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Mom2bois85

Hello all. One of my FTM friends just had her 20 wk ultrasound. They put her on bed rest because of hemorraging near placenta. Also they found a spot in the heart and fluid in the brain. The tech didn't tell her a whole lot of info on why, other than it's one marker for downs but no others exist.
She was asking me if I had things like this show up on my us in the past or if I knew anyone that did and went on to have a healthy pregnancy. At this point she is close to misscarrying because the placenta is attempting to detach. She is worried, any Ts and Ps or advice would be greatly appreciated! TIA
I want to be able to send her some comforting thoughts

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I have no advice on the placenta issue. As to the spot on the heart and brain it can totally mean nothing. We had zero markers and low risk for Down's and DD does have down's. I have seen lots of people have markers but ended up typical kids. Hopefully everything works out and baby is fine. If the baby does end up with Ds I am more than willing to answer any questions she may have.

hollandmama

Oh my! This is so sad. I'll be sending T&Ps. I hope bed rest helps and I hope she and the baby will be fine. I don't have any advice thought

new2011mommy

I am so sorry for your friend and hope that baby stays in and cooks.

 

My DS had a spot on his heart at my 20 week ultrasound and I was also told it was a downs marker and to get a level 2 ultrasound at the hospital. The doctor who did the ultrasound confirmed that was the only marker, but was saying the only way to know for sure is to have an amnio, which I did not want to do. I ended up switching to another doctor in the practice after the two ultrasounds and my new doctor said your baby is fine, you do not need an amnio, and it is probably an echogenic focus, which is a calcium deposit. The spot was gone at my 36 week ultrasound and DS is perfectly healthy.

 

 

andrea0418

Sending lots of T&Ps.
Hopefully baby bakes for awhile longer!

Mom2bois85

Thank you both! I'm still curious to see if anyone else has had or knew someone in the same boat. I didn't mean to hit "answered"
I posted in high risk but board is sort of ghost townish so we will see how long it takes to get an answer
Thanks again ladies

Mom2bois85

Thank you @squirmworms‌ we must have posted at the same time. Just saw your message a little after I posted mine. I will see if she wants to join bump land. But she's got some major hurdles to cross first. Strict bed rest for her