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Nan639
Nan639 has 31 days to go and is now in week 35
	Age: 37 Country: US Province/region: Massachusetts City: Ipswich Partner: Derek Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Yes Due date: 17 Jun ,2008 Occupation: Soon-to-be in-home daycare provider/SAHM
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Sunday, 13 Jan

We found out last week that the baby has a 2 vessel umbilical cord, instead of the usual 3. What does this mean? Hopefully nothing. But it can mean the baby has a congenital defect, such as downs. I decided against an amnio. So far, the baby is measuring right on target and the doctor couldn`t find anything else wrong, so I think my odds are good to have a healthy baby. Most likely, the baby will be born early and smaller, so I will be monitored closely with frequent ultrasounds. I `m trying to stay positive and hope for the best! :)

Saturday, 26 Jan

Had my follow-up ultrasound yesterday and everything looked wonderful! Baby`s growth is right on track (measuring 1 week ahead in fact) and all organs, limbs, etc., are perfect! I am so relieved! My next ultrasound is the end of March to be sure the baby continues to grow on target. :)

Wednesday, 30 Jan

This is my first appointment since the ultrasound discovery of the 2-vessel cord. It went well! I`ve gained another 3 lbs., which makes 8 total. Not bad for the half-way point. :)The nurse practitioner said the 2-vessel cord is really a non-issue. The only additional testing I will need are non-stress tests starting at 34-weeks. I will have to go to the birth center at the hospital for them. The non-stress test will tell how the baby is doing and is a good predictor for the week ahead. So I `ll have to go in once a week to have them done. The test lasts about 20 minutes. If the baby seems in distress at any of the tests, they would schedule an induction, because the baby would be better off out than in.I have a follow-up ultrasound scheduled in March to check growth, at around 28-weeks. This may be the last one, depending on if the baby continues to grow on target.

Wednesday, 27 Feb

Appointment today went well! Uterus is measuring right at 24-weeks, blood pressure great (94/60), baby`s heartbeat is strong. I`ve gained another 3 1/2 lbs., bringing it to 12 lbs. total. My appointment next month is the lovely gestational diabetes test. Yum! lol

Saturday, 22 Mar

I had my follow-up ultrasound on Thursday. Baby is measuring perfectly for 27 weeks! The baby weighs 2 lbs. 13 oz. :)

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aplace4myhead - Sunday, 27 Jan
Just thought I would say hello and see how you were doing!! It's great to hear that everything is going well with your baby!! Have a good day!!

sexymama021 - Sunday, 27 Jan
Thank you for the advice :)

babymamarai - Friday, 25 Jan
thank you for your comment on my polls!

sandymay - Thursday, 24 Jan
Thank you for words of sympathy and concern,...wishing you the best with your pregnancy and a healthy, happy arrival of your new bundle of joy. God Bless!

KariLynn - Wednesday, 23 Jan
Thank you for the comment. I feel better now that I know, it was just one of those things that I really hadn't heard much about, or remembered at least :) Thanks again, and congratulation to you on your pregnancy!!

JessH - Wednesday, 23 Jan
thanks for the comment, unfortunately I havent worked in the last 5 months and my husband and I cant afford for me to be out of work for many more months. they wanted me to start already! So I have negotiated out a bit, I may just try for a little bit more.

monica9 - Sunday, 20 Jan
ah! wow, that was very graphic but informative. thank you!

SHELLYMAC1970 - Friday, 18 Jan
Thank you. I with yours too but cant believe more women didnt voice some sort of opinion???Good luck with everything.

MayBayBay - Thursday, 17 Jan
thanks for the congrats and to you as well, i hope everything turns out fine and stay positive the baby seems healthy and stressing over it isn't good for u or the baby so good luck and best wishes to you and your beautiful family!!!!

