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alamo24....I understand. Sometimes ignorance is bliss...:~) Your almost there though so try hard to enjoy the last few weeks of that beautiful life growing inside you. I really understand the good day/bad day syndrome. I go through that as well. I know you and your baby will be fine! Just keep remembering, if our doctors didn't want to do any more testing, then everything MUST be alright. This sometimes helps me let go of some stress. All the best!!!

jag77...Thanks once again for sharing your info. My problem is that I didn't have the blood screening done so I have no clue what the ratio would have been to start for me to have a baby with any abnormalities. So I guess thery are treating me as if everything came back normal if I had the blood work done. I do have a healthy 7 year old and NO family history of any genetic problems on either side of mine or my husbands family. I was told by my Ob that I have no other risk factors for having a baby with any problems but I still worry....:~( Thanks again!!!

Gretchen...I understand your anxiety and constant worry. I was the same for a couple of weeks after finding out the same news. I instantly began searching everywhere for answers and hopefully one that would tell me that this DID NOT mean my baby was going to be born with Down Syndrome. I talked to every health care professional I could and ALL of them said that this was nothing to be concerned with. Like I said earlier, my Ob didn't want to do ANY other testing...not even an easy ultrasound. I DIDN'T have the blood screening done so they can't even base a "good" starting point for me. Thats when I found this forum and have read real life events form many other women and families who have gone through this exzact same thing. ALL of them except one have had normal, healthy babies. This has helped me more then what all the doctors and nurses have told me. Now I do still worry, but I have much more peace of mind knowing that this "soft marker" is very common and truly dosen't mean anything. I'm sure that the amnio will prove this for you. Let us know how you are doing after. Take a deep breath and try to relax. I know this is much easier said then done and thankfully I'm having a very positive day myself. Keep us posted with your wonderful good news that your baby is just fine!!!! All the best..:~)

Boothy... thank you so much for the encouragement. I am scared to death to do the amnio but don't think I can handle the next 4 months without knowing. I have changed my mind so many times but just feel this is what I need to do. I will keep you and everyone else in my prayers as well. I will post when I know the results. Gretchen

Boothy, I am from BC, and the doctors didn't really offer me any other information except that i should enjoy my pregnancy because my risk is so low. I still can't seem to get it out of my head. It seems like everywhere i go i see something that has to do with down syndrome. Does anyone else get this. It scares me so much.

cindyp- I feel the same way. It's like you can't escape from it. I see commercials on tv and hear stuff on the radio all the time. I was going out of my mind. I had my amnio yesterday and am waiting results. I will hopefully get the fish results on monday or tuesday. So far I have had no complications. I am still on pins and needles constantly worrying if the baby is not moving. I did not sleep very well last night from the worry. I am glad I did it though. Hopefully I will have some peace of mind about it next week. Oh and the procedure was so easy and very little pain. It is not what you think for those of you contemplating on whether to do it or not. Getting my blood drawn hurt worse than this. I also went to a perinatologist who does them daily and is very good. Keep me in your prayers that all is well. I am praying for each of you as well. Gretchen

cindyp....A fellow Canadian eh!!!! I'm in ON. I have relatives in BC. Beautiful out there....I know what your talking about. Every time someone asks me hows its going, I almost don't know what to say. I try so hard to just answer "oh just fine thanks". I know that everything is going to be fine but its always sitting right there...that small possibility that my baby is going to be the one born with something. I'm hoping that the 3d ultrasound will help make things easier for the next 15 weeks or so. Hope you enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend..:~)

Gretchen...Glad to hear your doing well. At least you know that in a few days you can rest easy for the rest of your pregnancy. In a way I wish I was offered the amnio just so I dont have to think about it anymore. All the best..:~)

Hello, i am also going through the same, i went in for my 20 week ultrasound on Moday and they found the white spot on my baby's heart, my dr has a__sured me that every is ok since all my other blood work came back negative and the white spot is the only marker they found on the us. I have been worried since and can't stop crying. My dr does not recommend amnio but we scheduled one for next Wednesday. I hope and pray all goes well. Gretchen... i pray all goes well with the results

Hello--I just got the FISH results back today from the amnio and everything looks normal. Praise god!!! Definately would do the fish test. The final results will be back in another week. My genetics counselor told me the FISH is 95% effective and the final result is 99.7% effective. I feel like I can finally breath a little better now. Thanks to all of you who prayed for me. concerndmom--hang in there and I am sure you will be fine as well. You are definately in my prayers this week. Lots of praying got me through this week. Gretchen

Gretchen........Congratulations on your wonderful results!! It must be a BIG relief. All the best!!!

cindyp..Hope you have a good time at your 3d ultrasound today. Let me know how it goes and I will do the same. Talk soon.

Boohty, My 3D went ok. It wasn't diagnostic, just for fun. The baby slept the entire time. I drank pop, ate cookies and chocolate but nothing worked. we got some good pictures put his/her hands were always infront of the face. How was yours? I was trying to look at all the features and stuff. I am still so paranoid. It seems like everywhere i go i am still having "signs" something is wrong. My dates of my LMP were wrong on my triple screen so now it really scares me that the numbers are off. I just keep counting down the days. How have you been feeling....

I just got my final results from my amnio today and my baby boy is to be perfectly healthy. What a relief. I am still anxiously awaiting my due date of Feb 15th. I am praying that all of our babies are going to be healthy. Gretchen

Cindyp...My ultrasound went really well. He was facing us more then half of the time so we were able to see all facial features. He was even smiling!! The tech was great. I explained to her what was going on and she checked his heart and said that the spot was still present. She even showed it to me. I'm not sure how yours was done but with mine, before taking the 3d pictures, it's just the same ultrasound as anywhere eles. She even measured the femour and it was right on my dates. I know she really wasent suppose to do this because it isen't a diagnostic test however she saw how concerned I was and did it anyways. She also said that everything eles looked normal and not to worry. After seeing him in such a "real life" form, I just felt so blessed to be having this baby regardless of the outcome. He is beautiful in every way. I have started to relize that no matter how worried I make my self, nothing is going to change so I might as well enjoy the last couple of months of pregnancy. I'm sure both our babies are fine. God has blessed us with these miracles so I'm trying really hard not to second guess anything right now. I still have the thought in my head but just trust that everything is good. I know easier said then done! Hope your doing well and stay in touch. Has your doctor said anything further about it to you?

Hello to everyone. I have read your posts and feel a bit optimistic. I am 34y and few days ago at my US I was told my baby boy has a EIF. Im 18 week and got very scared. Although my doctor said not to worry because all of my other tests are ok, I still find it very upsetting and scary. Its my first baby and we have been trying for a long time for him and now my poor angel has this thing in his heart. My doc said that its not a strong marker for DS, but I am worried also because of my age. My tests are 1:8500 and for the age 1:450. He also mentioned that this calcium deposit will dissolve on its own by the end of the pregnancy and that he sees it veyr often in his patients. I am just very scared...Please, share some posstive news to give me more strenght. Thank you all...