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Ultrasound Soft Markers
Asked by J.J. from Pittsburgh
on August 1, 2010
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Hi everyone!
I just had my 20 week ultrasound, and I'm having a boy! I'm really excited, but the doctor said something that concerned me. He said the babys head was...
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- Without the quad screen as a back-up, I might be worried, too. At your age, you should be pretty safe, though. I had a soft marker for downs with my 2nd, it was some...
- Hi J.. He said they "sometimes" see that in down's syndrome babies....Doctors are soo clinical that they just tell things as they pop in their heads...I'm sure he d...
- I had an ultrasound that came up similar. They saw some cyst in my daughters brain that said Downs but there were wrong. I didn't do any further testing either. I t...
"Soft Markers" Found in Fetal Ultrasound
Asked by J.S. from Milwaukee
on October 10, 2008
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This is my second pregnacy. I am 19 weeks along and just had my first ultrasound today. Most things look fine. Baby is developing normally. However, when the docto...
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- I'm in the same boat as Kelly. With my son, I had no indication that he was going to have down syndrome. I found out a week after he was born that he has down syndrom...
- My experience was different from yours but I wnated to share a little bit. When I had my 18 week ultrasound my son was found to have a cystic hygroma (a large cyst ar...
- Becoming pregnant and maintaining a pregnancy is a gift to all women. I had a scare with my 3rd child. The ultrasound results showed a 2 vessel cord after a previous...
Soft Markers
Asked by M.S. from San Luis Obispo
on August 20, 2010
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I am 19 weeks pregnant with twin boys. The boys are a result of IVF and we did have the preimplantation screening done to test for Downs Syndrome and Trisomy 18, amon...
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- As far as I know, PGD tests the actual chromosomes so if #18 and #21 came back normal with PGD then the boys should have normal chromosomes for those. I am sure it's ...
- An ultrasound is not a definitive tool for diagnosing DS or other chromosome abnormalities. I know of one person (years ago) who terminated based on an u/s and the ba...
- in addition to all the other examples of false positives, i wanted to share my story. i got all false negatives and my son was born with Down syndrome. he is the love ...
Ultrasound Diagnosis
Asked by S.H. from Spartanburg
on October 14, 2006
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Well I am 18 weeks with my second child. I had my first ultrasound Thursday, it's a girl, yeah!! During my ultrasound they said there is a possibility she could have d...
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- Hi S., I had 2 amnios (because of "advanced maternal age") with Dr Shaver at the Perinatal Diagnostic Center in Charlotte. He and his staff were wonderful. My sec...
- S., I had a friend that was told the same thing about her healthy little boy. She decided not to have the test because she was exactly like you going to keep it n...
- S., I was about 20wks pregnant with my first child, my son, when they also found a possible problem in our ultrasound. They believed he may have down's syndrome or an...
Level II Ultrasound
Asked by K.L. from Des Moines
on October 31, 2006
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Hello, all! I am new here. I am 17 weeks pregnant. I recently had the AFP testing done and it came back abnormal, so had to have an ultrasound. The ultrasound show...
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- Hi K.. I understand how you feel. When I was 20 weeks, they found a "calcification" in my baby's heart. This can also be a "marker" for downs. We had the high reso...
- I haven't been through this, but I work with special needs kids. I just wanted to say that the Downs kids I've worked with are some of the most loving, happy kids I've...
- i opted not to have the AFP testing done when i was pregnant. i didn't want to drive myself crazy over something that was "just a possibiity". one of the girls i wor...
Cysts Found on Babies Brain During 18 Week Ultrasound
Asked by J.B. from Los Angeles
on June 15, 2008
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I had my first ultrasound a couple of weeks ago and found out that there are little cysts on the babies brain. My doctor told me this is normal and that they usually ...
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- This is VERY common!! My daughter had this during my 16 week ultrasound and she is now a healthy, active, and perfect 7 month old!! During my 16 week ultrasound the do...
- My daughter-in-law also did and it totally freaked her out, however, since she's a military wife, she never saw a specialist. We did lots of research and calmed oursel...
- How scary and stressful that must be for you! I didn't experience the exact thing, but my son did have fluid in his kidneys (I can't remember the name of the conditio...
Choroid Plexus Cysts
Asked by J.M. from Phoenix
on June 30, 2007
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I just went in today for an anatomy ultrasound at 18 weeks and was told my son has 2 choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) on his brain. It's my understanding that this is a so...
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- Hi J., When I was 4 month along with my third baby they found a cpc on her brain as well. I was so scared but it did end up disappearing on its own. My cousin also e...
- My daughter had one show up on her ultrasound and it dissolved by about 25 weeks. I was very worried, but everything was perfectly fine. I was told they pretty ,much a...
- J., my son had one CPC on his brain and he had to go back for another ultrasound. Like you, I was terrified, but everything turned out fine. The cyst was gone and I ...
Seeking Info About Pregnancy Testing/ultrasound
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on February 28, 2008
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I'm 41 years old and have a healthy 3 year old boy. I'm pregnant with my second child (girl) due end of May. We had 4 miscarriages undiagnosed between the pregnancie...
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- I agree with your sister. With your little girl just having one soft marker and everything else is fine it really doesn't point to Down's. Our perinatologist told us...
- Please don't worry, it isn't good for you or your baby. While I haven't been through exactly what your going through, Idid have 3 miscarriages(one was twins) between ...
- Yes, I am 41 years old and am holding my perfectly healthy 6 month old son. I have 5 children and I had a miscarriage 9 months priar to having my son. My tests all cam...
18 Weeks Pregnant and Thinking About Doing the Amnio
Asked by D.T. from Los Angeles
on February 11, 2011
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I am 34 years old and am 18 weeks pregnant. I went to do the genetic counseling and all my blood work and the nuchal test came back that we have a very slim ...
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- I second BabyDoos Mama. We elected not to do any of the genetic testing b/c we were not going to terminate our pregnancy if our child had a condition. However, you h...
- You might want to ask about the exact statistic for miscarriage at the actual location where you would have the amnio done. When we were considering an amnio, we were ...
- With those odds you still have less than a 1% chance of having a downs baby. There is greater than 99% chance your baby does not have downs. I agree with the other...
Seeking Some Info in Case of Positive Afp Test and a Echogenic Foci in the Heart
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on January 30, 2010
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My aft blood work was done at 20 weeks 1 day and showed abnormal afp level. but they also mentioned in the blood report that it was taken too late. 2 days after that...
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- How old are you? If you are of advanced maternal age, and you will worry the rest of your pregnancy, then an amnio might be worth it...even if you don't plan to termin...
- I know that AFP tests are notoriously inaccurate. My own showed an increased risk for Neural tube defects... but a retake of the test a week later came back just fine...
- My testing also showed a echogenic foci. I remember crying and being so worried. I did some research on the internet at that time and found out that EIF's are higher...
