The not so good news is that the umbilical cord is wrapped around the baby's neck TWICE. This is not super common apparently so they ordered a Non-Stress Test or NST, which we passed. We have another ultrasound scheduled for next week.
I'm doing my best to not panic, as the doctor told me that would do no good and that I shouldn't really need to panic anyway. I really hope this doesn't affect our desire for a vaginal and not C section birth. I guess that remains to be seen, and of course, I'll do what's best for baby.
My friends tell me I should have some good karma coming my way and hopefully we'll have a great sleeper with a fantastic temperament. Who knows. What I do know is this baby looks a lot like my other. Both are spitting images of their father. I'll attach a new belly photo and some cool 3D images of what I think will be my son! (Though we still don't know for sure!)
That is such a scary thing! I'll keep you in my prayers! I'm so glad they will be monitoring you and baby closely. Is there a chance they would do a delivery early, if the cord stays wrapped around him/her over the next couple of weeks? Keep us updated.
ReplyDeleteI am always in awe of the 3D pictures, they are just so cool!