soft markers present at 20 week scan

[2girlz]

I'm only going in for a second scan as bubs was laying on the placenta and they couldn't get a good pic of her heart but I think and hope they look at her brain to see if it has shrunk. I read that the cyst is a pool of fluid that is trapped but as the brain grows the fluid disperses through the tubes of the brain and thats how they dissapear after doing a bit of reading I've found they are quite common sometimes they don't go until after birth. I know hearing the word CYST is really scary and you usually think the worse but i'm trying to stay positive

[Mummahol]

I know, I too am trying, it just totally freaked me out. Obviously this is more common than what I was thinking. Sorry if I upset you in anyway. Good Luck with everything xxx

[2girlz]

No you haven't upset me sorry if it sounded that way. I had never heard of it till yesterday I was freaked out as well I hope everything turns out well for you your results for the 12 weeks scan are really good I never had one done as the stupid doctor didn't think I was a high risk I will be really PO'D if something is wrong and could have been picked up in the 12 week u/s

[Jo+3]

Hi there,
you must be really worried but My girlfriend went through the same thing. Her bub was said to have a choriod plexus cyst. It sorted itself out, dissolving in the third trimester. Her bub is now five and a perfectly healthy child.

[melbel]

Try not to worry too much (easier said than done I know). For what it is worth there is a school of thought that believe choroid plexus cysts at this stage are just a variation of normal and we are ony picking them up more now because of better scanning techniques. Many many bubs have them at this stage. It is only if the cysts do not resolve inthe third trimester or if there are other markers of abnormality that they then are more of an issue. A friend went through a couple of weeks of panic just like you recently until she found this out.

[SamiH]

I so understand your anxiety ....

U/s with DS I had a new technician - great - they saw a couple of bubbles in brain - fluid sacs - and told me soft markers for Edwards Syndrome = baby doesn't usually live very long and deformities. She shouldn't have said ANYTHING cos there were no other signs such as club foot, mouth probs or other organ signs - they recommended the triple screening back then (6 years nearly) - and results came back 1/14000 etc - and he is perfectly healthy. Outcome was normal fluid pockets that layers of skin usually grow over for push fluid out - no big deal!!!! Yeah, easy to say but they weren't waiting for those results for 10 days wiht my hubby overseas too.

Hence, I have been anxious about u/s ever since

Good luck to you, I am sure all will be fine.

[Mummahol]

Thank you to everyone for your reassurance. I'm having my tertiary scan on the 4th of April to get a second oppion. There was no other markers or structurial abnormalities to point to anything majorly wrong, but of course sonographers aren't always right, are they?! I do feel heaps better that this is not something uncommon and wish everyone all the best.xxx