Soft markers found but had a negative CVS???

[vegbear]

I had a CVS at 10weeks-baby came out all clear and we found out its a boy.
Jump to yesterday we had our 18 week us scan and they found shortened femurs and humerus-2 weeks behind.
They also told us his penis is VERY small-like almost not even there :(
I was given the choice of having an amnio (but I had CVS so...???) having a repeat u/s in 4 weeks or ending the pregnancy by 20 weeks--
Now all of this is making zero sense to me-I feel that all is really ok-but I don't know if I am just in denial..
I need any insight from moms (good, bad and ugly) to figure out what this all means!
TIA

[martikadragoon]

I think that since you had the CVS things are alright. that is %99.9 accurate at detecting abnormalities. Most pregnancies have a couple soft markers for something (be it down syndrome, or dwarfism, etc)    since it was ok (the CVS) then don't worry about it. Things should be perfectly fine.

[julianovak]

well, if you or the father are short, it might explain the short limbs, but then again, it might not even be a big deal, and a small pp???? i have NEVER heard that that indicate any sort of a problem. i hope u choose to keep the baby, it is a real living being. im pro-life. I hope you believe in God, you should just tell him your fears, and aknowledge he is in control on every situation, no matter how big or small. i hope everything is just fine, and just so you know, just bc the doctors did a test, it is NEVER 100% correct. do not jump to any conclusions.

[msteri]

I'm sorry that you're going through this. Does it matter to you if your child has special needs? If so, I would go with the amnio. If it does not matter, then I'd wait for the ultrasound to see if his growth has improved.  I personally would not want to do any invasive tests if I were going to keep my baby no matter what the results were.