20 Week Ultrasound Part 3

Prayers Please. Our son has EIF. Just google/wiki it.

Echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF) is a small bright spot seen in the babys heart on an ultrasound exam. This is thought to represent mineralization, or small deposits of calcium, in the muscle of the heart. EIFs are found in about 3-5% of normal pregnancies and cause no health problems.

EIFs themselves have no impact on health or heart function. Often the EIF is gone by the third trimester. If there are no problems or chromosome abnormalities, EIFs are considered normal changes, or variants.

From what I understand there are 15 soft markers for DS. We were checked for all. Everything was normal, the nuchal folds were under 5 mm (dunno what they were exactly though?) Just was told it was normal. I actually had to call the midwife and the sonotech back today to make sure just b/c she never mentioned it during the video and I couldn't remember.

We'll have a follow up ultrasound w/ our midwife once we reach the 3rd trimester to see if it has disappeared or not.

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[JoyeuseSteuer]

Congrats on your healthy little boy! I wouldn't worry about the issue they found. It still needs to be confirmed, has a huge chance of resolving itself in most cases, sounds like it isn't rare, you can still go with your homebirth, nothing is necessary to be done, etc. I'm sure he's fine. I have an actual heart murmur and I'm fine...yet, I'd worry more about that than this. Prayers your way though...I undertand how it feels that something may not be quite right with your baby.

[xxxjoelpolexxx]

I'm use to murmurs, my family has them, every male, and I had a pregnancy induced one w/ my daughter that resolved it's self. My Dad's is mild, and one of brothers spent the first 5 years in the hospital because of his, huge hole, like a bubble kid. So I'm use to them, but not this, it's a whole new area.

[jnm0709]

Definitions:

i saw that you didn't know what a nuchal fold was, so i looked up the medical definition for you. I knew that nuchal meant neck that might have been where the other person got that at.

1. ultrasonographic measurement of skin thickness on the back of the fetal neck; measured from 1522 weeks. Increased thickness indicates increased fetal risk for aneuploidy and some nonchromosomal disorders.

[xxxjoelpolexxx]

Yeah I didn't know at first. I had to ask my midwife & the sonotech we had to get a clarification on it. I asked my midwife if they had checked everything else, she said yes the nuchal folds. I didn't know though if it was something all babies had or only had when there was a problem. Newho I found out they all have it and it disappears, the importance of checking them though is their size, u want it to be under 5 mm. Mine said his were no where near that. Thank God.

[MelB0610]

Doesn't the neck thing mean because DS children basically their neck is thicker,wider, and doesn't look like they have a lot of neck? Like they have a neck, but it's weird. I don't know i am not an expert, lol, but praying it goes away even tho it's not harmful, it's always bothersome! I think your belly is "perfect pregnancy belly"! Too cute, mine was all stretch marked up! LOL Well, prayers for you and your baby, hopefully it will go away!

[xxxjoelpolexxx]

I know it's something they always check, part of the routine ob 20 week scan. Our son's neck is fine, so I am not sure? U might want to ask someone who's been through it? He has a spot on his heart not on his neck.

[saul2188]

nice bpd .... no landmarks

[mediate27]

I have a heart murmur. I was supposed to see a specialists once a year for it but my mother never took me because it was 'too far away'. Imagine that.

It was supposed to have resolved itself but it never has.

Anyway, I just thought it was funny how you were like, "I'm confused, what is it again?" and the nurse goes, "It's a jibberjabbermajig," like you're going to understand it any better if she says the exact same thing twice. Hahaha.

[sexylover378]

Please don't mind the spelling I'm doing this on my 3g i phone an it messes me up alot.... LOL so once again good luck an I will say a prayer for u

[sexylover378]

My son has a heart murmur an it scared the crap outta me!! But he is 11yrs old nowim sure your baby boy is fine I like the fact that u ask slot of questions because with my son 11yrs ago it was what ever the doctors say they felt they could never be wrong so good luck

[tmsdjs]

praying for you and your son!

may god bless and watch over you guys and help and care for ur son!

[babydublin01]

You are all in my prayers.

[nikmomma2]

im sending my prayers your way for you and your baby boy. Im sure you will have a healthy happy baby in no time at all. your half way there! congrats!

[pdshelty]

hi Lucy, i've been watching your vids for a few weeks now and thought i'd let you know i'm due on the 21st of May with a baby boy too so we're pretty close!

Godd luck with your pregnancy, you're in my thoughts alot, especially after seeing this video. I really wish i'd recorded everything with my pregnancies so i could look back on them because i also have a three year old daughter so would have been great to compair both pregnancies.

Can't wait for your next update,

holly