What was your best and worst experience with a fibroid tumor when pregnant?

Question

I knew something was wrong. I just didn't know what. I have the worst time getting up, going to the bathroom and still have trouble holding my food. Being five months along the dr when hearing my symtoms became concerned. When checking for the baby we found what looked to be like a blood clot. Dr placed me on meds and we waited two weeks. Went back on thursday to take another look. I told the Dr that I am still sick and I felt bad. Another sonogram to chk the baby and there was this mass that got larger. Then the Dr confirmed it is a Fibroid tumor. As he rolls over the area where the fibroid is located the sensitivity to my stomach is rather tender and somewhat painful. No more work for me and nothing but bedrest. I am 5 months as of Sunday. What was some of your experiences? Any full term deleveries? What happened to you after delivery with the tumor. I was reallly worried, but a call came from the dr Fri. Test were in from the amnio. Baby is heathy and it's a boy! Tumor still scary!

Answer 1

Fibroids are actually pretty common. My doc discovered mine when I was pregnant with my second child. She was full term. She has disabilities, but it is a chromosome abnotmality, nothing to do with the fibroid at all. Estrogen can may fibroids swell. That's why they get so big when your close to starting your period or are pregnant. By the time my daughter was born, it was the size of her head! Then it shrank a little after I had her. With my my third child, we knew it was there and knew what to expect. He was also born full term and healthy as a horse. I did measure further along than what I really was because of the mass, but my doc knew that was the reason. Keep up with your OB after you have that baby boy. Fibroids can often cause heavy periods and make you look slightly prego if they are too big. In that case you have them removed. Not a big deal either. Good Luck with a beautiful baby boy.