Mears I wondered if you were around. At my 2o week scan I was told there was a problem with my baby's kidney, the pelvis was dilated and there were lots of cysts filled with fluid. On the internet I have found info on PKD and at first scared myself silly .
It seems there are 3 types, the two that affect children being autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant. I wasn't given a name for my baby's condition but am assuming it can't be autosomal dominant as that is both kidneys and my babys problem seems to be just one sided. The info on recessive doesn't say whether its one side or both so was assuming that this is the condition my baby has but it sounds very serious, says something about kidney failure by the age of 6.
Consultant has just said I shouldn't have a home birth as we don't know how the baby will be during labour but hasn't said what the condition really is. Is there any other condition that can cause lots of cysts to be present without the baby having autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease and is hospital birth really advisable?
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question for mears - kidney problem detected on scan
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milkybarkid · 26/12/2004 11:40
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