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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wishing you well, OP. What is your next step? Can you get a second opinion on ultrasound to see if a different doctor sees something else?[/quote]

As it happens, it was a different doctor who did the amnio, and she did an ultrasound first to make sure of the baby's position and also take a look. She saw the same thing and explained it to us in detail, and perhaps what sucks the most, DH and I could see it pretty clearly ourselves (the usual "three lines" you get with a girl, but not as bright/distinctive as they ought to be, plus something extra up top where a girl usually doesn't have much). I sort of wish we hadn't seen it, it'd be nice to have a bit more room for denial at this point. Hoping it'll magically look different at our next ultrasound, but I don't know if that's a thing that actually happens. [/quote]

This might make you feel better. We saw a MFM specialist (this was a second opinion) that did an ultrasound and told us our baby had a curved femur bone. Both my husband and I could see the curved shape she was referring to. We were counseled on all the disorders he might have. His head and abdomen were growing 2-3 weeks ahead and his arms and legs were 2 weeks behind schedule. I was so upset by the images because I couldn’t deny the curved shape. We went to Children’s Hospital three weeks later. The femur bone was not curved. They determined it was a false alarm. My baby was born healthy. They told me that ultrasounds can cause lots of false alarms because of shadows that result from the baby’s constantly changing position. Keep the faith! I wish you peace of mind. I remember how scary the uncertainty was for us. [/quote]

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