We lost our baby girl, Emily, due to this at around 18 weeks. I think mainly due to restriction of blood flow. She had bands on her arms, legs and face. She also had a cleft palate on one side as it had not allowed her face to develop properly.
Sorry that I couldn't share a more "positive" experience of this. Fingers crossed for you that it will not affect the baby at all. It is rare, and even rarer for it to cause fetal death so we were unlucky. Thinking of you. xxx
I was in shock and didnt ask too many questions... I later googled and freaked out!! I made an appt with my midwife but she couldnt answer very many questions cause it is pretty rare. She did tell me that the band was down at my cervix and was not near the baby at the time, and looked like it was not near any limbs. I'm more worried now that I know its down at my cervix cuz when my baby turns it will be near the head and neck. The midwife told me there was nothing that could be done but to monitor this pregnancy and try to enjoy it, but did tell me that the bigger the baby got the more riskier it would be. I am a nervous wreck! I go back to my next u/s on May 1st.. and it could not come soon enough. Does anyone know if there is other risks associated with this as well? (Preterm labor/ low birth weight... anything like that? )
