said yes. She warned me NOT to labor at home so I can come to the hospital to be monitored since I have a 0.9% risk of experiencing uterine rupture. This is due to my previous c-section for a breech baby 5 years ago. 0.9% seems pretty low, and I will talk to my doctor about whether she advises the same, but I'm just wondering if anyone else has actually experienced it or heard of it happening.

Editing to add: I have no qualms whatsoever about laboring in the hospital as opposed to at home. I've just heard of many women going to the hospital too early and being sent home. If they will admit me and monitor me due to the risk, I'm all for it. Was just asking if anyone had experienced uterine rupture, not that I don't believe it could happen.

Short Version: Tell me your experiences with pregnancy after uterine rupture or making the decision to use or not use your remaining embryos.
Long Version: I'm a 34f, with 2 DD's. Both were IVF pregnancies. The first was a csection after 36 hours of labor at about 40w5d. The second was a semi successful VBAC at 39w5d. I say semi-successful because she was born by VBAC but my ute ruptured during a manual placenta removal and so I had essentially both forms of recovery at once. I hemorrhaged alot and things were very dicey for a while. Afterwards I developed sepsis from the rupture and spent another two weeks in the hospital after just being home for less than one. All in all extremely traumatic and scary.
The problem is we have two embryos left from the same batch that resulted in both my DD's. Obviously we're rather attached to them. My husband and I are considering trying one last time with them, ESET of course. Both the obgyn (who delivered my second, fixed my ute, and saved my life) and our RE have signed off on the idea, surprisingly rather enthusiastically. My RE said my ute was textbook during the recent saline sonogram. My OBGYN said that she thought we would plan a delivery between 36-37 weeks and that would mitigate most of the risks. And that knowing what worked and didn't work she would be prepared with crash cart, extra blood, etc. I thought I would have met with more resistance from them but that hasn't been the case. As much as I would like to use those embryos and potentially have one more child, I'm terrified. DH really wants more kids and can't fathom not using those embryos.
I'd love some help making this decision. So if you have any experience in this area let me know how it all played out.

I am having a hard time differentiating between them in the questions

We aren’t pregnant yet, but we’re hoping to start trying within 6-7 months. Our doctor said it would be extremely difficult to conceive again, but if we were too, what would I expect?

We had a partial uterine rupture with my son. She said it was partially ruptured but they said my uterus and both of our lives. She said it would be possible to get pregnant again, just difficult. She didn’t suggest against it. Just said we would be high risk and we need to be careful.

Not sure how to distinguish between these two. Is it the timing? Bleeding amount? Pain quality? Any catch phrases? I would appreciate your response. Thanks.

I keep getting questions that require you to distinguish between the two WRONG. Any tips for clearly understanding the difference between the two? Not sure why I get stuck on this -.-

I had a uterine rupture during an attempted VBAC for my second baby. Now I have to decide if I'm done having kids or if I want to take the risks of pregnancy after a uterine rupture. It's a hard decision!

I would love to hear anyone's experience with this! How did it go if you chose to get pregnant again. Was it stressful to have the potential rupture looming at the end of pregnancy? Did you stay within 10 minutes of the hospital for the last weeks? How did getting an early c-section go?

Just got mine way sooner than expected. Anyone else that has had a uterine rupture anything I need to worry or look out for? I didnt think to ask my doc at the time and will call tomorrow but was wondering what others experiences were. Thanks!

I attempted a VBAC with an induction this past weekend. My first labour was post date and complicated with a long NICU stay. I wanted to try a VBAC but I also didn't want to go overdue.

I was induced with a Foley bulb on Friday afternoon. It was quite painful but did get me started going. I had really painful contractions for several hours then the pain tapered off. I think it fell out of my cervix but not my vagina at that point.

