Fibroids or cysts?

[LorryHen]

Hello :)

I just wondered, if anyone has fibroids or cysts, where did you give birth?

Thanks

I have fibroids and gave birth in hospital. That's the plan for this time around, too. I would have liked to go to the birth centre, but the risk of post partum haemorrhage means that I can't. I wouldn't have a home birth for the same reason.

Thanks for replying Hamirad. The reason I asked was because I'd love to use the birth centre.

My fibroid is on a stalk growing outside the uterus so it should have an effect but I still don't think they will let me in!

I have a small one 2 * 2.5 cm at the top of uterus and am allowed in mlu.

I have two at 4 cm, one has shrunk from 10 cm since my first pregnancy. One subserosal, the other submucosal. Hope you can get into the birth centre, they look great! Worth asking for it, anyway, I think.

I was in the Birth Centre. I had 2 fibroids and hospital gave me a scan at 35 weeks to check the position and size. As it wasn't blocking the 'exit' I asked to be classified as low risk and go to the birth centre, which the consultant signed off. There was a higher risk of a post partum haemorrhage, but when I researched it it seemed that this was particularly if the labour was prolonged or instruments used (given my particular fibroids) so I would have been moved to labour ward if this had happened.

It does depend on the hospital. I want to be in Birth Centre too but have been told no chance, despite them being away from exit and consultant signing it off. It's down to the Head Midwife in the Birth Centre to agree to it apparently.

I had a couple of hours with a doula last week and her advice was to speak to a senior midwife, state the consultant's position (that it's low risk), say you're happy with a managed third stage to avoid pph (if you are that is) and keep emphasising that you are low risk. If they still disagree, ask them to present the evidence that shows that this is a high risk situation. And be careful with the stats - remember "double the risk of ppm" could just mean an increase from 1% to 2%!

Hope this helps / is applicable! Doula was confident that it was possible with gentle persistence. Good luck.

ps - meant to say I have 2 fibroids (both subserosal)