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When I was pregant with my daughter my 18 week u/s showed a large (11-12cm) fibroid near my cervix. Yes, it was like twins - I called the fibroid the evil-twin! I had chronic back pain and pressure on my femoral nerve which caused tingling and pain down one leg. At 22 weeks I was hospitalised with severe abdominal pain - the fibroid was degenerating (it outgrows its blood supply) which doesn't actually mean it got smaller - it just stopped growing. I was OK after 3 days of painkillers and bedrest.
I was told I would be having a c-section and not only that, it would be the 'classical' caesar because the fibroid was in the place the cut is usually made for lower c-section. I was not impressed. At 35 weeks everything changed. My baby (who was a wriggler) managed to get her head down past the fibroid and it kind of popped up out of my pelvis. Delivery was normal but I needed help with contractions (a fibroid makes it more difficult for the uterus to contract so they augment labour with some drug). So, you might not need a c-section, but you may have a more difficult pregnancy than otherwise. Two years on and I'm expecting baby number 2. The fibroid is growing again (they usually shrink after giving birth) and I expect the same problems. I didn't want to risk a myomectomy before I'd had my family. Even a myomectomy can turn into a hysterectomy if the fibroid is big enough - there's always a risk of haemorhage. So good luck to us all.

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