MandaAnda
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Scan today doesn't look good. I'd love to hear experiences and outcomes of anyone who has faced similar.
ultrasound report:
ultrasound view: acceptable. Foetal heart action present. CRL 56.6mm. NT 8.00mm. Foetal anatomy: skull/brain appears normal, abdomen appears normal, stomach visible, bladder visible, hands both visible, feet both visible. Placenta: not yet determined, structure normal. Amniotic fluid: normal. There is ascites surrounding the foetus and there is fluid in the chest cavity outlining the diaphragm. Foetal bowel appears bright. For review with screening team.
The specialist midwife said the extra fluid (NT should be 1mm, along with other fluid noted) was either due to anaemia caused by infection (likely CMV or parvovirus), which bloods were taken for today to confirm or rule out, or a chromosomal abnormality. She said they would normally expect a pregnancy like this to miscarry by now and that is likely to happen, although she didn't think before my next scan in 9 days, as baby was alive with a good heartbeat today. I said I didn't see the point in amniocentesis or CVS if I would naturally miscarry anyway and that, if the pregnancy continued, I wouldn't want to risk a miscarriage. I would want this baby to have as long a time with us, even if it's not outside of my body. I asked what next week's scan was looking for then, and she said to see if the fluid has increased, if the baby is still alive, if it has decreased, although she said she's never seen such severe oedema resolve.
I've had a chat to baby and said that I'm going to give him/her the opportunity to get better and grow and that we'd love to have him/her but that if it wasn't baby's time, it's ok to leave us and come back when ready. I asked about miscarrying, and midwife said they'd want me at hospital, particularly if I were bleeding heavily, to monitor me and look after me but that it was possible to pass the baby at home with not much problem. If I miscarry, I don't want hospital if I can avoid it. My husband's in the Falklands halfway through a deployment.
ultrasound report:
ultrasound view: acceptable. Foetal heart action present. CRL 56.6mm. NT 8.00mm. Foetal anatomy: skull/brain appears normal, abdomen appears normal, stomach visible, bladder visible, hands both visible, feet both visible. Placenta: not yet determined, structure normal. Amniotic fluid: normal. There is ascites surrounding the foetus and there is fluid in the chest cavity outlining the diaphragm. Foetal bowel appears bright. For review with screening team.
The specialist midwife said the extra fluid (NT should be 1mm, along with other fluid noted) was either due to anaemia caused by infection (likely CMV or parvovirus), which bloods were taken for today to confirm or rule out, or a chromosomal abnormality. She said they would normally expect a pregnancy like this to miscarry by now and that is likely to happen, although she didn't think before my next scan in 9 days, as baby was alive with a good heartbeat today. I said I didn't see the point in amniocentesis or CVS if I would naturally miscarry anyway and that, if the pregnancy continued, I wouldn't want to risk a miscarriage. I would want this baby to have as long a time with us, even if it's not outside of my body. I asked what next week's scan was looking for then, and she said to see if the fluid has increased, if the baby is still alive, if it has decreased, although she said she's never seen such severe oedema resolve.
I've had a chat to baby and said that I'm going to give him/her the opportunity to get better and grow and that we'd love to have him/her but that if it wasn't baby's time, it's ok to leave us and come back when ready. I asked about miscarrying, and midwife said they'd want me at hospital, particularly if I were bleeding heavily, to monitor me and look after me but that it was possible to pass the baby at home with not much problem. If I miscarry, I don't want hospital if I can avoid it. My husband's in the Falklands halfway through a deployment.
