When I was pregnant with my twins, I was put on modified bed rest by my perinatologist/MFM. I had a subchorionic hematoma, placenta previa, and preexisting chronic hypertension (managed by medication), neurofibromatosis, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and beta-thalassemia. I was forbidden from exercise and told to avoid going out in the sun (this was in South Florida). For me, it was the right move medically; I delivered at 36+2 but I was never in labor or dilated. I had an "urgent" c-section due to early signs of preeclampsia. I'm one of those rare instances in which bedrest is medically indicated.
Placenta previa and bleeding are definitely very different situations than using complete bed rest purely for preterm labor prevention. And any person’s personal recommendations from their doctor, and certainly from an MFM specialist, will always rank above me talking general information about pregnancy!
@@MamaDoctorJones I should add that I wore compression socks and kept my feet elevated, in an effort to prevent clots. I'm currently pregnant with a singleton (in a different state) and although not on bedrest, was still advised to limit physical activity, mainly because of my IST (and HPT), the slightest exertion causes my heart rate to skyrocket, which can affect the fetus.
@@salenebrom6476 Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
@@salenebrom6476 Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
I've known so many girls/woman who were told "you are infertile" or "you will never be able to get pregnant" only to end up pregnant. Doctors shouldn't make definitive statements like that unless it is 100% impossible for the person to not have children.
There was a girl in my jr high who was told she'd never have kids. She took this as a license to do whatever she wanted aaaaaaand.... well you guessed it. She got pregnant. We were like 13....we weren't friends but she was telling the story to an entire bathroom of girls so I have no idea what happened after that. I moved away that summer.
My grandmonther on my dad's side was told after her first child that she will never have another. She had 7 kids total. My great grandmother on my mom's side was told after she was kicked by (either a donkey, mule, or horse- no one can quite remember what kicked her) at ~15/16 that she would never have kids- she had 12 (7 of whom died in childhood from smallpox, polio, measles, and one who died from what is now believed to be an allergic reaction to penicillin).
My mother was told when she was 16 that she wouldn't have kids. 11 months after getting married to my father, she had me. She did have a lot of miscarriages but she has four living children. Not bad for someone who couldn't have kids lol.
To me the fact that you have ( almost)250 thousand subs in less than a year just highlights how much people actually want good reliable medical information
@@MamaDoctorJones you're also very entertaining, obviously you want to do your job and have a family, but there is so much more content you could do, I could easily see you having 2-3 million followers
@@MamaDoctorJones we definitely love this information! I know for me, wanting to be a Neonatal nurse practitioner, or a nurse midwife I am so thankful I can get this information from such a reliable source!
I went to school with a boy whose mom had “2” uteri. His mom successfully had 4 kids . The doctors deemed that she had a strong uterus and a weak uterus. The ones born from the strong uterus were natural births & the ones born from the weak uterus were c-sections. That information was weird to hear as a teenager and the biology teacher could not explain how it possible to have 2 uteri. Thank you for the info!
Same for me, but I only had 2 children. Daughter on the stronger side, natural birth.Much larger son on the weaker side, C-section. Let’s just say I looked a bit lopsided with my son!
I hope after all that they started taking precautions as to not have more right away. Her body is only going to tolerate back to back pregnancy and c-section and have a good outcome so many times. Plus the stress of having three young kids at once is not going to help.
@@VeronikaCheb You know that without medical intervention something like this is extremely dangerous to the woman? In other parts of the world she'd likely simply have died. Such a great god. So you should rather say "medical professionals and research are amazing". Without those this would've become a tragedy.
My grandma, Dr. Hedmark, is the doctor who delivered the twins! I have heard this story many times before. Crazy to just run into this story again today on your channel! Love you grandma, you're awesome!
It was so interesting to see this, I had a duplex system. Having had 2 wombs 2 cervix and 2 openings. I had 2 pregnancys on the left side and gave birth naturally albeit one at 32 weeks 4lb2 and another at 34 weeks, at 4lb 10. Sadly shortly after I had to have them removed due to complications. I also have a duplex kidney on the right side and hearing issues on the left. So it was good to hear that these are all connected. Thank you for explaining this, it's never been explained to me before. My children are now 37 and 36.
So interesting to me. If you are comfortable with a few questions I'm very interested in some of the ways that you had to figure out how to deal with it all.
@@beautyonabarnbudget I wonder if the lay-person hears "complications" and thinks that it's just "fancy medical talk for can't." I have had to correct people that say stuff like that. I explain to them that things are so black and white.
The words out of my doctors mouth were the chances of me carrying a baby to term would not happen due to endometriosis and fibroids. My daughter is 6 years old. After 9 miscarriages
I would. I was told the exact same thing as the lady in the video and thought the same thing. And the same thing happened to me but I have a septate uterus.
YES! Especially since I don’t have a set OB and they keep rotating them. I know and trust my perinatologist, but unfortunately he won’t be delivering my baby.
I miscarried twins at 16weeks when I was very young and was told because of my tilted uterus I can't have kids by the ER doctor. I wish I could find that doctor today and introduce him to my 6 kids and ask him to stop pretending to be a obgyn and stick to emergency medicine... 😒 *boop*
A tilted uterus?! I have that and the gyn always told me it would have zero effect on getting pregnant. I did actually have other problems but nothing to do with my uterus... And i do have a daughter and am hoping for another one. Congrats on your family ❤️
My mother was told she wasn't able to have kids ether. Ended up having healthy triplets from implanting her own eggs back in her body. (Had to remove some eggs from my mother first) There were 7 fertilized eggs at the start. 4 of them died. 3 of them were left, inserted back into my mother. All three were fertilized by her uterus and that's history. She tells me she would of wanted one more, but she doesn't even have a uterus anymore.
Caticorn Arts I agree with both of you. I L💜VE watching videos that she does and it is great having her explain about the stuff that I may not know about. Plus it's just nice having her correct or explain anyway. Has it really been a whole year already?!? Where did it all go?
It feels like mother nature got PISSED TF OFF at the doctor who told the poor woman she would never have kids, and went like "oh yeah? lets see about that shall we". Her getting pregnant not just once, but twice in such a short amount of time, and pretty much having twins, one in each uterus is like a slap in the face for that doctor. That gave me a hearty chuckle LMAO
Wow only 70 cases documented? My brother and I were one of those 30 years ago! My mother has a bicornuate uterus with 1 kidney. She was told like the woman in the video that it would be very difficult to conceive. They thought my oldest sister was their “miracle baby”. 6 years later they had another girl. Then my brother and I came along. My mother carried my 3 siblings in her left uterus, I was the only one who was carried on the right. I wonder if there is any data on women with double uterus’s favoring one side over the other? Anyway with the many inaccuracies in the video I will take it with a grain of salt, but it’s cool to think I was a part of a medical rarity. Thanks mom!
A high school friend of mine's mother has this. She has six sons, and had a stillborn 7th. Six of those 7 pregnancies were in the same side. It was the last baby that was carried on the opposite side from the rest.
Yeah, my sister had a retroverted uterus. In the 70s, her doctor told her "You'll never have babies." Okay, well, no need to bother with birth control then, eh? Her surprise pregnancy resulted in a daughter who was delivered by emergency cesarean when she was 7 months along. That little girl eventually went from a 4 lb. 7 oz. infant to an adult who was 6 ft. tall in her socks - taller than the brother who followed 18 months later.
@@allisond.46 Easy lookup, and the visual aids will be more useful than me telling you that the uterus it out of place, tipped backwards. My sister's biggest issue wasn't that, but that she'd go for months without a period. Oh well...human body: full 'o surprises.
Tipped here as well. 5 productive pregnancies, with one regular delivery, a footling breach cesarean, another cesarean, and two pressure births. The 4th birth was over nine pounds in 2 and a half minutes (now THAT was wild) and the 5th was a few weeks early and took only 5 minutes start to finish.
when I was 15, went to my mom's gyno for profound dysmenorrhea. he not only told me that my truly debilitating symptoms would go away "once I got pregnant," but that I also probably couldn't get pregnant b/c of my retroverted uterus. As I was walking out, I told my mom what an idiot he was flippantly tossing out either of those comments to a teen w/out proper explanation, or medical basis
My mom was someone told by her doctors she could never get pregnant due to the family history of PCOS. She also REALLY didn't want kids (my dad was ambivalent). She was 8 months along when she found out about me, and I was raised with her making sure I was very aware I was not wanted. As an adult who also doesn't want kids, I definitely feel for her with the sudden change to her life, and being forced into unwanted parenthood....even though I suffered because of her reaction to it.
That's awful, I'm so sorry. I wish doctors wouldn't tell women with certainty that they can't get pregnant unless it truly is impossible; times are different now yet it still happens so often.😢
My mom was told she couldn’t have children. I’m the youngest of four and also a twin. They also told her she wouldn’t live to thirty. She’s now almost 65 and has 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Haha same here! She just turned 4. My kids are 8 years apart. 3 DIFFERENT DOCTORS told me I'd never have any more AND I was on chemo when it happened. It was insane.
Way back when I was in highschool around '91 or '92 my biology teacher at night school had two uteruses and told us in case of emergency when she found out she was pregnant. Thankfully when she had problems with the baby her husband and family were with her and she was put on bed rest with mandatory leave from work. They also had to sew her cervix closed due to it also being weak/loose. She made it to 7 1/2 mos before delivering a beautiful, healthy baby boy. He was her miracle after seven miscarriages. We donated $ and got her a baby gift.
"I can't get pregnant so I won't use birth control!" This is how I got a brother who is 14 years younger than me xD My mom had complications after her second birth (I'm the oldest), and she was told that she'd probably never get pregnant again. So when my mom remarried she didn't think birth control was necessary. Obviously he was a blessing and we were all happy to have another son/sibling in the family, but your commentary on this sort of communication is totally on point!
Kitty van Dijk my friend’s sister is 23 years older than her youngest sister. My brother is 13 years younger and people often ask me if I am his mom. I can’t imagine the year gap.
@@thin_white_duke1 I got asked that too, especially when he was still a baby/toddler. He is 19 now so it doesn't happen anymore, but there were a lot of times when I was babysitting or had to pick him up from school and such where I got a lot of looks and questions.
This reminds me of a friend: At 19 had a large tumor removed from her uterus, informed that the scarring made her infertile. At 25 enters into a monogamous relationship, several months later goes to her doctor who says she can't be pregnant. A couple more months pass, she goes to a different doctor who says, it is highly unlikely, but let's do a pregnancy test just to cover our bases. She was 5 months along. Healthy baby boy born, she is told to love him as she will never have another. 6 months later, while using a diaphragm and spermicide, she has similar symptoms. Baby boy #2 born 7 months later. Now using oral contraceptives and diaphragm with spermicide, she begins having symptoms a year later. Baby boy #3 born healthy. She is told that another pregnancy could kill her. She plans to have tubal ligation with in the next year. Meanwhile, using the pill, diaphragm, spermicide, and condoms she gets pregnant with baby boy #4. The doctor says that it could kill her. She chooses to carry. As soon as he is delivered via c-section they do an immediate hysterectomy as it was agreed she needed it out. All boys are healthy, happy, and the youngest is in 4th grade.
