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sac of fluid?
Had my 12 week scan last week and my baby has a sack of fluid around its head and spine. Have been told the likelyhood of my baby surviving is quite low. Is there anybody who also had this but ended up havin a healthy baby??
Have faith. It may be chromosomally normally and a temporary condition However, it will require more surveillance by ultrasound, including a fetal echocardiogram and continued scans into the 3rd trimester. I would ask about screening for "cell-free fetal DNA" from your blood. It could be Turners syndrome and a blood test from you can evaluate for that. Remember, it depends on the severity of the fluid collection. Have faith and hope and seek the care of a high risk OB also called a perinatologist or maternal-fetal-medicine doc. Can be just a collection of fluid that will resolve in time. For piece of mind, get the blood draw. Noninvasive to baby. Sorry to sound so technical. Hoping for you.
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