I was home overnight and went into the hospital at 9am. They got the bulb out and started me on a low dose oxytocin drip. My cervix was about 3cm dilated and I was thinned out but it was very high and posterior. The drip was slowly turned up throughout the day. I had a lot of contractions that were quite pain so I got an epidural just after 5pm. The last hour or so of waiting for the epidural was pretty awful. They checked my cervix again after I got the epidural and my water broke as the doctor put his fingers in. My cervix was low and to the front as well as 5cm dilated. They were happy with my progress and figured I'd deliver in 4 or 5 hours.

My baby started to have some intermittent decels but they got that under control and were happy with how things were going. I really thought that I was going to be successful.

At 815pm I started to have some pain in my right shoulder. I thought it was from lying on my side. I switched sides but got pain on that shoulder too. I wanted to lie on my back but the baby wasn't happy about me lying on my back, so I stuck it out. I tried to shift positions. At 840pm I told the nurse because it was getting bad. She asked me a few questions and I kept thinking that I was just being whiny and complaining.

Then she ran out of the room and returned with about 17 people a few moments later. They hovered around me, scaring my husband, and making me think I was totally overreacting. Later I learnt that my blood pressure had tanked and they had to give me epinephrine and some other things. I was incoherent and not really able to follow what was going on. I remember that they talked about heart attack, embolism, and rupture.

The anesthesiologists and OBs and residents left the room and the nurses worke over me. I could hear the doctors talking in the hall but I couldn't make out what they said. A minute later they came back in and told me I needed a c-section. I still thought they were overreacting but I had promised myself that at the first hint of trouble I would consent to a section so I did.

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Just read a scary post on uterine rupture because of previous fibroid surgery in /all. Please share happy/successful birth stories for mom's that had previous fibroid surgery. It didn't help that the first comment was another example of this happening. I'm seriously considering having kids now, but I'm hesitant and scared of this happening. I had about 6 medium-large fibroids removed June 2016. Hoping some happy stories or realistic ones will point me in the right direction. Thanks for sharing!

original post I saw: https://www.reddit.com/r/nottheonion/comments/75wajx/woman_almost_dies_after_unborn_baby_kicks_a_hole/

A little over two weeks ago I attempted a VBAC and failed.

I was nearing 40 weeks with an IVF baby and after our first experience I didn't want to go overdue. IVF placentas are known to calcify earlier than spontaneous pregnancies.

I went in on Friday, May 19th arpund 2pm to have a Foley bulb inserted. My cervix was posterior and high. It really hurt to get it put in and moving around with it in was painful. I was sent home and told that they would call in about 12 hours for me to return to the hospital. Contractions began pretty soon. I spent the evening in quite a lot of pain and we thought I was going to go into labour properly. Around 1am the contractions faded away. The Foley bulb had probably fallen out but was still in my vagina. I got some sleep.

I woke up several times. Around 3am I noticed that the tube for the catheter was full of blood. I called the hospital and they told me it was normal. They said they were really busy and they'd call for me to come in between 7 and 8. I didn't get a call so I called again at 830am and they told me to come in.

We arrived at just after 9am. I was in a lot of pain and couldn't sit down. I got registered and sent to the birth unit, where I was put in room 8. I changed to a nightgown and settled in. My nurse had problems putting my IV in but she got it eventually. I was started on low dose oxytocin. My husband and I walked up and down the hall outside my room for a bit, while on the wireless monitors.

I was tired from a lack of sleep so I laid down an rested a while. I watched some Netflix. The contractions were pretty light. My husband went to Subway to get a sandwich. I was getting hungry too, but I didn't want him to suffer with me.

Contractions started picking up around 1230pm-1pm. I walked around the room, groaning a bit when they hit every 3 or 4 minutes. I tried some fetaynol but the relief was short lived. The OB resident did a cervical check but I was still high and posterior. I was nervous that my TOLAC would fail due to that. The check was extremely painful.

I stood by my bed and waited for the epidural. Contractions were getting really strong and close together. I leaned on my husband.

Getting the epidural was rough. It was hard to bend forward and keep my shoulders and back rounded. I almost threw up from the pain. I noticed the numbing in my left foot first, and then the rest of me. I could still move my legs pretty well, they were just numb. It was very relieving.

