Nervous!!

[luckyme225]

At my twenty week scan everything looked great but theres something I noticed which made me worried. The Tech said everything fine but I know they are only allowed to tell you so much. When looking at the brain there was a little black spot (filled with fluid I presume) I saw her measuring it but at the time I was to excited to even ask what it was. Did anyone else notice a little black spot when their babies heads were being examined and if so do you know what it is? Trying not to drive myself crazy here!!

 

[suzan]

Aw hun, I hope it's nothing wrong. Please don't feel worried, it might be nothing!

 

[coz]

hmm no i didnt see the brain well i prob did and didnt realise, i saw them measuring lots of things tho, try not to worry maybe tell ur midwife how u feel xxx

 

[PitBullMommy]

I sure hope everything is fine!

 

[VanWest]

Im sure its fine, when they are doing an OB Complete which is your 20 week scan they have to identify certain parts of the brain on the scan.

 

[lulu0504]

i seem to remember from my 20wk scan that the US tech measured something in the brain which sounds similar. apparently its the cerebellum. this is the part which controls senses and motory skills so they measure to check brain function i think. cant be 100% sure but she seemed pretty keen on measuring it and this was the only thing measured in our bub's brain

hope this helps xx

 

[Samantha675]

I googled and found this. Looks like it is very normal. And I am pretty sure I remember hearing about this on a show one time about fetal development. Since you said everything else on the baby was totally normal and fine, I would not worry.

Choroid plexus cysts are just a collection of fluid in the part of the baby's brain that makes the fluid that cushions the brain and spinal cord. The "cyst" is just a small build-up of fluid as it moves through the connecting tubes. As the baby grows the tubes get bigger and the fluid moves on. CPC's are almost always gone by 24 weeks and do no harm to the baby's brain.

CPC's look like black spots in the hemispheres of the brain.

Babies with Edward's syndrome (Trisomy 18) are found to have CPC's. However research has shown that babies with Edward's syndrome also have other abnormalities, such as strawberry-shaped head (see image below), overlapping fingers and abnormal feet, heart, kidney or abdominal problems.

It is known that 1% of babies have one or more CPC's in early pregnancy (see image 2 below). In the absence of other markers (isolated CPC's) they are insignificant and Sonographers in many hospitals don't even mention them any more.

 

[VanWest]

Just looking at my US Report, only have it because I work there. Anyhow it says: The fetal brain including the thalami and ventricles are unremarkable in apperance. So I bet they were looking and measureing those to things, just like when they scan the heart they have to identify the four chamber heart

 

[luckyme225]

Thanks for the replies ladies! It sure helps calm me down a bit. I see my doctor Friday so hopefully everything is ok

 

[Starflyr]

The ventricles are a normal part of the brain and filled with fluid - so the sound from the ultrasound goes right through and they look black. they measure them b/c they're looking for water on the brain (hydrocephalus). Hopefully yours were all good!

star

 

[anita665]

Yeah I remember having the same worry when I had a scan at 10 weeks. I noticed on the photos when I got home that there was an "empty" part in the head but I went online and looked at other peoples scan photos and noticed some others had it too.

 

[luckyme225]

Thanks for the replies ladies!! It really helps me keep my sanity when I'm so hormonal it's already easy for me to go nuts. =)

 

[Tam]

Hi hun

I don't mean this funny but you are not a sonogropher, there are many things, black spots, holes, different shades of things etc etc that us as the patient could worry about. If there was any abnormalities or anything to worry about, you would be asked to go for further tests and at the very least see your consultant. So it does sound like you are worrying for the wrong reasons. Try to forget about it. Remember, baby is still developing and growing, nothing is near complete yet! x

 

[Linzi]

Im sure they would have said if there was anything wrong. I think they're under obligation at your 20 week scan to tell you if theres any serious problems. Im sure everythings fine, but you could always ask your midwife, and she might be able to explain what it was that you saw, just to put your mind at rest!

xxx