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2 vessel umbilical cord?

I'm pregnant with child # 2.=) I am a little concerned. When I was pregnant with my first daughter she had a 2 vessel umbilical cord. normally there are 3 vessels, one for food, one for waste and one for oxygen. When I gave birth he held it up and said yep 2 vessels do you mind if we take it to our lab for research I said ofcourse. When I was pregnant with her they told me my baby had a 20% chance of heart or kidey problems(due to the umbilical cord) well she is fine except for a heart murmer but she got that from her daddy. And my husbands dad also has it. I am so afraid that this baby will have the same thing. I am probably about 6 -7 weeks along my first prenatal physical is on monday. I am going to tell them this. But I was wondering if any of the mothers or fathers out there have ever heard of this? if any of you have heard of this let me know Thanks =)

Public Comments

1. my daughter-in-law's niece was born with 2 vessels in the umbilical cord. She had heart surgery around 6 months old and is 100% fine in every way.
2. I have heard of it but everything I have read it is highly unlikely to happen to you again. It occurs in like 1% of births. I know that does little to easy your mind. Once something like that happens to you, you can never live in the naive world ever again.