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Yes! I have a bicornuate uterus, not quite complete but the septum/wall comes down a long way, effectively dividing my uterus into 2. I have a 2 year old son, a surprise pregnancy (which I have been unable to repeat so far) and went without trouble, except that it was a painful pregnancy, always had a really tender belly and lot's of stretching pains etc. My insides just always felt sore, apparently because there's a lot less room. Anyway, I started having contractions at about 30 weeks, finally went into spontaneous labour at 35 weeks (high probability of preterm labour with this condition) and had an emergnecy c - section cos he was breech (another high probability). He spent 4 days in special care but otherwise he's perfect, was a good weight too, nearly 6 pounds despite being so early! He's 2 now and a real livewire. Other associated problems are increased risk of miscarriage, but as you can see, not with everyone. Also, unless they do a hysteroscopy, it's impossible to tell exactly how severe the bicornuate uterus is, they thought mine was very minor from the ultrasounds, but when I had my c section the surgeon told me the wall went nearly to the bottom of my uterus. Actually they changed it from a bicornuate to a septate uterus now. Obviously the deeper the wall, the more chance of it affecting your ability to carry children. But it's actually very common, most women just don't know about it as it never causes them any problems.

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I have a heart shaped uterus also. My pregnancy was excellent expect the morning sickness for 13wks. I worked till I was 36wks and I delivered at 39 wks. I was on my weekly internal exams and I was 2cm dilated and 100% effaced. My OB wanted to strip my membranes to try and start labor...but I wanted to do things "natural" so I didn't want to. He sent me for an US because he said I couldn't have bigger than an 8lb baby. The US said he was 6lb12oz and to my surprise he was frank breech, which means he was butt down not head down. So that alarmed everyone because potentially I could have went into labor anytime and I would have been in trouble. The next day I was scheduled for an external version, that is when they try to turn the baby into the head down position. The circumstances were if he turned I would be sent home and wait to go into labor and if they couldn't turn him I have a c-section. Well...they tried to turn him 4 times which was ever so painful and he didn't turn. He would turn for a minute and when the doc. let go of him he went right back. So during my c-section is when it was discovered "why" he wouldn't turn. He was 6lbs15oz. Everything was great he was 100% healthy. I went home 36 hours later. Are you ttc? If so how long have you been trying for?

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