Large head circumference & small femur- down syndrome?
Hi,
I am 19 weeks pg today with my first bub and went for my 19 week scan. The sonographer mentioned at the end of the scan that the 'kidneys were prominent' and my dr would talk to me about it. After freaking out a little I googled and read posts on bellybelly whch indicated that whilst it is a soft marker for down syndrome, this problem usually resolves before birth and the baby is perfectly normal. My 12 week scan and bloods indicated an extremely low risk of down syndrome. So feeling releaved I then remembered noticing that bub's head circumference was measuring 19 w 6 d whilst the femur measurement was only 18 w 2 d. Had a giggle at this thinking bub takes after his/her dad who has a big head! Then I made the mistake of googling this and found that a shorter femur length is also a sign of downs so am really freaking out now. Just wondering if anyone's bub has had differing measurements and the outcome? Hopefully I am stressing for nothing.
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