Have you heard about skeletal dysplasia?

[Inna0691]

Hi
About two weeks ago my baby's humerus and femur measured short in the ultrasound. Yesterday i went to see my doctor, and she told me that according to the results of the ultrasound my baby was dignosed with skeletal dysplasia, with a growth retardation of 5 percentile in both the humerus and the femur, i haven't had the genetic test to test if this is 100% true. I researched on the internet and i found that there are more than 380 types of skeletal dysplasia.
What could be the type of the skeletal dyspasia affecting my baby?

[wales12]

He sounds like a bully, your baby has a right to life, he has a mother who is going to fight to give him that chance. Stay strong. No one has a right to bully and push you around, and a lot of the time they get it wrong. My friend was told she was having a Down's baby, she even had an amnio that confirmed it, can you believe! She had got used to the idea, she was ready to defend her baby against any negativity, her baby was born perfectly healthy! Not a thing wrong with her!
Every scan I had, (and there were lots) I was told such worrying things and the next scan, they would tell me something different. My daughter, they told me would be born blue, struggling for breathe and need to go to SCBU. Infact she was so fine, her apgar scores were 9 and 10, she was bright and alert, and the medical staff were telling me how impressed they were with her. In September she will be starting main stream school, we do have some medical problems with her that are associated with Down's but so what? She is such a happy girl and I feel so lucky to have her.
I can't tell you how much I hope and pray that things turn out for the best for you and your baby. Our babies are so so precious and your doing your very best. Hold on to the positives, he is here and he's still fighting...

[blondy221982]

Thank you so much .. ive recently received the CVS results that were all clear.. and still keep telling me my baby wont make it.... its very hard to deal with knowing they arent even trying to help me deal with this.. the dr actually told me that he doesnt see me carrying full term... But i told him i actually felt fine .. minus all these phonecalls from them... trying to push and get me to abort is making this so hard.it is def not what i want to do ..  i can feel his little kick ...  then i also told him i had an ultrasound done here in my home town and i seen full lenght legs and arms.... and he had nothing to say.... cause when he initally told me my son would have a lethal for of skeletal dysplasia he would have stumps for arms..... OMG i hope god is with  me on this one :)). i need all the help he can give me xo

[wales12]

I had it written in my notes that termination was not to be mentioned because it was less than a year since I had lost my beautiful baby boy at 29wks. Even so when scans confirmed a cardiac problem (now fixed and not a problem at all) I was asked if I wanted to continue. I was very upset about this although it was was explained to me that they had duty to inform me that it was still an option. I also had a member of my family who didn't speak to me from the moment I told everyone I was continuing with the pregnancy til he died 2yrs later.. He missed out on so much! I told him that babies are not like an item of clothing that you can take back because there's a button missing! Hang on in there and do whatever you need to do to get this baby here safely, go with your heart, this is your life, this is your baby's life, stand your ground and do what feels right for you.
Good luck

[blondy221982]

thank you so much for your comments....Since then i have Seen my OBGYN who now informed me that my baby is "labeled" as high risk and they dont deliver them babies around here... So now.. im even more stressed out knowing that when i do go in to labour.. ill have to be shipped 8 hrs away~! oh the joys of the stress they bring on .....Im currently seeking help from the  right to life group to see if anyone around here can help me cause they seem to be pushing me around....  on my ultrasound the other day they now stated that the bpm is only 100 :(
But i have a fetal doppler and checked when i got home and again last night , its beating at 140 to 146 no problem... oh ihope and pray everything  is fine.....

[wales12]

Hi, my baby's femur measured 2wks behind and I already knew the reason.  She has Down's Syndrome. I've had the best 4yrs of my life with my beautiful girl and I wholeheartedly agree with rachb11

[rachb11]

Blondy just stick it out and see how things go...i would never abort my baby because of a something they only THINK my baby has. My cousin stopped growing at the age of about 3 or 4 she is a perfectly healthy 22yr old now. She had to take shots every night to grow in her thigh. Unless your baby is going to die or it is a risk to your health i wouldnt ever do anything like that because i would alllllways ask myself what if

[blondy221982]

i am going throught the exact same thing .. i am now 16 weeks and was told my babys femurs were measuring 2 weeks behind and now they are trying to push me towards aborting:( im so sad and hurt i just want this bad dream to go away :(((

[Inna0691]

Yes, i have another appoinmtment for genetics. I just wanted to know some of the possibilities, i feel sad, hopeless...

[spade22]

Im sorry you are going through this. Unfortunately, no one can tell you the type of skeletal dyspasia that might be effecting your baby.  Do you have follow-up appointments to find out more about this?