Last Tuesday, I had my fourth scan with the cardiologist. Overall, the baby looked good. The doctors were laughing at how active he was. He was moving back and forth at lightning speed and constantly bringing his legs to his face. We discovered Amos has hair (not surprised), his second toe is longer than his first (hello Staton family), he has rolls on his arms, his tone looks lovely, as well as the muscles and tissues around his heart. He measures right around 65%, which is excellent as it assumes my placenta is still providing sufficient nutrients for him during this last stage of pregnancy. Lastly, Dr. Chang was able to locate a thymus. Hopefully, this indicates (no guarantees) that he won’t have DiGeorge syndrome. DiGeorge is rare but has a more significant correlation with TGA babies and has def been a possibility that has filled me with some anxiety.
Ultrasounds are a bit of a double-edged sword at this late in the game, so here are the yellow flags they found. I have very MILD polyhydramnios (a little over the range of “normal” amount of amniotic fluid.) His aortic valve is a bit narrow. The doctor said the surgeon would patch it during his switch operation if this is true. When looking at his brain, they found a space-I can’t remember the part exactly that is measuring a bit larger than normal.
These details could mean nothing, OR they could indicate a genetic issue. They will revisit all of them in a few weeks, and hopefully, things will have leveled out a bit.
As for TODAY, I don’t feel anxious about any of them. I am leaning into imaging is lifesaving, and it is also a bit crude. Sometimes there’s such thing as TMI.
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