Very scared--brain "anomaly" on u/s

[tngirl11]

Hi everyone.
I just had my 20 week u/s, and the tech found something that looked "funny" in my baby's brain. She said that it could possibly be nothing but that the cerebellum was slightly odd-shaped and something was up with the border between it and some of the other areas (can't totally remember what she said). I have to go the maternal-fetal medicine place for another u/s, and I'm very, very nervous. They didn't say what this could mean, and I don't know how much I would want to know anyway. I'm just praying that it really is nothing.
Has anyone had this happen and have it turn out to be fine?

[MaerynPearl]

Most of the time that an ultrasound finds something that might be wrong, it turns out to be absolutely nothing at all.

[umsami]

I'm guessing that the reason they sent you to the MFM is because they have much more sensitive U/S equipment (usually level 2). With the kind that most OBs have in office, it's really horrible.

I would stay positive until you see the MFM. And if they do suggest something, you may want to consider an MRI to further confirm diagnosis.

[ivymae]

My sister and I both have had grossly misread ultrasounds in the past, which caused us a lot of unnecessary anxiety and grief. It happens, a lot. I'd never wish that horrible limbo of "is my baby healthy?" on anyone, but I DO hope that your outcome is as good as ours were. Telling you not to worry would be silly, but try to connect with your baby, and know that they are safe and secure right now, and that you are doing everything you can to ensure they will stay that way.

[Kuba'sMama]

Something like this happened with my ds's pregnancy. At 20 weeks, the tech thought she saw something on the cerebral cortex, she called it Dandy Walker. The difference with me was she paged 2 doctors right away and all three of them sat there looking at my poor ds and debated "dandy walker or no dandy walker" for about an hour!
Finally they tentatively said "no dandy walker" but my mind wasn't really put at ease until I saw my Ob and she explained that it was a benign cyst on the cerebellum and that the machines are so sensitive these days even some doctors have trouble interpreting everything they see!
I hope things work out for you in a similar way! Good luck and try not to worry.

[MsVyky]

Originally Posted by MaerynPearl

Most of the time that an ultrasound finds something that might be wrong, it turns out to be absolutely nothing at all.

Yep. My u/s 'tech' pretty much diagnosed ds, cf and a 'weird' umbilical cord. My 'anomaly' is on my lap drooling all over they keyboard. 100% healthy and normal.


Try not to stress out mama, I'm sure your baby is going to be just fine

[tngirl11]

Thanks so much everyone! You've made me feel better already. I'm trying to be positive, and honestly, I feel there's a much better chance that all is fine. Can't help being a little nervous, of course. Forgot to mention that I also found out I'm having my third boy, so that was fun. I'm just trying to figure out how to break it to DD!

[Mama2Bean]

Just wanted to post and say that I am so sorry you are freaked out. Hopefully you will find out very, very soon that all is okay.

[fruitfulmomma]

We had a ultrasound the day my 2rd daughter (3rd child) was born because she was "late" and we wanted to have her checked. They told us that it looked she had an enlarged heart and that her limbs were growth retarded, like only 28 weeks or something like that, and other dating was all over the chart. Anyway, I agreed to an induction (by arom, I was already 4cm but not in labor) in the hospital that day since I was already really pushing it with being over and she did have some problems breathing at first and was in NICU for several hours for tests. They said her heart was very slightly enlarged but 'nothing to write home about' and nothing else was wrong with her.

[organicpapayamama]

I had an u/s about a month ago with this babe and they told me the nuchal fold was measuring a bit on the large size. They said this may be a soft indicator for downs. I was sooooo worried. the genetic counselor I met with didnt have my AFP test results so was only able to give me general info on my options and chances. I worried the whole night and couldnt sleep. she called me back the next day after seeing my AFP results and gave me my specific chances of having a baby with downs.... it was only 0.1%!!! all that worry for 0.1%!!! Of course I was relieved but its still in the back of my head. I do think everything is fine though. What I was told was that drs would rather tell you they "think" they found something and have it be nothing then say there is nothing and have there be something. Perhaps its a liability issue or something.