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very stressful scans, wish hospital would leave me alone!

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lotstar · 06/03/2012 19:16

I had my 20 week scan last wednesday, wasn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, didn't even take my partner. At the end of the scan the sonographer told me she thought there might be something wrong with one lung and put me in a room to wait for a midwife to explain. She came in half an hour later and told me my baby had ccam, cysts on lung, and I would need to come back on the following wednesday for a more detailed scan to see how badly the lung was affected. Needless to say I was a wreck and went straight on google and scared myself stupid. By wednesday I was convinced my baby was going to die or have a really tough time of it. The doctor could find nothing wrong with the lungs. I was so relieved! He then said he couldn't see the heart clearly due to the position of the baby and asked me to go and have a walk around. When I returned he said that was much better and that he had thought the baby had got a hole in the heart but that from a different angle it looked fine. That was enough reassurance for me. He took my number and said he would call me if the cardiologist wanted to re scan me to check. Well today I have been walking on air, so relieved that my baby's lungs are clear, I hadn't really given any thought to the heart thing until I checked my phone after work. I had 4 missed calls from the hospital and a voicemail from the scanner's secretary asking me to phone her in the morning. Needless to say I am now back to worrying myself sick and imagining all sorts. Has anyone else experienced this kind of uncertainty from their scans? The first scanner never even mentioned the heart and was convinced there was something wrong with lungs, i'm not even sure I trust their judgement anymore! Sorry so long, needed to vent!

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Emsgale · 06/03/2012 19:47

hello
I was the same I went for my 20 week scan didnt take dh as its our second then the sonographer told me that some measurments were a miss I was taken to a room told it could be a gentic disorder downs or somthing and had to be referred to a specialt fetal medicine hospital in southampton over a hour away tgey got me a appt within 2 days I had fortnightly scand there v stressfull they eventually concluded baby looked normal whatever normal is but just on the small side so now I get scanned monthly and see a consultant also had some issues with my placenta so they then kept me in and scanned fortnightly now back to monthly my next scan is 21st march ill be 37+3 it has made this pregnancy very tiring and worrying ill be glad when the babies in my arms and I can relax!!!
I hope it all works out for you im sure alot is just them fusding so plesse try not to panic although I kbow thays impossible!!!
xxx

lotstar · 07/03/2012 07:26

Thanks for replying. Sounds like you've had a pretty stressful pregnancy! I have to phone them this morning and just know they're going to want me to go in for another scan. I have 2 children already and have never experienced anything like this! Fingers crossed all is ok, i'm just sick of worrying. You'll have your baby soon and i'm sure they will be perfect, just a shame you couldn't enjoy your pregnancy a bit more!

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nearlymumofone · 07/03/2012 08:23

I don't have any advice or answers for you, but just wanted to say I hope it all goes well for you. I've heard other people in RL and on MN with similar experiences, and all turned out to be completely fine. Someone in RL was told at the 20 week scan the baby was so fatally abnormal they offered her a termination there and then- she went away to consider, returned adn was rescanned and everything was fine...... so... they can get things very wrong. Really hope all is well with you and you can try to relax and enjoy the rest of the pregnancy (hard as it is) xx

lotstar · 07/03/2012 13:02

Thanks, I phoned this morning and i have got to go in for a scan with a heart specialist at 1:30. I am pretty sure all will be fine but can't help but worry!

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nearlymumofone · 07/03/2012 14:50

Best of luck. You've probably had it by now. Really hope everything went well. x

lotstar · 07/03/2012 15:30

Guess what? Everything's fine! I've had the week from hell and all for nothing (thankfully). I suppose it's good that they are so thorough but I can't help but think there must be a better way for them to manage people. I've been absolutely terrified, not sleeping and crying a lot of the time, surely creating that level of fear in the mother is not good for the baby??

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