@@angelicapain5331, He has super sperm. She'd been in several relationships prior to him and used condoms with them to prevent disease. Her partner just... Well organ removal has worked.
I went through similar circumstances except I had class 3 dysplasia and the treatment did so much damage I was told I'd never conceive at the 6-week check-up. At the 6 months check-up I was 4 1/2 months pregnant. The next 2 boys were a pill/breastfeeding baby (4 months after the birth of #1) and Depo baby 6 years after #2...lol Hubby's sperm wear capes with "S"s on them... I just know it.
I love the "you'll never have children" advice. My cousin has PCOS and it was during a checkup when she found out about them because she was having some pain they were like "oh you have polycystic ovaries, its going to be pretty impossible for you to have kids." "I already have one" a bunch of test results including a pregnancy test came back "yeah remember what I just said? You're pregnant congratulations!"
Policystic ovary syndrome isnt uncommon and you have irregular ovarian/menstrual cycles and hormonal imbalance You still have cycles Still can get pregnant, just harder to get
I feel like somebody should have told them that her chances of getting pregnant are pretty normal... The woman was pregnant three times in two years without trying to get pregnant.
4 counting the first miscarriage, the single delivery, then the two uterine pregnancy is really separate pregnancies and could have coccured at different times.
Naomie Hall he was counting the miscarriage. The first was a miscarriage, the second was her 6 pound 10oz baby, and the third was her twins. Twins count as one pregnancy not two.
When I see you react to a person miscarrying, with sympathy and respect, I wish I wouldve had you as a doctor when I miscarried. Some of the hospital staff were really awful.
Same here, Sarah. After I lost my baby at 18 weeks, I was in the hospital recovery and was crying. I'll never forget a nurse coming over and asking me what was wrong 'Now'. When I mentioned my sadness, she turned my bed around so that the nurses station couldn't see my face anymore. The pain of that sticks with me. Sometimes they can be so cruel. It happened when I was 30 years old. I'm 50 now. It still hurts.
Dr. Braxy Gilkey Cruises I’m so sorry that happened to you. That’s truly awful. No one deserves to have their pain downplayed. I hope you’re doing better now, and that you’re pain has eased a little bit. Take care ❤️
Many People Don't Consider Fetuses As Human Or Alive. They Rather Place Terms And Conditions On Whether And When A Life Is Viable. It's Sad But Society Seems To Take Their Own Life For Granted. Am Now Wondering Why Uterii And Fetusii Aren't The Plural Forms.
I had a double uterus that was heart shaped. The Drs also told me I could not get pregnant. I have 2.healthy boys in their 20's that say otherwise. 8 months ago I had a bilateral total hysterectomy, with cysts, fibroids etc. Best thing I ever did! Feeling so much better at 53!
so glad that you touched on the double uterus, I got diagnosed 8 years ago with it. got told by one of three doctors that we wouldn't have kids. the doctor's that I've seen didn't give too much info. You gave more info on it then the three doctor's that I saw. love your video's!!
Melissa Wauthier that’s so sad, they should give you as much information as they can, this is your life and health, at least give you some reading material for you, as too much information is overwhelming.
Same! I struggled to get pregnant and sustain a pregnancy. Nothing worked. We gave up fertility treatments and started praying and finally got pregnant! I started bleeding around 5 weeks pregnant and I was told I was having an ectopic pregnancy. I asked for a second opinion so they sent me to a Mfm specialist the same day that informed me that I have a double uterus. I now have a healthy 16 month old little girl!
My endocrinologist told me straight up you can’t have kids. My obgyn backed it. They didn’t tell me there was a possibility, just straight up no. I was 11. I’m currently 19 with a 1 year old. And I’m so thankful they were wrong and I changed obgyns
MDJ please don't ever apologize for the interruptions! Your feedback and critique of the media you're reviewing is so important and interesting. I've watched some medical documentaries where I had to stop 10 minutes in because the information was so inaccurate or just over dramatized.
They'd also given this supposed "boy" a pink hat (looks like the kind ppl knit and donate to hospitals), and we all have a pretty good idea about which babies get the pink hats.... further suggesting this was a future girl baby.
@@chickenalpaca0332 i mean, people typically do for a baby. Like, a lot of people give baby boys blue clothes and baby girls pink clothes, because the baby can't exactly tell you what his/her favourite colour is.
Ahh, my cousin has that. She has two uteruses and two cervixes. Her first pregnancy, the OBGYN couldn’t find a heartbeat after 6 weeks of the positive tests. They said she was going to miss-carry and did a DNC. Her next pregnancy, did the same thing! She couldn’t believe it and went to a different doctor for a second opinion. That’s when she learned of her diagnosis, and the baby was there and doing great!
Omg! Congratulations! I have the same problem from a birth control I was on (had an allergic reaction) and I also have cyst. I'm currently 16 weeks pregnant with my miracle baby 😊
I had my bladder knicked during a C-section for my 6th child. I had to come home with a catheter & bag strapped to my leg. The surgery made it difficult to step up into my house. My husband was trying to help me, and in tense situations, he goes into comedian mode. As I had one foot in the house and one down on the porch, with his arm around me, he starts to softly sing, "Does your bladder hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow?" Good thing I had a catheter or I would have peed myself...but laughing after a C-section is painful. So, we reigned in our humor for a little while.
@@amymoxley1165 I'm also married to a comedian. There's truly never a dull moment! But during periods and after birth, I want to strangle him for cracking jokes and making me laugh cuz it *hurts!* He loves to hear my laugh, which is why he does it. I love him dearly. 💚
My husband does the same thing. He's really funny and normally makes me roar. However, I had to basically tell him to shut the hell up after my gallbladder removal that came with complications and a drainage tube sticking out of me because when your stomach's been sliced and diced, laughing is unthinkable.
Yeah, even if it was impossible for her to carry to term, it's clearly not impossible for her to have a miscarriage. Which is really hard on the body, and also hard emotionally.
I once got a CT scan, and the results mentioned that I have a uterine septum and a completely benign kidney abnormality. Until today, I thought they were completely unrelated. Now I know that fetal me must have been having an off day. I wish I had the results of all the tests I've ever had; it would be so cool to construct a personal gestational history.
Annushka Noor yup. We all do have our own rooms, but the noise.. I’m dead. The oldest is 17 and the youngest is 2, so they had them pretty fast after each other :)
My sister had almost complete placenta previa and started bleeding at 24 weeks. She was on modified bed rest until she had to go in with severe bleeding four weeks later for a c-section. My niece was born twelve weeks early and she was a little over two pounds. She's now a happy, healthy four year old and we are so happy she and my sister survived.
How is having two uteri more devastating than a miscarriage? I'd be like 'do they both work? Ok how interesting, I'm unique'. More devastating would be finding out you have no uterus.
I think the devastating news was that she "wouldn't be able to get pregnant" because of the two uteri. If you think of the full segment, that provides more realistic context.
It's devastating because having a double uterus can mean you'll have a shit ton of issues when it comes to having kids properly. In some cases you need surgery, which not everyone can get...
Evergreen Tree I have none cominicating which means a baby wouldn't be able to get out without a c section if I got pregnant in one of my sides. My periods never had a way out so filled up for years, making me be in full term labour EVERY day, ALL day for Year's! I was 14 when I went through my first surgery and after I felt like I had miscarried as I had gone though all the pain yet I didn't receive my ’baby’ at the end of it, really messed me up! I'm 20 now and have decided not to have a baby as my working uterus isn't strong enough to carry a healthy baby long enough. My doctor said it's possible but very risky and I wouldn't want to put mine or babies health at such a risk but that doesn't make a decision so big any easier.
uriebarakatgoner Me too. I get periods so heavy that I can easily become anemic or be stuck in bed all day with cramps. The first time I ever got a full on period, I was crying in pain and begging my mom to let me get a hysterectomy or something.
I appreciate you talking about things like this. I have what’s called a unicorn uterus and there’s not a whole lot of information on it. I got diagnosed in 2009. I was told I couldn’t have kids but “have fun trying” (btw who says that to an 18 year old lol). Long story short I have 2 healthy boys now but both of them were breach and my youngest was 35 weeks when delivered. My first cousin actually has the double uterus and she was blessed with two healthy babies as well but her pregnancies were rough.
My ex’s mom was born with a “wall” in the middle of her uterus and still had three children, including my ex. She also told me that she was pregnant in both wombs at one time as well! It wasn’t easy but she made it through. Her third child had to be her last due to complications. She still got to raise 3 children and now grandma to my daughter:) I have to show her this video, I know she’ll find it interesting!
My mother in law also had a "wall" in the middle of her uterus. She was told it was because her mother took a form of estrogen while pregnant that was commonly used in the 1950-70s to try and prevent miscarriage. It turns out it caused birth defects and abnormalities in the reproductive tracts of the babies born from those pregnancies where the medicine was taken. I wonder if that's what caused your ex's mom's "wall"? My mother in law couldn't get pregnant with hers and had to have a surgery to remove the wall (she had one complete uterus that I think was only partially "walled" off). After that she had three boys, and healthy pregnancies (except for one early miscarriage), except she had to get circlause because her cervix wasn't strong enough to last throughout the pregnancy (also an effect of the medicine her mother took). They really thought the form of estrogen taken during pregnancy would help prevent miscarriage. So incredibly sad that it affected the fertility and general health of so many people. To make it worse, it was later proven that it didn't actually help prevent miscarriage, it actually raised the risk of it.
I LOVE when you pause the shows to correct them. I get so much out of it. Sometimes when I'm watching something else later and they say something similar to what you corrected I'll be like "nu-uh, Mama Dr Jones says..." It's fun.
I had breast cancer when I was 25. They wanted to freeze some of my eggs because it would be extremely hard for me to get pregnant but my insurance wouldn't cover it. The drugs would basically be like going into menopause. I didnt have a period for 2 and a half years. When it did come back it was very irregular. 9 and a half yrs after getting cancer I got pregnant. I delivered then got pregnant again 8 months later. Miscarried and then got pregnant almost a yr later. Now I have a 15 year old, a toddler turning 3 this month and a 7 month old. I had cholistasis during each pregnancy and was induced early. P.s. I am also able to exclusively nurse using one breast even though I had reconstructive surgery and breast reduction.
Wow, what a blessing!!!! I would still be turning cartwheels and praising God. I had one miracle child after cancer. My oldest was three years old then the doctor said I'd never have another. Over the next two years, I kept praying even though I was super depressed (I'm Mohawk AND Southern so having only one child is a failure, lol!). Anyhoo, one night I got drunk and cried, ex-hubby "comforted" me (😏), and BAM! Our miracle baby was born 9 months later. #GodIsGood!!!
Specifically as a queer OB/GYN, I tell all my lesbian patients that if there is any chance they have sex with someone who has sperm, they should use contraception even if it seems unlikely (ex trans women undergoing hormone therapy can still have viable sperm). From what we know, human sexuality is incredibly fluid and fewer people are exclusively sexually active with one gender (of the multitude of genders out there) only through out their lifetimes. Also also, STI prevention and organ related cancer screening remains super important in all populations.
