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April 2016 Moms
jonesl12
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Non coiled umbilical cord
jonesl12
member
I had my 20 week ultrasound yesterday and was told today that I have a non coiled umbilical cord aka its straighter than it should be.
Has anybody heard of this?
I work ob/gyn when needed at the private practice I work at and have never seen this before. However I work sports medicine much more and am not as familiar with ob issues
It can cause low birthweight , higher risk of fetal demise , or nothing at all.
I go for a high risk ultrasound next week and honestly I'm really sad . Between loosing my first pregnancy , having lots of bleeding at 8 weeks with this one and now this I feel like I can't win.
I see women who smoke, drink, don't take care of themselves, some who have done drugs and generally don't want their pregnancy have perfect healthy babies with no issues before or after birth yet I do everything I should and here I am.
Has anybody heard of this?
I work ob/gyn when needed at the private practice I work at and have never seen this before. However I work sports medicine much more and am not as familiar with ob issues
It can cause low birthweight , higher risk of fetal demise , or nothing at all.
I go for a high risk ultrasound next week and honestly I'm really sad . Between loosing my first pregnancy , having lots of bleeding at 8 weeks with this one and now this I feel like I can't win.
I see women who smoke, drink, don't take care of themselves, some who have done drugs and generally don't want their pregnancy have perfect healthy babies with no issues before or after birth yet I do everything I should and here I am.
Re: Non coiled umbilical cord
Just put things into perspective: During that anatomy ultrasound, they looked at a million parameters to determine the health of your baby, right? Well, a million minus one were normal, indicating your baby is as healthy as can be. Why hang your hat on the ONE thing that wasn't perfectly normal? Plus, what is the ultrasound accuracy for detecting a non-coiled cord? It may not be perfectly accurate (I'm speculating).
Odds are, everything will be fine! I have a good feeling about it.
Second, maybe I'm not understanding this correctly...you have a 3-vessel cord and no other complications, right? I feel like that alone would put you in a more hopeful category than someone with other pregnancy and health complications. I'm not trying to make light of your situation, I really just don't understand as I've never heard of this before and I'm going to spend the night googling.
Third, I can relate to your frustration. When I m/c'd this year, it was so difficult to see pregnant women - even more so when they were careless or flippant about their own health or the health of the child they were carrying. Just know that doing what you are supposed to be doing as a pregnant woman, and that alone decreases your risk of low birth weight, fetal demise, and a host of other issues.
Keep your head up and keep us posted. You'll be in my thoughts and I pray this comes to nothing.
I hope that makes you feel just a tiny bit better. I'll be thinking of you.