happyshopper
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Hello,
I hope someone can reassure me that all is now lost. I went for my 12 week scan on Thursday. Unfortunately, the sonographer noticed an increased nuchal fold (5mm) and short limbs. We were given the news that the baby may have a chromosomal abnormality which devastated us.
We were referred to a specialist the very next day. They scanned and said that the nuchal fold was 4.4mm, all the long bones were shorter than they would expect and the thorax looked small. They said I had a 1 in 3 chance that I would have a form of lethal chromosomal abnormality based on the ultrasound. I decided on a cvs test there and then because I couldn't live with the uncertainty. They said that even if the results were normal, they have concerns about the skeleton, and think that if the thorax doesn't grow then the baby would not survive more than a few hours after the birth. We left feeling that our much wanted baby is under a death sentence and there was no hope.
Well the results came back normal. They are growing the placenta sample in a lab to see if that brings some answers. We should get the results on a couple of weeks.
My thinking is that perhaps the limbs and chest could catch up because the baby is still growing rapidly and not surely not everything develops at a universal pace. But then I could just be naive.
My main concern is that because the skeletal abnormalities have been picked up this early that it could be one of the more serious skeletal dysplasia conditions and cannot survive.
I am trying to prepare myself for the worst. It seems my OH has already said goodbye to our little bean but I am clinging onto hope, however small the odds. Am I being foolish?
Thanks ladies x
I hope someone can reassure me that all is now lost. I went for my 12 week scan on Thursday. Unfortunately, the sonographer noticed an increased nuchal fold (5mm) and short limbs. We were given the news that the baby may have a chromosomal abnormality which devastated us.
We were referred to a specialist the very next day. They scanned and said that the nuchal fold was 4.4mm, all the long bones were shorter than they would expect and the thorax looked small. They said I had a 1 in 3 chance that I would have a form of lethal chromosomal abnormality based on the ultrasound. I decided on a cvs test there and then because I couldn't live with the uncertainty. They said that even if the results were normal, they have concerns about the skeleton, and think that if the thorax doesn't grow then the baby would not survive more than a few hours after the birth. We left feeling that our much wanted baby is under a death sentence and there was no hope.
Well the results came back normal. They are growing the placenta sample in a lab to see if that brings some answers. We should get the results on a couple of weeks.
My thinking is that perhaps the limbs and chest could catch up because the baby is still growing rapidly and not surely not everything develops at a universal pace. But then I could just be naive.
My main concern is that because the skeletal abnormalities have been picked up this early that it could be one of the more serious skeletal dysplasia conditions and cannot survive.
I am trying to prepare myself for the worst. It seems my OH has already said goodbye to our little bean but I am clinging onto hope, however small the odds. Am I being foolish?
Thanks ladies x
I will look for updates!
