I knew this tipped uterus would come in handy one day...

Who would have ever thought I could say that I knew this tipped uterus would come in handy one day?

I am one of I'm sure many women that have had a total colectomy that resulted in a tipped uterus.  I learned long after the fact that I should have asked the surgeon to tack (I'm not sure this is the correct term, but work with me), my uterus in to place so that it would not shift after things settled in my lower abdomen following surgery.

During my doctors appointment last Tuesday to check the cerclage as well as the status of my cervix, the doctor said he could feel the baby.  This is my first pregnancy but I am fairly certain that the doctor should not be able to feel the baby when checking my cervix at this point (6.5 months pregnant).  The doctors visit went on as usual and I returned home to my strict bed rest, worried a little about the fact that the baby is SO low that the doc could feel him, but excited that the visit went so well.

On Saturday I was expressing my worry to my husband about the baby being so low and he said "its a good thing your uterus is tipped".  My first thought was, wow, Matt is really becoming medically knowledgeable--a big deal considering he had not been to a doctor for about 10 years before he met me.  Then I learned that while I was still in shock from the cervical exam, and my ears apparently not receiving data, the doctor told us that the tipped uterus is helping with the cervical issue because the baby is horizontal rather than vertical, lessening the pressure on my cervix.  So while he can feel the baby, it isn't nearly as big of a deal as I originally thought.

I could go all in to cervical exams following a total colectomy but I will leave that for another day.  Here's hoping all goes well with my doctor appointments tomorrow.