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So I found out about the single umbilical artery my daughter has at my 21 week scan and I'm 23 weeks now. I thought hey if the lady doing my scan says my baby will be on the small side it won't be a big deal but upon looking online, I am very angry she didn't tell me EVERYTHING about it!
It puts my pregnancy at an even higher risk than what it was at already. I already have minor praevia and the fact I'm overweight does not help either. I am in the 1% of people with SUA, and I know it's the most common abnormality of the umbilical cord, but it's scary.
Because I've heard about babies being premature, being stillborn, having heart problems, having chromosome problems, going into labor as early as 25 weeks. Okay, so all of these are possibilities but have a low chance. And according to online only 75% of babies with an umbilical cord like that are fine and healthy. But I'm scared.
I have to have 4 other scans before the baby is born to monitor growth and organs. This is my first child ever, and I wanted like anyone else to have a healthy pregnancy. And I've been trying extremely hard to be healthier for the baby. But I am terrified something will happen before my due date.
It puts my pregnancy at an even higher risk than what it was at already. I already have minor praevia and the fact I'm overweight does not help either. I am in the 1% of people with SUA, and I know it's the most common abnormality of the umbilical cord, but it's scary.
Because I've heard about babies being premature, being stillborn, having heart problems, having chromosome problems, going into labor as early as 25 weeks. Okay, so all of these are possibilities but have a low chance. And according to online only 75% of babies with an umbilical cord like that are fine and healthy. But I'm scared.
I have to have 4 other scans before the baby is born to monitor growth and organs. This is my first child ever, and I wanted like anyone else to have a healthy pregnancy. And I've been trying extremely hard to be healthier for the baby. But I am terrified something will happen before my due date.