An echo is a regular ultrasound but it is specifically done on the heart. A fetal echo gets an in depth look at the baby's heart while in utero.
So, iv been referred to the fetal medicine unit. Not entirely sure why. Im 15weeks pregnant. Was told that iv got a b12 defiency and that my blood results showed high risk of my baby having down syndrome. However the scan results showed my baby not having down syndrome. Has anyone else been referred to this unit and their baby been fine? If my baby was to be born with downs then id love him/her just as much as i do my other children.
The fetal heart undergoes a considerable amount of growth very early in pregnancy. The most critical period of its development is between three and seven weeks after fertilization, when a simple heart tube assumes the shape of a four-chambered heart. In fact, the heart actually begins beating by the 22nd day of life.
m 6 weeks pregnant at the moment and i thought everything was going find until i got a call from my hospital telling me they needed to schedule me for an earlier appointment because when reviewing my ultrasounds they saw a problem with the fetus development. does anyone have any idea what this can mean? I would really appreciate it if you can help.
At this point, I would recommend that you be seen by a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in fetal cardiology and have a fetal echocardiogram. That way, you can be assured of the complete diagnosis. With this, not only is the VSD evaluated, but also any other potential associated defects can be found.
There was a recent article in the New York Times discussing a recent study that found that every single week in utero counts in terms of crucial development of the child's brain and organs...
I completely understand why you would be more than ready to give birth, but try if you can to trust your body's wisdom. The baby will come when he is ready.
s by itself, discovered so early and being so severe the chance of fetal demise is close to 80%? If the baby does make it to delivery what kinds of surgery could be expected with all of these conditions? And then what kind of prognosis? Does it truly appear that this baby won't make it? Thank you so much for any information!
one at 7 weeks to confirm pregnancy is in utero and one around 10 weeks to check development. I also did a screening for Downs at around 12 weeks and then the big u/s came at 18 weeks. I know that in many cases insurance only covers one u/s around 16-18 weeks. Did they check for heartbeat at your last check up? if the h/b was normal then everything is OK.
Good luck!
The baby only measured 1cm which from my research isnt as big as most are this far long however Im not panicking about that as Ive been told all fetal development is different. Ive also taken some comfort in how nauseated ive been which to me is a good sign, but not so fun! So as of now I am relaxed and excited!!
Oh and my last baby, the one who almost never got the hiccups in utero....he's now almost 18 months and he's had the hiccups ONCE that I can remember since he was born. I think some babies/kids are just more prone to them than others.
If you break embryonic and fetal development into thirds then when you are in your 28th week the baby begins its final third of development. (Gestation is 266 days or 38 weeks of development). So either way you look at it you are in your 3rd trimester!
20 mm Fetal heart rate: 164 bpm, the other one is 33,7 X 18,4 Fetal length: 16,7 mm
Yolk Sac: 5,9 mm Fetal heart rate: 166 bpm
Also embryon1 age is 10w3d but embryon 2 is 9w2d. I'm very concerned. Are those differences ok?
The next ultrasound is in 10 days and the wait is killing me.
Hi! I went for my 1st u/s today to confirm the pregnancy was in-utero (had a m/c in Jan), and they found a Gestational sac, a Yolk Sac, and saw a fluttering heartbeat at the edge of the sac. The one thing missing was the fetal pole! {?} The OB won't try to date me until next week. Has anyone ever seen a yolk sac with a fluttering heartbeat but no pole? If so, how far along were you? I thought I was about 6.5 weeks.
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