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Hi everyone,
I am 22 yo and 18.5 weeks pregnant with my first. we did the ultrasound on tuesday where they saw the dreaded foci spot. everything else looked great. we had previously refused and genetic testing, so i don't have any numbers.
i see that pretty much everyone that had only this one (sometimes two) soft marker came out fine.
i ask, then why are they ruining our pregnancies by saying this is related to down's syndrome?
my doctor assured me nothing would come of it, that give my age and background there is no need for further testing, and the losses associated with amniocentesis are much, much greater than my risk of a down's child. the ultrasound we had had done was a "level II" as it was a full fetal anatomical survey.
i've spent all morning comparing my unborn child's profile to that of a child with DS.
i mean, really, it is just my luck to get a marker like this, that usually means nothing but could also mean SOMETHING.
the hardest thing for me now is just knowing that it is out of my hands, that there is nothing i can do but hope for the best and try to forget about some stupid spot they saw on the ultrasound.
thanks western medicine!
also, the best of luck to all of you ladies (and dads). i'll be checking up on here frequently i'm sure, as it has been very soothing.

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