SexyMama3 - Thursday, 17 Jan
I read the comment you left for the poll I posted, I started showing with my first around 12 weeks. I have heard that with pregnancies after ur first, you show earlier. Iam a lil scared that I will be showing by my daughters first bday party on Feb. 23rd. I dont want to tell my family until afterwards bc my family will freak. I want her party to be stress free.. What do you think?

niseybear - Wednesday, 16 Jan
Hi! I found this about 2 Vessel Umbilical Cord and I hope it helps to calm you. 2 vessels in the cord

The umbilical cord of the unborn baby usually has 3 blood vessels - 2 arteries and 1 vein. However, for up to 1% of babies (and up to 5% of multiple pregnancies, or twins or more) the umbilical cord has only 2 blood vessels, 1 artery and 1 vein. The reason why the cord develops in this way is unknown and for 75% of babies who have only 2 vessels in their cord, they are well and healthy and have no problems. However, for 25% of babies, a 2 vessel cord can be a 'soft sign' of the baby having a genetic disorder. A 'soft sign' is a subtle variation of normal that in itself is not an abnormality, but when combined with other 'soft signs', they can occasionally indicate a more serious problem. Usually the baby needs to have several 'soft signs' to be more strongly predictive of a genetic disorder. If the ultrasound cannot detect any other abnormalities, then the baby is most likely healthy.

Occasionally, a 2 vessel cord can be associated with the baby not growing as well, or being small for gestational age (or SGA). For this reason your caregiver may suggest you have further ultrasounds as the pregnancy progresses to monitor the growth of your baby. This is discussed previously in reasons for ultrasounds.

Be blessed and good luck!

aplace4myhead - Wednesday, 16 Jan
Well, Congrats on your pregnancy first!!

Our baby seems to be doing ok. He's growing quite nicely and we have been told almost every ultrasound that he's 'huge'... but he's right on schedule and weighs a little more then he should already. He gave me a little of a scare the past few days because I havent felt him move almost at all. The doc has me monitored and he's moving a little and heartbeat is fine so they said he's prob in a good position that I'm not feeling all movements and the fact that I'm prolly so used to the pregnancy now that I'm just used to the movements and it makes it harder to notice him move for sure.

The tests they ran (fetal echocardiogram) to make sure the heart was ok turned out great and they said he should be a healthy baby! We are very excited and pleased with knowing he will be ok. We know there's still no guaruntees on anything till he's born, but the reassurance of the tests are good for now.

I hope your pregnancy goes well and your baby grows and grows on schedule. :)

newmommy - Monday, 14 Jan
Thank you! Congratulations to you too!

abrinasay - Sunday, 13 Jan
Thanks for commenting on my poll about a stretch and sweep. I'm not to sure why my doctors doing it, other then I've gained a lot of weight, and the babies probably on the heavier side. I'll only be 38w1d, do you think it'll still work?

babymamarai - Saturday, 12 Jan
i'm not so crazy about the doubel L in Liam either but thats how dad wants it :( thanks for you vote!

masha - Wednesday, 9 Jan
aww thank u! u have a beautiful family aswell. congrats on ur pregnancy!

butterblocksmom - Wednesday, 9 Jan
I hope so (re: my poll on weight loss week after baby). I hadn't really been thinking about it, but then my finacee asked me how much I would lose right away and little alarm bells went off....
It's worth it though...can't wait for baby!!

bebebump - Sunday, 6 Jan
i hear ya with the acne. ive had it bad for the past few weeks. and when i say bad i mean bad. all over my body from my chest to my back to my forehead. It was VERY distressing for me b/c ive never had acne in my life. finally its starting to clear up. good luck. oh try toothpaste any kind but the gel.

butterblocksmom - Saturday, 5 Jan
Hey nan639, I was just reading a poll I had answered a few days ago about when to tell the world you're pregnant. You made a comment to the poster about not letting others put fear of miscarriage into people's head. I certainly hope my comments didn't come off that way, and it certainly wasn't intended if it did. My point was not that miscarriage can and does happen, rather it was be selective in who you tell you are pregnant to within the first trimester. Having to tell everyone and their dog you lost your baby is WAY worse than just going through a miscarriage and only having to tell a few key people. I guess you can only understand that if you've been through it, IMHO.

BGideon - Friday, 4 Jan
Thank you , I do to. Really want her to stay put at least til Feb. Get my test resultsa today we will see how it goes.

redhead - Sunday, 30 Dec
yaeh that true! Thanks for the commet about the name yulie!

teenMOMMIE - Saturday, 29 Dec
yeah. i started showing not as early as some ive seen, but at 12 weeks. and its my first :/ probly a 10 pounder.

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