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doubtful
June 6, 2011 - 2:52pm
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low uterus etc early in pregnancy
Hi kinderly
Just want to reassure you that I also had a lowish uterus and symptoms of what I later realized was a small cystocele at about sixteen weeks in my second pregnancy. I ended up panicking and going to hospital because I assumed, with a history of miscarriage and bleeding in early pregnancy, that this was a threat to my carrying to term.
I was told that a low cervix in early to mid pregnancy is almost universal for second or subsequent births ( because of the weight of the growing baby and uterus) and that there was no risk after all. At about 20 weeks it all usually gets too big to stay in your pelvis, and rises up magically into your abdomen. ( Even if it doesn't, this just means an uncomfortable time for you, it does not pose any threat to the baby whatsoever.)
I was so ignorant then ( ten years ago) that I didn't even realize that what I had thought was my cervix was actually a small cystocele, right at the bottom of my vagina - and nobody bothered to tell me. If it's any comfort, I've had it for ten years now and since I have really got the hang of whole woman posture I hardly notice it most of the time - these things can be controlled and stabilized after pregnancy- it just takes time and patience.
Lots of women here have had good pregnancies and natural births after prolapse without worsening their condition at all so there is lots for you to be very optimistic about. As I didn't really know I had a cystocele during pregnancy I can't be much help there, but there are lots of women here who have more expertise and experience of this and I'm sure they'll be replying soon.
If I was you I'd be reading as much as I could here - try putting pregnancy in the search box. And please don't let it overshadow your pregnancy with worry - it's very common and doesn't mean your body isn't good at having babies.
I quite understand your partner's not the best person to offload to when your worried about something like this, but you can share as many worries and questions as you like with us here and there will generally be someone who can offer their experiences or tips.
Doubtful
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kinderly
June 6, 2011 - 3:27pm
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Thank you, Doubtful!
Your comments certainly help, even if your experience was somewhat different from mine (in not knowing it was a cystocele during the pregnancy). I don't doubt that I may have a cystocele in addition to a rectocele, but man, I can say that it's definitely a rectocele. I tried pushing against it while attempting to have a BM earlier (is that splinting?) and it definitely increased the sensation of needing to go, but I'm still moving slowly in that department.
I'm a scientist and by nature I work better with information and verifiable facts and simply being told "it's nothing" when it's clearly SOMETHING did not put my mind at ease. I'm hoping that I will begin to have some movement upwards in the next few weeks that will make me a bit less frantic. It's possible that I'm not as in tune with what is or is not my cervix at the moment because, honestly, things are very much not where I left them last down there!
I've been using a menstrual ring for about a year now and feel pretty comfortable about feeling my pubic bone and cervix to get that placed correctly, but it's like I woke up with someone else's parts these days! (attempt at humor)
Thank you so much for stepping up to give me some reassuring words. I'm so glad to hear that you have been able to cope/handle the cystocele that you have and that you had a good outcome with your pregnancy! My first was so simple - I knew a second pregnancy had the potential to be totally different, but I hadn't imagined I would be so overwhelmed by things I never knew anything about until now. I really want to just enjoy and celebrate this pregnancy and prepare myself for another tiny one in the house, not stress about my girlie parts.
I'll be reading up a storm! Thanks again!