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Umbilical cord too close to cervix?

aleonard12aleonard12 member
edited September 2015 in January 2016 Moms
Hi everyone! I searched the board and I couldn't find anything on this. I went in for my antimony scan a couple days ago and the doctor said that the umbilical cord was right next to my cervix and I need to refrain from any sexual intercourse until my next ultra sound appointment that I scheduled for a week from that visit. They then called me later that day and said I needed to make a new appointment at the fetal imagining center at the hospital rather than my normal OBGYN due to that reason and because they didn't get some images that they needed to and they couldn't get me in until the 18th and when I asked the nurse making my appointment if this was a big deal or not she said "I dont know but this is the earliest we could get you in" I'm a first time mom and I'm just wondering if anyone else has went through this? I hate having to wait two weeks to find out if everything is okay.
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Re: Umbilical cord too close to cervix?

  • fishee333fishee333 member
    I just had an ultrasound today and (if I heard correctly??) I think this may be an issue for me. I have to wait to hear back from the doctor before I find out anything else or schedule another ultrasound.
    Did you ever find out anything else??
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  • Emott13Emott13 member
    The umbilical cord is your LO's lifeline. Anything inserted into your vagina has a chance of pushing on your cervix, and repetitive affronts, like the repetitive motion of sex, has the potential to bump the cervix up against the cord. Aside from it pushing out of your cervix (which shouldn't happen unless your cervix is incompetent, which you would most likely know by now) it's a non-threatening "condition". And I say "condition" in quotes because it's not really so much a condition as it is just a different placement of the UC. They're just trying to play it safe by having you refrain from sex. Odds are, it will move throughout the course of baby's gestation. I've heard (though not from a doc, so don't quote me on this part) that it can be dangerous if it's still in that position when you go in to labor- higher chance of wrapping around baby's neck or other extremities- but other than that it's nothing to be concerned about. And if they know that it's in that position when you go in to labor, they'll be ready to handle any situation that could arise and you and baby should be well cared-for.
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