2 vessel cord

[Mallerm]

Just found out today that our girl only has a 2 vessel cord. There were no other abnormalities on the ultrasound, but now we have to see a specialist. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Hopingfor]

I found out a couple of weeks ago that we have a two vessle cord with no abnormalities as well. Tomorrow I am going for a fetal echocardiogram and real assessment. Hopefully all is well.

 

[Mallerm]

I would love to hear how your appointment goes. Please feel free to message me if you want.

 

[Butterball Ma]

My 11 year old DD had a 2 vessel cord. We had extra monitoring and 3 non-stress a week towards the end. The biggest concern is a low-birthweight baby, but DD was 9 lbs, lol. A 2 vessel cord means it's missing an artery, which sounds scary, but my doc said the other artery is good at picking up the slack. Her birth was kinda easy, actually, and they asked to keep her placenta for testing (it was a medical school). Good luck, I'm sure everything will be fine.

 

[SIEGAL]

Yes I had it last pregnancy. Not a thing wrong they just gave me extra ultrasounds to make sure she was growing. She was born 7 lbs 13 oz

 

[Hopingfor]

I had my fetal echocardiogram and everything seems fine. They said the baby may need an ultrasound as soon as it is born to check its kidneys and heart, so I have papers to carry around in my purse in the event I go in and have the baby with a different doctor delivering him. Other than that they are sending me to a high risk specialist, but that is because I also have GD so because there is two issues they are passing me off.. I will also be getting ultrasounds every two weeks at a minimum. But the good news is they didn't see any signs of cleft lip, downs or facial defects. Just crossing our fingers it all turns out well!

 

[Moomoo73]

Im 35 wks & found out today I have this. The Sonographer said nothing to worry about. I see a doctor after & she didn't even mention it. So im assuming as baby is weighing 7 lb at min & all organs showing ok on scan that alls ok

 

[Ninagrrl]

I just wanted to say that I have also been told that my baby has a 2 vessel cord and that a high percentage of women with this also have GD. They aren't certain but most doctors assume that it is an early complication of GD. Also, of the women who have GD and a two vessel cord, it is highly unlikely that your baby will have abnormalities as the two vessel cord is also a complication of a genetic mutation or malformation and it's rare to have both as a condition.

I wish I could remember where I read this but I can't give you a reference. I also don't remember what the percentages were if any on the chances of having both GD and a genetic mutation but the impression that was left with me was that it was extremely low.

I do know that it is also called a single umbilical artery and if you look that up, wikipedia says that of the babies that are born with SUA, 75% go on to have no abnormalities at all.

 

[HBGirl]

They found a two vessel cord today when I went for the cvs. She has a nuchal of 3.3mm and the 2 vessel cord but everything else is right on track. She is in the 75th percentile for growth and has perfect hands and feet so I am very hopeful of a good cvs result.

 

[countrygurl3]

I just heard back from my doc today and I guess I have an SUA as well. We didn't see any other abnormalities during the scan and doc didn't not mention any either. She wants me to see a specialist within the next week. Mind you I was a little over 18wks at the scan. Given that there was no other abnormalities and baby is actually measuring ahead, it worries me that the doc wants to jump right in and send me to a specialist. Should I agree to spend the extra $200 and see the specialist or should I request another scan in a few weeks to make sure everything is still on track?

Any input would be appreciated. Thank you!!

 

[Mallerm]

In addition to the SUA, we also have a velementous insertion, so we have been monitored very closely. I definitely recommend seeing the specialist. My experience with our specialist was incredibly helpful and reassuring. I know the cost is quite high but for your own health and your baby's health, it will be worth it. The good news is that most isolated SUA cases go to full term without any issues. Feel free to message me if you have any questions.

 

[MYBezalel]

My DS is a 2-vessel cord baby. Very low birth weight once born. He was only 1.3kilos at 36weeks and 2days. When my OB delivered him via CS, he saw that 10cm of his cord was actually 1-vessel! With a coil at the end of it. It just surprised us, because every ultrasound and doppler, even NST showed that he has a strong heart rate. Also, he has a good fetal activity. His apgar was 8,9.

He's turning 11months on the 5th

 

[isaiahfaith]

We also received this diagnosis on Thursday and are scheduled to see a specialist on Wednesday. They could not see any other abnormalities. Just hoping that the level 2 scan shows the same. When it is an isolated case, it isn't really anything to worry about from what I was told. My OB said it can affect growth, but she has yet to see it negatively impact a baby when nothing else is going on.

I'm still scared out of my mind for the level 2 ultrasound though.

 

[Skittleblue]

My dd had a SUA, which was found when we were already at the specialist for another possible problem. In her case, we were told that they wanted to do more detailed scans ad an echocardiogram on her. They also said that it was linked to Down syndrome (which I've never seen or read anywhere else, but I did still panic). In the end, all of the fetal testing was fine but they wanted to do another ultrasound on her kidneys once she was born. In that one, we found out that she has a second "tube" going from her kidneys, which she has reflux through. Basically, she takes a mild daily antibiotic to prevent uti's until she outgrows it. We did a whole lot of panicking for a whole lot of nothing, thank goodness!