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20wk scan - potential problem with baby's feet

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echops · 09/07/2010 19:31

My friend had her 20wk scan today and (after 3 hours of giggling about to try and get the baby into a better position) she's been told to return next week for a meeting with a consultant. Apparently the scan didn't show up enough of the baby's feet. The person doing the scan said it wasn't club foot but she'd like the consultant to take another look. Any ideas what this could be about?

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biggest · 09/07/2010 20:50

CLubfoot - also known as talipes - is probably the most 'common' foot problem seen at 20 weeks. Tell your friend that it is easily fixed, my DS is now 2 and we had news about his feet being deformed at our 20 week scan. We were devastated but got lots of help and advice from a charity called Steps and he has perfect feet now, in fact he runs faster than the rest of us.
I know how scary it is though, happy to give her more advice if it is talipes

2boysandbean · 09/07/2010 20:58

Im not sure what other probs could be seen on the feet at 20 weeks other than club feet maybe have a look and the steps website?. If it is club feet easily treated I was born with it myself as was ds1 and waiting on a scan too check wether dc3 has it as well thankfully ds2 was ok.

jollyma · 09/07/2010 21:05

Ds2 had positional talipes diagnosed at birth, i had to do some stretching exercises for a few weeks and its fine now. My cousin had a severe case and needed surgery as a toddler but is now a very athletic teenager with no problems. As mentioned above it is usually easily fixed. Hope its all ok on the next scan.

amidaiwish · 09/07/2010 21:06

DD1 was born with her left foot folded back against her shin, "talipes" on her notes.

we had to massage the foot and stretch it out.

by the 6 week check they were happy, no treatment/physio needed. no sign of it now (age 6), or problem with feet/shoes. Forgot about it until other people have the same thing!

IMoveTheStars · 09/07/2010 21:07

I had a club foot at birth, had surgery as an infant and have totally normal feet. All my joints are weak and crappy, but I certainly don't notice any different between my feet at all (don't even know which one it was!)

oldmum42 · 09/07/2010 23:04

If the sonographer said "not club foot", maybe she meant mild or unusual talipes (club foot).

Maybe an extra toe or toes? Rare, but it happens (as can extra fingers), and I think it's of little/no consequence as far a health of the baby goes. Maybe unusually webbed toes, or 2 toes fused together?

jollyma · 10/07/2010 07:00

The other thing is to try to reassure your friend that all could be fine when they get a proper look. Sometimes if they cant get a good angle on the scan things look like they shouldn't. Its horrible when you get suspected abnormalities on a late scan, there's nothing you can do but worry and sometimes it turns out there's nothing wrong after all.

SoupDragon · 10/07/2010 07:05

It could simply be that she couldnt see enough of the feet due to the baby's position which meant it looked odd. I had to have a repeat scan as they couldn't see all of DS2s spine at once.

Poppystar1 · 11/07/2010 23:03

I was born with my feet folded back against my shins and apparently my parents were told to massage my feet daily...... I was a professional dancer for 12 years, so it obviously worked! Don't worry.

echops · 16/07/2010 14:28

Hi everyone - thanks for your messages. Sadly my friend has had a meeting with a consultant who has said they think the baby has Edward's disease (hence deformed feet). She's awaiting for the results of an amnio for further confirmation.

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Besom · 16/07/2010 14:31

Oh no, so sorry for your friend.

oldmum42 · 16/07/2010 15:34

I'm very sorry to hear that echops.

OnlyWantsOne · 16/07/2010 16:17

oh goodness my nephew has Aperts

janski31 · 16/07/2010 16:45

Am sorry to hear that, is it just a problem with the foot they can see?

Its just a friend of mine had her baby about a year and half ago nothing was picked up on the scans but when he was born his hands and feet hadn't formed properly, he doesn't have edwards syndrome and is walking about just fine. Its just his hands and feet hadn't developed.

Hope all is well x

echops · 31/07/2010 20:53

Hello - just to let you know, my friend's little one has a very rare chromosone disorder 18 ring. All very sad.

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janski31 · 02/08/2010 10:42

How sad echops am so sorry for your friend, I havent heard of this what does it mean?x

echops · 02/08/2010 21:32

Apparently Chromosone 18 ring results in a wide variety of problems. It includes medium/severe problems with the heart, eyes, hearing, brain development.

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