cerebral palsy???

rmbarry1 · June 2013

Has anyone been told anything about cerebral palsy?? I was at the dr the other day and told of I delivered early we were at a higher risk. When is the cutoff for this risk not being so high? He put the fear into me now. Ugh. Would there be any signs on ultrasounds or no?? Can anyone shed some light? I'm a self admitted worry wart.

PinkinProvence · June 2013

I wish your doctor would have explained this better to you. There is no reason to worry now. Cerebral Palsy is a condition that occurs because of circumstances at birth, mainly the baby being deprived of oxygen for too long of a period of time, which causes brain damage.

It is nothing that can be seen on ultrasound and nothing that even be determined before the first few years of a child's life when parents discover that speech, development, etc. is not within the milestone guidelines.

Please do not worry about this. It can occur in singleton full-term pregnancies. Yes, preterm babies are at a higher risk for some delays since organs have not had a chance to develop, but I know babies who were born at 22 weeks who are now perfectly healthy and happy.

Do not borrow trouble!

1+tripsmom · June 2013

My trio was born at 35w3d and my baby A has CP nothing was on u/s they is nothing that can be seen that way. Some kids have brain injuries that cause it some don't like my daughter. There is never a for sure cause born early your child will have it there are plenty of people with early birds with out it and people like my daughter that had full term that do have it. Yes being early ilow birth weightincrease chances but I would not worry about this now.

1+tripsmom · June 2013

meggo1611:
I have red hair.. I was told that because of this and my irish decent I had a higher chance of cerebral palsy for my twins. I have worked with cerebral palsy, and it is definitely something they can see in the ultrasound, especially if you get a 3D ultrasound. When I was told because of my irish decent there was a higher chance for me I panicked as well. Honestly there are so many things doctors can scare us with and I do not think it is very fair. It is great to know the risks, but I feel like doctors tell you this stuff to make you take extra precautions and to scare you. I milked my pregnancy. I did nothing for 38 weeks because I was scared stupid! Honestly, take it easy and watch your diet. If you go before 36 weeks then it's not your fault. Our bodies can only take so much. I think a good week to get to for twins is 36 weeks. That is what I was told at least. Don't stress out about it. Not good for you or the babies. Enjoy your pregnancy as much as you can!
I'm pretty sure an amnio test will tell you if there is cerebral- if you are that concerned?

No an Amnio can not show CP and neither can u/s unless the baby was to have a stroke or seizure in utero and even then not 100% my daughter has it and there is no brain damage at all it was not dx'ed till she was 18 months.

Raymond1905 · June 2013

PinkinProvence:
I wish your doctor would have explained this better to you.nbsp; There is no reason to worry now.nbsp; Cerebral Palsy is a condition that occurs because of circumstances at birth, mainly the baby being deprived of oxygen for too long of a period of time, which causes brain damage.nbsp;
It is nothing that can be seen on ultrasound and nothing that even be determined before the first few years of a child's life when parents discover that speech, development, etc. is not within the milestone guidelines.
Please do not worry about this.nbsp; It can occur in singleton fullterm pregnancies.nbsp; Yes, preterm babies are at a higher risk for some delays since organs have not had a chance to develop, but I know babies who were born at 22 weeks who are now perfectly healthy and happy.
Do not borrow trouble!

This!
It is caused by trauma at, during, or shortly before birth. I have worked with kids who were full term but still ended up with CP. the risk is greater early on but never goes away. It can happen to anybody.
Sorry your dr scared you. Not sure why it was even mentioned.

