my husband has scared me...umbilical cord? Help please

sandrass · Feb 28th, 2010, 01:18 AM

we got a 3D scan today. This is not medical...

Anyway it went perfectly but while watching the DVD that we got my husband mentioned that he thinks the cord is around her neck....not wrapped really but sort of draped over her shoulders like a scarf, from the back.

Is this normal?

You can sort of see it in the 3rd picture in this thread:

My 3D/4D Ultrasound!!!

Kel127 · Feb 28th, 2010, 01:29 AM

In our 3D scan my little boy was sucking on his cord. I ask my doctor because I was worried about it being up by his head, and my doctor said it was normal.

sandrass · Feb 28th, 2010, 01:38 AM

ok thank you...I guess its not something they worry about really until delivery right?

Tink1o5 · Feb 28th, 2010, 01:42 AM

When i had my 3D scan i saw the cord right in front of my babys neck, draped right under his chin. I asked the sonographer person if it was wrapped or if it looked dangerous and he said nope. Doesnt look like its a threat at all.

im sure all is fine hun

emma77 · Feb 28th, 2010, 01:55 AM

Ahhhhhh - so cute. I love the first one where she looks like she is smiling! I don't think you have anything to worry about - am sure sonographer would have alerted you if they thought there was a problem.

xx

Mervs Mum · Feb 28th, 2010, 04:57 AM

Most babies are born with the cord round them at some point and usually their neck. both mine were. Dont worry it's so slippery with vernix I wont get tight and babies are intelligent enough to stop pulling if it gets tight. Totally normal hun

Brilliant scan pics BTW!

MissBroody · Feb 28th, 2010, 05:11 AM

In my 4D scan DVD we can see the cord draped over baby's shoulder and I was concerned, but its so wet and slippery in there its not really possible to strangle them, and if cord is wrapped around the neck at birth its easily slipped over the head
xx

debjolin · Feb 28th, 2010, 05:21 AM

I agree with the others hun. Your little girl looks beautiful. xx

MandaAnda · Feb 28th, 2010, 07:17 AM

I agree with everyone else. It's very common for babies to be born with the cord around their neck. After the head is born, the midwife always quickly checks to see if the cord is around the baby's neck so she can pull it free as soon as she's able anyway.

fifie123 · Feb 28th, 2010, 08:47 AM

even if it was wrapped around the neck, remember the baby is getting oxygen through the umbilical cord in to his belly, so it wouldn't choke him as it wouldn't be tight anyway xx

Feb 28th, 2010, 01:18 AM	#1
sandrass Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,780	my husband has scared me...umbilical cord? Help please we got a 3D scan today. This is not medical... Anyway it went perfectly but while watching the DVD that we got my husband mentioned that he thinks the cord is around her neck....not wrapped really but sort of draped over her shoulders like a scarf, from the back. Is this normal? You can sort of see it in the 3rd picture in this thread: My 3D/4D Ultrasound!!!

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Feb 28th, 2010, 01:29 AM	#2
Kel127 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,511	In our 3D scan my little boy was sucking on his cord. I ask my doctor because I was worried about it being up by his head, and my doctor said it was normal.

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sandrass Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,780	ok thank you...I guess its not something they worry about really until delivery right?

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Tink1o5 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 3,057	When i had my 3D scan i saw the cord right in front of my babys neck, draped right under his chin. I asked the sonographer person if it was wrapped or if it looked dangerous and he said nope. Doesnt look like its a threat at all. im sure all is fine hun

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emma77 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 325	Ahhhhhh - so cute. I love the first one where she looks like she is smiling! I don't think you have anything to worry about - am sure sonographer would have alerted you if they thought there was a problem. xx

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,353	Most babies are born with the cord round them at some point and usually their neck. both mine were. Dont worry it's so slippery with vernix I wont get tight and babies are intelligent enough to stop pulling if it gets tight. Totally normal hun Brilliant scan pics BTW!
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MissBroody Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,223	In my 4D scan DVD we can see the cord draped over baby's shoulder and I was concerned, but its so wet and slippery in there its not really possible to strangle them, and if cord is wrapped around the neck at birth its easily slipped over the head xx

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debjolin Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: n. ireland Posts: 778	I agree with the others hun. Your little girl looks beautiful. xx

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MandaAnda Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Coastal Kent Posts: 1,656	I agree with everyone else. It's very common for babies to be born with the cord around their neck. After the head is born, the midwife always quickly checks to see if the cord is around the baby's neck so she can pull it free as soon as she's able anyway.

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fifie123 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: chester Posts: 1,027	even if it was wrapped around the neck, remember the baby is getting oxygen through the umbilical cord in to his belly, so it wouldn't choke him as it wouldn't be tight anyway xx

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