Every time I see my doctor: "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?" Me: "No." Doctor: "Let's do a pregnancy test just in case." Me, knowing the only naked genitals I've been near in years have been sperm-free vulvas: "No, really, it's not necessary."
@@LadyxBleu but of what I learned here. If you have sex with a trans, there can.still be sperm ejaculated. So you still can get pregnant as a lesbian.....if I got it right.
I have the same anomaly, and doctors assume one of my uteruses must not work, and I’m labeled high risk and blah blah blah. But I’ve successfully carried 3 (with one more on the way) and have carried in both uteruses. It’s sad seeing how people like us get treated like a healthy pregnancy is out of the picture when that’s not true!
my mom had my twin sisters at 39 weeks, both weighing about 7lbs 8oz, and now that I'm in medical school I have a whole new level of respect for carrying that to term.
That’s amazing! My mother has two uteruses (uteri??) one kidney, and she apparently had three Fallopian tubes. She had four of us! Even though she had a lot of complications and many miscarriages, we are all here nonetheless!
I love your attitude - you remind me of my OBGYN. I have a complete septum in my uterus and I am currently 10 weeks plus 3. My OBGYN is confident that with cervical length scans and growth scans, the pregnancy will progress well. The amount of doom and gloom online about Mullerian anomalies is petrifying!
Just want to give a thumbs up and a huge thank-you to Mama Doctor Jones and all other doctors who work "on call". One such doctor likely saved my husband's eyesight in his left eye, as he needed emergency surgery on Saturday (and was seen again yesterday by the surgeon in his office--on Sunday). Thank you to Dr. Googe and all other doctors who give up week-ends, holidays, and other special times to help people! Personally, I think Mama Doctor Jones looked wonderful!
Noooooo MamaDrJones dont be silly!. I personally like that you pause the videos to give accurate information. Its always interesting and helpful :). Been watching you for i guess most of your youtube time if you started this year cause feel like ive been watching for a while!. :). Started watching earlier in the year and i love the factual information you give with the added humour!. My husband and i have been wanting to try for a baby and we are now pregnant!. We were very lucky for it to happen in our first month trying though we kept an eye on predicted ovulation days. Also very surprised and excited. We are due our first in july 2020 and we want the gender to be a surprise. :). So ive watched you since before we were pregnant and now we are pregnant. Basically dont change how you do your videos. They are great!. I know i always appreciate you pausing for proper information!. Also big congratulations on your first year completed on youtube!. Keep doing your vids your way, its what makes them unique and really great!. Hope you had a lovely xmas!. :).
@@MamaDoctorJones Honestly, if we wanted to watch the video all the way through without you interrupting, we could just look up the other video. The interruptions are the interesting part that makes your audience come back for more videos.
My first son was born at 24 weeks 0 days. My ex husband was very abusive & he caused me to go into labor after beating me & pushing me down the stairs. It happened so fast. My son was born on the floor in my bathroom. I was all alone. He breathed for 6 minutes & then died in my arms. The doctors said I had to hit 28 weeks for him to have ever had a chance, even in a hospital. I never believed that. They even doubted me when I told them he was alive when he was born. It makes me feel better knowing that those doctors were wrong & he could have made it. He would have been 7 last week on the 17th. Rest in peace my beautiful baby Julien. 💕 Mommy loves you. 💞💓💖
I wonder if they either figured their first baby was a “miracle” and it couldn’t happen again, or they bought in to the misinformation that it’s impossible to get pregnant while breastfeeding. Or maybe a bit of both. I feel like her doctor dropped the ball, though, on not emphasizing how important contraception is. I’m technically infertile and still at my 6-week postpartum appointment my doc and I had a long talk about contraception options and the importance of it.
I don't know what the case was, but I think it was quite irresponsible for her to not use contraception after having her first baby. Because let's be real, nursing and caring for a 3 month old is hard enough, and she knew how difficult her prpegnancies are
At the age of 42 my sister had an ectopic pregnancy and had to have one of her tubes removed. The dr told her it was like a 1 in 10,000 chance of her ever getting pregnant again so she didn't use any contraception. She now has a 10 year old son. Even after having him she still didn't use protection. Thank goodness she didn't have anymore and is now going through menapause. She has 5 children and is not a very good mother.
@@Annie_Annie__ Yeah I know, right? I had my daughter through IVF and at literally every check up I've been reminded that if I'm not using contraception I can get pregnant even though I'm technically infertile (I don't ovulate and barely have any eggs). How is it that I keep getting this message and someone who had two pregnancies in a row didn't get the memo?
Carla Hallabrin Yep. I have endometriosis and PCOS and often don’t ovulate. I’ve been charting my cycles for over 12 years. It’s pretty rare that I ovulate and not know it (and from previous experience trying to get pregnant, without fertility meds, even when I do ovulate it’s never or almost never a viable egg). But still if I go to the doctor and tell them my LMP was 3 months ago (which is entirely normal for me) they’ll freak out, insist I must be pregnant, and when I balk they make me take a pregnancy test. And when it comes up negative, they assume something was wrong with the test and have me take a 2nd one. 🙄 I’m 37, have never had a “natural” pregnancy (and only one with assistance), and I still can’t set foot in a doctors office or ER without them making me take a pregnancy test unless I am actively on my period at that moment. And if I say I can’t be pregnant because I haven’t ovulated, they look at me like I have a screw loose and are debating whether I’m just stupid or if they need to call Psych down. I’ve been told by multiple medical professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors) that it’s not possible for a woman to know whether or not she’s ovulated. It’s so frustrating.
Fun fact: Feline and canine uteruses are bicornate. Funner fact: My partner, a veterinarian, once spayed a bitch that had two COMPLETE (separate bicornate uterus, ovaries, etc.) reproductive tracts that had both carried litters to term.
I’m a rare case of Didelphis uterus! I am so thankful that I ran into this video. I found out when I was 25 with my first pregnancy. I miscarried at 8 weeks when I was in my way to my first ultrasound. My OBGYN at New York Presbyterian was so surprised about my uterus and she called in a ton of experts because she had never seen it in person. Sadly I had to have one uterus removed while carrying a 13 week-old embryo in 2015.
As a paramedic who works 24 hour shifts, I feel you on the dark circles. Lol. But you look FABULOUS. Thanks for another great video! You do more than you know. :)
I’ve got pcos I was diagnosed at 20 and they said if I ever want kids I would need medication and maybe surgery and I now have a 10 week old son due to not using contraception thinking I couldn’t have children I am blessed ❤️
Hopefully they meant that becoming pregnant may be more difficult because of anovulation/fewer ovulatory cycles but PCOS patients (particularly young ones) become pregnant all the time.
Yeah I have a friend who has PCOS and was told she couldn't have kids when she was in her teens. She had two abortions in her twenties (several years apart) before understanding that she is perfectly capable of getting pregnant. That's when she finally started using contraception. Seriously some doctors are bad at giving people information about their bodies.
My grandma had a double uterus and went on to have two healthy kids. She is now 101 and still lives on her own, raking leaves and mowing her lawn so clearly the double uterus thing was okay for her!
Around 7:00 where you mentioned that some people dont use birth control bc “they cant get pregnant” happened to my friend! She was “told” by her doctor that she couldn’t get pregnant and didn’t ever have a period, so the first time she had sex, she actually ended up getting pregnant and was completely shocked. So she finished her Junior year of HIGH SCHOOL (she was 17) PREGNANT and gave birth in the beginning/middle of Senior year! Thank god her family was super supportive and helped her out with everything, but because of the miss communications she didnt take the necessary precautions :/ she’s happy with her lil bby boy tho! :)
I remember when I was younger, I had really irregular periods. I was so scared I was pregnant and tried looking online for a homemade pregnancy test. I’m a virgin
I have friends that are twins. There mother has the same condition. They were born at different gestation ages. One was full term when born and the other was premature. It's crazy how they tell the story. It's very interesting.
Yes you are so right about the miscommunication, I had this happen to me. I was 17 and my rheumatologist, instead of saying I maybe SHOULDNT TRY to get pregnant due to my medications, told me I'd never get pregnant, at all. I'm 29 years old, and yeah, going 9 months without my meds was rough, but my 18 month old son is so worth the struggles and pain. Hopefully he doesnt inherit my diseases, but I was on the pill and still got pregnant with him.
"You just focus and do what you have to do." In the wise words of my old first aid instructor: Do. Not. Panic. If you are panicking, you're not thinking. If you're not thinking, you're a danger to yourself and everyone around you.
I have known, since I was about 13, I have a bicornuate uterus (the inside of my uterus is heart shaped, instead of the upside down pear it should be). The doctor told my mom I would ever have children. That was devastating for me to hear at that age. I had always wanted children. Now I have two healthy teens and am pregnant again.
A friend of mine has 2 uterus'. She wound up having 3 singleton's in one uterus and triplets in the other one and they all developed normally. I believe she was a case study
@@Gypsy-Queen no, i probably should have clarified haha she had two boys a few years apart from the one uterus, then got pregnant naturally with triplets in the opposite uterus. After the triplet pregnancy she had one more baby in the uterus that had carried the single boys. She has 6 boys altogether.
so totally loving this video! had various problems with ovaries and kidneys so this now makes sense. was told I couldn't have kids when I was just 18, absolutely wrecked me. I now have a beautiful little 5 yr boy, so don't lose hope people! xx
I was misdiagnosed with a bicornuate/septate uterus during my first pregnancy (that ended in a missed miscarriage) and I still have no idea how the images from my two ultrasounds were seen by the tech, a radiologist, and my OBGYN and still be interpreted as a uterine malformation. I switched medical providers after struggling to get further testing and ended up with a high risk OBGYN and getting an HSG to reveal that I actually have a completely normative uterus. This was a relief, as we had just lost a second pregnancy and I was worried that it was a physical abnormality in me that was causing them. Now we are just two weeks away from our third pregnancy's due date, and are so excited for our little girl's arrival!
Adrianna Miller I have understood that miscarriage is more common than we think, as is infertility. My husband and I are super fertile, two out of three unplanned presencies. But my sister is struggling to get pregnant. I was referred to an ultrasound when I was 15 and I had my first gynecological appointment because an unusual fold looked like I in might have a second uterus. Thankfully the free ultrasound put my kind at rest and I loved on.
I honestly love how you stop and fully explain what's going on in the video, and give your professional opinions. I find it very educational and intriguing. Thank you for the video!
My sister surprised me with a Science Isn’t Personal shirt for Christmas! I can’t wait to wear it ☺️ Thank you for making such awesome merch. Happy New Year!
Also worth noting: this is in Michigan's upper peninsula (UP) - we're rural and don't have a great health system. We don't typically have the greatest doctors like big cities do and the doctors who have been here for decades don't bother updating their practices (like them recommending bed rest). Some of it is probably added for the drama, but some of it is actually the doctors being awful. My OBGYN up here tried telling me that bleeding for 6 months with an IUD was normal and not to worry... yeah, that's not normal or healthy.