The next cervical check

I am 31, during my last pregnancy I scheduled a c-section after it was clear my v-bac was not going to happen due to zero progression. When the doctor opened me up my uterus was attached to my bladder and under the bladder my uterus was open, she could see the baby and the sac was intact. I was 40w, 5d. I do think this happened two weeks prior at the chiropractors office but I was only mildly uncomfortable and didn’t it obviously didn’t cause my to bleed. Contraction or Braxton Hicks did feel like earth shattering pain and my doctor just kept telling me that contractions hurt. They believe it was on my old incision line. She did not have to make any incisions in my actual uterus during the section. The doctor sewed me up with special attention and said that she believes I would be able to carry another child again but would need a planned c-section at 39 weeks.

I saw another doctor because I have been experiencing extremely heavy bleeding with my cycles and wanted to try birth control, the birth control is not helping. It lighted the bleeding a little but I still have such heavy bleeding it’s hard to leave the house. This doctor said that I should NOT consider getting pregnant again and that if I did I would need a c-section at 36 weeks.

What is the risk if I have do have another?

I am mainly asking because I am considering getting a hysterectomy but want to talk to my husband about it and make sure we are done adding to our family before That becomes impossible.

Has anyone here had a pregnancy and birth after a uterine rupture or is pregnant now after having one?

My rupture wasn't discovered until the doctor was mid-surgery with my daughter in 2009. Apparently the incision site from my previous c-section had begun to tear open, which was likely the cause of the loss in fluids and tachycardia that led to my daughter also being a c-section (at 43w! yikes!).

Anyway, that was 7 years ago and I'm now 5w5d pregnant (surprise!) with number 3. I had my first appointment today and the doctor is recommending we schedule a c-section for 37-38w. Does this mean I'm high-risk? I'd love to hear experiences from anyone going through a similar circumstance or who has been there!

Wow, this birth story got long! The TLDR version is that I had twin girls just over a week ago, and we’ve been home since the day after delivery. The delivery itself had two parts - a very easy vaginal birth with two healthy babies, and then a second part with severe postpartum hemorrhage. Thankfully, I came through healthy and overall think of the delivery experience as positive. All is well and we're happily finding our groove with the two newest family members.

BACKGROUND ON TWO PRIOR VAGINAL INDUCTIONS AND THE PLAN FOR THIS PREGNANCY

I've had two prior IVF pregnancies with successful vaginal inductions. I was hoping to have a vaginal delivery this time, too. My first delivery was an induction at 41wk. My son arrived two days later at 11 lbs. I pushed for only an hour and had a second degree tear that felt fine the next day. Still, he had a temporary arm palsy from traction on the nerves next to his neck (brachial plexus). Thankfully the arm palsy resolved within a da, but it could have been permanent, and those hours before resolution were scary. In my next pregnancy, my daughter was induced at 39w to avoid the potential for her being so large. I pushed for four minutes and she was born at 8 lbs 4 oz,. Again I felt normal after, except that I leaked urine pretty constantly for a few weeks, even while not sneezing/coughing/straining. The leaking resolved eventually, except while jogging, but I could get by then with a pad. All of this made me a bit nervous for a vaginal delivery with twins, but my urogynecologist said that vaginal vs c-section would make no difference for my pelvic floor now, I’ll likely need surgery some day regardless. So in this pregnancy, I was hoping for another vaginal delivery for the pain-free recovery. I was thrilled when both twins went head down.

