r/interesting • u/IshigamiSenku04 • 1d ago

This woman never had a baby bump throughout her pregnancy MISC.

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The baby was totally fine

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u/ResourceWorker 1d ago

How do you even find that out?

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u/lynnvega07 1d ago

From an ultrasound! I found out I had one when I was 8 weeks pregnant and my doctor was having a hard time finding the baby.

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u/Wonderful-Status-507 1d ago

doctor: i swear it’s in here somewhere

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u/Theobromacuckoo335 1d ago

Funny story: i was going for an ultrasound when I found out I have a tilted uterus.

The tech doing my ultrasound couldn't get the wand in. :/ tried to crab it in 3x before they realized what we're dealing with.

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u/jenowl 1d ago

For me it was during an IUD insertion. They use a long metal tool to measure your uterus and it was excruciatingly painful for me because while most of the time they need to curve forward, mine goes backwards, so they were piercing me. Since I'm tall, they warned me that since I have a retroflexed uterus and am on a birth control that stops my period that I am a prime candidate for a cryptic pregnancy

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u/Mundane-Car6818 1d ago

I have had similar issues with Pap smears. No one ever told me I have a tilted uterus but they said I have a tilted cervix. So when they do Pap smears, they are like digging around in there trying to find it and it is super painful. Now I just don’t get them, even though I know I should.

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u/PumpkinDash273 1d ago

You should try to find an obgyn that works for you so that you can get your tests done comfortably. I have an anterior (forward) tilted uterus and a posterior tilted cervix so it looks more like an S shape than a C shape like most do. Anyway, I'm very lucky that I have a great obgyn because when I got my first pap smear I barely felt it. I know that other people don't have great experiences though and I really do believe it's all about finding the right doctor, this applies in any field

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u/hunnibear_girl 1d ago

You usually find out during a routine pelvic exam or ultrasound.