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hi mporatelli!! That's wonderful news. I love hearing all the postive news of healthy babies. Gold threads sound so much better than EIF. I will try to have a different outlook. Thanks for updating us. We all come here to this forum to find positivity.

hi de hugh!! Your odds are amazing. I would take great comfort in those stats. I know what you are going through though. I had genetics counseling with my 1st pregnancy; all results came back fine. With this preg, no GC, but had 1st trimester screening/labs/us; all results came back fine. THEN the dreaded EIF found at 17wk. That's when my world came crumbling down. Yes, I'm over 35...38 to be exact. So, I am considered "high risk" even though I don't feel it. No diabetes, hi blood pressure, other complications, etc. Hate that term " hi risk". Didn't opt for amnio, but now I wonder. My decision wouldn't change regardless. I want to thank you & all the other women who share their stories here. I always try to log on daily to read updates/posts. Love love all the postive outcomes. It's what get me thru this.

Hi there are there any cases where EIF was found on both the left and right ventrical? Do you know if that posses a higher risk?

Hello everyone. I have some fantastic news. My twin girls were born yesterday morning and they are both absolutely perfect. No DS, no issues at all, it seems. Interestingly, the whole DS thing wasn't even addressed during delivery. I had a c-section and when the baby with the EIF came out, I had to continually ask if she was okay. They kept saying she's fine and finally I looked at my husband and asked him if she looked okay. He's the only one who knew what I was talking about and he told me she was beautiful. The doctors didn't mention the EIF or DS even once. Which is fine with me! So everyone out there......please try to relax. I have faith that all of our babies will be perfectly healthy and beautiful. ( and for the record, I am 36 and my odds were 1:75 that I would have a baby with DS.).

Hi TwinMama2B or should I say TwinMama?? Congratulations on your healthy baby girls!!! I am always happy and eager to hear such wonderful news...ectastic actually!!! May I ask if you had vag delivery or c-section? Also, why were your odds 1:75 if there was only 1 marker? Thanks...and congrats again. Enjoy your beautiful family!!!

de_hugh, I'm not sure, but I read somewhere that your chances remain the same. I will ask my peri when I see him in 2 wk.

Hi tnv0001-I had a scheduled c section with my twins because they were both breech. And might I say, it was all very civilized. :). I labored for two days with my older son, and this time around, I don't feel nearly as beat up or tired, which is good because I need all my energy for two babies! As for my odds, I think they were so high because I did not have any blood screenings done. I never wanted to know what my odds were, because it wouldn't have changed anything for me. But then when the EIF showed up on the ultrasound, and there was no bloodwork to a__sess, they pretty much a__signed me with the worst odds based solely on the EIF. If I had had the early screens, my odds may have been lower. In any event, I have come to the conclusion that an EIF is nothing to worry about. I even asked the pediatrician about it yesterday and she said not to stress, the baby's heart sounds great. So, please try your best not to worry anymore. I have every confidence that your baby will be just fine.

TwinMama2B, THANK YOU THANK YOU for responding. I know you are quite busy these days. I know you are right abt EIF; you are so courageous and positive regarding your preg. You and other moms on this forum are so inspiring to me. Thank you for your confidence, and I will let you know abt my twins in May. Enjoy your precious twin girls. They are such a blessing.

Congratulations TwinMama2B! And thank you so much for sharing the wonderful news. I can't wait to post positive news for everyone as well.

Hi, I promised myself to post on here after I delivered my little girl. She had the echo on her heart at my 20 week ultrasound. On December 15, 2010, I delivered a healthy and happy baby girl. This site did bring me comfort during the last half of my pregnancy, but nothing will fully calm your fears. Take comfort in knowing that the majority of the time this echo is just that and nothing more. It's just unfortunate that it causes so much concern and anxiety during pregnancy. Hang in there!

Hi everyone, I promised myself I would come back to this site and post right after my baby was born. I am happy to report that she was born happy, healthy, and normal. When I first got the news of the spot I was a wreck for weeks and reading all the happy stories really gave me hope and helped me. I went back for another ultrasound for other reasons and the doctor didn't even bring up the spot. I asked him about it and he said he sees them everyday and not to worry at all. That he was required to tell me and he was not worried in the slightest. After the words down syndrome have been said there is nothing that can keep them out of your mind though. But I suggest reading all of the positive stores and get your mind in a good place and then stop. Don't look at anything else just focus on all the good positive stories and eventually you are able to put it to the back of your mind. I still thought about it everyday but I was able to focus on being happy and being excited for my baby. Easy to say now that she is born I know. Good luck and many prayers to everyone.

Thank you rachelbg & abbymama!!!! Congratulations to you both on your healthy babies. Extremely happy for you both. I can't wait to share the same news with you. Yes, it is extgremely hard not to think about the EIF, but I try to make a concerted effort to always be optimistic. I'm praying and staying positive!!

I'm new to all this writing on blogs/forums, but I have to say you all have helped my heart so much today. I had my 18 week ultrasound this morning, and I too, was told my baby girl has an echogenic foci spot. I had the chromosome/genetic test done at 12 weeks and my chances came back less than 1 in 10,000 of having a child with Downs. The dr said that's almost the best you can get. Her "long" bones all measured perfectly today, as well as all her organs being scheduled size. However, I've literally given myself a headache from crying. I've just been so worried today, even when my doc said it wasn't anything to really be concerned with. I'm so happy to hear that other moms have been throught this and have been blessed with beautiful, healthy babies. I'm just scared. I'm 30, and this is our first baby :)

Hi sljaggie!!!! We mothers on this forum know exactly what you're going thru. You realize your chances of having a healthy baby are astranomical. I would take those numbers anyday. Pls be a__sured that your doc is right when he says "that's almost the best you can get". The stress does get better with the help of this forum. Try to enjoy your pregnancy, as this is your first. Don't let this EIF overshadow your joy. I wish you the best, but I have a feeling you, me, and all the moms on this thread will have healthy little ones. Trust in God.

I really thank you for your reply. I know GOD has all these precious babies in his hands. Just in the past 18 hrs, hearing all the stories has helped tremendously! My doctor mentioned a specialist, but ONLY if it's what we wanted. I think she knows my anxiety level and how I let things get the best of me. Would you recommend I do this and have another US?

To sljaggie & tnv0001, I am 29 and my chances prior to the EIF finding was 1:3000, and after it was 1:1100 or around there. It is so easy to overa___lyze the numbers and info you are given by the doctors. Don't let that consume you. The reality is that MANY babies have this as well as other factors and they are born completely healthy. Your babies will be NO different. They will be fine. My only advice, and yes it's easy to say after the fact, is PLEASE try to enjoy the last half of your pregnancy, showers and all. I struggled with this and when I look at my little girl now I often feel so much regret and I hate that. I hate that I am not the type of person that wouldn't love any child, but it's only natural for any parent to want a child to be born "normal" and healthy, at least to start out with the best chances of being better than you. And that's okay to have those feelings. Enjoy your day and the rest of your pregnancy. Your babies are WONDERFUL!