Paranoid about umbilical cord causing still birth.

noellpeterson14

I'm 29 weeks pregnant with my third child ( a boy , finally lol) I have two beautiful girls. But I don't remember ever being this worried about something happening to my LO concerning the umbilical cord. When I try to research it on the web I come across so many blogs on how woman have lost their babies due to this while other sites state that a knot is more of a problem because babies do not require oxygen while in there just nutrients and such. I'm grateful for anyone who can help ease my mind a little .

TinyTRex321

My first son had a true knot in his cord and we didn't know until he was out but it caused no problems at all. The only difference it made was I couldn't do delayed cord cutting. The doctor was a little amazed by it and I was glad it didn't cause any issues.

Emerald27

Do you have a diagnosed cord issue or are you just worried about how baby will fare during delivery?

pnwlover12

step away from Google. It isn't your friend in this case.

Unfortunately, this is just one of those situations that can happen, but there is no point in worrying yourself over it - you'll just drive yourself crazy.

MrsTinMKE

I feel the same way.  With the amount our LO moves around, it is hard to imagine something not happening; however I am sure that statistics would support a low chance of something happening.

I did find this 

https://miscarriage.about.com/od/stillbirthcausesrisks/p/cordaccident.htm

This article highlights that this happens in only 2-4% of births - pretty low and not common.  I hope this helps to ease your mind a little!

golfingdarwinfish

I regret reading this post. Should have known better.

[Deleted User]

Sadly I think about this stuff way more often than I should. I'm a pretty paranoid pregnant lady too, but I do my best to stay away from Google because it really doesn't do anything to help my PGAL brain. 

There's so much that's out of our control when we're pregnant, so the best thing you can do is try not to think about what can go wrong, step away from Google, and just try to stay positive and focus on the good things.

crystal8503

Nicb13 said:

golfingdarwinfish said:

I regret reading this post. Should have known better.

What do you mean?

Her sweet little boy was born still at 19 weeks and I'm sure she has enough anxiety to deal with during pregnancy.

noellpeterson14

No issues at all I don't believe the dr has never mentioned anything and I'm always very curious during an ultrasound. Just something I read and felt uneasy about.

pnwlover12

DD was 10 days late and she was fine (anecdotal I know but just trying to share another experience). Swalled her own poop, but fine

ladybug0088

pnwlover12 said:

DD was 10 days late and she was fine (anecdotal I know but just trying to share another experience). Swalled her own poop, but fine

This was me. I too pooped on my way out and the doctor was freaking my mom out that I had a 50/50 shot of being blind or deaf had I swallowed any of the meconium. I was rushed to NICU where it was determined I was just fine.

I think we have to let some of these worries and anxieties go. Some things are beyond our control and we just have to hope and pray for the best for our LO.

DaniGrace89

That same fear kept me up all night freaking out about decreased movement.

Baby was fine.

Doctor said 1/3 of all babies are born with cord around neck or shoulder. And they are born alive.

noellpeterson14

Thank you so much for all your replies I truly appreciate it , I don't mean to sound ignorant or anything I have OCD and tend to obsess over something uncontrollably . But as mentioned I'll keep praying for a healthy baby boy and do my kick counts. Thank you all again

Sockgnome78

Sorry I read this too. I don't need another thing to worry about. Sometimes not knowing things is better.
OP don't stress too much over things you can not control.

noellpeterson14

I'm not sure y ppl keep saying sorry to have read this , it's not pleasent I know but the question pretty much states that in the beginning. I thought this was a place to ask questions but now I feel a little uncomfortable and guilty. I'm 27 and have children but still not to expierenced that's why I ask questions like this.

MuffinMom14

noellpeterson14 said:

I'm not sure y ppl keep saying sorry to have read this , it's not pleasent I know but the question pretty much states that in the beginning. I thought this was a place to ask questions but now I feel a little uncomfortable and guilty. I'm 27 and have children but still not to expierenced that's why I ask questions like this.

It IS a place to ask questions, and lots of people comforted you. I didn't see anything rude at all.

I was also going to say that I have the same fear, because I can't imagine flipping around like that and not getting tangled up, but then I just tell myself, you know, that this happens EVERY DAY. The chances of something being wrong the further we go are lessening, and even if something happened, there's nothing that we could do, so worry about does no good. Not that I don't worry. I do. But I don't let it stop me from realizing that more than likely, I'll have a healthy baby girl at the end, and more than likely, you will also have a healthy baby (boy).

noellpeterson14

I never said anyone said anything rude at all . Just that when ppl say they shouldn't have read it and so on. I understand the woman who had a still born ( my deepest condolences) but I assumed not all ppl would read or respond to my post . Thank u