Had 20 week scan and they found bright spot by heart

[duvetwoman]

Hi girls i am looking for a bit of advice. We had our 20 week scan the other day and were told there was a bright spot next to the heart which only measured small but was slightly pushing the heart to one side. The sonographers said they were unsure of what it could be so have referred us to the Fetal Medicine unit at a different hospital for a more thorough scan to identify what this bright dot is. Anyone experienced anything similar as i don't know what to think, our appointment is not till wednesday and i am imagining alsorts!

duvetwoman I missed your post after the scan, sorry to hear it was not the outcome we were all hoping for.

It does sound like they are going to monitor you carefully and are planning well for your birth.

Please try to relax as much as you can (I know, I know) in the meantime. I have been there myself with the 'Why me?'. It's hard not to isn't it? I found it helped to try and focus on how lucky I am to be able to get pregnant, even if everything doesn't always go 'right', as some people spend years and years and years and never get anywhere near.

I don't know whether you would find that any help, but it helped me a bit when I was going through some really rough times.

Everything crossed that it turns out ok.

thanks flowerybeanbag, i know what you mean, we already have so much to be thankful for and i am trying to focus on that. Just get panicky moments. I think you just see your life going a certain way like most other people you know, but when yours starts to go wrong its hard to wonder why us. I have great family and friends to see me through and wonderful online support. Thanku so much xx