We're excited but at the same time I am getting a touch worried. My MIL told me that DH was born with a hole in his heart. It fixed itself by age 4 but I'm now starting to freak out that it may be genetic and we might have to shelter the one and get him checked more than the other.
Yay Mommy freak outs.
Worst part: there may or may not be a doctor present today to review results, so I may have to wait over a week to find out my results
Re: A/S for the boys today
My eldest had a hole in his heart at birth; he's four now and it closed-up by our last check just shy of 3.
They saw it on his 20 week ultrasound and said that it is fairly common and not to worry. We checked it out around 34 weeks and saw it was still there and did US shortly after he was born to see if it was still there. It was considered completely innocent and it was checked with US about every 6 or so months until it healed on its own.
I was assured that the reason they even knew about it was a leap is ultrasound tech and that the medical community believes that it happens way more frequently than they are even to see. Also, I was assured that there is no statistical correlation between between having a hole in the heart at birth that heals itself and any other heart concern - long term or otherwise.
Hope this helps put your mind at ease in the unlikely event one of your boys has a concern.
6 year old daughter
Fraternal boys born on May 11, 2013 at 36 weeks 4 days
So we were ready to leave, feeling wonderful and happy that everything was great... And the mfm says "well, ultrasounds only catch one of two defects anyways." I went from super confident to crushed. but that's okay.. still excited nothing looked wrong
twin a is 13oz and twin b is 12oz
I hate that they do that! We only get a minute to feel like there is no need to worry and then they make these comments that drive you nuts.
We have to go back to look at the hearts as well. Neither one of the babies wanted to cooperate and stay still. From what I understand going back to get better pics of the heart is pretty common so try not to let them steal your joy!