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April 2012 Moms
A/S Unexpected upset needing T's/P's
Well we found out last Tuesday but my emotions were so down that I couldnt even share with my fellow bumpies. This is our third baby and we have never ever had any issues with the actual baby. We have high risk pergnancies and our babies have been considered premies everytime. So not too much surprises us anymore. We went in for our anatomy scan and everything was going great. We found out we are having our 3rd little girl and then the scan cont. on and on. THen when it was all done the sono tech said she needed to talk with us about the babies hands. And here comes the ton of bricks. It apprears that our baby has an extra digit not just on one hand but both. I held it together when we thought it was one hand and totally lost it when she said it was on both. So we are being referred to a sono specialist and we are still waiting to here when we can get in to confirm. I understand it was the holiday week but i am Anxious to get in to confirm everything and know what we are dealing with. It has been said it can be hereditary but no one in either of our families has had this. So it is a 1 in 500chance is what we found out. I think i have gotten to the point where I am past the emotional point and ready to deal with this but still in shock. We have been told several times that it is a procedure that will be done by a plastic surgeon to remove which is still scary. And what makes me feel even worse is the news took away from the joy of finding out we are having a sweet little girl. Thanks so much for listening ladies. I feel like my world was rocked last week and I wasnt sure how to recover.
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Re: A/S Unexpected upset needing T's/P's
DD #1 passed away in January 2011 at 14 days old due to congenital heart disease
DD#2 lost in January 2012 at 23 weeks due to anhydramnios caused by a placental abruption
My cousin's daughter was born with extra digits on her feet as well as cleft palate (hereditary from her mother). She has had multiple surgeries to correct the cleft palate (though I'm not sure if they ever corrected her feet). Today she is an absolutely gorgeous 19 year old studying pre-med. It broke our hearts to see her go through so much but she was the happiest child ever, always a smile on her face.
Try not to dwell on it. Plastic surgery has come such a long way. I hate to say that it could be worse because I know the feelings you are dealing with are real and extremely valid, but on the bright side this is extremely treatable and your daughter will live a completely normal life.
(((hugs))) This happened to a friend's DD. She had it removed when she was 1 y/o and doesn't remember a thing about it. 1 y/o was a great time to get it done, she really seemed unphased by it. She had a few other minor issues too, hip dislocation at birth and a hemangeoma on her nose which is unnoticable now. She is probably one of the smartest, sweetest little girls I know.
I totally understand how finding out this info at an u/s can be scary and upset what you thought was an otherwise perfect PG. DS had dilated kidneys at his u/s and it rocked our world for awhile. It took a couple months for us to recover from that blow and seeing more doctors and getting their opinions definitely helped. Hang in there!
Thank you everyone! We are truly thankful that all organs seem to be ok and it is fixable. Like you all said just a shock and unexpected. A little worried about what the procedures will be like and that she has to go through them. So thankful for all of you that shared that you know someone that has gone through this. It is very comforting know how others came out of the same thing so successfully! We are so thankful for our sweet Lydia and we cant wait to love on her!!