https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 18:15:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-203787 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:17:59 +0000 Mrsbells 203787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: lol @ the "butt face" comment </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-203785 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:16:17 +0000 Navy_Mommy 203785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NavyBaby did! My midwife wasn't even phased by it and just clamped and cut before the rest of his body even delivered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-203764 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:52:37 +0000 Clementine 203764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, and it was so freaking scary. during my entire labor, his heart kept decelerating and even one point they couldn't find it. it was so stressful. later we found out it was due to the cord being around his neck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-201556 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:33:16 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 201556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes Mavrick had it... but it was only when I was pushing that the cord tightened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-201542 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:09:06 +0000 jennylynn 201542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know until after I delivered, but yes it was. During my last set of pushes, after her head was out the doctor said very sternly "Don't push." I thought that was normal since the nurse was suctioning her, and he was doing something also, I just couldn't see what (I assume that was when he was unwrapping the cord from her neck). Then he gave me the ok to push the last time, and she was perfectly fine. It wasn't until later when my mom told me that I found out the cord had been around her neck, and I'm really glad I didn't know until after. I probably would have totally freaked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-201522 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:21:18 +0000 irene 201522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>the cord wrapped around my son's neck 3 times - and somehow he still made it for vaginal delivery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-200090 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 12:44:19 +0000 BSB 200090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend's baby had a cord wrapped around his neck. He was tiny about 5 pounds and i think the doctors said he had the cord wrapped around his neck for a long time. I know they did see the dr because she got to full term. He does have a hyper-thyroid issue where they have to monitor his weight and he has mild hearing loss. I'm not sure if the cord was the cause or if it wasn't.. My friends did consider having genetic testing for the second baby. Well they just had another child without genetic testing and the baby is completely healthy.</p> <p>I, too, am worried about this when I get pregnant. But it is reassuring that some of you had it and are completely normal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-200054 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:20:34 +0000 runsyellowlites 200054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep &amp; so did DS when he was born. It's rarely an issue though so I never worried about it. Alot of moms think it attributes to fetal distress or drop in headrate but from my understanding it's very common for baby's heart rate to drop some during contractions when getting close to delivery &amp; in the pushing stage... Having nothing to do with cord placement.</p> <p>My MW told me she's delivered some that it was tight enough she had to "flip" the baby out of the canal to deliver it (kinda hard to explain).... Still not usually an issue to worry about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199915 Sat, 23 Jun 2012 05:03:02 +0000 SugarplumsMom 199915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: I assume they don't check because it's so common and they don't want to needlessly worry the parents. *shrug* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199423 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:46:05 +0000 LivsMama 199423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had high fluid levels toward the end of my pregnancy, and my fear was that it was due to the cord around the neck. They couldnt tell by u/s, but dismissed my fears. I had a scheduled c-section, and the cord was around her neck 3 times and up near the placenta. She'd never have been able to descend at all. She was ok =o) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199387 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:24:01 +0000 singingbee 199387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend had the cord wrapped three times around her son's neck! He came out and the doctor said "wow its wrapped around the neck. Oh, it wrapped twice. Holy sh#$! It's three times! Her son was fine was the cord was unwrapped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199372 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:17:11 +0000 brownie 199372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, cord wrapped around his neck on birth but no indications before that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199308 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:21:47 +0000 Running Elley 199308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: That’s why I figured that I’d never heard of people finding out that way. The only people who I’ve heard of having U/S that late are having them for other issues….cord flow, pre-e, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199300 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:17:53 +0000 Andrea 199300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Running Elley: I didn't have any ultrasounds after about 24-25 weeks so there would have been no way for my doctor to know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199297 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:15:23 +0000 Running Elley 199297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is probably a totally dumb thing to ask but…couldn’t doctors tell whether or not the cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck in an U/S? I know that they don’t normally do U/S that late (unless there are other issues) but does the size of the baby block them from seeing that or something? I’ve never heard of anyone finding out a cord being wrapped around a baby’s neck via U/S and I’ve always been curious as to whether it’s even possible… </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199289 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:10:28 +0000 Andrea 199289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a vaginal delivery and DD's cord was wrapped around not once but twice! She was totally fine though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199262 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:55:15 +0000 Mrs. Train 199262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD was around her neck and tied in a knot. I had a scheduled c section and the doctor said it was a good thing especially because of the knot. I told them I wasn't surprised she was bit of an acrobat in my belly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199193 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:19:27 +0000 skibobrown 199193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. My baby's cord was actually pretty short, so I think that helped her not get tangled in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199159 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:57:51 +0000 Mrs. Pen 199159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not me, but one of my close friends just had a baby a couple days ago and have a vaginal birth and the cord was wrapped around the baby's neck and everything has been perfectly fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199120 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:37:59 +0000 pastemoo 199120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know--they never told me. I had a c-section after a long labor due to fetal distress/heart rate dropping (and some other stuff).</p> <p>BUT.... I know I was born with the cord around my neck, and I was born healthy with a natural delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199117 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:33:52 +0000 ohapostrophe 199117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's cord was around his neck. It caused some scary heart rate decelerations during the pushing phase. They slipped it off of his neck as he was coming out though. The more I mention it to people the more I find how common it is, although the statistic I'd heard was 25% of babies, with only 10% of THOSE being an issue. Don't stress, it's nothing you can control, and it will be dealt with when/if it happens! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199095 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:22:56 +0000 Running Elley 199095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is one of my fears too, I'm interested to see the responses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199091 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:22:12 +0000 DillonLion 199091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's was. That's why he's an emergency c-section baby. They were in such a rush to get him out that they cut what they thought was his butt when they were going in. But it was actually his face. I like to call him butt face for this reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199086 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:21:29 +0000 chopsuey 199086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was one of my fears too! Prayed like crazy that hers wasn't around her neck and it wasn't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-baby-have-its-cord-wrapped-around-the-neck#post-199077 Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:14:56 +0000 SugarplumsMom 199077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've read that 30% of babies are born with a nuchal cord, yet most are born perfectly healthy. I'm curious to hear from Moms with a healthy baby born with their cord wrapped around it's neck or body.</p> <p>It's been my fear and I'm looking for some reassurance. </p>