I don't know if you should watch this channel for accurate information. Just one arrogant obstetrician opinion lol She's a human being and like most Obstetricians doesn't really pay attention to the actual unbiased data , or what truely works , just old or biased info that satisfies a completely bought and payed for system......
Lol! I have been asked by friends how I have never had a pregnancy scare (I am 27) when they all have had multiple, and its like uhhhhh birth control (especially not skipping pills...) and condoms. And every time they laugh and joke that they can't be trusted to take the pill EVERYDAY...😐😑
@@megankennett9169 my response to that is "ya, I don't remember every day either. That's why I have an alarm on my phone that goes off every day. Even on my week off."
I actually wrote this into a story because I had heard about this from another case years ago, because it was incredibly interesting. I had discovered a case where a woman got pregnant by 2 different men at the same time, discovering each was in it's own uterus.
Totally understandable, but there is a mucus plug that develops at the cervix to block it off, so no more semen can enter once you're already pregnant.
Your channel was my best find of 2019! Happy new year MDJ! Well I do follow you in Instagram but still... Can't believe this is the last video of the year!
She’s like: You’ll probably turn this off cause I’ve stopped this so much. As I’m sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear “The facts” vs Television production. My sister in law has a Cornucopia shaped uterus as she describes it, and had 5 pregnancies; 1 miscarriage, 2 preterm, 2 full term; and she was told she would never be likely to get pregnant or have children. Weird how nature works! 😄
So a year ago I was diagnosed with a Septate Uterus, this happened during my first pregnancy and miscarriage. I’m so glad you’re talking about Mullerian deformities because I had no idea about them until I was diagnosed. My septum was complete down through my cervix and more.. 3 surgeries later and 5 months TTC again. I’d really appreciate prayers!
You got this girl. I have didelphic uterus, two cervix and a septum through my vagina. I too had a miscarriage and told all the negative factors of my malformation. I was at a loss and devastated. Two months later I conceived again and carried a healthy baby girl to full term in my left uterus. Anything is possible! Don't let numbers and people tell you that you can't carry a life into this world. Have faith and stay strong. I pray you receive the blessings you are wishing for, never give up.
@@kaitlyngilesswartz3491 I have the same issue, I am old now and had children long ago but I have to admit I am glad that others can understand the situation. Not that it ever caused me much of a problem but I have always wondered if there were others like myself. They figured my situation out at 7 mths gestationof my 1st pregnancy I was at a teaching hospital and the student that discovered it was super happy as the instructor didn't. The septem seperating the cervixes somehow didnt collapse hiding the non pregnant side when the student inserted the speculem and voila cervix and uterus b were discovered.
Just discovered your channel today and I’m literally binge watching it. Love the channel and love your information and personality. It’s always great to find a channel with someone professional and educated. Keep up the great work and I’ll continue to watch!!!
"Look at me, being needy, needing medical information from medical documentaries!" 🤣🤣🤣 MDJ, you crack me up... With me, it drives me insane when a TV show, movie, or video tells a birth story and then doesnt 👏 tell 👏 you 👏 the 👏 name 👏 🤬! BBC, I'm still 🤬 about the ending to "William and Mary"!
I love your oppinionatedness! MDJ, you too! I need details too, and not because I'm a doctor but just because I like learning anything and everything medical I can.
As a mom with a daughter born at 25 weeks, I'm happy you said something about babies being viable only at 27/28 weeks. My girl is 3 years old and totally healthy.
My older sisters were twins born at 26 weeks back in 1990! So the thing about only being viable at 27-28 stil, even now, makes absolutely no sense to me. Both are entirely normal aside from one having a shunt due to having had bacterial meningitis as a baby.
I’m having my C section Monday because my baby girl decided not to flip. I’m absolutely terrified but also excited for her to be here because she’s my miracle after 3 miscarriages ❤️
One of my nieces found out in her 20’s after having weird periods that she has 2 uteruses. She had doctors remove the less viable uterus and she’s doing great.
I didn’t realize that you had only been doing UA-cam for just a year! I just started watching your channel a few months ago but wow, I didn’t realize how new you were to the UA-cam community. I just love watching your videos!
Honestly, I love when you tear these open . The number of times that I am watching one and want to rip them to shreds, I feel so validated for an MD to rip them too.
When I was pregnant with my twins, I was put on modified bed rest by my perinatologist/MFM. I had a subchorionic hematoma, placenta previa, and preexisting chronic hypertension (managed by medication), neurofibromatosis, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and beta-thalassemia. I was forbidden from exercise and told to avoid going out in the sun (this was in South Florida). For me, it was the right move medically; I delivered at 36+2 but I was never in labor or dilated. I had an "urgent" c-section due to early signs of preeclampsia. I'm one of those rare instances in which bedrest is medically indicated.
Placenta previa and bleeding are definitely very different situations than using complete bed rest purely for preterm labor prevention. And any person’s personal recommendations from their doctor, and certainly from an MFM specialist, will always rank above me talking general information about pregnancy!
I had to comment on this because you said you have nf! I have that too!
@@MamaDoctorJones I should add that I wore compression socks and kept my feet elevated, in an effort to prevent clots.
I'm currently pregnant with a singleton (in a different state) and although not on bedrest, was still advised to limit physical activity, mainly because of my IST (and HPT), the slightest exertion causes my heart rate to skyrocket, which can affect the fetus.
@@chihuahua0965 oh wow! I don't come across many people with it. Do you have NF1 or NF2. I have type 1.
Dalai Mami congratulations on the pregnancy
"Having sex without using contraception and trying for a baby are basically the same thing" - SO IMPORTANT
I hope the couple take measures to prevent a possible third pregnancy shortly after this complicated second one
I've been doing it with my husband for 10 years and never been pregnant.
elines acevedo well one/both of y’all probably have some type of infertility bc that’s like impossible other wise
That is exactly what the fertility doc told me when he asked how long we'd been trying.
elines acevedo yo husbands pull out game must be impeccable!
Narrator: *speaks*
Mama Dr Jones: I’m about to destroy this man’s whole career.
witchywoman2008 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Us all:here for it
@@salenebrom6476 Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
@@salenebrom6476 Repent , jesus christ is coming back , pray and read your bible ask him for guidance, there is nothing out there in the world , if you have any questions please ask me.
I've known so many girls/woman who were told "you are infertile" or "you will never be able to get pregnant" only to end up pregnant. Doctors shouldn't make definitive statements like that unless it is 100% impossible for the person to not have children.
The only way this is possible is if you're a lesbian, arnt having sex or don't have ovaries/uterus. Other wise there is always a chance
@@AirQuotes So long as you tell this to the boys who prefer 'rawdogging' it too.
There was a girl in my jr high who was told she'd never have kids. She took this as a license to do whatever she wanted aaaaaaand.... well you guessed it. She got pregnant. We were like 13....we weren't friends but she was telling the story to an entire bathroom of girls so I have no idea what happened after that. I moved away that summer.
@@AirQuotes lesbians and people who 'arent habing sex" still can get pregnant btw
Unless the person is missing a uterus or both ovaries someone can usually still get pregnant
Lmao ”you will never have children”
Turns out she's the most fertile woman alive lmao
I think the body takes that as a challenge sometimes. My grandma was told that and birthed 8 children.
My grandmonther on my dad's side was told after her first child that she will never have another. She had 7 kids total. My great grandmother on my mom's side was told after she was kicked by (either a donkey, mule, or horse- no one can quite remember what kicked her) at ~15/16 that she would never have kids- she had 12 (7 of whom died in childhood from smallpox, polio, measles, and one who died from what is now believed to be an allergic reaction to penicillin).
Jeannie Collins 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My mother was told when she was 16 that she wouldn't have kids. 11 months after getting married to my father, she had me. She did have a lot of miscarriages but she has four living children. Not bad for someone who couldn't have kids lol.
@@arandomidea9010 must have been heartbreaking
To me the fact that you have ( almost)250 thousand subs in less than a year just highlights how much people actually want good reliable medical information
And it warms my little obgyn science nerd heart so much that you guys want this info!
@@MamaDoctorJones you're also very entertaining, obviously you want to do your job and have a family, but there is so much more content you could do, I could easily see you having 2-3 million followers
@@MamaDoctorJones we definitely love this information! I know for me, wanting to be a Neonatal nurse practitioner, or a nurse midwife I am so thankful I can get this information from such a reliable source!
Same!
She often isn't giving very good information though
I went to school with a boy whose mom had “2” uteri. His mom successfully had 4 kids . The doctors deemed that she had a strong uterus and a weak uterus. The ones born from the strong uterus were natural births & the ones born from the weak uterus were c-sections. That information was weird to hear as a teenager and the biology teacher could not explain how it possible to have 2 uteri. Thank you for the info!
Octopi & hippopotami...now uteri.
😁
Imagine your siblings making fun of you because you came from the weak uterus and they were from the strong one 💀
Same for me, but I only had 2 children. Daughter on the stronger side, natural birth.Much larger son on the weaker side, C-section. Let’s just say I looked a bit lopsided with my son!
I think it’s weird that a classmates mom’s medical history was a topic of class discussion. I guess did the boy bring it up!
Can you imagine being told you can’t get pregnant and then having THREE babies within months?! Crazy!
God is amazing 👏🙌
That is nature)
The doctor meant she SHOULDNT* get pregnant, as Dr. Jones said herself, a HUGE miscommunication
I hope after all that they started taking precautions as to not have more right away. Her body is only going to tolerate back to back pregnancy and c-section and have a good outcome so many times. Plus the stress of having three young kids at once is not going to help.
@@VeronikaCheb You know that without medical intervention something like this is extremely dangerous to the woman? In other parts of the world she'd likely simply have died. Such a great god. So you should rather say "medical professionals and research are amazing". Without those this would've become a tragedy.
My grandma, Dr. Hedmark, is the doctor who delivered the twins! I have heard this story many times before. Crazy to just run into this story again today on your channel! Love you grandma, you're awesome!
so cool!
Aww, your grandmother is amazing!!!
That's awesome!
Wow small world as they say!
Lol can she tell mama doctor Jones how much those babies weighed?
It was so interesting to see this, I had a duplex system. Having had 2 wombs 2 cervix and 2 openings.
I had 2 pregnancys on the left side and gave birth naturally albeit one at 32 weeks 4lb2 and another at 34 weeks, at 4lb 10.
Sadly shortly after I had to have them removed due to complications.
I also have a duplex kidney on the right side and hearing issues on the left. So it was good to hear that these are all connected.
Thank you for explaining this, it's never been explained to me before. My children are now 37 and 36.
Woooooooowwŵw! That's amazing! Thank you for sharing!!
So interesting to me. If you are comfortable with a few questions I'm very interested in some of the ways that you had to figure out how to deal with it all.
Do you have 2 vaginas as well?
