Hello,
My baby was diagnosed at 20 week scan with bilateral talipes aka club foot. I was referred to fetal medicine and at 22 weeks and an indepth scan and had the NIPT blood test done. The rest of the detailed scan with the consultant came back as normal and my NIPT low risk. At this scan everything was 45 percentile and femurs 33 percentile.
At 28 weeks I had a growth scan, normal not fetal.medicine, to asses the growth and feet. In this scan feet were the same, still suspected club foot. Her measurements were everything 45 percentile and femur was now 6th percentile. They werent concerned and referred me for another growth scan.
At 31 weeks 6 days I had another scan, not with fetal medicine again just normal, which showed everything 65/69 and femurs now in the third percentile. Her femur is 55.5mm.
The consultant who just quickly checks everyones scans said that she would refer me back to fetal medicine for another indpeth scan due to the femur drop and the talipes as both markers of skeletal dysplasia.
I the heard from fetal medicine who stated they declined the referal because at the 22 weeks scan they did, they saw no skeletal dysplasia even though her measurements have significantly dropped off.
My question is, skeletal dysplasia shows more in the third trimester? Surely they would want to check? Has anyone had both of these things and it turned out to be isolated club foot? I am very worried and begged at the time of speaking to the hospital for a recan to check her arms hands and face which were not checked at the 28 or 32 week scan.
This has ruined my pregnancy, my first ever pregnancy, due to all the worry and stress the scans cause.
Having the clubfoot diagnosis was a shock but I have got my head round that and now I am so worried its something far far worse.
Any advice please.