I wanted to induce at 39w, but with twins, the risk of stillbirth starts increasing earlier. All of the MFMs who I consulted recommended going no further than 38+6. One MFM even advised me to induce in week 37 due to my AMA (41 years), gestational diabetes (well controlled with a continuous glucose monitor), IVF status, and the fact that one twin was smaller than the other - consistently 14th-18th percentile on her growth scans starting at 28w, compared to the other baby at 77-78th. Having a smaller baby did seem odd given the size of her twin and my first two deliveries, but the peanut passed all of her NSTs and kept her growth curve, so other MFMs felt comfortable with induc

I delivered my daughter at 24 weeks (9/27/2021) via classical c-section. They cut my uterus vertically instead of horizontally to help safely deliver her with as little trauma as possible to her tiny body. She passed away due to an error made by doctors during a routine PDA litigation procedure at 5weeks + 1 day old on 11/2. My husband and I are desperate to become parents again (she was our second loss in the past year) so we are ready to try again. During my pregnancy I had a stroke, 3 subchorionic hemorrhages, IUGR, severe pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome. This all resulted in damage to my: brain, liver, lungs, heart, and kidneys. After speaking to my doctor he recommends waiting a minimum of 4-6 months after delivery to TTC due to risk of uterine rupture. I also have 2 clotting disorders (Antiphospholipid antibody Syndrome and Lupus Anticoagulant) and an autoimmune disorder (systemic lupus)

Is anyone else in a similar situation or have similar anxieties about what could happen to your body if you do get pregnant again? I’m willing to give my life to bring a child into the world but that doesn’t stop me from being scared of going through it all again.

TLDR: My attempt at a TOLAC resulted in a VBAC. Made me realize how much of birth outcomes is truly up to random chance and stop beating myself up for my first C-section. This birth could have easily been a repeat C-section if not for a lot of lucky circumstances and I think it weirdly made me more appreciative of my first C-section.

I really appreciated reading TOLAC stories when deciding between repeat C-section and TOLAC so wanted to share mine. With my first I had spontaneous rupture of membranes with meuconium at 39w5d and had a C-section after 24+ hours of labor due to fetal heart rate decelerations. Healing was really rough in the first week and I wanted to avoid that again this time around, especially with a toddler in the mix.

For this pregnancy I was going to deliver at a large academic medical center so wasn't too optimistic about my chances of having a successful VBAC since they tend to have pretty high C-section rates, but my OB said I'd be a good candidate if I went into labor on my own. Given the rapid access to NICU and ICU access if I had a uterine rupture, I decided to go for it with the stipulation I wanted continuous fetal monitoring and an epidural placed so I could be awake if we needed emergency surgery.

On to the birth. I went got a membrane sweep at 39w4d and had some mild contractions, but nothing regular and they petered out later that day. At 39w6d I went on an extra long walk, went up and down the stairs a bunch, and did a woo-woo meditation for 15 minutes where I visualized myself going into labor. Later that night I woke up with moderate contractions I had to breath through. I couldn't sleep through them, but they were short (30 seconds or so) and were pretty close together so I thought they might just be prodromal. After about two hours of this I heard a pop and my water broke . Luckily I made it to the toilet before leaking all over the bed, but my heart sank as I saw the meuconium in it. I called labor and delivery and they had me come in. At that point I was still feeling pretty good so I drove myself in to since it was 5 am and my husband stayed behind to get our toddler set up with my in-laws. At intake was 4cm and 70% effaced, but the triage nurse took a look at my strip and was candid she thought the baby was having decelerations already and it was probably going to be a repeat C-section. After starting IV fluids, however the baby perked up and they decided to move me to a delivery suite to attempt a TOLAC. Stand

Immediately after learning that I had 3 previous c- sections, my Dr. Said " You know you'll have to have another c- section right?" And I agreed because I thought that yes, in fact I would need one to avoid serious complications to myself and the baby. I've been doing some reading because I got curious what my next delivery after this one would look like if I did In fact have a 4th c section. The risks of hysterectomy with this 4 the c section is freaking me out. I want to have 1 more child. The more I read it seems that I could have a successful vaginal birth this time around. I think my biggest fear is having another c sections and while performing it there are complications and right then and there they take my reproductive organs from me. I'd be devistated. Have any of you ladies ever been in a similar situation and had successful vbacs? Or have you chosen to have the 4th c section and were able to have another child safely? I should mention I'm 35. Thank you for your time and congratulations to you all on your pregnancies!

