I've been hearing horror stories about Umbilical Cord Complications and it's seriously making me very very nervous. I'm so glad to have reached 31 weeks of pregnancy and I thought I would only worry during my first trimester. After my advised bed rest during the first trimester I worried about my Septum on my second then now I'm worrying about any other third trimester complications such as Cord Knots!
Last night I even woke up in the middle of the night and was so paranoid that my baby wasn't moving at all. I grabbed my phone and played a music in my tummy and was so happy the baby kicked then I went back to sleeping. I know I shouldn't be doing this to myself but seriously - I can't help it! I haven't told my hubby about this yet because I know he'll tell me to stop making it hard on myself. I don't want him to worry about me too much.
So anyway, to reassure myself, aside from praying to our dear God, I Googled some info about Cord Knots. Here are the things I found out:
1. Umbilical cord knots occur in about one in every hundred pregnancies, but only one in 2,000 deliveries will have a true tight knot that could present problems for the baby.
2. It is more common than knots are nuchal loops, the technical term for when the cord wraps around a baby's neck. Nuchal loops — also known as nuchal cords — occur in as many as a quarter of all pregnancies but rarely pose risks to the baby.
3. The most common sign of a cord knot is decreased fetal activity after week 37.
4. There is nothing you can do to prevent a knotted umbilical cord.
BUT I CAN, HOWEVER,:
1. Do a regular kick counts.
2. Call my practitioner if I notice any change in the fetal activity.
I pray for the very best every day. May God continue to bless this pregnancy.
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