Dilation of renal pelvis/ kidney - worried

[Cocomandarin]

I had a scan at 16 weeks privately where the tech found what she thought was a cyst on baby’s kidney. It really worried me. I saw a consultant in fetal medicine at the hospital and she said it looks more like renal pelvis dilation (8mm) other kidney looks normal. She seemed a bit funny about the fact I had a scan at 16 weeks and was a bit abrupt about it. She was basically saying it looks like that but she doesn’t know for certain because people usually get these scans done at 20 weeks.

She then started asking about my NIPT results. I asked whether the baby looked ok overall and she again was dismissive saying they can’t tell anything until 20 weeks. I have ptsd from baby loss and I’ve woken up today feeling like I’m totally mentally drained. I know they have to be factual about things but it’s left me wondering if my baby will have more things wrong with her, have failed kidneys and I might lose her. I’ve just come round to the fact I’m pregnancy and started feeling excited and now I don’t even want to look in the mirror or think about it. Feeling lost.

My first baby had this, and I had actually forgotten until I saw your thread title! He is nearly 9, and a strapping healthy boy with no kidney issues (or other health issues).

I was really worried as well. It’s such a horrible feeling to be told there might be something wrong with your baby. From what I learned, in the vast majority of cases this is something that rectifies itself and isn’t anything to worry about. They’ll keep an eye on it during pregnancy, and then my DS had a scan when he was a few weeks old to check all was ok and he was signed off. I’m sure it will be the same for you.

Exactly the same happened with my boy. He's got no issues. They said to me at the time that the vast majority resolve themselves, and the increased quality of scans is a double edged sword as they pick up many self-righting anomalies which cause worry for no reason, where previously we'd've been blissfully unaware.

@Kleptronic @TennerTuesday

thank you.

I think the fact it’s been picked up early and they kept looking for ‘other abnormalities’ then said they wouldn’t find them this early and to come back at the anomaly scan. They kept saying it seems to be renal dilation but it’s still early to tell. I am surprised because some people have their anomaly scan at 18 weeks and I’m almost 17 now 🥴 they even said the other kidney looks normal but that could also change. Very reassuring 🤔

I expect it will be ok. Hope for the best and may it become so x