A girl I work with "can't get pregnant" so she hasn't used birth control for years and years. Her shower is on January 12th, she is due in February. 🤔
Deana Kalova my stepbrothers fiancé shower is January 11th and she’s due February 25th! And they didn’t think she could get pregnant either haha
Pretty cool (?) she’s only has one viable pregnancy in all those years of not being birth control. 👍🏼
@@beautyonabarnbudget I wonder if the lay-person hears "complications" and thinks that it's just "fancy medical talk for can't." I have had to correct people that say stuff like that. I explain to them that things are so black and white.
Looks like someone need to update the "communicating with patients" part of medical training. Especially if it's that common.
The words out of my doctors mouth were the chances of me carrying a baby to term would not happen due to endometriosis and fibroids. My daughter is 6 years old. After 9 miscarriages
who else wants her as their doctor
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Yes, come to West Virginia!
I would. I was told the exact same thing as the lady in the video and thought the same thing. And the same thing happened to me but I have a septate uterus.
@@Christiangirl-qj3wt Gross. Pap smears are NOT pleasant. Not to mention that's a really creepy thing to say.
YES! Especially since I don’t have a set OB and they keep rotating them. I know and trust my perinatologist, but unfortunately he won’t be delivering my baby.
I miscarried twins at 16weeks when I was very young and was told because of my tilted uterus I can't have kids by the ER doctor. I wish I could find that doctor today and introduce him to my 6 kids and ask him to stop pretending to be a obgyn and stick to emergency medicine... 😒 *boop*
A tilted uterus?! I have that and the gyn always told me it would have zero effect on getting pregnant. I did actually have other problems but nothing to do with my uterus... And i do have a daughter and am hoping for another one. Congrats on your family ❤️
I was told I may not have kids 😢
My uterus is retroverted. I have two children.
Mom of 4 here with a tipped uterus. I was never told I couldn’t get pregnant.
That old tale, I have FOUR children and always had a dropped and tilted uterus.
I was told I couldn’t have children.
My son is now 36.
God bless him
My mother was told she wasn't able to have kids ether.
Ended up having healthy triplets from implanting her own eggs back in her body. (Had to remove some eggs from my mother first)
There were 7 fertilized eggs at the start. 4 of them died. 3 of them were left, inserted back into my mother.
All three were fertilized by her uterus and that's history.
She tells me she would of wanted one more, but she doesn't even have a uterus anymore.
@@Creatorsan wow maybe me one day. I know my fiance would be happy
My mom was told that I wouldn't survive due to her age and the fact that she'd already had my brother (she was 38)
I'm 10 years old and 100% healthy.
Gold bless you and him ❤️
I was told the same...my miracle is 21
We don't mind when you comment on things, that's why we're here
Caticorn Arts I agree with both of you. I L💜VE watching videos that she does and it is great having her explain about the stuff that I may not know about. Plus it's just nice having her correct or explain anyway. Has it really been a whole year already?!? Where did it all go?
Exactly
Nastassja Hall 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It feels like mother nature got PISSED TF OFF at the doctor who told the poor woman she would never have kids, and went like "oh yeah? lets see about that shall we".
Her getting pregnant not just once, but twice in such a short amount of time, and pretty much having twins, one in each uterus is like a slap in the face for that doctor.
That gave me a hearty chuckle LMAO
Wow only 70 cases documented? My brother and I were one of those 30 years ago!
My mother has a bicornuate uterus with 1 kidney. She was told like the woman in the video that it would be very difficult to conceive. They thought my oldest sister was their “miracle baby”. 6 years later they had another girl. Then my brother and I came along. My mother carried my 3 siblings in her left uterus, I was the only one who was carried on the right. I wonder if there is any data on women with double uterus’s favoring one side over the other?
Anyway with the many inaccuracies in the video I will take it with a grain of salt, but it’s cool to think I was a part of a medical rarity. Thanks mom!
shmebulock you and your brother are twins?
Alyssa Faith yes. Four minutes apart!
A high school friend of mine's mother has this. She has six sons, and had a stillborn 7th. Six of those 7 pregnancies were in the same side. It was the last baby that was carried on the opposite side from the rest.
@@maritthostenson1804 ok definitely it wasn't so difficult to conceive with the double uterus!
My mom had the same condition and had 6 babies and she always carried in the smaller one
Yeah, my sister had a retroverted uterus. In the 70s, her doctor told her "You'll never have babies." Okay, well, no need to bother with birth control then, eh?
Her surprise pregnancy resulted in a daughter who was delivered by emergency cesarean when she was 7 months along.
That little girl eventually went from a 4 lb. 7 oz. infant to an adult who was 6 ft. tall in her socks - taller than the brother who followed 18 months later.
farvista I had to convert. Wow that's 1.8 kg birth weight that's insanely amazing
What’s a retroverted uterus?
@@allisond.46 Easy lookup, and the visual aids will be more useful than me telling you that the uterus it out of place, tipped backwards. My sister's biggest issue wasn't that, but that she'd go for months without a period. Oh well...human body: full 'o surprises.
Tipped here as well. 5 productive pregnancies, with one regular delivery, a footling breach cesarean, another cesarean, and two pressure births. The 4th birth was over nine pounds in 2 and a half minutes (now THAT was wild) and the 5th was a few weeks early and took only 5 minutes start to finish.
when I was 15, went to my mom's gyno for profound dysmenorrhea. he not only told me that my truly debilitating symptoms would go away "once I got pregnant," but that I also probably couldn't get pregnant b/c of my retroverted uterus. As I was walking out, I told my mom what an idiot he was flippantly tossing out either of those comments to a teen w/out proper explanation, or medical basis
My mom was someone told by her doctors she could never get pregnant due to the family history of PCOS. She also REALLY didn't want kids (my dad was ambivalent). She was 8 months along when she found out about me, and I was raised with her making sure I was very aware I was not wanted. As an adult who also doesn't want kids, I definitely feel for her with the sudden change to her life, and being forced into unwanted parenthood....even though I suffered because of her reaction to it.
That's awful, I'm so sorry. I wish doctors wouldn't tell women with certainty that they can't get pregnant unless it truly is impossible; times are different now yet it still happens so often.😢
My mom was told she couldn’t have children. I’m the youngest of four and also a twin. They also told her she wouldn’t live to thirty. She’s now almost 65 and has 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Beautiful I love this 💗💗
God is great
Very late but I wanted to say your mom had something to live for ❤️ she wasn’t going to leave you guys so soon when you were all blessings
That only means one thing, God is the one who has the last word.
Amen!
I was told “I COULDNT HAVE A BABY” and my 4 year old begs to differ 🤣
Congratulations! Hope they grow up healthy and happy, sounds like they're in loving and welcoming hands☺️
Me too. My "miracles" are teenagers now 😂
They should never say never. My uterus is tilted but I have to relativity healthy pregnancies both had to be csections.
My 1 year old begs to differ that I “CaNt GeT PrEgNaNt” as well 😂😂😂😂
Haha same here! She just turned 4. My kids are 8 years apart. 3 DIFFERENT DOCTORS told me I'd never have any more AND I was on chemo when it happened. It was insane.
Way back when I was in highschool around '91 or '92 my biology teacher at night school had two uteruses and told us in case of emergency when she found out she was pregnant. Thankfully when she had problems with the baby her husband and family were with her and she was put on bed rest with mandatory leave from work. They also had to sew her cervix closed due to it also being weak/loose. She made it to 7 1/2 mos before delivering a beautiful, healthy baby boy. He was her miracle after seven miscarriages. We donated $ and got her a baby gift.
Wow
That is an incredible amount of personal information to share with a student
It was in case of emergency and we were attending night classes at the HS with very few people around.
"I can't get pregnant so I won't use birth control!" This is how I got a brother who is 14 years younger than me xD My mom had complications after her second birth (I'm the oldest), and she was told that she'd probably never get pregnant again. So when my mom remarried she didn't think birth control was necessary. Obviously he was a blessing and we were all happy to have another son/sibling in the family, but your commentary on this sort of communication is totally on point!
My brothers are 13 and 14 years younger than me
I'm having a simblig and will be born after my 18th birthday
Kitty van Dijk my friend’s sister is 23 years older than her youngest sister. My brother is 13 years younger and people often ask me if I am his mom. I can’t imagine the year gap.
@@thin_white_duke1 I got asked that too, especially when he was still a baby/toddler. He is 19 now so it doesn't happen anymore, but there were a lot of times when I was babysitting or had to pick him up from school and such where I got a lot of looks and questions.
Kitty van Dijk that’s what happened to my mom but here I am as the youngest child my siblings are 17+ years older than me
This reminds me of a friend:
At 19 had a large tumor removed from her uterus, informed that the scarring made her infertile.
At 25 enters into a monogamous relationship, several months later goes to her doctor who says she can't be pregnant. A couple more months pass, she goes to a different doctor who says, it is highly unlikely, but let's do a pregnancy test just to cover our bases. She was 5 months along.
Healthy baby boy born, she is told to love him as she will never have another.
6 months later, while using a diaphragm and spermicide, she has similar symptoms. Baby boy #2 born 7 months later.
Now using oral contraceptives and diaphragm with spermicide, she begins having symptoms a year later. Baby boy #3 born healthy.
She is told that another pregnancy could kill her. She plans to have tubal ligation with in the next year. Meanwhile, using the pill, diaphragm, spermicide, and condoms she gets pregnant with baby boy #4. The doctor says that it could kill her. She chooses to carry. As soon as he is delivered via c-section they do an immediate hysterectomy as it was agreed she needed it out.
All boys are healthy, happy, and the youngest is in 4th grade.
Oh boy, either she wasn't using her contraception correctly or her man has super sperm 😮
@@angelicapain5331, He has super sperm. She'd been in several relationships prior to him and used condoms with them to prevent disease. Her partner just... Well organ removal has worked.
Wowza...
I went through similar circumstances except I had class 3 dysplasia and the treatment did so much damage I was told I'd never conceive at the 6-week check-up. At the 6 months check-up I was 4 1/2 months pregnant. The next 2 boys were a pill/breastfeeding baby (4 months after the birth of #1) and Depo baby 6 years after #2...lol Hubby's sperm wear capes with "S"s on them... I just know it.
Wow!!! I loved this story and God Bless your friend and her boys!!!
I love the "you'll never have children" advice. My cousin has PCOS and it was during a checkup when she found out about them because she was having some pain they were like "oh you have polycystic ovaries, its going to be pretty impossible for you to have kids."
"I already have one"
a bunch of test results including a pregnancy test came back
"yeah remember what I just said? You're pregnant congratulations!"
hahahaha too good. In medicine/health people shlould never think "always" or "never"! (unless you took your uterus out)
Same thing happened to my friend. Doctors need to stop telling people with pocs that
Policystic ovary syndrome isnt uncommon and you have irregular ovarian/menstrual cycles and hormonal imbalance
You still have cycles
Still can get pregnant, just harder to get
@@brendielahooha there is another comment on this video that says my sister had her uterus removed and had 2 kids so ever that you can have babies
Hilarious!
I feel like somebody should have told them that her chances of getting pregnant are pretty normal... The woman was pregnant three times in two years without trying to get pregnant.
