WBM, I'm so so so sorry that you have to wait like this. And I prey with everything I have that your baby is just fine.
I know that your DOC has said that there is definitely something wrong and I don't want to get your hopes up with what I'm going to share with you but I just thought you might like to hear this. When I went for me morthology scan at 19ish weeks when I was pregnant with DS, every part of him measured only 16 weeks except his head that was a few days over my EDD. We immediately thought the worse and the sonographer and my doc said that there was a good chance that something could be wrong. I had 4 scans all before 12 weeks that all confirmed my EDD. So there was no way the dates were wrong. So of course were so worried, told to go back in 2 weeks. Well that was the longest 2 weeks of my life. Anyway we went back, and thank the lord he was back on track for my original EDD, body and head now measured the correct for dates, head still a little in front but that only because he has a boof head, still does . The sonographer said that he must have just stared a growth spurth and that's why his head was on track but his body 3 weeks behind.
I know this is totally different to your case, but I just wanted to let you know that sometimes, modern intervention can lead to much unnecessary worry. I know there is a very high chance that your baby does have something wrong with his/her legs, but there is also a small chance that he/she doesn't.
I hope you can stay possitive and strong over the next few weeks. And good luck with the next scan. I'll be thinking of you.
WBM - I am thinking of you in this difficult time. Keep coming back to let us know how you're getting on.
Scans and tests so often seem to be the cause of concern, and you're not alone in your experience. Sometimes I think there's a reason we can't see inside our bellies, but I know that anxiety to 'know', so maybe try and let the information you have help you in some way.
At times of stress, I look inside and talk to my baby and ask them what's going on and what I should do. I really hope you and DH find the answer for you.
I am sending you strength to wait out these three weeks.
Hi everyone!
It's been a few days since I've posted and I've just been taking the time to get my head around everything, well try at least.
I think I have gotten over the initial shock and now and just considering every option depending on the outcome of the next ultrasound in 2wks and 1day (not that i'm counting :-P)
And all the words of everyone writing to me has really mad eme think even harder. I have read all of the messages to wonderful husband and he can't believe how lovely complete strangers are, so thank you from him and me.
I just thank god everyday that i have already been blessed with our beautiful son Brock and whatever the outcome is he brightens up our world.
So thanks again and I will update again soon.
xxx
Hi again WBM. I'm glad you're still hanging in there.
Its great to hear you're blessed to have a beautiful son and DH, and this experience will strengthen you as a family. No matter what your decision, you will find lots of support here at BB, so keep posting, and expressing your feelings.
Always remember that your body an amazing miracle-maker (it can grow a baby!) and trust what it is telling you to do...
Oh WBM, im sorry you have to go through this. I cant offer much advice, other than what the others have already said. Please keep us up to date and know that lots of us are thinking of you
WBM I'm so sorry that you are going through this at the moment. I am thinking of you all and that everything is going to work out.
I couldn't imagine the shock and disbelief you and your DH are both in.
WBM, glad you are hanging in there and feeling a bit more positive. I started calling it the TTWW - the terrible/torturous two week wait
One thing I should have mentioned in my orig post was that we were told the same as you - there was "definitely something wrong" with our baby. We were given terrible odds - a one in ten chance that the baby was ok. I looked at it that way, DH looked at it the other way - nine in ten chance the baby was not ok.
Our Obs told us that our measurements/readings were so bad that even if it wasn't what they were suspecting, it would "most likely" be something else just as bad or worse.
And then we were cleared, one by one, of all the terrible nasty things. We are now looking at a small fluid-filled lump on the back of the baby's neck that will probably go away by the time the baby is born. It is nothing.
So we went from 90% chance of something "terrible" (read: life-threatening) to a tiny lump that does no damage at all to growth/development and might not even be there when our princess is born.
What I'm trying to say is never give up hope. Until you have some test results in front of you that tell you what it is, don't focus on what it might be.
. The sonographer said that he must have just stared a growth spurth and that's why his head was on track but his body 3 weeks behind.
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that everything is going to work out.
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