In the Beginning...

In the beginning, there was a man and a woman who fell madly in love with each other despite the fact that he was joining the Army and she didn't know the difference between a gun and a combat boot.  The two madly in love people decided to get married and spent their first year and a half of marriage a few states away from their families and the familiar.  After months of wedded bliss (mixed in with dirty ACU's spread across the floor, many nights apart, and the adoption of a crazily spoiled retriever), the happy couple decided to try and have a baby.  The catch? The woman had two uteruses and didn't have any idea how to accommodate that issue, (or is it even an issue?), while trying to get pregnant.

I am sure many women who have been diagnosed with UD have had similar stories.  Growing up, I always assumed I would get easily pregnant like my mom, my aunt, my grandmothers. No one thinks they will have a hard time getting pregnant, and I can assure you, no one ever tells you that you could possibly have two uteruses in your normal 5th grade sex ed class.

My doctor has assured me that UD shouldn't hinder my getting pregnant, and so we are just going to try like a "normal" couple would for the next few months and see what happens!  Fingers crossed.

Back in the Saddle Again, Part 2

It has been two months since my longitudinal vaginal septum was removed and everything "down there" is completely healed and feels fabulous. And now that my Army man is home, my sex life is back in business! :)  

Again, sex still felt "different" than it had before once my husband and I were reunited after another few weeks apart.  But now that we are back to a normal sex life, I finally feel like myself again. 

There aren't any uncomfortable positions like there used to be and I am still able to thoroughly enjoy myself and my husband's intimate time.

And now the UD journey continues, because the hubs and I are in the initial stages of baby talk.  Let's see which one of my uteruses gets to be the lucky baby holder!

Back in the Saddle Again

I have always enjoyed sex with my husband.  As a newlywed and with a sexy Army man all to myself, not much could turn me off from hopping into bed. Even when I had the vaginal septum (before I knew that's what it was), sex was only occasionally uncomfortable and something that I enjoyed in it's entirety. Then I had "lady surgery" in early December and that aspect of my life changed slightly.

To be completely honest and open with all of you out there in the world wide web, I was terrified to have sex again after having my vaginal septum removed. I may have put on a brave face to the outside world, but the idea of something poking around an area that had been cut up with a scalpel and still could have possible stitches was not my idea of a good time.  

About 5 weeks after the surgery, I just wanted to get it over with...bite the bullet...get back in the saddle again. So, I seduced my unsuspecting husband (not a hard thing for the poor man who had been in forced celibacy for the past five weeks) and had sex with my new, upgraded vagina.

Again, I'll be honest---wasn't the best sex I've ever had, but that was entirely based on the fact that I couldn't get the facts out of my head and enjoy the moment. It also just feels different, something the docs don't tell you after you get a septum removal. Not bad different---just different.

My husband had to leave for Army training a few days later and has been gone for the past three weeks. We get to be reunited in two days and I am definitely looking forward to Round 2!