4 counting the first miscarriage, the single delivery, then the two uterine pregnancy is really separate pregnancies and could have coccured at different times.
Doctor: "I will never see this again in my life."
Patient: "Give me a year and I'll be back!"
Naomie Hall he was counting the miscarriage. The first was a miscarriage, the second was her 6 pound 10oz baby, and the third was her twins. Twins count as one pregnancy not two.
@@annabellealpar5285 I'm a she but thanks, that is what I meant
@@naomiehall7556 Great now I don't know if it counts as two pregnancies since there are two uteri.
When I see you react to a person miscarrying, with sympathy and respect, I wish I wouldve had you as a doctor when I miscarried. Some of the hospital staff were really awful.
Oh hun, I'm sorry you had a terrible experience when you most needed support. 💜
Same here, Sarah. After I lost my baby at 18 weeks, I was in the hospital recovery and was crying. I'll never forget a nurse coming over and asking me what was wrong 'Now'. When I mentioned my sadness, she turned my bed around so that the nurses station couldn't see my face anymore. The pain of that sticks with me. Sometimes they can be so cruel. It happened when I was 30 years old. I'm 50 now. It still hurts.
Dr. Braxy Gilkey Cruises I’m so sorry that happened to you. That’s truly awful. No one deserves to have their pain downplayed. I hope you’re doing better now, and that you’re pain has eased a little bit. Take care ❤️
Many People Don't Consider Fetuses As Human Or Alive. They Rather Place Terms And Conditions On Whether And When A Life Is Viable. It's Sad But Society Seems To Take Their Own Life For Granted.
Am Now Wondering Why Uterii And Fetusii Aren't The Plural Forms.
When my sister had a miscarriage the nurse said she's young and she can just try again
I had a double uterus that was heart shaped. The Drs also told me I could not get pregnant.
I have 2.healthy boys in their 20's that say otherwise.
8 months ago I had a bilateral total hysterectomy, with cysts, fibroids etc. Best thing I ever did!
Feeling so much better at 53!
My sister has a heart shaped uterus also . She has 2 children
Seriously?! You started in 2019? I feel like I've been following you for at least 2 years.... hmmmm. Also, LITTLE CARROT!
Oh, that carrot though!
I was thinking the same thing. It feels like it's been way longer...
😊😊
so glad that you touched on the double uterus, I got diagnosed 8 years ago with it. got told by one of three doctors that we wouldn't have kids. the doctor's that I've seen didn't give too much info. You gave more info on it then the three doctor's that I saw. love your video's!!
2 heathy pregnancies, here!
Melissa Wauthier that’s so sad, they should give you as much information as they can, this is your life and health, at least give you some reading material for you, as too much information is overwhelming.
Samantha Pateman I know, you would think so, I had to look up medical articles myself and some info from some ultrasound technicians
Same! I struggled to get pregnant and sustain a pregnancy. Nothing worked. We gave up fertility treatments and started praying and finally got pregnant! I started bleeding around 5 weeks pregnant and I was told I was having an ectopic pregnancy. I asked for a second opinion so they sent me to a Mfm specialist the same day that informed me that I have a double uterus. I now have a healthy 16 month old little girl!
This is why her channel is here ❤️😭 I love it
My endocrinologist told me straight up you can’t have kids. My obgyn backed it. They didn’t tell me there was a possibility, just straight up no. I was 11. I’m currently 19 with a 1 year old. And I’m so thankful they were wrong and I changed obgyns
MDJ please don't ever apologize for the interruptions! Your feedback and critique of the media you're reviewing is so important and interesting. I've watched some medical documentaries where I had to stop 10 minutes in because the information was so inaccurate or just over dramatized.
Yeah,we want accurate information,that's why we watch videos like these,to learn something and for entertainment.
Same Kiterpuss! I want facts and details, not fake melodrama when we know it’s going to be fine.
Definitely. In fact, that's why I'm watching a reaction video and not the actual video, I'm here for the interruptions and explanations.
That's the reason I watch her reactions. I love her additions and corrections.
EXACTLY! When she cringed, I cringed. When she told us information, we listen.
And lastly, it's entertaining letting her say that these are wrong.
Anyone who's not a health professional: "look it's a photo of the Mom and her baby"
OB/Gyn: "That's not a healthy 6 pound baby"
They'd also given this supposed "boy" a pink hat (looks like the kind ppl knit and donate to hospitals), and we all have a pretty good idea about which babies get the pink hats.... further suggesting this was a future girl baby.
emimonsterlicious Or, you know, not everyone genders colors
@@chickenalpaca0332 i mean, people typically do for a baby. Like, a lot of people give baby boys blue clothes and baby girls pink clothes, because the baby can't exactly tell you what his/her favourite colour is.
its so embarrassing to be the person arguing for gendered colors
HannaMouse1 Babies can’t use words yet but a lot of the time they have a color preferences
Ahh, my cousin has that. She has two uteruses and two cervixes. Her first pregnancy, the OBGYN couldn’t find a heartbeat after 6 weeks of the positive tests. They said she was going to miss-carry and did a DNC. Her next pregnancy, did the same thing! She couldn’t believe it and went to a different doctor for a second opinion. That’s when she learned of her diagnosis, and the baby was there and doing great!
I was told I couldn't ever have children because if scarring in my uterus but the baby kicking in my womb begs to differ 🤷
Lydia Price aww
hell yeah, congrats!
Omg! Congratulations! I have the same problem from a birth control I was on (had an allergic reaction) and I also have cyst. I'm currently 16 weeks pregnant with my miracle baby 😊
Katconut I wish you both health in this current situation :3
How is the baby?
I had my bladder knicked during a C-section for my 6th child. I had to come home with a catheter & bag strapped to my leg. The surgery made it difficult to step up into my house. My husband was trying to help me, and in tense situations, he goes into comedian mode. As I had one foot in the house and one down on the porch, with his arm around me, he starts to softly sing, "Does your bladder hang low? Does it wobble to and fro? Can you tie it in a knot? Can you tie it in a bow?" Good thing I had a catheter or I would have peed myself...but laughing after a C-section is painful. So, we reigned in our humor for a little while.
Not a good time for a silly song! Hahaha! At least he has a sense of humor.
@@grandcatsmama3421 Humor is one of themain reasons our 26 year relationship has thrived...and respect, loyalty, love, and all that other stuff. lol
@@amymoxley1165
I'm also married to a comedian. There's truly never a dull moment! But during periods and after birth, I want to strangle him for cracking jokes and making me laugh cuz it *hurts!* He loves to hear my laugh, which is why he does it. I love him dearly. 💚
You guys are cute hahaha
My husband does the same thing. He's really funny and normally makes me roar. However, I had to basically tell him to shut the hell up after my gallbladder removal that came with complications and a drainage tube sticking out of me because when your stomach's been sliced and diced, laughing is unthinkable.
When she has a miscarriage and they still tell her she can't get pregnant, right after she got pregnant and unfortunately had a miscarriage🤦♀️
Yeah, even if it was impossible for her to carry to term, it's clearly not impossible for her to have a miscarriage. Which is really hard on the body, and also hard emotionally.
Exactly, like what? She just got pregnant which proves that she can 🤦♀️
Yeah I think they meant she "shouldnt" get pregnant, but she didnt understand
We wont stop watching because you keep pausing and talking, this is how I learn new things!!
Yep. If we wanted to watch with no interruptions we'd just go for the original video.
Agreed
Exactly!! We're here to learn and to fact check things and the comments she makes and pauses she has is what we're here for
I once got a CT scan, and the results mentioned that I have a uterine septum and a completely benign kidney abnormality. Until today, I thought they were completely unrelated. Now I know that fetal me must have been having an off day. I wish I had the results of all the tests I've ever had; it would be so cool to construct a personal gestational history.
I really, really appreciate how you explain the inaccuracies.
My parents were told they ‘couldn’t have kids’
Their 11 kids beg to differ.
Are you serious, 11?
Elizabeth Timothy yes, it’s never boring haha
damn if you don't mind me asking how old are y'all? quarantine must be hella interesting
Annushka Noor yup. We all do have our own rooms, but the noise.. I’m dead. The oldest is 17 and the youngest is 2, so they had them pretty fast after each other :)
11 damn! I’m glad tho u guys r happy!!!
My sister had almost complete placenta previa and started bleeding at 24 weeks. She was on modified bed rest until she had to go in with severe bleeding four weeks later for a c-section. My niece was born twelve weeks early and she was a little over two pounds. She's now a happy, healthy four year old and we are so happy she and my sister survived.
How is having two uteri more devastating than a miscarriage? I'd be like 'do they both work? Ok how interesting, I'm unique'. More devastating would be finding out you have no uterus.
I think the devastating news was that she "wouldn't be able to get pregnant" because of the two uteri. If you think of the full segment, that provides more realistic context.
It's devastating because having a double uterus can mean you'll have a shit ton of issues when it comes to having kids properly. In some cases you need surgery, which not everyone can get...
Evergreen Tree I have none cominicating which means a baby wouldn't be able to get out without a c section if I got pregnant in one of my sides.
My periods never had a way out so filled up for years, making me be in full term labour EVERY day, ALL day for Year's! I was 14 when I went through my first surgery and after I felt like I had miscarried as I had gone though all the pain yet I didn't receive my ’baby’ at the end of it, really messed me up! I'm 20 now and have decided not to have a baby as my working uterus isn't strong enough to carry a healthy baby long enough. My doctor said it's possible but very risky and I wouldn't want to put mine or babies health at such a risk but that doesn't make a decision so big any easier.
I wish I had no uterus
uriebarakatgoner Me too. I get periods so heavy that I can easily become anemic or be stuck in bed all day with cramps. The first time I ever got a full on period, I was crying in pain and begging my mom to let me get a hysterectomy or something.
"You guys are gonna stop watchinf cause of my constant interuptions"
No way!!! We watch these videos cause we love to hear from YOU! :)
I appreciate you talking about things like this. I have what’s called a unicorn uterus and there’s not a whole lot of information on it. I got diagnosed in 2009. I was told I couldn’t have kids but “have fun trying” (btw who says that to an 18 year old lol). Long story short I have 2 healthy boys now but both of them were breach and my youngest was 35 weeks when delivered. My first cousin actually has the double uterus and she was blessed with two healthy babies as well but her pregnancies were rough.
My ex’s mom was born with a “wall” in the middle of her uterus and still had three children, including my ex. She also told me that she was pregnant in both wombs at one time as well! It wasn’t easy but she made it through. Her third child had to be her last due to complications. She still got to raise 3 children and now grandma to my daughter:) I have to show her this video, I know she’ll find it interesting!
