At Ease

I have kept this pretty quiet the past month since my last doctor's appointment and ultrasound. Reason being, I am too emotional of a person to talk about it. Every time I would either think about it or tell someone (which was just a small few of you), I would tear up with emotion. But yesterday after going to this month's appointment, my sweet doctor really put me at ease with the situation.

He informed Martin and me last month that I (and the baby) have a 2 vessel umbilical cord instead of the normal 3. The main thing he told about it us was that it may affect the birth weight of the baby, causing her to be smaller, which with our history may not be such a bad thing.

I then come home, jump on Google, and freak out from what I find. If you're interested in learning more about 2 vessel cords, be prepared to hear the worst when you search online. According to my doctor, it's not as rare as we think. (He even had another mom-to-be in earlier that day with a 2 vessel cord.)

He asked me what my biggest fears/concerns were with this... I told him chromosomal abnormalities and kidney issues. Bless his heart, he then went into detail on the signs to look for in the ultrasound and how EVERYTHING looks healthy and well and that two kidneys are present... I was so happy to hear this. He really took his time explaining why he wasn't worried and how all the findings in my ultrasound pointed to a healthy baby.

I go back in three weeks and we'll begin the growth scans to monitor the baby's growth from here on out. Hey! One positive spin to this all: I may not have a 12 pound baby after all!!!