CMV and echogenic bowel dilated loops

[momo20]

Hi everyone, just wanted to see if anyone had any experience of this?

I have recently been tested positive for CMV in third trimester and at a recent scan it was shown that my baby has an echogenic bowel with dilated loops. The doctors are doing further tests but they've pretty much said that until the baby arrives, we won't know what's wrong/ if anything is wrong.

I'm beside myself with worry and I wanted to see if anyone else has experienced a cmv infection in pregnancy or the bowel issue and what the outcome was?

Thanks in advance.

Congratulations on your pregnancy !

OP I rarely post any more but logged in to share my story with you .

I had this . It was picked up at the 12 week scan and I was referred for consultant care and regular scans throughout pregnancy - all of which confirmed the echogenic bowel.

I was strongly encouraged to have an amniocentesis and to consider termination - apparently because it was my fourth pregnancy- ' I was advised to consider the impact on my older DC of what I was told would likely be a child with additional needs . I was linked up with Downs Syndrome parent groups locally and told to expect my child would have Downs .

I didn't have the amino.

My DD was born by emergency section at 36 weeks due to a placental abruption. Placenta had not been detected as low lying despite frequent scans .

We were both in SCBU for a month.

She had an umbilical hernia and reflux .
Otherwise no other concerns . She does not have downs or any other chromosomal diversity .

A very happy and delightful baby and child .

She was hospitalised age 12 with an impacted bowel which it turned out was due to her having withheld bowel movements for many months following the transition to secondary school .

As a result of that ,she was assessed and went on to have a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD , dyslexia and dyspraxia. She finished GCSES and A levels with additional support in mainstream school, and is now 20 and working full time in an art and media job which she loves .

I do hope you have fantastic support and are able to get all the advice and information now available. I am sure things have moved on from the days of my experience .

I wish you and your baby the very best.

Hi, didn't want to read and run as I do have experience of this.
I ended up having additional scans during my first pregnancy due to the combination of hyperemesis and gestational diabetes. At 30ish weeks they said the same about my baby, and the tests showed I was CMV+. I was referred to a specialist consultant in a bigger city hospital for the remainder of my pregnancy, and had to go there for a scan every 2 weeks. We also met with a consultant at our local hospital who explained our baby might name born without his little bottom hole and what they would do in that case. I could deliver at our local hospital but this consultant would have to be there/contacted when I was in active labour. He was fantastic! Our sweet boy was born with his tiny bottom hole and no complications. He had to have a full MRI at 2 days old to check his brain, but thankfully there were no concerns. He is now a very clever and active 4 year old! Praying for the same outcome and some peace for you.

Hi both, thank you so much for your responses.

I think it's the fact that until the baby arrives we won't have any set outcome that is making the worry worse, but fingers crossed we will have a positive outcome just like you both!

Sorry you're going through this. DC1 had echogenic bowel at the 20 week scan amongst a few other things. I was positive for CMV but believed to be pre dating the pregnancy, therefore Down syndrome is what they were most worried about. I declined an amnio.

Have they estimated when they think you actually had the virus?