Did Anyone Else Have An Umbilival Cord Accident??

Thats such a sad story, I cant even image what you have been through, it must have been so awful.

Am I right when I read that you didnt have an ultrasound till you were about 5 months pregnant then? I dont know about in america but in england you have your 1st scan at about 12 wks then at 20wks you have another. I cant understand why you would be left for 5mths!
The scans we get are the old 2-d ones, the umbilical cord doesnt show up on these scans (my 1st son's cord was only 30cms long, it could have caused alot of trouble because nobody realized. Luckily he had to be born by planned c-section for being breech) the newer 3d scans do show the cord and you may have to pay more for this ( I dont know how this works in america) but this would probably put your mind at rest.

Hope this message helps and isnt to confusing! I really wish you the best of luck and hope you get the baby you long for someday soon.

Im so sorry for your loss, how long ago did this happen if I may ask?

We lost our baby july 17th 2005

and my insurance only pays for one ultrasound which they were going to do a few days after when I went to the hospital- had I not lost him. We didnt find out he was a boy until after his still birth.

I am so sorry for your loss, I know exactly how you feel though. I lost my son at 32 weeks. I also was induced, I stayed in labor for 27 hours before I finally delivered. There was no evidence as to why he was still born, the cord was fine, no infection. The autopsy didnt show any reason either. So the cause still goes unanswered. I couldnt believe that they would make me deliver the way they did, to me it just added to the pain I was already in.
On a good note, I did go on to have a healthy daughter in 2002, but I was monitored very closely the whole time. I was in the Dr. Office every week, starting at 28 weeks. They did an ultrasound, and fetal monitoring everytime. I believe if the Dr. Lets the insurance company know why they are doing multiple ultrasounds, they make cover some if not all of the costs. At least that is the way it works here.
I hope everything works out for you, I am here to listen.
Marisa

I am soooo sorry for your lost!

I really hope they monitor you more closely, if not for anything else but to keep you sane.

I can't wait until you post "i'm pregnant!!!!!!!"

Thanks me too!

I had lost a baby as well. I was about 7 months pregnant and I remember having heavy cramping one night. It was my first pregnancy, so I did not know what was normal and what was not. I started bleeding and freaked out. I had been leaking fluid for about a week, but didn't really think anything about it, I had an appointment on the way,figured I would ask then. Turns out I had been leaking amniotic fluid and the baby had been dead for a few days. I too had to deliever my dead child. Not a good feeling. It was one of the most horrible days of my life.The docs said his cord had been frayed....?? I have been having a hard time getting over it fully. And now the man I am with already has 2 kids of his own and has had a vasectemy. Dunno, I guess I would be afraid to be pregnant again anyway, but because I have been there before, it is something I would want.....But that's another story.

Hi, I know exactly what you are going through. I had a miscarriage last year. I was 16 weeks pregnant with my baby when I went in for my monthly follow up and discovered there were no heartbeats. I had 3 ultrasounds done to confirm the death of my baby. I had to be induced and went into labor for 48 hours. When the baby was born, it was discovered that he had an umbilical cord accident. It was looped around his neck and body 3 times. I also found out that it was a boy. It was the hardest thing i've had to endure. Again, I am sorry for your loss.

Hi,

first I want to say that i'm very sorry for your loss. I too lost a baby due to a cord accident. I was 37 weeks along and had to also go through the whole labor process, which next to losing my son was the worst thing I have ever had to go through. My Dr. Decided that he was going to monitor my next pregnancy very closely (weekly ultrasounds and non stress tests, and label my pregnancy as high risk). I did end up having another baby boy 11 months after I lost my first son and thankfully he was healthy. I never thought I would have to go through a loss again, but I just miscarried at 9 weeks a few days ago. It's really hard, but things will get better, just as i'm sure they will for you too.

Feel free to pm me any time.

Again i'm sorry about what happened to your baby.

I'm really sorry to hear that ya'll lost ya'lls babys!! I heard that it is caused from streching your arms up in the air!! I had a friend that her baby died from the cord being around it neck and her doctor asked if she had streched with her arms above her head, that that could be a reason!!
Good luck to you all!!!

I too lost my son at 23 weeks, I went in for a regular appt. And his heart was not beating. I delivered him on 4-25-06. It was a cord accident also. I miss him so much I want to another baby but I am so scared, I dont think I could handle it if it happend again.

I am very sorry to hear about the deaths of your children. I just lost my son yesterday and I cannot seem to get past the fact I just went in for my 5 month check up and my son had no heartbeat. My doctors told me he must have just died within the last 24 hours because other than his cord being collapsed he was perfect. I saw all 10 fingers and all 10 toes. He looked like a babydoll. My husband and I have 2 beautiful children but we have also has 7 miscarriages this one being the worst. I also had to deliver a dead baby boy after 12 hours of labor and it was one of the worst things I have ever done. The worst being losing my baby boy.

