Hi all, I’m new to this site and just looking for some advice, reassurance, personal experiences. I’m currently 22+3, they detected talipes on my 20 week scan and referred me to the consultant. I had a further scan with him and was just heartbroken by the whole experience. He advised me that my baby has bilateral talipes and the scan showed an ever so slight echogenic bowel (he didn’t seem overly concerned about the Echo bowel) but the way things were explained to me regarding the talipes just destroyed my soul. He said that my sons measurements everywhere else were on track and as expected and that he ‘believes’ the talipes is isolated. My downs, eds and pat test come back low risk 1 in 10000 chance. However he explained to me that he could refer me for an amneocentasis. He explained that in some cases talipes can be related to other chromosomal disorders and that the Down’s screening doesn’t always give a true result. He asked me whether I’d consider ‘interrupting my pregnancy’ . . . Baring in mind this appointment I attended alone due to Covid! He said that although he believes it’s isolated, he wants regular scans to check that the hands don’t start turning in, at present his hands are fine and during the scan he could see him stretching them out and clenching fists. I just felt like everything I was told was followed up with a contradiction. It looks isolated, but it might not be. His hands are fine, but they could turn in. Your screening come back low
Risk, but the baby could have downs. I was sent away and told to consider the amneo and to get in touch or they’d otherwise see me in 4 weeks for a further scan. I’ve driven myself crazy with worry. I’ve googled, I’ve made up conclusions in my head that my baby is not ok. I have two healthy girls ages 4 and 10, no history of talipes, Down’s or any other disability in either side of the family but it’s hard to remain positive when I was told such worrying information. I paid privately for a harmony test which was done yesterday but even after researching other ladies experiences with that, I am left thinking, is it worth it. I’m sorry to ramble on, I just want to know other parents experiences with this. Was it such awful news for you initially? What were you told? Thank you in advance