CNYBride05 · June 2013

meggo1611:
I have red hair.. I was told that because of this and my irish decent I had a higher chance of cerebral palsy for my twins. I have worked with cerebral palsy, and it is definitely something they can see in the ultrasound, especially if you get a 3D ultrasound. When I was told because of my irish decent there was a higher chance for me I panicked as well. Honestly there are so many things doctors can scare us with and I do not think it is very fair. It is great to know the risks, but I feel like doctors tell you this stuff to make you take extra precautions and to scare you. I milked my pregnancy. I did nothing for 38 weeks because I was scared stupid! Honestly, take it easy and watch your diet. If you go before 36 weeks then it's not your fault. Our bodies can only take so much. I think a good week to get to for twins is 36 weeks. That is what I was told at least. Don't stress out about it. Not good for you or the babies. Enjoy your pregnancy as much as you can!
I'm pretty sure an amnio test will tell you if there is cerebral- if you are that concerned?

What?! CP is due to oxygen deprivation during birth, nothing you can "see in an ultrasound." Nor would an amino detect it. Check your info before stating "fact" please.

Mrs. Alice · June 2013

PinkinProvence:
I wish your doctor would have explained this better to you. There is no reason to worry now. Cerebral Palsy is a condition that occurs because of circumstances at birth, mainly the baby being deprived of oxygen for too long of a period of time, which causes brain damage.

It is nothing that can be seen on ultrasound and nothing that even be determined before the first few years of a child's life when parents discover that speech, development, etc. is not within the milestone guidelines.

Please do not worry about this. It can occur in singleton full-term pregnancies. Yes, preterm babies are at a higher risk for some delays since organs have not had a chance to develop, but I know babies who were born at 22 weeks who are now perfectly healthy and happy.

Do not borrow trouble!

Yes I agree. Prematurity does increase the risk of CP due to a very immature neurological system and/or brain hemorrhaging which occurs after birth. There is no completely "safe" gestational age. Each week the risk goes down, around 32-34 weeks is when statistically the risk is the same vs. a full term baby. There is not really anyway to predict this when you are still pregnant. If you are at a high risk for delivery, receiving a series of steroid injections not only helps mature lungs but also helps protect the brain of a premature baby. Also magnesium given before birth can help protect the babies brains.

To the other OP, your info sounds slightly ridiculous. Never have I heard that Irish descent or red hair increases the risk...

ba23ba02 · July 2013

There are many sites that can give you information about cerebral palsy. I read

https://www.cpinfo.org/

It has information and links to informative sites. It also has inspirational stories that keep me up when I'm down.

Good luck!

yinyang124 · July 2013

I believe PP is confusing Cerebral Palsy with Cystic Fibrosis.

caden · July 2013

yinyang124 said:

I believe PP is confusing Cerebral Palsy with Cystic Fibrosis.

CF is an inherited condition caused by gene mutations. It doesn't have anything to do with prematurity.

yinyang124 · July 2013

caden said:

yinyang124 said:

I believe PP is confusing Cerebral Palsy with Cystic Fibrosis.

CF is an inherited condition caused by gene mutations. It doesn't have anything to do with prematurity.

PP means previous poster. I was talking about the poster who said that she was at higher risk due to her Irish genesand red hair.

caden · July 2013

Oh ok, thanks. I thought you were referring to the OP. N/m

LegallyBlonde217 · July 2013

meggo1611 said:

I have red hair.. I was told that because of this and my irish decent I had a higher chance of cerebral palsy for my twins. I have worked with cerebral palsy, and it is definitely something they can see in the ultrasound, especially if you get a 3D ultrasound. When I was told because of my irish decent there was a higher chance for me I panicked as well. Honestly there are so many things doctors can scare us with and I do not think it is very fair. It is great to know the risks, but I feel like doctors tell you this stuff to make you take extra precautions and to scare you. I milked my pregnancy. I did nothing for 38 weeks because I was scared stupid! Honestly, take it easy and watch your diet. If you go before 36 weeks then it's not your fault. Our bodies can only take so much. I think a good week to get to for twins is 36 weeks. That is what I was told at least. Don't stress out about it. Not good for you or the babies. Enjoy your pregnancy as much as you can!
I'm pretty sure an amnio test will tell you if there is cerebral- if you are that concerned?

Oh my.... :-? I'm not sure there's a single fact in there anywhere.

OP - The other posters gave you accurate information. Good luck!

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