Baby has slightly enlarged kidney

Hi everyone,

I am just wondering if anyone has been told that their bubs has a slightly enlarged kidney??

At my 20 wk u/s I was told that my bub had a slightly enlarged kidney... the report suggested that I need another u/s before 38 weeks. I had asked MANY midwives at the hospital at my appts and called a couple of times to try and organise this but all they kept telling me was that they would do the u/s on bubs once he/she is born. I had an appt yesterday and the midwife I saw was furious because noone (Midwives) had arranged for me to have the other u/s that was requested. So I am booked in for one next Tuesday and the OBs I saw yesterday and another midwife (I was hooked up to monitors for a while yesterday) said that everything should be fine and it usually corrects itself.

I'm not stressed as they seem to think everything will be fine but just wondering what other peoples experiences have been with this??

Hi Danielle,

Just a thought, more people might see this in the general pg section?

I don't know anything about it sorry, so can't help you, but I'm glad you are getting the u/s that was written up for you earlier. I had similar issues trying to get a 36 week scan that had been recommended.

Hey Danielle

I don't have a baby with this problem, but as a paediatric nurse I often see it. It is usually more diagnostic to have the ultrasound done once the baby is born, simply because it is easier to do, if you know what I mean. Having said that, I think that its a great thing you are getting another scan done before bub is born so that if there are any problems it can be managed sooner.

The other midwives are right, these things normally resolve themselves within a few months to years after bub is born. He/she may have issues with things like urinary refux (making them more prone to UTIs, etc) or some other kidney issues, but it will be easier to diagnose when bub is born. They will be looking at bubs urine output, etc to make sure everything is working ok.

Hope that helps to answer your questions, let me know if I can be of any more help (I used to work in a paediatric renal ward so have a little bit of knowledge up my sleeve in this area).

Hi, my husband has this (only discovered last year). Most of the time it corrects itself after birth so don't be too worried, they'll just do regular US to keep an eye on it, and give you some advice about what to look out for as any indicators of any probs.

If bubs continues to have probs afterwards post again, as then I can fill you in on our story about kidneys!!! Don't worry, it has a happy ending!!

Hi there DS was diagnosed with an enlarged right kidney when i was only 16 weeks preg and they just kept an eye on it..really having a good look at the 20 week morphology but it just kept getting bigger, so i ended up having alot more scans to make sure they kept on top of it...there isnt alot they can do until the baby is born though.

He ended up having an ultrasound at 1 day old which didnt really tell them anything so they sent him for 2 or 3 other tests to check for reflux which is where they stick a tube into his kidneys through his penis and i cant remember what the others were for (it was in 2004) but it ended up being diagnosed as Hydronemphrosis...he neede to have a 3 hour surgery at 4 months to correct it...they had to remove a piece of his kidney, straighten out and reattach his ureta tube which goes from his bladder to his kidney.

He ended up having a complication during surgery which led to him have UTIs nearly every fortnight..it never really cleared up...although this is a straight forward surgery we were unfortunate to have the slight complication which led to further treatment.

He is nearly 3 now and he has absolutely no problems at all...of all things to have to happen im glad it was this particular thing.

I hope i havnt gone into too much detail and gotten you worried but it actually sounds alot worse than it really was.

Good luck hope it all goes well and it is just reflux or something similar that heals itself.

Daneillec,
my bub has the same thing. going for my 32 week ultrasound to check up on it tomorrow. But Ob said their is nothig I can do to fix or worsen it - so don;t stress (yeah trying telling thta to a first time mum). Ob also said that if at this ultrasound it hasn't recified itself - bub will get a u/s after birth to check.

I found out it is very common especially in boys and tends to recitfy itself iether before or just after birth.

I write more after my u/s and ob appointment next week.

Okay had the u/s and check up.

Bubs gunna be a big one they think - but anyway.

Kidney still borderline fluid means that bub will need a ultrasound sometime after birth to see if it has settled down or ?????.

Was told not to stress as nothing I can do.