I had a loss in 2018 (first trimester but very hard on me emotionally), and gave birth to a wonderful healthy son a year ago. The pregnancy was extremely difficult physically (and emotionally), but he was healthy until labor/delivery, and so was I, save for mild gestational diabetes. Long story short, I had some rare and serious complications due to having a connective tissue disorder and previous abdominal surgery. Emergency C-section because I couldn’t fully dilate and kiddo was distressed, a uterus that would not stretch (just was super stiff until it almost tore), doctor having to cut through a bunch of scar tissue and a stiff uterus, T-shaped incision, kid getting stuck and having a 1 minute apgar score of 1. He did not know how to breathe and almost died. I also had mild preeclampsia, but that was somehow the least of my worries.

Kid was mostly fine after 5 minutes, and totally fine after one night (he had some blood sugar issues.) Me, on the other hand…I recovered fine, but I’m a massive uterine rupture risk in a future pregnancy. We’d be looking at constant monitoring, probably medication, delivery no later than 36 weeks on the dot, and no guarantee the previous incision won’t split before then. Unlikely, but not out of the realm of possibility.

It’s probably not safe to give birth again. Not worth it. I always imagined doing it twice, even though I have such miserable pregnancies. But my son is probably the only one from my biology. And it’s kind of hitting me hard.

And I feel like no one would care or understand because…it’s not infertility. I have all the relevant equipment and presumably it would still function again if I really wanted. It’s just not worth the risks.

It’s just hitting me that everything, every milestone, is probably going to be the first and last time. My mom has said “be grateful you even had one”, and I get it, but I also want to tell her to STFU. She’s got two kids. No loss, no fertility struggles, no complications. She doesn’t understand.

My son won’t necessarily be an only child forever, and I know it’ll be fine if he is. We always planned to adopt older children from foster care (those with zero chance of reunification), even if I had the world’s easiest pregnancies and births. It’s not a guarantee, and it would be wonderful if no children ever had the trauma of needing to be placed with us, but we’re likely gonna pursue adopting a sibling pair once our homegrown kid is quite a bit older.

It makes zero sens

At my OB appt today I mentioned that I’d like to avoid the foley cath at my induction, if possible (it was very painful for me last time). She mentioned they could use cytotect instead. I remember reading here or r/babybumps about reasons to avoid cytotec but can’t find it now. Any thoughts?

I have GD and had my last section 19 months ago. Due to the GD, my OB wants to have the birth be between 38 and 39 weeks. I also don't want a VBAC due to the risk of uterine rupture so close to the last section.

I'm in Ontario and it seems like COVID is screwing up the scheduling at the hospital but noone will give me a straight answer as to what the issue is, they just keep saying that they are working on it.

I have PTSD from my last birth because it was during the time when they weren't allowing birth partners to stay PP. My husband had to leave after the birth. Due to this, I am terrified that I will have my autonomy stripped from me again and that they will just let me go into labour on my own.

Any suggestions on how to handle this?

Thank you.

I'm writing a fanfiction and need to know these things.

The society these fish creatures live in considers keeping children of sexual assault as taking away from the mother's overall well-being.

It's perceived to be too risky for a mother to look at a child only to be constantly reminded of the horrific acts of violence and trauma laid upon them, so it's encouraged to get tested and have an abortion as soon as one is thought to be pregnant from an assault.

Even though superfetation is just a little bit more common in this alien-fish species than humans, Character A's husband refuses to believe that she could've gotten pregnant again because she's already several weeks into the first pregnancy.

She asks what his reaction would be in the scenario where it was possible, and he states that he would make her get an abortion as soon as possible no matter what, even if it's past the viability stage or near to full term since he thinks it would be better for the abomination to be peacefully terminated without pain than his wife to have carry that trauma for all eternity, or for everyone to threaten death upon or make fun of the kid because of how they were were conceived.

