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Nothing is ever easy for us....
We had our 5th u/s today and I'm very worried. The tech started out on top of my stomach, and was able to measure the HB at 162BPM. Then she couldn't get a good measurement, so she decided to do an internal. Once she started out, she was concerned about the baby's head and said she saw "fluid-like sac" by the head/brain. Since the doctors were not there, only the nurse practitioner, the tech brought in the nurse practitioner., who stated that they wanted me to go to the hospital for a more in-depth scan. Since it was too late in the day (3:30pm) they were going to make an appt. for me tomorrow to see a MFM and geneticists.
DH has been a champ and keeps reminding me that they did say it could be nothing. I'm having a hard time finding anything through dr. google before 18-20 weeks. I can't seem to find very many posts or anything about fluid on the brain/near the brain at 11 weeks.
Please if you have any extra thoughts or prayers, please send them my way... Hopefully tomorrow brings better news.
Re: Nothing is ever easy for us....
Yes, this! Don't google, you will only drive yourself crazy. I'll be saying my prayers for you.
Thanks so much. I'm heading to West Penn to see a Dr. Christinaa Jackson..... Hopefully she is just as wonderful as Dr. Martin
I have a plaque that is hung on my wall and it is the first thing I see when I open the shower door to get out. It says "With Faith All Things Are Possible." I try to remember that in times when I'm just not sure how things will turn out. You can worry tonight, but you'll never get that time back. Instead, rub that belly of yours, and talk to that baby and just be in the moment. Tomorrow will bring you some answers hopefully, but in the meantime, you're already in love and nothing should break that tonight. Please let us know how you are doing after the doctor appointment...and I'll certainly keep you in my prayers tonight.
Edit: I hope I spelled plaque right, because it looks funky now that it's written out. Oh well, you know what I mean.
We're Married!! And I couldn't be happier!
Jim & Kristen ~ August 19, 2006
Tiffany,we saw Dr. Jackson because of an abnormal u/s at 20 weeks. She thoroughly narrated all of the good things she saw in the baby's anatomy, all the signs of health. She was both matter of fact and sensitive. (In our case, the tiny abnormalities remained even at follow-up scans and after birth.) She explained that u/s technology has improved dramatically and is picking up on things that appear different but are actually part of normal development. I pray that is the case with your little one.
You may meet with a geneticist first. It's a genetics lesson, an explanation of all that could go wrong with chromosomes. It was nerve-wracking, but I suppose they want expectant parents' attention before the u/s. I'm saying prayers for the three of you
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
I couldn't have said it any better myself. *hugs*
My three sons!
We had an abnormality come up during Alex's u/s. It was so terrifying. We had to meet with genetic people and have several follow up u/s throughout my pregnancy. Everything turned out fine and she's perfectly healthy.
I'll be thinking about you.