abnormalities came up in 19 weeks scan

[St3742643]

Hi there :)
I'm currently 24 weeks pregnant with a baby boy at the 19 week scan we found out our bub is missing a part of his brain and has a slight heart problem. Everything else with him is fine and I could never terminate him cuz I believe he will get through it as he is doing everything else normally which is a great thing i've been told. I was just really looking to see if anyone else had anything come up in there morphology scans at 19 weeks?

My bubs currently has u/scans every 2 weeks to look for any improvements (which there have been since the first scan) and i have to go for a mri in a few weeks to get a better look at everything.
Thanks for reading :)

[boysrgr8]

I couldn't read and run. There are a lot of 'miracle' bubs out there. I have a friend who's daughter has Cerebral Palsy and her scan of her brain shows there is massive black spots, yet her daughter is amazingly talented and the scan doesn't add up to the energetic, walking, talking child that you see.
I hope your little one keeps making leaps and bounds and you only hear good things in scans to come. I have a child with Special Needs and I can tell you that he has made my world shine brighter then I could ever imagine. He is such a blessing.
My thoughts are with you, sending you strength and peace on the rest of your pregnancy journey. x

[St3742643]

Thanks for the response :) I love hearing about 'miracle' bubs it just shows you that what the doctor says is really just there opinion and anythings possible.

[Esmay83]

Hi st,

I understand your situation. Our 19 week scan showed our little boy has severe urinary tract issues. Lots of medical monitoring untill birth and then alot of medical intervention straight after birth for our little Aiden. Like you termination was not an option for us. I know whatever the outcome for Aiden is, we will have given him the best chance imaginable. I appreciate the doctors expertise but have found it to be so negative. If we believed everything they said the next 17 weeks till birth would be living hell. They don't expect him to live very long but I just think he is stronger than they think. I know my baby better than they do.

We are ready for all possible outcomes but truley believe the best will happen. We have to because our son deserves that.

Your son is truley blessed to have the parents he has as are you blessed to have an amazing unborn son that will no doubt be the most amazing person you ever get to know!

xxx

[FunKy~Mummy]

My darling friend was told around 20 weeks that her little boy had so many issues especially with his heart that he would not survive once born.
My girlfriend said that if he only took one breath in the whole time he lived all he would know was intense eternal love.
Her little miracle bub and the love of all our lives is now 6. He has had many heart operations and he has autism and an intellectual disability but he came up to me on the weekend put his arms round me and said wub u aunty Ky....MELTS YOUR HEART!!!!
this lil one was so so so meant to be and he is exceeding everyones expectations. I am so so proud to be his aunty and so proud of my girlfriend
Our babies choose us and special little bubs that need extra special care get gods help to choose those special parents who have that extra spark!!
good luck hunny and may your little one keep improving, sending positive thoughts your way and keeping you and your bubby in my prayers xoxo

[jenpeterock]

Hiya,
my daughter Evie was diagnosed at her 19 week scan with a severe congenital heart defect - a unbalanced atrioventricular septum defect (basically missing the part which connects the four chambers in the middle). and even while inutero her heart condition changed as she grew (for the better).

we had an amnio done and it came back clear - however when she was born it became apparent that she has sturgerweber syndrome (affecting her brain causing seizures) and a suspected case of goldenhar sydrome(affecting her jaw and the bones and ear on the left side of her face).

both of the sydromes are undectable by amnio and she is a puzzle to all docs who see her!

Evie had a rough first 5 months, however after having her first open heart surgery at 3 months, she has thrived. and we are currently waiting to find out if she will need a second. her speech development is slightly delayed due to oral muscles not being used for 4months, however physically she is just starting to walk and develop nice strong muscle tone.we are also dealing with her being hearing impaired.

her future is uncertain because her brain condition is classified as a progressive disorder, and could cause her have a bleed or stroke. we have already had one scare.

but despite everything she is a very happy easy going little lady and is very social. we dont know what the future holds for her, we just take every day at a time - hell we even decided to have another baby while we know she is as stable as she can be!

my advice is to find out as much info about your bubs condition and ask as many questions as possible. ask to speech to a social worker at the hospital, they can organise tours of nicu and special care and if u like they can attend appointment with u so that there are another set of ears listening to the docs.

approximately 1 in every 100 babies is born with a heart defect.

im happy to chat if u need a strangers ear.

Jen

[St3742643]

Thanks soo much for everyones responses...I had a scan with a cardiologist (Dr Gooi - amazing doctor felt lucky to get to talk to him:yes:) at the royal brisbane yesterday and the heart has fixed itself.:highfive: My partner and my mum came with me and we were amazed by what we saw so its a great relief to know his not going to need heart surgery. The brain issue is still there but from the research we have done we think he may just have sesuires (sorry spelling shocking) and have delayed milestones but to me those problems arent as bad as it could have been. I think this little man is determined to prove the docs wrong and keep them on their toes. Thanks again for the responses i wish all the best to all of you and your babies and thanks for sharing. :)

[KSC118]

Hi,
We were told at our 19 week scan that our baby girl has servere blockages in her ureters causing there to be a lot of damage on the kidneys. We are now 26 weeks along and so far we have yet to see improvement. But have spoken to many specialists and social workers at the hospital. While we still know she will have a rough trot for the first few years of her life, we feel a lot better knowing they already have a plan in place and will be dealing with some of the best urologists at the Royal Childens Hospital in Melbourne.

It is fantastic news that the heart has corrected itself. It's so great to hear positive stories. I understand how stressful and overwhelming it can be to be told that there is something wrong with your baby. My advice is the same as PP, get as much information as you can. Try and speak with as many specialists as they will allow you to. That is what has helped us. Yes, the next 14 weeks will still be very hard, but at least I feel I know where we stand.

I wish you and your family all the best and hope you continue to hear that good news:)

[St3742643]

Well last monday i had a mri and got the results we have been told that our little bubba looks like he has Schizencephaly and are saying its pretty much cerebal palsy meaning brain damage but its can't really get worse so thats something great :). Were apparently one of the first people to be diagnosied while the baby is in the womb and they said its a great thing cuz it means we can start getting his legs strong and doing physio early so he shouldn't have as many issues as babies who get diagnosed at like 6 months. Its great to finally get a diagnosis and knowing whats happening with his little head.

[boysrgr8]

Lovely news! I hope you enjoy the rest of your pregnancy and bringing your little man into the world. xx

[mumsy2bee]

Hi there,
Our 12wk scan and bloods gave us a 1;:18 chance of Downs Sydndrome and many other chromosonal complications, so we had an Amniocentesis at 15wks with all karyotypes coming back regular.
Our 19wk scan then showed bub as having fluid around his lungs and a possible heart problem.
I was then referred to Brisbane and was having scans every 2wks also.
I had a MRI also and by then heart was normal, but fluid was increasing.
In our experience it led to a great deal of tests, induced labour at Mater with bub going straight to NICU for 2wks, SCN for 1wk then transferred to our local hosp for 1wk also.
In that time it was scary, touch and go, so many tests but if we hadnt gone through it all we wouldnt be here with our very cheeky and happy 12month old!!
Still trying to find out causes which is very frustrating as we have no idea if the fluid will accumulate again.

I wish you the best of luck and hope things work out perfectly!
I had to wait 24hrs to even see my little ones face and 7 long days to have a hold, but when you get those firsts, everything is complete :)