In September 1995 I became pregnant. I have always been very athletic and continued running up through my 7th month. My pregnancy was very easy, no morning sickness, no swelling, slow, steady weight gain. In February, during a routine, mid pregnancy ultrasound the technician discovered a two-channel umbilical cord. I was told that this is indicative of kidney problems, but the probability was very low.
Most babies have no problems what so ever.
I made an appointment with the Maternal Fetal Center in our hospital where I had a second level ultrasound. Dr. Susan Rutherford looked everything over thoroughly and said that there were no problems associated with the two-channel cord, however she said that she had found something else. At that point she indicated the dark mass on the screen in the same view as the heart, which you could see pumping. She said this is the baby's stomach, which should not be anywhere near the heart. She immediately diagnosed the Diaphragmatic Hernia.