[tri-med] Re: trisomies and two vessel umbilical cord

Quoting karen thorsten <karen7458@xxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Everyone,
> I have a concern and would like to know if anyone has
> any info. My daughter is  pregnant and they just had
> an ultrasound. They found she has a two vessel
> umbilical cord (missing one artery). They said they
> couldn't see anything else on the ultrasound that
> appears abnormal but that they will do more
> ultrasounds as she progresses in the pregnancy. They
> offered amnio and the one blood test they do (forgot
> the name) for abnormalities but my daughter refused,
> due to false positives and the risks for miscarriage
> with amnio. I just read that the two vessel cord can
> increase the risk for trisomies. She has one child
> now, Julian, who is 2 and a half with mosaic partial
> trisomy 1. So, any info, concerns or words of
> encouragement would be appreciated. To think of her
> having a second child with abnormalities is
> heartbreaking.
>                    Thanks Much,
>                      Karen (grandma to Julian, Mosaic
> Partial Trisomy 1 )


Karen,

We were diagnosed with a 2 vessel cord also. (Welcome to the 1% club!)I never
had any problems during pregnancy although they did keep a closer eye 
(via more
ultrasounds) on Hannah.

We didn't even find out about Hannah's trisomy issue until she was about 6
months old!

Janet King
Hannah Emily's mom - 2 1/2 years old - T-14 Mosaic Partial

                  Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows
                       www.trisomyonline.org
                  Families Helping Families On-line

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