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alamo24 my blood screening came out the same thing 1/10,000 but i just came from the Dr. he always mentions it to me and said once the baby is born they will check the baby and im freaking out i guess its a bad day for me... on my level II thats when i found out about the spot and they said everything looked good and didnt send me for no further testing...

even though it become less due to the spot..

Boothy... I completely understand your anxiety. I am constantly thinking about whether or not my baby is healthy. I have to keep telling myself everything is fine. After my ultrasound my doctors refused the amnio to me. Canadian health care would not cover it for an EIF she had said. This somewhat rea__sured me. At 23 weeks i had decided i had to have the amnio and would go to a private facility and pay for it. The doctor there said he would not give me the amnio either. The doctors seem so confident that this marker is just a "variant of normal". I tell myself this daily. Although my anxiousness never really subsides there isn't anything that can be changed now. I just count down the weeks.... 11 more to go. I continue to pray for my baby and all the other mothers going through this.

ya they told me the same thing he didnt want to do an amino but i know how you feel cindyp i cant stop thinking about it im scared and i only have 2wks to go

Gretchen, CIndyp and everyone eles. Thank you for all your kind words and sharing of your own feelings and situations. Words can't describe how better I feel after talking with you all and just knowing that someone eles understands! I feel like people around me are getting tired of hearing me complain about this. And even when I bring it up with my OB..its almost like she is annoyed with me. I am a worrier about alot of things however with a situation like this who wouldnt be concerned...even a little. Gretchen..I completely understand why you would do the amnio just for peace of mind!!! I mean I'm 29 weeks and there is no way I would ever terminate the pregnancy at this stage of the game but just knowing what to expect would help ease me. Even if it did come back that my baby did have DS, at least I could mentally prepare myself, my family and my son. There is just something in side me saying"dont do it". My husband thinks that there is no need and that I would be putting the baby in more risk then the risk of DS it self. He is completely confident that there is nothing wrong. I wish I felt the same. Thanks to everyone again...:~)

I've been reading the answers to this original post from start to finish! I had my 20 week u/s 4 WEEKS AGO!!! and my doc only just told me TODAY about an EIF! And he told me so casually.......deep down I really don't think there is cause for concern because my quad and afp were totally normal. Honestly sometimes I think they really give you too much information! I don't want to spend the next 16 weeks a nervous wreck, this is ridiculous. Should I demand another u/s?

adamsmom--maybe you could ask for another ultrasound later in the pregnancy like around 28-30 weeks. I had the amnio but my perinatologist and OB wanted me to do another ultrasound at 28-30 weeks. If you did one now it may just show the same thing. I go for my next ultrasound on Nov 25th. Although I did the amnio I am still hoping that the EIF is gone. This will be my third 4D ultrasound. Gretchen

yes gretchen I am going to ask when I go for my next check up in 4 weeks. I was so taken aback yesterday that I just shut down, my doctor didnt seem concerned at all, now I have a million questions. I have to say though after reading all of the posts on this site that I have peace of mind. Technology nowadays tells you TOO much, a few years ago an EIF didn't even show up on a u/s. Good luck luck with everything, keep me posted won't you?

Boothy..thanks for checking on me. I ended up not doing the amnio. I got to the dr’s office on the day of the amnio with mixed feelings. The dr did another u/s and said everything looked normal and that the EIF is a normal variant. I hope and pray that all goes well.. I have my up and down days but I try to stay positive and pray for the best.

concerndmom- the dr. told me the same thing he did not want to do an amino im almost due and scared so i know what everyone is going through..

I was reading these posts when I was told at our 18 week ultrasound that my son has EIF and Chorodi Plexus Cyst and is at a higher risk for Downs. I denied amnio and lived in fear for 5 months. Well, my son was born in Sep, completely healthy and cute as a b___ton. Please ladies don't let these occasional findings ruin your pregnancy they occur very OFTEN in completely healthy kids and only in 20-30% of trisomy babies.

agape - thank you for your comment it helps hearing great outcomes im just really nevrous about this whole thing and i love hearing good outcomes.

Hi everyone. I too just recieved the news yesterday that my little girl has an EIF on her heart. Although my OB explained everything to me and begged me not to worry, I was a complete mess. I got home and all I did was cry. I was completely devestated and felt completely alone. My husband is in training at the academy and won't be home until Dec 19th. I just can't burden him right now with this while he's away. I have never posted on a blog before but felt that I had to thank all of you who have posted here throughout the years, your stories have all touched me and have brought me so much Hope! I can't thank you all enough for bringing me some peace of mind and for sharing your stories, I don't feel so alone anymore. I will continue to visit this blog for hope and inspiration and I promise to post once my little girl is born (due date is April 2nd ) hopefully with another happy ending. Thank you

Hi everyone- I just wanted to let you all know that I had my baby girl on Wednesday and after months of worry she was born perfectly healthy...no down syndrome or any problems with her heart. It is SUCH a relief! I will keep you all in my thoughts and prayers. I just know you will all have similar outcomes!

alamo24- congratulations and thanks for posting. my friend just had her baby with an EIF and everything turned out fine too. I cant wait for mine to get here--2 1/2 more months. Gretchen

Like many of you, I also just found out about an echogenic foci in my little ones left ventricle. I have been pouring over all of these pages of other pregnant women going through the same thing, and honestly, this has given me such a great peace of mind! My doctor too was really lax about this, but it was as soon as she mentioned "down's" that I freaked. Her theory is that even if baby did have down's, it wouldn't change anything, so why worry about it. Easy for her to say when she doesn't have any kids!!!! One of the other doctors told me that she didn't want me to worry anymore about this because I am young (28) and my chances are 1/10000. I didn't have the triple marker screening done, mainly because my doctor forgot to order it...grrrr....but even so, the other doctors didn't seem to feel I was at any risk. The ultrasound technician noted the foci, but did not feel the need for any further testing and that this was a normal variant. I have to say, I have calmed down quite a bit now from where I was the first week and just have to understand that this is out of my control and I just need to understand that our risks are low. My daughter (now two and a half) was born with bilateral clubfoot, so I think that I was just really wanting this pregnancy to go by-the-book (if that ever happens!!!) and not have any worrys this time around. Thank you all for posting your wonderful stories, sharing your doubts, fears and tears. It really makes me feel better knowing that there are others out there feeling the same way as me and so many of you having such positive outcomes! I will definitely keep you all posted on out situation as well, although I'm sure things are going to be fine :)