SUA Single Umbilical Artery

[dfavbaby]

This is a great thread!

I have my appointment with a specialist tommorow where they will be doing another scan.
i hope my little baby is healthy and sua is the only issue
Congrats on your little ones.

 

[sadie]

Excellent! The sua hasnt affected my baby at all,min fact she is always ahead of the measurements.

 

[sadie]

My turn to share. Baby girl was born on june 10, four days becore her due date. Everything is perfect! 7lbs 15 oz, BFs like a star, and is a happy, calm baby. Dont let the lack of an artery worry you as it did me!

 

[Wellington]

Hello!

My LO has just turned 2!
She had a SUA. It meant we had a couple of extra scans, but we were thankfully fine. She was born smack on due date at 8lb 1oz.
Hope all is well!

 

[MummyNZ]

Congratulations SimpleBaby! That's great news I have 4 weeks to go now.

 

[Alderney]

Hi I had a scan on Wednesday and was told that i had SUA. Needless to say i was very upset as i work with a desabled child who had one aswell. I have read quite a lot of positive things about this, which is great, however i am still very worried as this is my 5th child and would hope there would be nothing wrong. Has or is anyone else in the same situation because so many of my friends are pregnant at the moment and i am the only one with a complication.

 

[sadie]

I seriously woulnt worry aboutit until you have true reason to worry. Ourbabies werepeferctly fine and odds are that yours will be too. Good luck

 

[MummyNZ]

Well after all that worry, my baby boy was born on friday (3 days early) by C-Sec (as planned) weighing 7lb 10oz and he is just perfect! We are now home and he is breast feeding well and is very content.

 

[sadie]

Awesome news! Congrats Mummy~ enjoy your little one!!

 

[san fran shan]

Hi, I had my anatomy scan yesterday and found out we are having a boy and a girl! My girls looks great, my boy has SUA. I am glad I found this thread and have seen all positive outcomes. I Googled it when I got home and couldn't stop crying. I am now waiting to be contacted by my doc to go over everything. Of everything I was worried about, I end up being diagnosed with something I have never heard of!

I am happy this thread has been updated and really appreciate that. I will also update as I know more.

 

[sadie]

Shan, stop googling and stop worrying, especially if you dont really know if there is a true concern. That will only cause you stress, which you and babies do not need. Chances are that everything will be just fine! congrats on the twins!!

 

[san fran shan]

Thank you. And I know I shouldn't have googled it...my husband got upset with me when I told him I did. I knew that I shouldn't but couldn't help myself.

 

[san fran shan]

I spoke with a genetic counselor just now and she did not seem worried about it at all since there are no other abnormalities detected. I have a more detailed scan scheduled for Tuesday the 7th. They want to get a better look at my boy's heart as well as my girl since she was squirming around so much and they couldn't get a good look. There will be a doctor there to go over everything with me at the appointment this time since it is in the genetics department.

 

[aegle]

Hey, I figured I'd share my experience so far with you.. I know it was pretty scary at first finding out abou the SUA and googling things and it was good to hear what people went through, especially the ones that didn't just say that everything was fine, cause we all know there's a chance it might not be completely normal.

I'm at 32 weeks now, and baby has been measuring well up until my last scan at 31.5w, where she was about 8 oz underweight. But ultrasounds aren't completely accurate and my maternal fetal medicine doc didn't seem super concerned about it. I'll update next scan at 36 weeks (if I make it till then).

I'm also high risk for preterm labor due to a short cervix, preterm contractions, and dilation... but this has nothing to do with the SUA, it's a problem with my cervix.

 

[san fran shan]

Thank you aegle. So have the docs said yours is isolated SUA?

My scan it today ay 10:30AM. I am nervous but have to believe everything is OK. I will update when I get back.

 

[BabyDust04]

I was also diagnosed with SUA at my 20 week scan. It was terrifying to google and see all of the negative information on the web, but after digging around, talking to people and finding threads like this, I do feel better.

Along with the SUA they also found a choroid plexus cyst. This does not alarm me as much as the SUA, as my daughter had the same cyst and her's disintegrated within a month.

Although both of these things combined are soft markers, alone the SUA is not. So, as long as the cyst goes away, all we should have to be concerned about is the SUA. Fingers crossed for that.

I have a follow up level II ultrasound appointment on Wednesday, so hopefully we will hear some encouraging news.

 

[san fran shan]

I forgot to update here after my scan. Along with the SUA in my boy, he has slightly short humerus bones and my girl has slightly short humerus and femur bones. I was devastated after the scan as now both babies have two soft markers. The good news is that everything else looks good. The shortened long bones increased the chance for Down's 10X. I kept asking if my babies were deformed and the perinatologist said no. After my NT scan and 1st and 2nd tri blood work, my risk for DS was 1 in 100,000. After these soft markers were discovered, my risk went to 1 in 10,000. Still low risk and the perinatologsit said he would bet millions that they don't have DS. It took me almost 2 weeks to be OK with the news (and I still have melt downs about it). Amnio is not being considered because the risk of miscarriage is WAY higher then the risk of anything being wrong. The thought of putting two most likely healthy babies at risk is just not an option. Plus, if one baby has DS, what could we do?? There is no way I could terminate at this stage of pregnancy and put the other healthy baby at risk. We are just hoping that since the odds are in our favor that everything will be fine. I have another detailed scan tomorrow. They still haven't gotten a good look at my boy's face since his head has been burrowed down by my cervix. It has been a really emotional and difficult time, but I am slowly becoming more positive about things.

 

[san fran shan]

Babydust - I know what you must be going through. Good luck with your scan and please keep us updated. I will do the same.

I know how helpful it is for us all to update when other ladies are searching for answers!

 

[BabyDust04]

San -- I read your update and it seems like we are in similar situations. I did not have the first trimester blood testing done, so the doctors do not have anything to go off of now, as far as chromosonal disorders go. Although my doctor did not seem overly concerned about the two markers. He said if he saw the SUA + Cyst + 2 or 3 other markers he would be concerned. He also told me not to freak out about the SUA.

Amnio is not an option for us either. I have compared my son's ultrasound picture to my daughter's at the same stage and physically, their heads and faces look identical. His head is actually rounder than her's was! While I am not a medical professional, the comparison did make me feel a bit better.

At this point, I am just keeping my fingers crossed that the cyst takes care of itself and the SUA does not effect his growth rate. As of my ultrasound last week, he was measuring 19+6 at 19+4 and was 11oz. If there is ANY upward movement to his weight by my appt this week, I will feel that much better.

I will be thinking of you and please keep the updates coming!

 

[san fran shan]

I will be thinking of you and your little boy as well! I am glad you were able to find comfort in comparing the ultrasound pics. Sometimes I wish I never had the scan done!

This has definitely helped keep me motivated to eat healthy and get as much protein and calcium as I can. So far, my boy has measured the same size as my girl, so the single artery hasn't slowed him yet. I just want to get as much nutrients in there as possible and get them as big as I can.