Hi all, really hoping People have some similar stories that turned out absolutely fine.... Yesterday I had my 20 week scan and they said everything looked perfect and normal except the femurs were on the 5th centile...he (sonographer) said he couldn't give me any more info because the doctor would need to discuss further but it's the weekend now so I won't hear more until at least Monday. I am short at 5ft 2 inches and my other half is 5ft 9.5 inches. So hoping it's just because I'm petite and that it just means our little girl might be too. I would really appreciate if anyone has some positive stories for me 😐had a sleepless night...
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SkyeJ90 · 21/03/2021 22:42
Hi,
We are currently going through very similar.
At our 20 week scan everything looked fine but femur on around the 3rd percentile.
We were then advised of it being a soft marker for Down syndrome which was a bit of a shock. Our hospital referred us to a fetal specialist unit for a Doppler scan and again everything else looks fine. The femur had gone up to the 12th percentile.
I’m also only 5’2 and my husband isn’t tall so the specialists have advised they think it’s likely just that she takes after her parents.
We are now just on growth scans every 4 weeks so just hoping these show positive growth although I don’t think I’ll stop worrying until she’s born.
We have had a low risk harmony.
Not sure this will help but just wanted to share as someone going through the same thing :). Every Doctor I’ve spoken to has been reassuring so hoping you get some reassurance also.
SkyeJ90 · 29/06/2023 20:06
@Babyisi happy to share an update, my daughter was absolutely fine, she actually just went 2 yesterday and never stops running around.
I ended up having scans every 2 weeks and the femur barely even hit the 3rd percentile.
I was induced at 37 weeks due to the concerns with her size due to the small femurs (never had any placenta flow issues and other measurements were around 40th percentile) she was tiny when she was born even for 37 weeks at 4”8 and spent 4 days in neonatal where they did some tests on her and never found any reason for the growth problems.
She is still petite and I think she always will be but all in proportion and was signed off hospital care at 1.
I completely understand how worrying it is and I spent a lot of time reading other people’s experiences. I hope you can enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!
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