Apparently, an umbilical cord has two arteries and one vein. Our ultrasound today showed one artery and one vein. Typically, the second artery is redundant and it's still possible* to have a completely healthy baby with one artery. However...
Googling turned up so many sources of 'info' and it seems like no one is sure of it's significance, so I hoped someone here is knowledgeable or knows someone who is.
I'd like to get as much useful info as I can on my own so to be informed when we meet with the doctor again to discuss it in full.
* rough estimates from "studies" that always ended with "more research needs to be done" seems to be that 70% of SUA pregnancies end with no complications, most of the rest have one complications, small percentage has multiple complications.
Apparently, complications can range from heart and kidney issues to the kid wanting to ride a unicycle.
By the way, the ultrasound went well, while the technician couldn't see everything, the spine, brain and nut sack all looked normal. The way he was coiled up, we couldn't get a great look at the heart (tho the tech said she saw four chambers), but he was fine spreading his legs and letting his junk hang out.
Googling turned up so many sources of 'info' and it seems like no one is sure of it's significance, so I hoped someone here is knowledgeable or knows someone who is.
I'd like to get as much useful info as I can on my own so to be informed when we meet with the doctor again to discuss it in full.
* rough estimates from "studies" that always ended with "more research needs to be done" seems to be that 70% of SUA pregnancies end with no complications, most of the rest have one complications, small percentage has multiple complications.
Apparently, complications can range from heart and kidney issues to the kid wanting to ride a unicycle.
By the way, the ultrasound went well, while the technician couldn't see everything, the spine, brain and nut sack all looked normal. The way he was coiled up, we couldn't get a great look at the heart (tho the tech said she saw four chambers), but he was fine spreading his legs and letting his junk hang out.