Their species aren't exactly the most plentiful per say, but there's a lot of conditions in reproduction which make it potentially life-threatening to carry multiples, such as: fraternal eggs fusing together under one yolksac, rupturing the egg membrane during delivery, hemorrhages, etc.

Triplets is practically a guaranteed death sentence just waiting to happen. One of the other aliens got impregnated with 5 eggs during fertility treatment and they basically had to perform a mass abortion (in this case, an extraction of the eggs) just so she could live.

None of the other 4 survive except for a leftover pint-sized dud and the baby ends up being extremely premature bc of complications of growing in such a tiny malformed egg.

The next time patient B conceives on accident, she refuses an abortion ends up almost hemorrhaging to death after delivery of a single full-term egg since the yolksac wouldn't detach from the uterine lining.

It doesn't make much sense to have eggs be released during sexual stimulation or everyone would more than likely end up conceiving multiples.

At the same time, they probably don't have the exact same hormones as humans either. Their hormones might have a different purpose of simply protecting a very limited number of eggs from falling out during an oddly specific

Hi mamas!

I'm due with my second pretty soon and my csection is scheduled for 2 weeks. My doctor said he won't induce but is fine if I want to try to vbac.

But honestly, I don't know if I want to try! I'm going to be alone so my husband can care for our toddler. The thought of labor or a surgery terrify me without him there to help.

Uterine rupture is scary. Surgery is scary. Bleeding out scares me.

How the heck do you decide what to try?!

Grateful for any advice! ❤

Hey guys, I’m looking into sterilization options given that the Supreme Court here in the US will most likely overturn Roe v. Wade next year.

I’ve known I’m CF since I was a girl, have had an ectopic pregnancy when relying on condoms for birth control about 8 years ago now, and am already down one fallopian tube as a result due to the ectopic rupturing in it.

I have PCOS as well and hormonal birth control causes weight gain and mood issues in me and so is not an option. Because of PCOS and having already had an ectopic I’m at an increased risk for another ectopic as well as gestational diabetes, so it’s not a matter of carry the parasite to term then give it up. Pregnancy is Russian roulette for me.

I cannot stress enough how potentially damaging a pregnancy would be to my physical and mental health, and I truly fear the US will come for birth control next. Either no longer covered by health insurance or prescribed out of wedlock, I’m not certain, but it is inevitable at this rate. Not that this is even an option for me.

Another ectopic pregnancy is terrifying because I’m unsure if terminating an ectopic would even be legal once Roe v. Wade is overturned?

Having been raped as a teen I can’t be 💯 sure I’ll never be raped again. As someone with CPTSD whom is also neurodivergent I seem to be easily targeted.

I can’t be 💯 certain condoms will always work. I can’t ask my partner to get sterilized, because it’s something I want for me, or rather I feel I shouldn’t ask it of him. We’re currently engaged though now I’m even questioning marriage with the state of this country, and the laws and such around marriage are unappealing to say the least. Wedding planning was put on indefinite hold for us.

From my research having the other fallopian tube cut/tied/removed could still allow for an ectopic pregnancy, and a uterine ablation procedure sounds terrifying! 😭

Who else is considering sterilization in the US due to this nonsense?

Who here has had these procedures and what have been your experiences?

Pain levels, recovery time, sex drive, satisfaction, are all metrics I’m looking at. Any feedback would be super helpful!

