Playing the waiting game…

We had our private u/s today. Turns out, there is something amiss near the baby’s brain. The brain itself is normal in terms of size, ventricle shape, structural contents. The movements of the babe were normal. The proportion of body parts and head to abdomen were normal. The amount of fluid around baby was normal. However, there is what the tech believes to be a fluid filled sac about the same size as the babies head visible around the parietal-occipital region. I asked if it was anencephaly, amniotic banding syndrome or meningocele but she felt it wasn’t any of those things. She described it as it looked like there were once twins but the other twin didn’t make it and the empty sac remains. She couldn’t identify any other structural anomolies.

*sigh*

My follow up appt is booked for Wednesday since I am working nights Sunday and didn’t want to go to the doctor’s on no sleep when he opens at 8am… I think I’ll have to call back and rebook for earlier. I’ll go crazy waiting to hear what is wrong with babe by Wednesday.

Hoping its nothing. It seems like nothing is reassuring in this pregnancy so far. I’ll have to keep thinking about talking positive to the little critter and hoping for the best.

FGirl

Deve

October 2, 2010

Knowing too much can be a bad thing.

ryn: I knew that. It was all that was left after I edited out a bunch of questions your entry brought to mind.

isaidnoh

If everything looks normal, it is probably normal. Don’t think the worst and stress yourself out (any more than any pregnant woman does anyway!) Just talk to your baby, stay positive and try to look at the positive.

Evil Peanut

October 3, 2010

I agree with ^IC, although I know how hard it must be not to worry. I would be looking stuff up all over the place. But if the baby’s brain was normal then it’s not anencephaly which should be a relief! If it turns out to just be an empty sack from a possible twin then hopefully it will absorb over time and cause no problem. I really really believe everything will be fine for you! *HUGS*

Embodied

Oh Heather, scary stuff. It sounds like many of the “big bads” are not on the list, but I know you won’t rest easy until you hear what the ultrasound report says. I’m thinking of you. (And no, I’m not holding out on you – I truly have no idea what a finding like that could mean.)