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Intro/Cord Accident

UhBrittanyUhBrittany member
in Late Term and Child Loss
Today marks exactly 4 weeks that i learned that my baby had passed away. We went in for our 20 week ultrasound to find out what we were having and instead found our little one was no longer with us, this day still replays in my head daily. Seeing the tech remembering us and so excited to give us the news, as soon as she touched my belly she went silent- she measured the baby's head, femur bone then finally hovering over the baby's chest. The look on her face and the tears in her eyes said it all "I'm so sorry, but today i am not finding a heartbeat" The next two days were just a whirl wind of emotions and feeling numb at the same time. We started labor at noon on Sept 11th and i delivered a beautiful little boy at 2:08 am on the 12th. He was perfect in every way, he has his daddy's hands, nose, ears and even his feet. Soon after Memphis was born i began to hemorrhage, i was rushed in for a D&C that took longer than expected due to a retained placenta and trying to stop blood loss. During this time, my boyfriend, our nurse and the delivering doctor gathered around our beautiful boy to try to figure out why we had lost him. Memphis was a perfectly healthy little man and had suffered a cord accident, he was so active that he had severely twisted his own cord cutting off his blood supply, oxygen and nutrients. This is the part that hurts my heart the most- to know that he was perfect in every way possibly and that we are part of something rather rare. 

I have glanced through the boards and haven't seen anything on cord accidents, has anyone else lost a baby from this?
My sassy girl; Rylan 8-24-11
My big boy; Gunner 6-26-13
My angel; Memphis 9-12-15
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  • indy_chicindy_chic member
    We just lost our daughter last week (40weeks) to cord. It was wrapped around both ankles. Hours earlier everything was fine. I had just begun contractions. It is very, very difficult to understand anything right now. Too many overwhelming emotions.



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  • nlynch6442nlynch6442 member
    Praying for both of you
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  • jkcavinessjkcaviness member
    I am so sorry to hear about your little boy :( I didn't lose my baby to a cord problem... We still are unsure why we lost our baby. But my co-worker lost her first baby boy at 36 weeks to a cord problem. I hope it will encourage you to know that since then she has had a healthy normal pregnancy, and now has a wonderful 1 year old little boy :) I hope the same for you soon! :)
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  • MamaBishMamaBish member
    I'm so very sorry for the loss of your little boy. My loss was not due to a cord accident but I wanted to say hello. Hugs to you
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  • msunshine123msunshine123 member
    edited October 2015
    *** Rainbow mentioned

    I am so sorry for the loss of your son. I also lost my son due to a cord accident - at 39 weeks when my labor started.

    We welcomed his little sister via c section 11 months later.

    Feel free to PM me.
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  • indy_chicindy_chic member
    Love hearing this msunshine. We have suffered 2 losses; 1 m/c @ 12 weeks and most recently stillbirth @ 40 weeks. I am terrified to get pregnant again due to loss and my horrible delivery experience. We do have 1 happy healthy child (5yrs) but are still wanting another.



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  • UhBrittanyUhBrittany member
    Thank you so much for all the replies, I hate to find comfort in knowing I'm not alone. i am greatly sorry for all of your losses,our little man was not full term and i am more than positive losing a full term baby comes with it's own set of emotions and grief- my heart goes out to you ladies. 

    But thank you again for showing me I am not alone. 
    My sassy girl; Rylan 8-24-11
    My big boy; Gunner 6-26-13
    My angel; Memphis 9-12-15
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  • msunshine123msunshine123 member
    @indy_chic I understand your fear - that's normal. Our son was our second loss. We had a prior loss at 8 weeks. @UhBrittany - I think all losses hurt and wish none of us had these experiences. We all wish we had our babies in our arms - so many hugs to both of you.
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  • smaguire77smaguire77 member
    I lost my Quinn at 38 weeks from her cord being wrapped around her ankles. She got wrapped up during my contractions. I find it difficult to breathe and feel anything but my grief.
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  • venustinkerballavenustinkerballa member
    ***Rainbow mentioned

    I am very sorry for your loss and I understand your pain completely as I lost one of my twin daughters (Baby A) to umbilical cord stricture at 27 weeks. Her cause of death wasn't known to me until I received her autopsy report 2 weeks ago. I had to carry her lifeless body in me for the sake of her twin sister (Baby B), but it wasn't long because I went into preterm labor at 29 weeks. Both babies were very active, but I guess Baby A was so active that her umbilical cord got severely twisted.

    I had a very hard pregnancy because I had hyperemesis that lasted until I was 20 weeks, a very short cervical length at 24 weeks, sciatica nerve pain on my right hip, and gestational diabetes (which I found out the same day I found out that Baby A died).

    Luckily Baby B is alive and healthy and had an uneventful 6 weeks in the NICU. As much as I am
    overjoyed to have her in my life, I'm still very saddened that her sister would not be able to join her.

    If you need anyone to talk to, feel free to PM me.
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