There is a test that is offered to pregnant women and it's commonly called a Triple Screen. It has a very high false positive rate and is slowly falling out of fashion due to causing much needless worry and being quite inaccurate. When offered this Triple Screen I decided to take it for two reasons. One, forewarned is forearmed as far as I can see. And two, if I get a positive I get an early ultrasound. In addition I had this test with my son and it was negative so it was just a small addition of reassurance.
Well, the good news is...IT'S A BOY!
And the not-so-good news. My Triple Screen came back positive but the ultrasound showed no problems to match the test.
More not-so-good news. I have placenta previa. If this continues until late in the third trimester I will have a scheduled C-section. No big deal for the baby boy, very bad for me.
And the really not-so-good news. The ultrasound did detect a defect in my boy's heart walls. He has all four chambers but there is a thickening of a chordae. I do not know what this means so if anyone has any information I would welcome it. My doctor should contact me sometime tomorrow and I will hopefully have more information and a fetal eco (heart test thingy) scheduled.
For now I am going to assume all will be well but I will try to update my page when I can.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment