I’m not sure what is more memorable about the day I realised I was pregnant…
The fact I’d conceived while filming a foursome for my OnlyFans account, or that I’d done so in one of my two vaginas.
And yes, you did read that right.
I was born with a rare condition called complete uterus didelphys, which essentially means I have two separate and functional reproductive systems with each vagina coming complete with its own cervix, uterus and one ovary attached to each side.
Externally, I have one set of labia, but once open I have two holes – one on the right and another on the left side. Sort of like a double-barrel shotgun.
It took a long time to uncover what it was, but I’d always suspected something was different with me.
When I first got my period, I’d get extreme cramps and seemed to be on my period for much longer than other girls my age.
I also had an extremely heavy flow. I tried using tampons but they never seemed to work. I even recall arguing with my mum about it.
‘Tampons don’t work!’ I’d shouted in frustration to her one time, to which she would tell me I just wasn’t ‘doing it properly’.
Having never seen another vulva, I wasn’t aware that mine wasn’t the norm, and aside from my periods, I had little indication that there was something unique about me.
Even when I started having sex, a couple of guys commented on how ‘different’ I was, but I didn’t understand what they meant.
Then, when I was 20 years old, I accidentally fell pregnant.
As I was in no way ready to raise a baby, I chose to have an abortion. My doctors assured me everything would be ‘routine’. But when I woke up in recovery, I was shocked to learn I was still pregnant.
That’s when doctors told me I had two vaginas.
When you have a termination, it’s standard to start with a scan to make sure an embryo exists. Mine proved difficult to locate at first – which I put down to the sonographer being inexperienced or new – but was eventually found on the far right side of my body.
However, after putting me under anaesthetic for the procedure itself, that’s when they discovered I had two vaginal canals.
‘We wanted to tell you before completing the termination,’ they said. I remember feeling overwhelmed.
It was a relief to finally know what was wrong with me, but I felt sad too that now I would have to opt for the abortion a second time.
However, afterwards, I felt like I was back in control of my life.
I finally understood my periods – turns out I was having two periods at the same time, and one could sometimes last longer than the other – and the bleeding became easier to manage once I started using two tampons (one in each side).
I also made sure to have two pap smears, two STD tests and I learned that I can have thrush in one and not the other.
While this might sound like a nightmare to manage, I soon discovered there were some positives to having two vaginas – and mainly when it came to exploring my body with confidence.
Sexual encounters, which once filled me with dread over ‘different’ comments, were now navigated with pride and became more frequent as a result.
I always warned new partners of my condition prior to sleeping together, but it was surprising how many lovers didn’t believe me until I showed them. And their reactions were admittedly mixed.
Some were terrified, but most guys loved the challenge and, let me tell you, sex is so much better with two.
As my two vaginas angle outwards towards each hip, it greatly depends on the guy’s anatomy as to which side feels better for me. So it can sometimes be a bit like ‘sex-tetris’, but that also means that the possibilities and combinations are endless.
Then, in 2019, I met my husband. I’d known him when we were teenagers but we reconnected via Facebook in our late twenties and have been together ever since.
In December 2022 we got married and, after a few months, he suggested we start an OnlyFans account for a bit of fun.
At first, I was admittedly reluctant – the thought of putting nudes on the internet scared me and I worried about potential judgement from friends, family and the ultimate consequences – but eventually I decided we should give it a try.
I did have two vaginas to show the world after all, talk about your unique selling point!
We began filming adult content together and honestly, it’s made our sex life and intimacy so much better. It’s made us more experimental and more open and even gave us the confidence to semi-open up our marriage to enjoy threesomes with others privately.
Still, I never expected we’d fall pregnant during a foursome (three girls, one guy) that was filmed for our page.
Admittedly, my condition does make the chances of pregnancy much higher and, at the time, we were actively trying for a baby so we weren’t exactly being ‘careful’ – but I still could not believe it when I turned that test over and it said ‘PREGNANT’ in huge capital letters.
Though unexpected, we were so thrilled and excited. Only, the pregnancy itself would now require a lot of care.
My specialist explained that, as my uteruses are both smaller than average, I can’t hold a baby to term. That means I can’t give birth naturally and would instead require a C-section.
‘But there’s no reason you can’t have a healthy baby,’ he reassured us confidently.
There were other things to be mindful of during the pregnancy too, like the fact that I would still have breakthrough periods in the left vagina (my baby was in my right uterus). This meant my husband and I had to be careful not to have sex on the left side – or at least only have protected sex – because I could fall pregnant in that uterus.
Technically I could carry two babies at the same time with different due dates, though that sounds like a headache!
Against all odds, our son was born via scheduled C-section at 37 weeks and weighed around 4.5lbs. And, just 12 months later, I gave birth at 36 weeks to our daughter who was also 4.5lbs.
Ever since I learned about my condition I’ve made sure it hasn’t held me back. It hasn’t prevented me from doing anything I wanted to, or stopped us from having children or a normal life.
I truly believe our differences make us beautiful, and that we should celebrate and embrace them. Goodness knows I have.
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