June 2014 Moms
dara1760
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Battledore placenta (cord attachment issue)
dara1760
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At my 19 week sono everything looked great. But they saw one thing to keep any eye on. The umbilical cord attached itself at the edge of the placenta rather than right in the middle like normal. She said it shouldn't effect baby, it's more something to watch for at delivery... also will be doing monthly sonograms starting at 28 weeks on to keep an eye on things.
Of course I wasn't worried until I went home and googled it. (Stupid Dr. Google) Actually I'm still not "worried" since my doctor was so easy going about it.. But google did have more things to say. Like lower birth weight because nutrients flows better through middle of placenta not the edge.. Pre term labor is a possibility because of low fluid levels.. And then I read some really bad stuff that my mind doesn't want to go there again.
So anyways.. My doctor is being pretty casual.. Google is hit and miss.. Was just wondering if anyone here has had experience with this?
Of course I wasn't worried until I went home and googled it. (Stupid Dr. Google) Actually I'm still not "worried" since my doctor was so easy going about it.. But google did have more things to say. Like lower birth weight because nutrients flows better through middle of placenta not the edge.. Pre term labor is a possibility because of low fluid levels.. And then I read some really bad stuff that my mind doesn't want to go there again.
So anyways.. My doctor is being pretty casual.. Google is hit and miss.. Was just wondering if anyone here has had experience with this?
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Re: Battledore placenta (cord attachment issue)
Sorry i'm no help with it - but if your doctor isn't concerend at this point i would try to breath easy and just wait and see.
We found out at my a/s last week that one of the babies has this (doc didn't mention the badass name so I had to Google). He mentioned the potential for low birth weight and the ongoing monitoring, but I figured we'd have the potential for similar issues with twins anyway. He said there's no immediate cause for concern, and I'm comfortable that they know it's there and can monitor. I agree with PPs--Dr. Google is a bit of an alarmist. Hope everything continues to progess normally!