Re: ULTRASOUND: 34wks pregnant and u/s shows left arm is 4 weeks behind
From: T. Lyons, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:11:29 -0600 (CST)
Message posted on T. Lyons, MD behalf by: Hope Waltman, Fibroid and
Women’s Health Forum Moderator
I'm not sure what is going on here. A unilateral limb abnormality can
be caused by a number of different things but remains a rarity. I
think that you must be prepared for anything at birth including
multiple other abnormalities. This is not an easy situation but I
think that preparing for the worst here is a wise choice. If the US
studies were wrong and there are no problems then you are blessed. US
is by no means perfect and can easily be fooled so prepare and pray
for the baby.
--
T. Lyons, MD
ATLANTA, GA, Sightline of Atlanta
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At Mon, 2 Feb 2009, Lynn wrote:
>
>I am 34 weeks pregnant and around 21 weeks we had an u/s done that
>showed the baby was missing her right hand. We were told that likely a
>clot had formed and it just didn't develop. Since then I have been told
>on 3 occasions that my amniotic fluid is at the high end of normalbut
>have never been told it was an issue to worry about. Today I was told
>that the baby weighs 4lbs 9oz, her stomach is measuring a week behind
>and her left arm is now measuring 4 weeks behind. They could not get a
>look at her right side as she would not co-operate and roll over for the
>tech so they could compare the 2.
>
>When we had the 21 week u/s we asked about genetic testing and they said
>that the risk of the amnio was greater then the risk of somethng being
>wrong, basically there were no other markers to make them think it was
>gentic.
>
>What can cause her arm to be so behind? Could it be related to her
>missing hand or my higher levels of fluid??
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