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Well l went for my normal appointment and ad many questions for the midwife, i asked her has she seen many cases of this and her repley was at least one a month, my next questions was has anyone delivered a baby in her care with DS with just this one marker her response was NO. She said she has seen 3 or 4 cases of DS and in each case there was many markers and indication, she told me i understand your worry as a mother but as a physician she was not worried and felt confident i will deliver a healthy baby, she also said the DR at the U/S did not give her any instruction which indicates he was not worried. You would think all this good news would help but i still get very worried and anxious, its just the not 100% sure part that scares me and that i could be that 1. So i will go for my next U/S at 28weeks to see if the spot is still there and everything is measuring right, i still feel this is one of the most scariest things to go through because we all just want the best for our babys amd healthy ones at that, take care

congratulations babycanuk on your precious little new addition to your family! i become so overjoyed by each & every "happy beginning" story of healthy babies being born! also, downunder, i am happy to hear your encouraging news from your midwife! i have my dr. appt. tomorrow & we are planning to schedule to induce on oct. 11th, my due date is actually oct. 18th. so it looks as though i will be meeting my precious little boy a week sooner than expected. i am becoming more anxious as the time draws near to delivery although, at times i feel like everything is going to be just fine! honestly, i am just an emotional mess! i feel sad to think of all the people on this message board alone who have experienced such overwhelming stress & anxiety, and not been able to really enjoy their pregnancies! thank God for all the wonderful stories of encouragement & perfect outcomes! keep my family & little baby boy Matthew Ryan in your thoughts & prayers as i am doing the very same for each & everyone of you! God Bless!

just wanted to give you all an update on my little situation! i went to the dr. yesterday and found out that i have already dialated 2 cm. he said that if i do not go into labor before that we will induce on oct. 8th! my due date is actually oct. 18th so, it looks like i will get to meet my new precious little baby boy at least 10 days early! i am still so worried & anxious about getting him here healthy & well! i will be sure to let you all know when i deliver a perfectly healthy baby boy! please keep us in your prayers! God bless!

Hello, we will be thinking about you!
Congrats that you are finally going to meet your baby, its sad that the happiness, has also turned into fear, that seems to be how i'm feeling! I think i'm just having one of those anxious days, may you have a safe a wonderful delivery, we look forward to hearing your GOOD news. Take care

hi everyone,i just want to give comfort to those ladies who are in stress and concern that i had two spot with my baby one EIFand CPC i gave brith a healthy baby girl she is healthy in every mannar and very cute she is already six months and completly healthy.dont stress and enjoy your pregnancy and all will have a healthy babies good luck

i think my last post failed somehow! HOSNA~ just wanted to say how happy i am to hear your wonderful news! it makes me so very happy to hear each & every happy story! for some reason i feel such a strong connection to each & everyone of you! i know that sounds strange, but it is true! i go to the dr. tomorrow for my reg. appt. to see if i have dialated any further. last week on tuesday i had already dialated 2cm. if i do not go into labor before we are planning to induce on oct. 8th! please keep my baby in your thoughts & prayers as i do the very same for you! thanks to you all!

I just wanted to say thank God for this website and bless all of you who have contributed to this topic. I'm about 21 weeks now and yesterday I received The Call about our baby girl having one of these "bright spots" on her heart. The only thing that has truly made me feel better was reading all of your positive responses about this concern and I'm very grateful for them. The doctor said not to worry, but how do you not worry? After reading many of the comments here I am now able to begin putting my worry behind me and hopefully I will still be able to enjoy the rest of my pregnancy, which until yesterday had progressed perfectly. We had opted out of the AFP and would never have considered even the small risk of an amniocentesis, so the best we can do now is pray that everything will be perfectly fine. I'm hoping the spot will go away by the time I get my next ultrasound done so that I can obliterate this worry from the back of my mind. Congratulations to everyone who has posted their follow-up success stories so far and hopefully I will have one to contribute in the not-so-distant future as well. <3

Hi there. I just turned 38 yrs old and am 20 weeks with my 4th baby. I got a first result of 1/22 for DS, then it was realized my weight was enetered wrong at lab and they reran test with a result of 1/46. I had a 20 week anatomy scan and they saw no markers and moved my result to 1/70. I am just so worried and beside myself. have any of you had an IPS screen like this and been fine. we have decided not to have an amnio and will wait to the end to see. I am really struggling...anybody had this before?

