SUA......?

[agreeksmom]

Anyone else's baby have a single umbilical artery. My midwife called and told me baby has it I did a lot of research odds are in my favour for a normal baby but anyone else experiencing this too

 

[san fran shan]

Yes! My boy had a SUA. He was smaller than his sister, but 100% healthy and catching up to her in weight. I was so scared for him when this was diagnosed. They decided to induce me at 36 weeks because of the SUA...I think....or a combination of the SUA and twins. Anyhow, my water broke on its own the morning I was to be induced. Again, probably more related to the twins and not the SUA but I guess there is no way of knowing.

Both my babies also had short long bones which are soft markers for DS. Again, I was terrified and worried a lot after finding this all out.

My boy had no other abnormalities detected on the u/s. In the absence of other problems, I think SUA isn't a big deal except for a smaller baby.

Try not to worry, but I know that is really hard. Congrats on your pregnancy!

 

[agreeksmom]

thanks i read alot and found that almost all babies were normal and normal weight

 

[SIEGAL]

I had this last pregnancy. Everything turned out just fine my dr. Even said its so common it's almost considered a variant of normal if that makes sense

 

[Sunshine24]

Just dx with SUA ( 2 vessel cord instead of 3 ) at my u/s last week.

Was completely panic stricken, of course like any new mom would be, but the doc and sonographer were so reassuring.

The doctor said 95% of the time this cord issue amounts to a whole lot of nothing and to just look at the diagnosis as an opportunity to get to see my baby more on ultrasounds.

The sonographer said she has been doing this for 24 years and has seen many cases of this and all have turned out fine and not to worry.

The doc also said it was considered a "normal variant" and up until a few years ago they couldn't even detect it on the ultrasound. He also said it was especially encouraging that I had no other issues found on the sonogram.

Worst case scenario they said ( ABSOLUTE worst... ) is that the baby stops growing right towards the end of pregnancy and I just have to go a few weeks early. Best case ( and most likely ) scenario is NOTHING.

But, all that being said, I would love to hear any positive stories from other SUA moms or moms-to-be!