Testicular Hydroceles in newborns

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Good morning, I went for a growth scan yesterday at 38 weeks, thankfully all was well with his growth and they have him on the 50th centile not the 10th that the midwife thought. However one thing they picked up was fluid around his testes, I was spoken to by the doctor afterwards and they said it’s not serious and pretty common in newborn boys. But he would be placed under the care of the paediatric doctors once born to check him over and see if they need to do anything. My question is has anyone experienced this and can give me some assurance, I have girls do not something I’ve dealt with before. They said he might be swollen when born, is he likely to be in any discomfort? :( thank you x

Hi my DS had this, he was pretty swollen at birth. They took him for an ultrasound a few days later and said all looked OK and that it's pretty common, probably due to his position.

He didn't seem to be in any discomfort, the swelling went down and he's never needed a follow up.

My little one currently has this. His testis were very large at birth and didn't really reduce as they should by his 6 week check.
We are now under the care of the specialists at Addenbrooks for possible surgery when he is 2.

It sounds more worrying than it is - he has never been in any discomfort and the size has never prevented him from doing anything physical.

They sometimes become larger when he is under the weather, as they naturally hold more fluid, and some days they will be fairly "normal" size.

You may find your little one will be fine a few weeks after birth, but it's good they have a note of this already.

It's hard not to worry, especially being pregnant, but from my experience it's not anything serious and a very routine investigation/procedure if required xx