Hi,

I am in same situation like many of you . Ist pregancy n no problem uptill yesterday when i was told my baby boy had a white spot in heart. I and my husband both r doctors but still it was a blow to us. infact because of me my husband had to leave his operation theatre in between to be with me at genetic counselling. though counselling was not help ful at all as we already knew all the facts and figures. i had my quad screen negative and there was no other signs on USG for down's but i went for an amnio in afternoon just have a peace of mind as i worry a lot and i wanted to be sure about everythg . i will post my results when i get them . n i agree with most people on thsi forum that isolated finding of foci on heart is nothing to worry about. since yesterday i have surfed intenet a lot and came accross many publications/studies which says that amnio is not warrneted if isolated focus is only finding. till now i have come across only 1 case on a forum in which a lady amnio turned out to be positive for downs rest all i think have normal babies. i would also like to mention that in asian females like me this finding is seen in almost 30% of all pregnancies and 15% in caucasians. i hope all the best for u all.

hi everyone! just an update to let you all know that i am going in to have my baby boy at 5:30 am oct 9th! only about 4 days away! i am becoming more nervous by the day & at other times i feel like i KNOW he is perfectly healthy! that sounds strange even to me! i go from one extreme to the other "emotional wise"! i can't help but think "what if"! keep him in your prayers! i will let you know when he arrives a big healthy boy! God Bless!

Lydia- I'm thinking about you and cannot wait to hear! I know what you mean about emotionally rollercoaster- one minute positive one minute overwhelmed, I'm so scared to go for my next ultra sound, I'm scared they might find something else and i'm scared i could be that 1% Hang in them and know your feelings are understood very well!

thanks so much~downunder~for your thoughtful post! it means a lot to me! i am sooo very scared! only 2 days away until i get induced! i am becoming more nervous the closer it gets! i too am thinking of you & praying for your baby! best of luck to you & everyone else on this board awaiting the arrival of their little precious babies! i am confident my baby is just perfect & scared to feel that way at the same time, "just in case"! i am just as silly sounding as can be! i will let you all know how everything turns out! keep my baby in your thoughts & prayers, tues. at 5:30 a.m. i am going to the hospital to have baby matthew ryan! thanks again to everyone for all the encouragement & heartfelt concern! God Bless You All! Wish me luck!

Lydia, My thoughts and prayer are with you honey. Think only positive and don't be afraid to know in your heart that your precious baby is perfect. He is perfect and I am looking forward to seeing your post this week. My due date is not until first week of January. I can't wait to hold my precious little boy in my arms and thank god for his health.

Milad~you are such a sweetheart for such a precious post in reference to my situation! just the smallest words of encouragment & kindness makes my day! i go in the a.m. at 5:30 to be induced! boy oh boy i am nervous! i haven't REALLY discussed with any of my family (other than my cousin/sister) that the spot has been said to be related to ds! this board has been a blessing to me as an outlet to at least share my feelings with people who can relate to how i feel! i just didn't feel like i could unnecessarily worry everyone with this slight "possibility"! now i wonder if maybe i should have mentioned that to them! i guess it is a little late now! lol! i will be soooo happy to meet my precious little boy & get to come home to tell you all about how perfect he is! best wishes MILAD! i didn't get the amnio, my dr. never mentioned the possible relation of the spot with ds & never suggested the amnio as an option! i am not sure if i would have had it anyway! i did have it with my first daughter & found out she was perfect which was a pleasant relief! i had a positive AFP results with her & i was 23 at the time! now, i just turned 34 about 3 weeks ago! that concerns me a little as well! my belly is huge so i think the baby is nice & big! that is a good sign in my oppinion! but, hey, what do i know? i am rambling due to my nervousness! sorry! GOD bless you all & i am praying for you continuallly!

hey lydia, dont worry at all. you will be just fine and ur baby wud be perfect and healthy. just go in relaxed . we are all praying for u.

Hello everyone,
My daughter was diagnosed with an echogenic foci on her heart in the 12th week. I am 37 years old. My ATP bloodwork plus measurements gave me a chance of 1:1500. With the foci it lowered to 1:280. I opted out of amnio. Words cannot describe how stressed I became. I was so distraught I almosted refused for my friends to give me a baby shower. I had preterm labor for several weeks and delivered a week early because of my stupid stress!!! And YES---my little girl was delivered completely normal. She is 3 months old and all tests reveal no heart defects and the bright spot is gone. THis my advice ladies---Ask your doctor how many times has he seen a baby with normal bloodwork and normal trans nuch. measurements with an echogenic foci that resulted in down syndrome. My high risk OB doctor said he has seen it once in 13 years. He said it was a teenager who waited too long for the nucal trans. test to be accurate. I understand the fluid behind the neck drains after a certain time frame (is it 16 weeks?) He also said the baby had slow growth, so he had other indicators. He is confident he would have detected down syndrome had she made all of her appointments. He said he sees echogenic heart foci 10-15 times a week (he has a busy office too). After hearing this infomation, I was able to get through the rest of my pregnancy. I still thought about the spot, but the odds were highly in my favor. The nurse also said it is very rare to have a false negative AFP test unless the doctors measurements are wrong of the actual gestation age. The test is 90-95% accurate and even higher if you and your doctor have a good idea of when you became pregnant. Some people get a false positive, like my sister, because the doctor thought she was further along than she was (Yes, my nephew is also normal). I wish I could reach out and hug every one of you. Please don't go into preterm labor because of stress. I hope some of you can sleep easy after hearing this. GOD bless