When we went for our anatomy scan at 18 weeks, the sonographer discovered the baby had a 2-vessel cord. This is not a big deal by itself, but having a 2-vessel cord is linked to other issues like chromosomal abnormalities and heart defects. Not what I wanted to hear at our appointment. I was upset and instantly worried.
Our doctor spelled everything out for us: with the 2-vessel cord we will have to have ultrasounds every 4 weeks to measure the growth of the baby because 2-vessel cord babies can be smaller and gain weight slowly (right now we are measuring about 5 days ahead, yah baby!). I wasn't too upset about having more ultrasounds I love seeing this peanut!
Our doctor told us about a blood test we could do that could tell us if there were chromosome abnormalities. Steve and I talked about it and decided to take the test. They took vials of my blood and sent it off to California. They told us it would be 10 business days until we got the results...it wasn't about a week later we found out that they are 99% sure there are no chromosome issues. Whoop, Whoop! I was so relieved!
We had our next ultrasound at 21 weeks and there was concern over where the heart closed on the bottom and the possibility of a small hole in its heart called a VSD. Instead of having another ultrasound in a couple of weeks, we were sent to the pediatric cardiologist to have a fetal echocardiogram.
Our echo was on Monday and I'm happy to report that everything appears to be normal! We are thanking God for a healthy baby so far! It really put into perspective for me all of the is it a boy, is it a girl talk, because right now the most important thing is that it's HEALTHY, Thank the Lord!
My heart was pounding while I was reading this. Heart defects are my specialty. Also just finished some chromosomal testing with Lia. So glad to hear that everything is going so well!!
ReplyDeleteThat's right! The most important thing is that its a healthy baby! And the girl/boy surprise in the delivery room is fun!
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