How likely something bad will be found?

[rainbow1982]

I'm really really worrying about my 20 week scan, I keep having horrible thoughts about what they may find and how we would deal with it. I had a horrendous nightmare Thursday night where they told me the baby had died, knocked me out to operate and when I came round told me they'd had to do a hysterectomy at the same time. My partner was at work and I woke up sobbing, couldn't pull myself together and since keep thinking they're going to say there's a serious condition.

How often is something found at the 20 week scan? The midwife tried to reassure me by saying after 7 scans already anything glaringly obvious would've been pointed out but they've never checked the brain and heart before?

I'm driving myself mad, the scan is 9.40 Tuesday 😫😫

You probably just need to try and calm down! Sorry if that's not helpful but I don't know what else anyone can suggest. Trust your midwife maybe? What will be will be and it'll be fine

Relax. I know it's easier to say than do but what you feel, baby feels and this stress and anxiety isn't doing you any good.

It's really hard not to worry, I have my 20 week scan on Monday so I feel like you do but like your midwife says, anything major would have been picked up by now. You just have to try and relax and take your mind off it (easier said than done, I know) x

You've had 7 scans already and nothing bad was found??
WHY did you have 7 scans, do you have health anxiety?
If you have health anxiety then NO scan can ever reassure you... you know that, right?

About 20% of the time they find "Something" -- however, 99% of the time that "Something" turns out to be "Nothing." But that's not for people who had 7 scans already. People who had 7 scans already are probably max. 5% risk of anything found that they want to investigate further.

No I don't have health anxiety, I've had 3 miscarriages in very quick succession and this time have been on daily bloody thinning injections, steroids, progesterone pessaries, 5mg folic acid and am under a consultant at st Mary's. I'm only anxious because of the hell we've been through, thanks though I feel a little better now, I know there's no point worrying I'm just desperate for this baby to be ok, as I know all expectant mums are 🤞🌈

I think that following losses it is very difficult to feel positive about pregnancy. I had three early losses and literally until DD was in my arms I didn’t really believe I was going to have a successful pregnancy.

You should feel reassured by the stats though. Early losses are relatively common but you’re past that marker now so stats are much more heavily weighted towards everything being fine.

Sorry if I came across as harsh. I wish you had explained the reason for 7 scans already.

I had "something that turned out to be nothing" 5+ extra scans & stress with first pregnancy. After that I find no assurance in scans at all. Or at least not extra scans. They are just opportunities for the HCPs to stress me out (overdiagnosis) over a completely non-existent issue.

This is my clumsy way of saying even if something is flagged at 20 week scan it very probably STILL is nothing worth worrying about.

Thought I'd share my joy with u lovely ladies, scan done today and all perfect!! Size exactly as expected (there was a worry baby would be small after steroids) heart and brain perfect, no sign of club feet or cleft lip, my god the relief is unreal!!!!!

Thanks for all your replies, I'm not going to worry about anything any more and enjoy my pregnancy!! Going ordering the pram we've chosen on Sunday 👍👍👶🌈🤰🏼