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I'm measuring small for 21 weeks pregnant
I'm 21 weeks pregnant and two days ago I went for an ultrasound and my baby measured about 4 weeks smaller I'm so scared the Doctors had me to what is call amniocentesis I'm so worried has any ever had this problem before? what was the out come and is the baby ok.
Great news. Must be a load off your mind. Congratulations. Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy :)
Hi everyone. I just wanted to update on my situation. I had my ultrasound yesterday and the baby is good. She is 12 days small now and only 2 lbs 12 ozs but they say the NORMAL range is 10% to 90% and she is in the 10th percentile. She looks healthy. No cleft palate, no clutched hands, eye lenses look great, spine looks wonderful. She still has the hot spot in her heart but they say that won't go away and that alone, it is no big deal. SO YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope all of you are doing great :-)
Well no ultrasound today. The Dr. called and cancelled it because he said it was too soon to be able to tell anything. I think at my next appt I am going to go ahead and ask for the amnio so that I know 100% that the baby is ok. Keep ya updated when I know something.
Hi Pax1985. I did the quad screen and came up positive for Trisomy 18. They found a hot spot but said it was a marker for down syndrome but my risk for that was only 1/3,600 so with the hot spot it put the baby at a 1/1,700 but still they said no need to worry. The Trisomy is mainly because of my chemical levels and my age because I will be 35 at time of delivery. It was 1/20! But she does not have any markers at all but the small size. She was 3-4 days small on my 1st u/s and 5 days small on my 2nd so when they did this indepth u/s she was 8 days small. They say she does not look like she will have any disabilities if she does have Trisomy but it is still kinda scary. When I go on Tuesday I am going to ask them if she is more then 8 days small. If so, they want me to do amnio just to get a 100% accurate diagnosis. Just hoping all is ok because Trisomy babies usually do not make it past the first month. Have researched it more and found some to live into 20's and 30's so I am sure all will be ok. I will let you know how u/s goes
Ultrasounds can be off in measurements
Pax1985~ My prayers are with you that your baby is healthy and is just a small baby. I've got a few stories to share with you. they are ALL happy stories, positive stories
I've got 3 younger brothers, and my mother told me that with all 4 of us we measured small on ultrasounds. We all had IUGR or Intra Uterine Growth Retardation.... or we had problems growing in the womb. She did have the Amniocentesis done with each of us. We were all born healthy however. I was a preemie born 6 weeks early. I've got a genetic skin disorder and required time in the NICU because of it but if I didn't have it I would've been fine. My youngest brother was a month premature and he was just fine and went home when my mother did. WE WERE ALL HEALTHY!
Both of my children measured small at different times. my younger son Mason was 2 weeks small on Ultrasound, and at one point my fundal heighth (when they measure your stomach with the measuring tape) was 6 weeks behind. 2 weeks later I had grown back to normal. I had an amnoscentesis with him and it came back fine. He was born healthy.
My first son however did measure about 3 weeks smaller too. I had an amniocentesis
done at 16 weeks to see if he had the genetic skin disorder I have. With each pregnancy I have a %50 of passing on the skin disorder. It's called EHK and it's rare, 1:300,000 if you were to have a baby with it. my risk is so high because I actually have it. my grandma was the original person in our family with it.
at 17 weeks, the friday after the amnio I called their office in the morning and asked 1 question.... "Do you screen for down syndrome"...They said yes they did. I don't know why I asked only that, probably because I knew somewhere deep in my heart.
That night the genetic counsellor called me and told me that my baby had Down Syndrome or Trisome 21. I was shocked because it wasn't in my family and my husband and I were 21 years old. It shouldn't have happened to us..... but it did. I was terrified, and scared and I cried and cried...Back then I didn't think it was true, but Now I can say it was the best thing that ever happened to me, and that I never knew I wanted a baby with Down Sydrome until I had one. Tyler James, or TJ will be 3 in august and he was born with DS and with the skin disorder. he was a preemie born at 35w5d.
