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Echogenic Intracardiac Focus

BryttanyDoesBridalBryttanyDoesBridal member
in 2nd Trimester
Hello, mommys!

My doctor recently called me regarding my 2nd trimester ultrasound. She told me that they saw an intracardiac focus on ultrasound- that it's very common, however they'll need another ultrasound and if there are more marks our daughter may have Down syndrome.

Has anyone else's baby had his marking in ultrasound?

We are very low risk, good health, 23 year old mother with no family history of Down syndrome.

We just want to know the true odds of what are daughter may be facing.
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Re: Echogenic Intracardiac Focus

  • buckwheatpancakesbuckwheatpancakes member
    I'm sorry, I know nothing regarding this, but I do hope all turns out well with the second ultrasound! Keep us updated.
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  • fitmama89fitmama89 member
    I had that & a couple of other things show up at my NT scan. I saw my regular OB today and he said that soft markers are actually pretty common and often times the baby is totally fine.
    I did end up doing the Harmony test after those "soft markers" appeared at my NT scan. Although tests like the Harmony are not diagnostic they may offer peace of mind & help you to decide whether or not to pursue further, more invasive testing... Such as an amniocentesis.
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  • lopezalonsolopezalonso member
    We had this with DD after having a 1/321 chance of Down Syndrome from our NT scan and bloodwork. It turned out to be nothing. We went to see a MFM doctor and everything and got the MaterniT21 test. DD is a healthy little girl without Down syndrome and has achieved all of her milestones on time.
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  • whitlwright1231whitlwright1231 member

    Same here! im 24 baby #3 EIF found at 24 weeks and im just waiting on my blood work to come back now. i think family history is irrelevant tbh. i think they just go by age & markers on the ultrasounds.  keep us updated!! i should be getting my blood work back Thursday or Friday of this week!

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  • pixieprincsspixieprincss member
    I shared my story in this recent post: https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12583065/echogenic-focus-24-weeks#latest

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  • nano1nano1 member
    This came up on my son's 20wk ultrasound and he is a healthy 19month old with no heart problems. (I was also low risk for downs on the other tests).
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