An unknown condition

So i asked a handful of people if they have ever heard of this and almost every single one of them haven't however I have this condition called VCI which stands for velamentous cord insertion. There is a 1.1 percent chance for single baby pregnancies to get this so you pregnant mommies out there do not fret!

I'm forbidden (by my family) to go online and check this condition out which is so hard because I like my sister am a knowledge nazi and love to look things up. But thanks to my doctor, Dave, and my sister Jessica they looked it up for me and explained. In basic terms the cord is supposed to attach to the mass of the placenta but what happened to me is it attached through the little blood vessels and little membranes (I like to call them little Ursala's because it's like it's attached to the legs of Ursala from little mermaid, not the the fat Ursala herself... see so much easier to understand!)



So what this means is nutrients HAVE to get to the little guy if not it leads to defects AND if those membranes rupture the little guy is gone. BUT no worries, precautions are being taken and I'm seeing a specialist and I'll be getting a C-sec most likely about 3 weeks before my due date (Jan 29.) so nothing ruptures.

Dave and I are very hopeful because I have some amazing doctors who are helping and most of all have a Man upstairs watching out for us. Our little boy so far is doing GREAT and is looking pretty healthy for how small Dave and I are.

I'll post some pictures of my belly later on this weekend : )