My mother in law also had a "wall" in the middle of her uterus. She was told it was because her mother took a form of estrogen while pregnant that was commonly used in the 1950-70s to try and prevent miscarriage. It turns out it caused birth defects and abnormalities in the reproductive tracts of the babies born from those pregnancies where the medicine was taken. I wonder if that's what caused your ex's mom's "wall"? My mother in law couldn't get pregnant with hers and had to have a surgery to remove the wall (she had one complete uterus that I think was only partially "walled" off). After that she had three boys, and healthy pregnancies (except for one early miscarriage), except she had to get circlause because her cervix wasn't strong enough to last throughout the pregnancy (also an effect of the medicine her mother took). They really thought the form of estrogen taken during pregnancy would help prevent miscarriage. So incredibly sad that it affected the fertility and general health of so many people. To make it worse, it was later proven that it didn't actually help prevent miscarriage, it actually raised the risk of it.
Septated uterus. A little different from didelphus
@@brendielahooha could be septate or bicornuate
I'm sorry that things didn't work out with you and your ex, but I'm glad you have a good relationship with your daughter's grandma!
Concerned fans of MDJ: Make sure you sleep! Get some TLC 😊
Mama Doctor Jones: I’ll sleep when I’m dead
It is sweet of her, but also maybe a little obsessive. How is UA-cam not a lower priority for someone who has more than a full-time job and four kids?
Im pretty sure she said she slept while on call, and that she would rest after recording the video
@@harringt100 Its a priority because its not only a hobby, its also part of her carreer.
NGL, the WAY she said "I'll rest when I can" totally had the exact same energy as "I'll sleep when I'm dead".
I LOVE when you pause the shows to correct them. I get so much out of it. Sometimes when I'm watching something else later and they say something similar to what you corrected I'll be like "nu-uh, Mama Dr Jones says..." It's fun.
I had breast cancer when I was 25. They wanted to freeze some of my eggs because it would be extremely hard for me to get pregnant but my insurance wouldn't cover it. The drugs would basically be like going into menopause. I didnt have a period for 2 and a half years. When it did come back it was very irregular. 9 and a half yrs after getting cancer I got pregnant. I delivered then got pregnant again 8 months later. Miscarried and then got pregnant almost a yr later. Now I have a 15 year old, a toddler turning 3 this month and a 7 month old.
I had cholistasis during each pregnancy and was induced early.
P.s. I am also able to exclusively nurse using one breast even though I had reconstructive surgery and breast reduction.
That’s impressive.
I dont know your story, and it seems a bit that you're happy about it, so congratulations on being able to have your babies!..
@@abis4680 thank you
The Normal Life wow!
Wow, what a blessing!!!! I would still be turning cartwheels and praising God. I had one miracle child after cancer. My oldest was three years old then the doctor said I'd never have another. Over the next two years, I kept praying even though I was super depressed (I'm Mohawk AND Southern so having only one child is a failure, lol!). Anyhoo, one night I got drunk and cried, ex-hubby "comforted" me (😏), and BAM! Our miracle baby was born 9 months later. #GodIsGood!!!
"there's very little cases where you don't need contraception"
i'm a lesbian
Specifically as a queer OB/GYN, I tell all my lesbian patients that if there is any chance they have sex with someone who has sperm, they should use contraception even if it seems unlikely (ex trans women undergoing hormone therapy can still have viable sperm). From what we know, human sexuality is incredibly fluid and fewer people are exclusively sexually active with one gender (of the multitude of genders out there) only through out their lifetimes. Also also, STI prevention and organ related cancer screening remains super important in all populations.
Every time I see my doctor: "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?"
Me: "No."
Doctor: "Let's do a pregnancy test just in case."
Me, knowing the only naked genitals I've been near in years have been sperm-free vulvas: "No, really, it's not necessary."
@@nicolemachac408 i didn't know that about trans. Tnx
She said diagnosis not cases there is a difference
@@LadyxBleu but of what I learned here. If you have sex with a trans, there can.still be sperm ejaculated. So you still can get pregnant as a lesbian.....if I got it right.
I have the same anomaly, and doctors assume one of my uteruses must not work, and I’m labeled high risk and blah blah blah. But I’ve successfully carried 3 (with one more on the way) and have carried in both uteruses. It’s sad seeing how people like us get treated like a healthy pregnancy is out of the picture when that’s not true!
my mom had my twin sisters at 39 weeks, both weighing about 7lbs 8oz, and now that I'm in medical school I have a whole new level of respect for carrying that to term.
Imagine having 15 lbs of baby inside of you, plus the placenta, amniotic fluid, etc. Your mom is awesome.
That’s amazing! My mother has two uteruses (uteri??) one kidney, and she apparently had three Fallopian tubes. She had four of us! Even though she had a lot of complications and many miscarriages, we are all here nonetheless!
I love your attitude - you remind me of my OBGYN. I have a complete septum in my uterus and I am currently 10 weeks plus 3. My OBGYN is confident that with cervical length scans and growth scans, the pregnancy will progress well. The amount of doom and gloom online about Mullerian anomalies is petrifying!
How are you?
I love this channel I feel like she gets it! As a woman, mother, and doctor. I just found this page and I'm pregnant. My Rainbow baby☺️
I hope everything's going well!
@@shandiwarren6454 yes baby girl is here now!! Healthy and beautiful.
@@smallappetitemukbangs8582 That's amazing! Congratulations! 💕
@@smallappetitemukbangs8582 I was about to say that I hoped everything went well lol
@@smallappetitemukbangs8582 super late but congratulations 🎉 ❤️
Just want to give a thumbs up and a huge thank-you to Mama Doctor Jones and all other doctors who work "on call". One such doctor likely saved my husband's eyesight in his left eye, as he needed emergency surgery on Saturday (and was seen again yesterday by the surgeon in his office--on Sunday). Thank you to Dr. Googe and all other doctors who give up week-ends, holidays, and other special times to help people! Personally, I think Mama Doctor Jones looked wonderful!
I love your face when the first healthy baby gets delivered! It shows how much passion you have for your profession
As a high risk pregnancy consultant (maternal fetal medicine specialist), I love you and I love this!!
Noooooo MamaDrJones dont be silly!. I personally like that you pause the videos to give accurate information. Its always interesting and helpful :). Been watching you for i guess most of your youtube time if you started this year cause feel like ive been watching for a while!. :). Started watching earlier in the year and i love the factual information you give with the added humour!. My husband and i have been wanting to try for a baby and we are now pregnant!. We were very lucky for it to happen in our first month trying though we kept an eye on predicted ovulation days. Also very surprised and excited. We are due our first in july 2020 and we want the gender to be a surprise. :). So ive watched you since before we were pregnant and now we are pregnant. Basically dont change how you do your videos. They are great!. I know i always appreciate you pausing for proper information!.
Also big congratulations on your first year completed on youtube!. Keep doing your vids your way, its what makes them unique and really great!.
Hope you had a lovely xmas!. :).
Thank you and congrats to you!!
@@MamaDoctorJones Thank you very much MDJ. :).
@@MamaDoctorJones Honestly, if we wanted to watch the video all the way through without you interrupting, we could just look up the other video. The interruptions are the interesting part that makes your audience come back for more videos.
My first son was born at 24 weeks 0 days. My ex husband was very abusive & he caused me to go into labor after beating me & pushing me down the stairs. It happened so fast. My son was born on the floor in my bathroom. I was all alone. He breathed for 6 minutes & then died in my arms. The doctors said I had to hit 28 weeks for him to have ever had a chance, even in a hospital. I never believed that. They even doubted me when I told them he was alive when he was born. It makes me feel better knowing that those doctors were wrong & he could have made it.
He would have been 7 last week on the 17th.
Rest in peace my beautiful baby Julien. 💕 Mommy loves you. 💞💓💖
It seems like even after having the first baby that they just continued to completely forgo contraception.
I wonder if they either figured their first baby was a “miracle” and it couldn’t happen again, or they bought in to the misinformation that it’s impossible to get pregnant while breastfeeding. Or maybe a bit of both.
I feel like her doctor dropped the ball, though, on not emphasizing how important contraception is.
I’m technically infertile and still at my 6-week postpartum appointment my doc and I had a long talk about contraception options and the importance of it.
I don't know what the case was, but I think it was quite irresponsible for her to not use contraception after having her first baby. Because let's be real, nursing and caring for a 3 month old is hard enough, and she knew how difficult her prpegnancies are
At the age of 42 my sister had an ectopic pregnancy and had to have one of her tubes removed. The dr told her it was like a 1 in 10,000 chance of her ever getting pregnant again so she didn't use any contraception. She now has a 10 year old son. Even after having him she still didn't use protection. Thank goodness she didn't have anymore and is now going through menapause. She has 5 children and is not a very good mother.
@@Annie_Annie__ Yeah I know, right? I had my daughter through IVF and at literally every check up I've been reminded that if I'm not using contraception I can get pregnant even though I'm technically infertile (I don't ovulate and barely have any eggs).
How is it that I keep getting this message and someone who had two pregnancies in a row didn't get the memo?
Carla Hallabrin Yep. I have endometriosis and PCOS and often don’t ovulate. I’ve been charting my cycles for over 12 years. It’s pretty rare that I ovulate and not know it (and from previous experience trying to get pregnant, without fertility meds, even when I do ovulate it’s never or almost never a viable egg).
But still if I go to the doctor and tell them my LMP was 3 months ago (which is entirely normal for me) they’ll freak out, insist I must be pregnant, and when I balk they make me take a pregnancy test. And when it comes up negative, they assume something was wrong with the test and have me take a 2nd one. 🙄
I’m 37, have never had a “natural” pregnancy (and only one with assistance), and I still can’t set foot in a doctors office or ER without them making me take a pregnancy test unless I am actively on my period at that moment.
And if I say I can’t be pregnant because I haven’t ovulated, they look at me like I have a screw loose and are debating whether I’m just stupid or if they need to call Psych down.
I’ve been told by multiple medical professionals (nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors) that it’s not possible for a woman to know whether or not she’s ovulated. It’s so frustrating.
Fun fact: Feline and canine uteruses are bicornate.
Funner fact: My partner, a veterinarian, once spayed a bitch that had two COMPLETE (separate bicornate uterus, ovaries, etc.) reproductive tracts that had both carried litters to term.
What’s biocornate?
Iris Huisman it means two uteri.
shelleyn05 ah, ok. Thanks
I feel bad for laughing at “spayed a bitch“
@@minifridge284 lmao same
I’m a rare case of Didelphis uterus! I am so thankful that I ran into this video. I found out when I was 25 with my first pregnancy. I miscarried at 8 weeks when I was in my way to my first ultrasound. My OBGYN at New York Presbyterian was so surprised about my uterus and she called in a ton of experts because she had never seen it in person. Sadly I had to have one uterus removed while carrying a 13 week-old embryo in 2015.
As a paramedic who works 24 hour shifts, I feel you on the dark circles. Lol. But you look FABULOUS. Thanks for another great video! You do more than you know. :)
damn, how do you survive 24h shifts? o-o i’m dead after like 18 hours of being awake, can’t even keep my eyes open lol
Thank you for the work you do!❤
I’ve got pcos I was diagnosed at 20 and they said if I ever want kids I would need medication and maybe surgery and I now have a 10 week old son due to not using contraception thinking I couldn’t have children I am blessed ❤️
Hopefully they meant that becoming pregnant may be more difficult because of anovulation/fewer ovulatory cycles but PCOS patients (particularly young ones) become pregnant all the time.