It hasn't been easy by any means, but he is healthy now and growing up strong. If you have any questions feel free to message me. I don't think your baby will be born with any "syndromes" at all, and I think he or she will be healthy. BUT if that's a worry of your I want you to know that things like that can be positive experiences. Not as terrifying as doctors make it out to be. You can also jump onto the board Pregnancy 35+ and message the member named Dragon1973....
She's got a beautiful lil boy with DS also.
here's her page link:
http://www.medhelp.org/personal_pages/user/1227139
Cbarrs~ Can I ask why your at high risk for T18? If the only thing they found was the baby measuring small then the odds are definitely in your favor for the baby NOT having T18. usually they'll find multiple markers like overlapped digits, the baby's hands will be made into fists, other markers are heart defects, absent fetal stomach, too much fluid....and other stuff.. My prayers aer with you that the baby is HEALTHY
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Pax1985~ My prayers are with you that your baby is healthy and is just a small baby. I've got a few stories to share with you. they are ALL happy stories, positive stories
I've got 3 younger brothers, and my mother told me that with all 4 of us we measured small on ultrasounds. We all had IUGR or Intra Uterine Growth Retardation.... or we had problems growing in the womb. She did have the Amniocentesis done with each of us. We were all born healthy however. I was a preemie born 6 weeks early. I've got a genetic skin disorder and required time in the NICU because of it but if I didn't have it I would've been fine. My youngest brother was a month premature and he was just fine and went home when my mother did. WE WERE ALL HEALTHY!
Both of my children measured small at different times. my younger son Mason was 2 weeks small on Ultrasound, and at one point my fundal heighth (when they measure your stomach with the measuring tape) was 6 weeks behind. 2 weeks later I had grown back to normal. I had an amnoscentesis with him and it came back fine. He was born healthy.
My first son however did measure about 3 weeks smaller too. I had an amniocentesis
done at 16 weeks to see if he had the genetic skin disorder I have. With each pregnancy I have a %50 of passing on the skin disorder. It's called EHK and it's rare, 1:300,000 if you were to have a baby with it. my risk is so high because I actually have it. my grandma was the original person in our family with it.
at 17 weeks, the friday after the amnio I called their office in the morning and asked 1 question.... "Do you screen for down syndrome"...They said yes they did. I don't know why I asked only that, probably because I knew somewhere deep in my heart.
That night the genetic counsellor called me and told me that my baby had Down Syndrome or Trisome 21. I was shocked because it wasn't in my family and my husband and I were 21 years old. It shouldn't have happened to us..... but it did. I was terrified, and scared and I cried and cried...Back then I didn't think it was true, but Now I can say it was the best thing that ever happened to me, and that I never knew I wanted a baby with Down Sydrome until I had one. Tyler James, or TJ will be 3 in august and he was born with DS and with the skin disorder. he was a preemie born at 35w5d.
It hasn't been easy by any means, but he is healthy now and growing up strong. If you have any questions feel free to message me. I don't think your baby will be born with any "syndromes" at all, and I think he or she will be healthy. BUT if that's a worry of your I want you to know that things like that can be positive experiences. Not as terrifying as doctors make it out to be. You can also jump onto the board Pregnancy 35+ and message the member named Dragon1973....
She's got a beautiful lil boy with DS also.
here's her page link:
http://www.medhelp.org/personal_pages/user/1227139
Cbarrs~ Can I ask why your at high risk for T18? If the only thing they found was the baby measuring small then the odds are definitely in your favor for the baby NOT having T18. usually they'll find multiple markers like overlapped digits, the baby's hands will be made into fists, other markers are heart defects, absent fetal stomach, too much fluid....and other stuff.. My prayers aer with you that the baby is HEALTHY
.
I am 20 weeks pregnant and measuring 8 days small. Have not done amnio but have another u/s in 4 days to see if the baby is measuring any smaller. If so I will do amnio because I am high risk for Trisomy 18. The baby showed no other signs of Trisomy but they said small baby may be a sign for me. Please keep me updated. I will post after my u/s to let you know what I find out. God bless!
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