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hi kellyah...wow..i have the same story as you do..my baby at 16 weeks has a cyst on te brain..docs kept saying trisomy 18, soft marker, down syndrome..yada, yada, yada and scared the hell out of me....i kept crying and crying..i just lost my mon july 15 who also was battling cancer and she too aslo got to kno before she pa__sed away that she was going to have her first grandchild......i really miss her and wish she were with me right now...i do have an ultrasound tomorrow and im scared to see any outcomes.....this website has really helped me to feel better about the cyst.....i will be 17weeks and some days tomorrow..i keep praying to god, the virgin mary, and my mom to watch over my baby and hope that it will be healthy and normal....praying really has truely helped me.....and my friends and family...esp. my husband..btw..the doc also thinks im having a girl....so just to make you feel better..your definitely not alone......godbless you and your unborn baby..

Hi MNL thannk's for th response I am sorry about your mom. I have been reading about this CPC all day and feel much better. I feel better too because I told my OB that I changed my mind about having the AFP test and he didnt mind, he just rescheduled me for another level ll US in 4 week's. At that point I will be 25 week's, so my finger's are crossed and many prayer's are beign said that this CPC will be gone. I am also rea__sured by the reaction of my regular OB and the perinatoligist. And by the fact that they both said my baby is perfectly normal and healthy. It is still scary though!!! I hope all goes well for you tommorow actually I am sure all will be fine!!! Let me know the outcome please. Kelly

hey kellyah..sorry i didn't respond earlier..my ultrasound was great.....we shared laughs and giggles in the examination room....the cyst is still there but no worries....babys showing great progress.....the membranes in my placenta have fused ...great sign...no cleft lip or webbed feet or what so ever..babys heart beats fine...everything looks great and doctor thinks shes going to be a healthy baby...so kellyah dont worry about anything..just pray and god will be with you..ok.....

I am 31 years old and my boyfriend and I are having our first baby in February. We had a level 2 ultrasound yesterday and found out that our baby girl has 2 choroid plexus cysts on either side of her head. my blood work was perfect and everything else on the baby was perfect as well. i am a nervous wreck about this and any advice anyone could give me would be great..thanks so much..andrea

everything will be okay! How far along are yuo? THey usually go away around weeks 24-28. My son has 5 or 6 of them at his 18 weeks can. they were all gone by 24 weeks and hes not 5 months old. Hes 21 pounds and 28 inches long. The size of a 9 month old baby and PERFECTLy healthy. GOod luck

i am 22 weeks and i know i'm probably worried about nothing but the dr. who gave us the ultrasound was so mean and was basically telling us that this can be down's syndrome even though my obgyn told me my blood test came back negative for that and the chances are like 1 in 5000...she was very short with us and for first time parents and grandparents we were scared to death. thanks for putting me a little bit more at ease. i'm glad to hear you have a beautiful healthy son! thanks again..andrea

Hello everyone, I am Gus and my Wife is Debbie. Day before yesterday we just had our first ultrasound, @ 9 weeks, and everyting seemed to be ok. We heard the heartbeat for the first time and saw he baby (so cute). Anyways, yesterday our doctor called debbie saying that she was concerned because there was a black dot found in the baby's head. Should we be concerned? Another ultrasound has been scheduled four weeks from now and we just cant wait that long. Research has now begun for us. Are there any good websites out there that we can get information on this. Thanks.

Hi all..I feel for all of you. I am 18 weeks , i did a detailed ultrasound yesterday and it showed a CPC and a calcium deposit in the heart..The doctor offered me to do an amnio. Iam not doing an amnio though because of the risk of miscarriage. Anyway to make you feel better these doctor freak you out for nothing, they do it for the money. So just pray for god and be sure that god is your babys doctor :) be happy about it , you have the best doctor in the whole world.... God rea__sures you a healthy baby...all these markers doent mean much and postive outcome is more common. Dont let anything ruin your happiness. By the way i am at a higher risk of having DS and thats because we have a family history of ataxia disease and I am married to my cousin....anyway dont worry about it and enjoy it ;)

Hi, I'm 35 and pg with my 4th. At my 18 wk ultrasound I was told our baby girl has bilateral large choroid plexus cysts and "borderline foreshortened long bones." On closer inspection of the report I see that the actual measurement was just 2mm smaller than average. Unfortunately these two "markers" in addition to my "advanced maternal age" (don't you just love that term) caused the sonographer to flag my report and recommend amniocentesis, a follow up ultrasound and genetic counseling. After some soul-searching and discussions with my midwife and husband, we have opted not to do further tests and just hope for the best. I just wanted to thank everyone who has posted here, especially Megan whose case sounds very similar to mine. You have given me a lot of comfort in knowing I am not alone.

hi i had done 18 weeks ultrasound on6th november and the doctor told me that there is two soft sign with the baby and possible chance of down syndrome one cpc about 3 to 4 mm and one shiny spot in the heart this is my fourth pregnancy and my other children were fine and the doctor arrange another ultrasound for aminocentesis test which is i did that one as well on the 9th of october but i am waiting for the result i am very anxious and under deep stress and hope to god that the result should be fine plz tell me if any one had these 2 sign and their baby was normal coz i am very worried.thanks

Hosna, my son had an echogenic focus that had me worried sick before Thanksgiving. Thank goodness my triple screen came back OK, and the baby seems to be fine. Please do a google search for an article by Roy Filly called "The Best Way to Terrify a Pregnant Woman." It might bring you a little peace of mind. Someone may have already recommended it, as I admit I did not read all of the posts here. It certainly made me feel better. Good luck!

thanks cindernar for giving that site i got my amino result which is it was normal46xx .

Just wanted to follow up on my previous post. At the insistence of our healthcare provicer we did end up having a second ultrasound. Fortunately the cysts are gone, heart and kidneys look great and all of our baby's measurements are in the "normal range!" We feel so blessed and for once I am beginning to actually look forward to the birth of this baby (I'm at 37 weeks now). Best wishes to all of you mothers out there going through this! I hope to post again before too long with our birth news. :-)

to momof4littlegirls-- that is wonderful news! thank you for following up. My doctor found a CPC last week and this board helps a lot. I am 35 and am in my 20th week. I luckily had already had my blood work performed (ie triple screen, AFP) and had a level II ultrasound which were perfectly normal, so when he found the cyst 2 weeks later, at least I knew there were as yet no other markers present. Still, I am very worried-- I keep reading that the age of 35 is important to consider if you find a CDC and so I worry about my age. We are going to a genetic counselor this evening, so perhaps i will learn something new. We go back on Feb. 4th for a 2nd level II ultrasound. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed to this thread.

I'm thrilled to be able to finally post with happy birth news! Our beautiful baby girl was born 2/19/07, weighing 8 lbs 12 oz and measuring 20.75"! Apgar score was 9. In spite of the two CPC's, long bones measuring "short" and advanced maternal age she is perfectly normal and healthy!

hi my doc also told me on my ultrasound that my baby has cyst on his brain.this is my third pregnancy and i got two misscarriage before.i m so worried from that day when my doc told me about cyst.i m 26 years old .i m having my second detailed ultrasound on 14 april .i m so worried.i also go through my integrated screen on 12th week and that was normal can someone tell me if i have all others test normal including integrated screen .is the cpc is big thing to worry or not?