I have endometriosis and I’m currently pregnant! It can happen :)
PCOS doesn't stop you from having kids
Thankyou ladies my son is now 6 months old and I found out yesterday I’m pregnant with my second don’t give up ❤️
Yeah I have a friend who has PCOS and was told she couldn't have kids when she was in her teens. She had two abortions in her twenties (several years apart) before understanding that she is perfectly capable of getting pregnant. That's when she finally started using contraception.
Seriously some doctors are bad at giving people information about their bodies.
My grandma had a double uterus and went on to have two healthy kids. She is now 101 and still lives on her own, raking leaves and mowing her lawn so clearly the double uterus thing was okay for her!
Around 7:00 where you mentioned that some people dont use birth control bc “they cant get pregnant” happened to my friend! She was “told” by her doctor that she couldn’t get pregnant and didn’t ever have a period, so the first time she had sex, she actually ended up getting pregnant and was completely shocked. So she finished her Junior year of HIGH SCHOOL (she was 17) PREGNANT and gave birth in the beginning/middle of Senior year! Thank god her family was super supportive and helped her out with everything, but because of the miss communications she didnt take the necessary precautions :/ she’s happy with her lil bby boy tho! :)
You're reacting to a vid, you're SUPPOSED to interrupt
I remember when I was younger, I had really irregular periods. I was so scared I was pregnant and tried looking online for a homemade pregnancy test. I’m a virgin
I have friends that are twins. There mother has the same condition. They were born at different gestation ages. One was full term when born and the other was premature. It's crazy how they tell the story. It's very interesting.
Okay, the Queen has uploaded, all other UA-camrs can go home now.
Here, here
What? I am just getting started.😅
Yes you are so right about the miscommunication, I had this happen to me. I was 17 and my rheumatologist, instead of saying I maybe SHOULDNT TRY to get pregnant due to my medications, told me I'd never get pregnant, at all.
I'm 29 years old, and yeah, going 9 months without my meds was rough, but my 18 month old son is so worth the struggles and pain. Hopefully he doesnt inherit my diseases, but I was on the pill and still got pregnant with him.
"You just focus and do what you have to do."
In the wise words of my old first aid instructor: Do. Not. Panic. If you are panicking, you're not thinking. If you're not thinking, you're a danger to yourself and everyone around you.
It was the "I'll rest when I can!" That got me subscribed. You do you girl.
I have known, since I was about 13, I have a bicornuate uterus (the inside of my uterus is heart shaped, instead of the upside down pear it should be). The doctor told my mom I would ever have children. That was devastating for me to hear at that age. I had always wanted children. Now I have two healthy teens and am pregnant again.
A friend of mine has 2 uterus'. She wound up having 3 singleton's in one uterus and triplets in the other one and they all developed normally. I believe she was a case study
Wow... at the same time too?!
@@Gypsy-Queen no, i probably should have clarified haha she had two boys a few years apart from the one uterus, then got pregnant naturally with triplets in the opposite uterus. After the triplet pregnancy she had one more baby in the uterus that had carried the single boys. She has 6 boys altogether.
@@gigi_glitz damn.. lol
@@gigi_glitz 6 boys!!!!!!
Wow!
I love when mama Dr Jones spills the tea and throws shade at these shows for sharing misleading information.
so totally loving this video! had various problems with ovaries and kidneys so this now makes sense. was told I couldn't have kids when I was just 18, absolutely wrecked me. I now have a beautiful little 5 yr boy, so don't lose hope people! xx
Thank u for correcting the overdramatics and inaccuracies /providing studies to back it up
I was misdiagnosed with a bicornuate/septate uterus during my first pregnancy (that ended in a missed miscarriage) and I still have no idea how the images from my two ultrasounds were seen by the tech, a radiologist, and my OBGYN and still be interpreted as a uterine malformation. I switched medical providers after struggling to get further testing and ended up with a high risk OBGYN and getting an HSG to reveal that I actually have a completely normative uterus. This was a relief, as we had just lost a second pregnancy and I was worried that it was a physical abnormality in me that was causing them. Now we are just two weeks away from our third pregnancy's due date, and are so excited for our little girl's arrival!
Adrianna Miller I have understood that miscarriage is more common than we think, as is infertility. My husband and I are super fertile, two out of three unplanned presencies. But my sister is struggling to get pregnant. I was referred to an ultrasound when I was 15 and I had my first gynecological appointment because an unusual fold looked like I in might have a second uterus. Thankfully the free ultrasound put my kind at rest and I loved on.
Adrianna Miller go you good luck with your little one
What a blessing!
I honestly love how you stop and fully explain what's going on in the video, and give your professional opinions. I find it very educational and intriguing.
Thank you for the video!
My sister surprised me with a Science Isn’t Personal shirt for Christmas! I can’t wait to wear it ☺️ Thank you for making such awesome merch. Happy New Year!
Meg Grace 👍 I saw your comment and regretted not getting my daughter one. Not to worry, I ordered one and I’ll give it to her as a belated present. 😁
I think they put a lot of wrong information just for dramatic results. This is why I watch YOUR channel. To get correct information.
Also worth noting: this is in Michigan's upper peninsula (UP) - we're rural and don't have a great health system. We don't typically have the greatest doctors like big cities do and the doctors who have been here for decades don't bother updating their practices (like them recommending bed rest). Some of it is probably added for the drama, but some of it is actually the doctors being awful. My OBGYN up here tried telling me that bleeding for 6 months with an IUD was normal and not to worry... yeah, that's not normal or healthy.
I don't know if you should watch this channel for accurate information. Just one arrogant obstetrician opinion lol
She's a human being and like most Obstetricians doesn't really pay attention to the actual unbiased data , or what truely works , just old or biased info that satisfies a completely bought and payed for system......
Louisa Capell - my opinion, she’s more correct than a drama ER or doctor show.
@@Crow29803 sure, no argument there.
We're literally here for your commentation, go off!! Tell us everything!!! 👏📣
Every person I’ve ever known who “can’t have kids” has gotten pregnant and carried to term
Campaigners For Christ I'm glad that's your experience, people I know not so lucky
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And women who will have no problems in getting pregnant (according to the doctor), can't get pregnant....
People always ask me how I’ve made it 8 years without having another baby
CONDOMS
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Lol! I have been asked by friends how I have never had a pregnancy scare (I am 27) when they all have had multiple, and its like uhhhhh birth control (especially not skipping pills...) and condoms. And every time they laugh and joke that they can't be trusted to take the pill EVERYDAY...😐😑
@@megankennett9169 my response to that is "ya, I don't remember every day either. That's why I have an alarm on my phone that goes off every day. Even on my week off."
@@Serenade2461 right?! Seems like an easy solution to me
@@Serenade2461 I had an alarm but still kept forgetting
I actually wrote this into a story because I had heard about this from another case years ago, because it was incredibly interesting. I had discovered a case where a woman got pregnant by 2 different men at the same time, discovering each was in it's own uterus.
I was like expecting her to get pregnant with her 2and child while pregnant with her first
Totally understandable, but there is a mucus plug that develops at the cervix to block it off, so no more semen can enter once you're already pregnant.
@@HaleyJo1992 She meant like they removed one child and didn't know she was pregnant with a second
Your channel was my best find of 2019! Happy new year MDJ! Well I do follow you in Instagram but still... Can't believe this is the last video of the year!
Well this video makes me want to go
"WHAT DO WE WANT?"
MORE BIRTHCONTROL!
"WHEN DO WE WANT THEM?"
NOW!
She’s like: You’ll probably turn this off cause I’ve stopped this so much. As I’m sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear “The facts” vs Television production. My sister in law has a Cornucopia shaped uterus as she describes it, and had 5 pregnancies; 1 miscarriage, 2 preterm, 2 full term; and she was told she would never be likely to get pregnant or have children. Weird how nature works! 😄
So a year ago I was diagnosed with a Septate Uterus, this happened during my first pregnancy and miscarriage. I’m so glad you’re talking about Mullerian deformities because I had no idea about them until I was diagnosed.
My septum was complete down through my cervix and more.. 3 surgeries later and 5 months TTC again. I’d really appreciate prayers!
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You got this girl. I have didelphic uterus, two cervix and a septum through my vagina. I too had a miscarriage and told all the negative factors of my malformation. I was at a loss and devastated. Two months later I conceived again and carried a healthy baby girl to full term in my left uterus. Anything is possible! Don't let numbers and people tell you that you can't carry a life into this world. Have faith and stay strong. I pray you receive the blessings you are wishing for, never give up.
I also had a complete through cervix to about an inch from opening. How far along were you when they diagnosed you if you dont mind me asking?
@@kaitlyngilesswartz3491 I have the same issue, I am old now and had children long ago but I have to admit I am glad that others can understand the situation. Not that it ever caused me much of a problem but I have always wondered if there were others like myself. They figured my situation out at 7 mths gestationof my 1st pregnancy I was at a teaching hospital and the student that discovered it was super happy as the instructor didn't. The septem seperating the cervixes somehow didnt collapse hiding the non pregnant side when the student inserted the speculem and voila cervix and uterus b were discovered.
With you! Almost exactly the same diagnosis and have had two fairy normal, healthy pregnancies so it is possible! Fingers crossed for you!
Just discovered your channel today and I’m literally binge watching it. Love the channel and love your information and personality. It’s always great to find a channel with someone professional and educated. Keep up the great work and I’ll continue to watch!!!
"Look at me, being needy, needing medical information from medical documentaries!" 🤣🤣🤣 MDJ, you crack me up...
With me, it drives me insane when a TV show, movie, or video tells a birth story and then doesnt 👏 tell 👏 you 👏 the 👏 name 👏 🤬! BBC, I'm still 🤬 about the ending to "William and Mary"!
I love your oppinionatedness! MDJ, you too! I need details too, and not because I'm a doctor but just because I like learning anything and everything medical I can.
As a mom with a daughter born at 25 weeks, I'm happy you said something about babies being viable only at 27/28 weeks. My girl is 3 years old and totally healthy.
My older sisters were twins born at 26 weeks back in 1990! So the thing about only being viable at 27-28 stil, even now, makes absolutely no sense to me. Both are entirely normal aside from one having a shunt due to having had bacterial meningitis as a baby.
I’m having my C section Monday because my baby girl decided not to flip. I’m absolutely terrified but also excited for her to be here because she’s my miracle after 3 miscarriages ❤️
Going through old comments. How is your daughter doing today 😊 1/28/24
My sister in law is 31 weeks pregnant and she has two wombs 😮😮😮😮
One of my nieces found out in her 20’s after having weird periods that she has 2 uteruses. She had doctors remove the less viable uterus and she’s doing great.
Dangg, do you know anything about how it went for her?
I didn’t realize that you had only been doing UA-cam for just a year! I just started watching your channel a few months ago but wow, I didn’t realize how new you were to the UA-cam community. I just love watching your videos!
Honestly, I love when you tear these open . The number of times that I am watching one and want to rip them to shreds, I feel so validated for an MD to rip them too.