They often ask & the response I get seems to be very different from what I’ve seen so many say on this sub. I have a ton of health issues- one underlying condition that is genetic, so I have seen many doctors. Some of them straight out ask about if I have or plan to have kids, others have asked indirectly like if I would even be able to have kids or what would happen during a pregnancy given my health. And I usually tell them, endometriosis permitting, I likely could, but I’d probably be bed-bound the last trimester and be very high-risk. Then I reassure them that I am CF, & they seem relieved. I don’t know if it’s more that they’re worried about me (surviving pregnancy/childbirth & the worsening of my health from all of that torture to my weak body and/or the incredibly stressful and draining experience that is being a parent) OR about my hypothetical child, who would potentially inherit my health issues and have a parent that wouldn’t be able to parent well enough, but ever since seeing all of these posts I find it odd now when this happens knowing that most people my age have to argue with their providers about the topic. I’m sure if I wanted to be sterilized many of the doctors I’ve seen would be all for it, but with the endometriosis complications I don’t think it would be my best option. One of the rheumatologists I saw asked me directly about having kids and said something along the lines of “good” when I told her I’m CF, & then went on to tell me about another patient she saw who had a different variation of my condition & told the doctor she planned on having kids. The type that patient had makes her very high risk from dying of a uterine rupture if she were to get pregnant and has a short lifespan in general, & the doctor just told me, “I didn’t know what to say.” It just seems like a very different experience I’ve had as a 20-something, now 30yo married woman, and it makes me wonder if these same providers then go on to talk their next patient out of sterilization, now knowing how common that is. But I guess many life experiences are very different when you’re young and never “getting better”.

I'm sorry this is sort of a rant...

I (36/F) found out that I have endometrial cancer October 2020. Before that my husband and I were trying to conceive unsuccessfully. It was very tiring and frustrating for us, but the doctors appointment to find out why we couldnt conceive is what led to the discovery of endometriosis at first, that was a grade 1 endometrial cancer.

We wanted to preserve my fertility, so I had a laparoscopy surgery (June) and was on progesterone for 1.5 years (surgeries delayed due to covid). But when they found out my endometrioma (which was removed) was cancerous too, we made the decision to have a full hysterectomy. I decision that was really hard to make for me, but it had to be done. I am making peace with that.

I had my hysterectomy 8 weeks ago. I am recovering and my prognosis was good. I was SO thankful that the cancer was caught early and I was able to FINALLY put everything behind me and catch up on my life that I have missed for 4 years (1.5 which was fighing my cancer).

My post op appointment 4 weeks ago went well! My surgeon confirmed what my husband suspected - I don't need chemo because my cancer wasn't aggressive. At the time of my hysterectomy, my uterine endometrial cancer has totally reversed, and no signs of cancer in my ovaries as it was removed. He wanted to follow up in 4 weeks (yesterday) to check my vaginal cuff. ANd I was finally getting strong enough to get back to my life.

But yesterday, he told me he recommends chemo. Nothing had changed since four weeks ago. None of my test results had changed. He wants me to do chemo as a preventative, because my prevous surgeon who removed my endometrioma accidentally ruptured it. But my lymphnodes were still clear. My pelvic washings at both surgeries were clear. There was no myometrial invasion.

I don't want chemotherapy. I plan on telling him I don't want chemo therapy. But he fucked with my head and I can't stop crying. My husband is angry too. He has a research phd in gene therapy and has dealt with several diseases in his research and he is adamant that I only need to be monitored at this stage.

My surgeon's last notes in my patient folder is twisting my past test results to justify chemo. He said it's still my choice but he strongly recommends it. I don't understand why, and what changed! I don't want chemotherapy as a preventative, when my lymph nodes are clear, my entire reproductive system has been taken out, my several pelvic washings are clear,

10 weeks pregnant today after an extremely rocky pregnancy history.

Background: (summarized, because i could write a damn novel about it, lol)

- First pregnancy was smooth, until week 34 when my water spontaneously broke at work. Gave birth the following day, but my boy needed a NICU stay. There was no room for him in the local NICU so he was air lifted to the closest NICU with space, 5.5 hours away. I had to drive because there was no room on the plane for me (a PICU emergency took the spot, which i understand.) So road trip 5.5 hours away, merely hours after giving birth. NICU stay was hard on us, but ultimately our boy came home with us a few weeks later healthy and happy, and now 3 years old.

- We discovered he likely came early due to a uterine septum dividing my uterus in two. This was surgically removed to improve chances of future full term pregnancies.

