I had an appointment today.
I told my doctor my concerns.
It was funny, she didn't mention DS AT ALL. The only time she got close to mentioning it was when she brought up my excellent quad screen results. She sounded more concerned with a heart defect and said that's why they are sending me to Spokane for the 3-D u/s.
Also, the EIF's are on BOTH sides of the baby's heart....not just the left like I originally was told last week when the nurse called. Which, depending on what you read may make the risk for the baby having DS something like 4 times my age-related risk.
She said that they want to rule out something wrong with the heart...because if it's something serious, they'll send me to Spokane or Seattle to deliver because they don't have the facilities here to accommodate a baby with a heart condition at birth. She did say that the heart has four chambers (like it sound) and when I read what was on the screen, she pointed out the radiologist's exact wording with the EFI's as "TINY." She said sometimes there are large ones, holes in the heart, missing chambers, weird aortas, etc. Luckily, that's not the case with my baby.
She then COVERED the part of the screen about the EIF's and showed me what the radiologist had said....that EVERYTHING else was 100% perfect with the baby's measurements, all of her (other) organs looked great (kidneys, intestines, bladder, brain), the leg bone measurements are good, the nasal bone was there, the lips are forming perfectly, and the baby's crown to rump and weight are perfect for her gestational age. She also said that the cord is attached well with good blood flow and oh by the way, "you have a low-lying placenta." Not enough to call it "placenta previa" at this point but just something to watch. HA! Like I need anything else at all to "watch!"
Overall, my appointment made me feel a little bit better....not much but better.
So with the 3-D u/s on the 28th, they will have a neonatal cardiac specialist there and they'll be re-measuring and checking everything out in great detail. If there is DS and/or a heart defect we will know at that appointment. My DH is coming with me, as well. My doctor did say that I'll get some awesome 3-D images of baby's face.
I told my doctor my concerns.
It was funny, she didn't mention DS AT ALL. The only time she got close to mentioning it was when she brought up my excellent quad screen results. She sounded more concerned with a heart defect and said that's why they are sending me to Spokane for the 3-D u/s.
Also, the EIF's are on BOTH sides of the baby's heart....not just the left like I originally was told last week when the nurse called. Which, depending on what you read may make the risk for the baby having DS something like 4 times my age-related risk.
She said that they want to rule out something wrong with the heart...because if it's something serious, they'll send me to Spokane or Seattle to deliver because they don't have the facilities here to accommodate a baby with a heart condition at birth. She did say that the heart has four chambers (like it sound) and when I read what was on the screen, she pointed out the radiologist's exact wording with the EFI's as "TINY." She said sometimes there are large ones, holes in the heart, missing chambers, weird aortas, etc. Luckily, that's not the case with my baby.
She then COVERED the part of the screen about the EIF's and showed me what the radiologist had said....that EVERYTHING else was 100% perfect with the baby's measurements, all of her (other) organs looked great (kidneys, intestines, bladder, brain), the leg bone measurements are good, the nasal bone was there, the lips are forming perfectly, and the baby's crown to rump and weight are perfect for her gestational age. She also said that the cord is attached well with good blood flow and oh by the way, "you have a low-lying placenta." Not enough to call it "placenta previa" at this point but just something to watch. HA! Like I need anything else at all to "watch!"
Overall, my appointment made me feel a little bit better....not much but better.
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