Pregnant after a Loss
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**minicheezburg**
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I can't seem to find your original post, and have only seen your "2nd look sono update" one, but I see it mentioned a "spot" that is a soft marker for downs. Would it happen to be an intracardiac echogenic focus ("calcium deposit" on the heart)?
My (perfectly healthy, chromosomally typical 2 yo) son had a I.E.F. identified during his anatomy scan at 18 weeks, and it wound up being nothing more than a normal variant. If that is what they found on your daughter, I'd love to point you to a group on facebook dedicated solely to that issue. It did wonders to put my mind at ease. If that's what you are dealing with, let me know and I'll send you the information on the group.
My (perfectly healthy, chromosomally typical 2 yo) son had a I.E.F. identified during his anatomy scan at 18 weeks, and it wound up being nothing more than a normal variant. If that is what they found on your daughter, I'd love to point you to a group on facebook dedicated solely to that issue. It did wonders to put my mind at ease. If that's what you are dealing with, let me know and I'll send you the information on the group.
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That soft marker RUINED the 1/2 half of my pregnancy with my son. I was fixated on it, and I could not think of anything else. I read every scientific study, every journal on the subject. It became consuming. I wound up having to deliver by c-section, which intensified my anxiety after birth. The first words I yelled out were, "is he healthy?!!?" The doctors and nurses assured me that he was beautiful, but that didn't answer my question and I kept asking "is he healthy? is he healthy?"
In hindsight, I regret allowing my fear about the spot take away from the happiness that should have been mine during that pregnancy and my delivery. If you can PM me your (facebook) email address, I'll invite you to the Group (Support Group for Intracardiac Echogenic Focus). There are over 300 EIF mamas on there, and to date, I don't believe there has been a single DS baby born to any of them.