Not sure if a man can post here, but here we go. My wife and I had our 20 week anatomy scan today for our first child (a boy) and at first I had thought everything was going smoothly, heart rate was normal, everything appeared to be developing as expected on the ultrasound (for context, my wife is an L&D Nurse and has been monitoring our son practically every other day, whether it be via doppler or ultrasounds at work)….that is, until we saw a note the Tech had made, indicating our baby boy has a 2 vessel cord. Initially I didn’t think much of it, as I had read that plenty of babies have this issue and are born perfectly healthy.
This feeling was short lived when we met with our OB doctor who indicated he likely has IUGR and was amongst the lowest percentile for his gestational age (estimated at 232 grams). Once we were told this, my wife immediately started to break down into tears, and in that moment I felt completely helpless, as there is (and was) nothing I can do or say to make her feel any better. The only somewhat re-assuring thing here is that the doctor said he is not too concerned at this time as everything else seems to be in order, it is just something that we need to closely monitor. Have a follow up appointment with an MFM on Friday.
We tried to go on with the rest of our day after this, but I can tell it is weighing incredibly hard on my wife (and me as well, but I am just trying to remain strong and hopeful we get some good news Friday). Not sure what I am looking for here, but anyones guidance who has been in a similar situation would be greatly appreciated.