The baby is right on track with it's development and still expected to arrive in early March. Ten fingers, ten toes. Everything is fine, but there is a "bright spot" on his heart, which basically means that there is extra tissue or something like that. The Doctor said it was nothing to worry about, and no need to come in and monitor it. He said it is present in lots of typical babies and sometimes even goes away. There is nothing wrong with the heart itself. However, it is an indicator of Downs Syndrome, which brought our risk from 1 in 4000 to 1 in 2000. The Doctor said not to worry and he was even on the fence about mentioning it but since there is a "risk" he wanted us to know. I am doing my best not to worry, and Steve doesn't seem worried at all so that is good. At least one of us can stay calm.
Anyway, good news, not so good news (big deal or not) and the start of a lot of anxiety over the next few months.
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He is beautiful even just from the ultrasound "copy machine" pics! It seems that most people have some sort of scare during their pregancy, unfortunately, but I know how hard it is not to be anxious. I had a few scares myself and if you need to talk, please call. You are a great mommy already! :)
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