I was wondering if anyone has been is this situation and can give me a glimmer of hope.
We had the 20 week scan yesterday and got some devastating news. After she had taken all the measurements, the sonographer told us that she was concerned with the length of the baby's limbs in relation to the head. From my notes it appears that the head was measuring on time but the femur length and arm length were measuring about 5 weeks behind what the should be. The notes also read that the legs are bowed and deformed and that the chest is bell shaped.
She went and got my consultant who had a quick look at the scan pictures the sonographer had taken and then in a matter of fact way told us what it appeared like to him. He said it appears that the baby may have achondroplasia (dwarfism). He said it was very rare and caused by a gene mutation at conception. He then went on to say that he couldn't tell from the scan the sonographer had done but there's a chance it could be the fatal form where the chest is too small for the lungs to work, so the baby can survive in utero but once born is not compatible with life. Didn't fill me with much hope to be honest.
He referred me as an urgent case to the specialist in the city so am waiting for that appointment to come through. He says we will get another ultrasound and see a geneticist.
After coming home and doing some googling (which I know isn't a good idea) I found that people had been given news like this before but after further investigation it was found that there was nothing wrong, the baby was just short. DH and I (5'8 and 5'2 respectively) are not tall.
Sorry for the wall of text. What I'm asking is, has anyone here got first hand experience of anything like this that can give me their outcome, good or bad?
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TheBabyFacedAssassin · 15/02/2014 08:02
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