Has anyone ever found a balance for coping with losing your child, being a mother, and a wife?

I am very sorry to hear about the deaths of your children. I just lost my son yesterday and I cannot seem to get past the fact I just went in for my 5 month check up and my son had no heartbeat. My doctors told me he must have just died within the last 24 hours because other than his cord being collapsed he was perfect. I saw all 10 fingers and all 10 toes. He looked like a babydoll. My husband and I have 2 beautiful children but we have also has 7 miscarriages this one being the worst. I also had to deliver a dead baby boy after 12 hours of labor and it was one of the worst things I have ever done. The worst being losing my baby boy.

Has anyone ever found a balance for coping with losing your child, being a mother, and a wife?

I just lost my daughter at 39weeks and 6 days. I noticed decrease in fetal movement on Feb 23rd and went to the hospital. They put me on monitors and discharged me saying that she was just getting bigger and sensing the change that was about to occur. I was then 39 weeks and 3 days. I went to my Dr. appointment on the 25th and they did a stress test and sent me to the hospital to be induced. The Dr. broke my water and I sat, waiting to go into labor for 8 hours. After 8 hours they said the baby looked ok, but not great so they were doing a c-section and took me off the monitors. 20 minutes later I was laying in the surgery room and the Dr. couldn't find a heart beat. I had to go under because there was no time for the epidural to work. I awoke and they told me the baby didn't make it. They can give me no reason as to why this happened. It's been 4 weeks to the day and I still can't grasp this. I keep wondering if they only took her sooner.

I, too, lost my son to stillbirth at 36 weeks. It has been the hardest thing I have ever gone through. I have this record that plays over and over in my mind that asks me why I didn't know what was going to happen to him, what was happening to him. They say he died of a cord accident, and even though the cord was looped around his neck, that that probably wasn't the cause. they say it was most likely a block in the cord. I just don't know. He was quieter the last couple of weeks, but I thought that was because he was getting bigger, and because he was getting ready to come. They were doing ultra sounds and stress tests once a week, and they were coming up fine. then, at his thirty six week check up, he was gone. I kicked and screamed on the table. It broke my heart. He was born two days later, after I was induced the night before, in a dimly lit hospital room to praise music. We bathed and dressed him, took pictures, and held him for hours. I gave him up, and left the hospital that night. I cried the entire time they wheeled me out to the car. My husband and I had just been at a birthing class the week before in that hospital and been given a tour of the birthing floor, and I never imagined this being my experience. That was March 19 2008. Now, I am starting to heal. We did a funeral, and started a charitable fund in his name. We are going to help his "friends" with it: grieving families who have lost babies, pregnant moms and babies, sick babies. We headed up a team in his honor for the TEARS foundation in Tacoma, WA that helps pay funeral expenses for babies and participated in their annual walk and raised a lot of money. It doesn't mean I'm a goody two shoes because I'm not at all, but it's really helped, you know? Being able to say his name as I help people makes me feel like he's alive in some way, like I"m keeping him alive in a good and real way, like this is the way I can "take care" of him somehow. I can't get him dressed in the morning and change his diaper, but I can help someone else while I'm wearing a t-shirt with his name on it . . . somehow, that heals me. Also, making a scrapbook for him, and putting up some pictures. I don't care if people think it's weird. I'm his mama, and he's my baby, and we're always going to have him in our house. Finally, I spend more and more time just with the people that are easy to be with and NO time with the people who aren't, and that includes family. I seem to be a lot better when I don't have to worry about what stupid people are saying and doing. Right now, that's what I need. Thanks for these posts, everyone, they're awesome. I really needed this.

First, I just wanted to say that I am sorry for all of you and your families lost. I came upon this site when I did a search of "how to avoid cord accidents". I am 27 wks pregnant and I have been consumed with fear of my baby having a cord accident. So please excuse me if I offend any1..I just didn't know where else to look. After reading all of the post, I see that all of your angels were healthy and beautiful but nature took its course. I believe there is a higher power and that things are suppossed to happen they way that they do but how do you deal with that after losing a child...I have 2 healthy beautiful children and I had no problems with my pregnacies..I never thought twice about cord accidents when I was carrying them..But I feel like this baby is my last chance-I love this baby so much it scares me. I dont sleep at night because I am constantly checking the baby's movements. I have become this paranoid person and its difficult..I know its no where near the sorrow that you all feel. Reading all of your post made me cry but it also made me see how deep and profound a mother's love can and will always be..again i apologize if i offended any1 this blog seems to be for woman and families that have suffered a lost..and i will continue to pray that all of you heal and possibly have children if that's what you wish..God bless you all