Cord Coil

My husband, my mom and I went to have my check up yesterday at the OB. Since we are on our third trimester our check-ups are constant at 2 weeks interval. 

I had my ultrasound and my amniotic fluid this time went up at 12.5 from 8.5. However, after all the ultrasounds I went through, this is the first time that the ultrasound showed my baby’s umbilical cord is coiling at him. I don’t know what to make out of it since the OB said there is nothing to worry but I have been reading and hearing that cord coils in babies are not good as it may choke the baby. I stumbled one reading that describes different types of umbilical cord problems such as Umbilical Cord Prolapse which occurs when the umbilical cord drops through a mother’s open cervix during labor and delivery. There is also a Nuchal Cord Problem when the umbilical cord coils around an infant’s neck. Another cord problem is what they call the Umbilical Cord Knots which occurs when an infant maneuvers around in amniotic fluid and moves through the umbilical cord, creating a knot. Another one is the Umbilical Cord Cysts which happens when an abnormal growth appears on the umbilical cord which may either be false cysts which are filled with fluid or true cysts which are remaining cells from fetal development. 

I just have to trust the OB who advised that I need not worry and just monitor the fetal movements. Ultimately, I have to lift it up to God to take care of my infant and not to let this cord issue pose any threat to the pregnancy or his birth.

As to the baby’s weight, in just 5 day’s time from 2.5 my baby grew again at a rapid speed to 2.8. Which is double the normal weight gain that my baby is supposed to achieve daily. Oh boy! I really need to get my acts together and start reducing my food intake to avoid a very big baby that would not make normal delivery conceivable. I really hope to have a normal delivery for various reasons two of which are to avoid additional costs that a c-section entails and to make recovery faster since I plan to go back to work a month after.