- Second pregnancy seemed fine, until i started spotting in the 20th week. I had to move my 20 week scan to 22 weeks, 2 days since i was a close-contact to someone with covid. At my 22 week scan, she looked healthy and had a strong heartbeat. Due to previous history, I received a trans-vaginal scan and they found my cervix fully dilated. I was rushed to the ER and was unable to get an emergency cerclage due to membranes rupturing. Went into labour that same night, and the following day at 22w3d my little girl was born still. We had to say goodbye. This was the single most horrible day of my life. This was January of 2021.

- Third pregnancy happened late March 2021, I quickly miscarried in April only a few weeks in. Not sure i was mentally ready to handle a pregnancy again, but it was still hard.

- This is my fourth pregnancy. I've been seeing an MFM, had a great scan at 8 weeks showing on-track growth and strong heartbeat. At 9 weeks i started spotting. Here comes the spiral. My MFM assured me this is common and everything is probably fine, but to go get a RhoGam shot as I have A- blood. Spotting every day for 5 days. Yesterday I had some more spotting, but what was very alarming, was i had passed a small, quarter sized blood clot. I was sure I would inevitably miscarry.

My MFM squeezed me in for a "reassurance scan" today, and WOW, what i wasn't expecting - The baby is on track still, strong heartbeat and is totally fine! My cervix is closed as well. Surprise of a lifetime. She spotted a teeny tiny Sub Chorionic Hemorrhage, likely the reason for the bleeding.

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Hi all, my first reddit post here.
Short Version: Tell me your experiences with pregnancy after uterine rupture.
Long Version: I'm a 34f, with 2 DD's. Both were IVF pregnancies. The first was a csection after 36 hours of labor at about 40w5d. The second was a semi successful VBAC at 39w5d. I say semi-successful because she was born by VBAC but my ute ruptured during a manual placenta removal and so I had essentially both forms of recovery at once. I hemorrhaged alot and things were very dicey for a while. Afterwards I developed sepsis from the rupture and spent another two weeks in the hospital after just being home for less than one. All in all extremely traumatic and scary.The problem is we have two embryos left. My husband and I are considering trying one last time with them obviously a single transfer since a double would be outrageously dangerous I think. Both the obgyn (who delivered my second, fixed my ute, and saved my life) and our IVF Dr. have signed off on the idea, surprisingly rather enthusiastically.My RE(IVF dr) said my ute was textbook during the recent saline sonogram. My OBGYN said that she thought we would plan a delivery between 36-37 weeks and that would mitigate most of the risks. And that knowing what worked and didn't work she would be prepared with crash cart, extra blood, etc. I thought I would have met with more resistance from them but that hasn't been the case.As much as I would like to use those embryos and potentially have one more child, I'm terrified.I'd love some help making this decision. So if you have any experience in this area let me know how it all played out.

Short Version: Tell me your experiences with/opinions about pregnancy after uterine rupture.
Long Version: I'm a 34f, with 2 DD's. Both were IVF pregnancies. The first was a csection after 36 hours of labor at about 40w5d. The second was a semi successful VBAC at 39w5d. I say semi-successful because she was born by VBAC but my ute ruptured during a manual placenta removal and so I had essentially both forms of recovery at once. I hemorrhaged alot and things were very dicey for a while. Afterwards I developed sepsis from the rupture and spent another two weeks in the hospital after just being home for less than one. All in all extremely traumatic and scary.The problem is we have two embryos left. My husband and I are considering trying one last time with them obviously a single transfer since a double would be outrageously dangerous I think. Both the obgyn (who delivered my second, fixed my ute, and saved my life) and our IVF Dr. have signed off on the idea, surprisingly rather enthusiastically. My RE(IVF dr) said my ute was textbook during the recent saline sonogram. My OBGYN said that she thought we would plan a delivery between 36-37 weeks and that would mitigate most of the risks. And that knowing what worked and didn't work she would be prepared with crash cart, extra blood, etc. I thought I would have met with more resistance from them but that hasn't been the case.As much as I would like to use those embryos and potentially have one more child, I'm terrified.
I'd love some help making this decision. So if you have any experience in this area let me know how it all played out.