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Echogenic bowel on ultrasound
By ericalee » Posted Aug. 13, 2016 8:12pm - 505 views - 7 comments

Apparently I'm not meant to not have something to stress about. We had our 24w growth ultrasound on Friday and they found an echogenic bowel on the ultrasound. This was never found on the 20-week ultrasound. We had to meet with a genetic counselor who told us there is a risk for the baby having Down syndrome, cystic fibrosis, or an infection like CMV or toxoplasmosis. Oh or the baby is totally fine, which is like a 97%+ chance, btw. There are no other markers so that's good. We didn't do any of the screening tests because I was told not to do them because I tested positive with Elle for a much greater chance of DS. We did the additional testing and everything came back fine so we were told never to do a quad screen type test ever again because it would more than likely always be positive.

I'm confident cystic fibrosis isn't a factor because my husband doesn't have European ancestry,so there is a verrrrrry low chance he is a carrier. We don't even know that I'm a carrier either.

I'm getting tested for the various infections they mentioned but nothing else. They mentioned an amniocentesis and that was an immediate no due to miscarriage risks. Plus... it's not going to change anything. We will love this baby no matter what... but I'm so mad I have to have this in the back of my mind!

My OB called me on our way home from the ultrasound and said "I hope they did not scare you about this. You shouldn't worry at all". It did make me feel better.

I already need growth ultrasounds once a month due to my immune issues, but this new discovery is yet another reason why I will need them.

Anyone else ever had this? Would love some actual examples... as if the tons of Google results weren't enough. ;)

Comments for this Journal Entry

	Comment from josamarie » Posted Aug. 18, 2016 10:30pm I'm sorry you've got another stressor to worry you when you already have so much on your plate, but I'm sure that everything is going to be ok with baby boy! You guys are in our thoughts!!
	Comment from pbc910 » Posted Aug. 17, 2016 10:45am That's the thing that is most annoying...oh we found something that could be a concern but oh don't worry it will probably be ok! I really hope all is ok by your next ultrasound. I was just reading about this on google and it looks like many women had this on their 19-20 week ultrasounds but it ended up clearing up or had it on later ultrasounds but babies were born with no issues.
	Comment from daisytny » Posted Aug. 15, 2016 8:48am So sorry for this scare. I really hope it turns out to be nothing at all. Sometimes too much information from the OB is a burden as well. HUGS
	Comment from Starmama14 » Posted Aug. 14, 2016 5:44pm Ugh...on the one hand you appreciate being prepared but on the other hand I feel like these types of tests jump to conclusions and scare the crap out of you unnecessarily. I am sure everything will be just fine just as they were with your daughter :) keep us posted!
	Comment from Angela18 » Posted Aug. 14, 2016 3:31pm With odds like that, I wouldn't worry. But it is irritating how nowadays they are always finding things to scare you, then tell us not to stress too much when we are pregnant. With my last one I had the trisomy testing to rule all of that out and came back fine, then at 20 weeks say there is a spot on the brain (I forget the name of it) and it could denote trisomy 18. Small chance of that of course. I've gotten to the point I hate all of this testing, especially if there's nothing you can do till you give birth (unless you plan to abort) and even with that, nothing is 100%. My first pregnancy, my son was diagnosed with Downs, we knew we'd keep him, but our nurse told us how she had an amnio which came back 99% chance of Downs. Well she didn't abort, the child came out perfectly normal. Hope you stick with your gut and try not to worry ( I know easier said than done). You've got enough on your plate.
	Comment from lilbit85 » Posted Aug. 14, 2016 1:49pm Prayers for you that all comes out clear! Any small chance of something being wrong is always gonna cause some worry but try to hold head high and believe Gods got you in this
	Comment from adiggs » Posted Aug. 13, 2016 11:26pm Praying for you. I hope every thing will turn out fine. They should know that mothers always worry... Even if it is just a tiny chance! hugs