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Cyst in Baby's Brain

I'm currently 8 weeks. I had spotting this morning, called doctor, got an ultra-sound. Bleeding not a problem. Although the baby's growth and heartbeat looked great, there was a huge mass in the babies brain. The doctor said it was a cyst, and set up another US with a neurologist. I went home and read all I could and found some encouraging articles on Choroid Plexus cysts. I just don't know if my baby has that. The cyst is very large and seems to take up the entire space for his brain. Does anyone know anything about cysts on the brain, especially this soon, at only 8 weeks? My heart is broken, I don't know what to do or feel?

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So What Happened?™

I had my follow up visit today with the neurologist, and the mass in the baby's brain is gone!! There were still spots, but was of no concern. We will still have a couple of follow-up ultra-sounds to make sure everything is still ok. The baby looks great, and was really active during the US! Thank you all so much for your prayers. God's will was done, and luckily it was in line with what I wanted to happen too!

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i have known people who have had the cysts and it went away on it own and the babies are fine. I will pray and keep us updated!

P.,
There are so many different types of cysts....
My son has issues - where his pitutary gland failed to form. Would I change it, no...but I understand your fear...
You can email me with any questions, and i will do my best to help.

My experience is similar to another. My doc said their may be fluid or a cyst on my sons brain, but when I went to a Maternal Fetal Medicine doc, and saw the same thing. Baby came out fine. I would wait and see what your neurologist says. It could just be that the ultrasound is positioned at a difficult angle. Prepare for the worst, but pray for the best. God will take care of your family.

Ash

Hi P., I don't know anything about cysts unfortunately. Just know that this is your baby and you will love him/her no matter what. I'm sure you're feeling scared and overwhelmed, I know I would be. Be encouraged by the fact that the heartbeat and growth look great. I will keep your family in my prayers!

My husband and I went through this with our oldest son. After suffering a miscarriage, we finally got pregnant again. At my ultrasound, they found he had cysts on his brain. They said it could be a sign of some syndrome. THey scheduled a more in depth ultrasound with a specialist 1 week later. That was one long week! But, my husband and I were ready to accept whatever the outcome. We loved this baby no matter what! At the second ultrasound though, the cysts were gone! And we had a healthy baby boy. We were so thankful, everything turned out okay! The doctor said that some cysts were common, and can go away on their own, but they wanted to be sure. We were fortunate, so I pray that your outcome will be just the same!

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