VERY low femur length

[Jw223]

Hi, went for my 20 week scan everything was fine until it come to the femur both arms and legs are equally very small.
Being referred to a specialist next week.
Seen lots of charts and stories but none as bad as my graph looks 😩
Has anyone had this please anx what's the outcome?

Didn't wanna read and run just wanted
To give u a hand hold I don't no anything regarding what u have posted. When are they seeing u next ? Did u ask any questions ? X

Hiya they have mentioned abnormalities and skeletal dysplasia and stuff like that but not a lot there leving to the specialist.
I go abroad tommorow for a week don't even feel like going just want to know what's happening but in going to x

@Jw223 I had a prem baby when I was 18 she was born at 32 weeks and all along her arms legs and stomach was small.

I can't really remember much as she's 15 now. But I had scans often and her legs and arms where always behind. I no this might not be the same for u.

Anyways I went into spontaneous labour at 32 weeks and she was born by emergency c section and was a tiny 3 pound she was perfect. She's 15 now and taller than me.

I hope when u go back things are ok and maybe just small growth ?

Please keep us updated ! Go and enjoy your holiday and try to take ur mind off things x

I've read a lot about dwarfism and stuff and it seems to be a really bigger head along side it so I'm honestly not sure I've got so many things I'm worrying about 😩

I've seen charts be low but not so much off rhe graph like mine x

@Jw223 if u don't mind me asking how old are u? Have u got other children ?

Remember scans are not always right.

Don't Google to much . Harder said
Than done I no .

Keep us updated x

I'm 29 and have a 5 year old daughter.
I had a ectopic in July and read about rhe methotrexate injection can cause shortness of limbs.

I no going to try chill out and pray the scan is wrong x

I didn't want to read and run. Sorry you are going through this. I would push for the referral. Can you afford to go private? I went to the Fetal medicine centre in London for scans when I wanted a second opinion in my pregnancy. Xx

Hiya they have put it through as a urgency and said if I wasn't going abroad tpmmroow I would of definitely been seen this week so hoping when I'm back next week I have a appointment they know I'm away so are going to email me so I don't miss the appointment they do seem very concerned and want me in ASAP. Think I already no the results in my head

I had this and had to go for weekly scans and it turned out the scans were wrong. This was last year in a big teaching hospital with a dedicated FMU and small baby clinic that people travel to from all over. But after talking to friends, so many have stories of inaccurate scans leading to unnecessary inductions and c sections etc.

its very worrying but the scans are so often inaccurate although they don’t tell you that at the time.

Dd they mention the overall estimated fetal weight as that’s showing as less than 5th percentile so very small? If that’s correct then maybe could just be a small baby and the arms and legs could be in proportion?

Hi op, I'm going through the same thing at the moment legs and arms measuring 2 weeks smaller, what was your outcome? Thanks