Hi,
On our 19 week scan we had an issue (mild ventriculomegaly) which then resolved a week later - found out while I was being prepped for an amnio, which we then decided not to do, with the support of the 2 doctors we saw then. Two weeks later the head of the fmu saw us and even before scanning started to talk about risks which was a bit of a turn around form the previous appointment. My partner feels like it might be a bit of a legal issue - they have to keep warning us of the potential for problems as we had one scan that showed one thing. I'm going through RWH in Melbourne and we saw so many specialists (6 now!) who scared us to bits with horror stories of all that could go wrong. We also got slightly conflicting advice as to what the resolution of the issue meant (2 doctors said the baby should be normal now, 2 said he is still in danger of chromosomal issues/brain damage etc). The genetics counsellor was fantastic and completely acknowledged that we don't fall neatly into any category and so we have ended up with a 1:200 chance of trisomy error, the same risk they say of miscarriage from an amnio.
I feel completely exhausted and stressed by the whole thing and also feel a bit distanced from the baby. I've decided to go through with an amnio at 27 weeks as I don't think I can go through the whole of the pregnancy feeling this worried, it doesn't feel healthy. At least at 27 weeks he will have a chance of survival if the worst happens.
Has anyone been through a similar thing? I think I just need a bit of support.
Thanks,
Andrea