21w0d: Markers

I went in for a fetal assessment today. It turns out the boy has 3 down syndrome markers - kidneys are dialated, short femur bones, and cystic hygroma. This means the twin boy will have a 50% chance of having down syndrome. The biggest concern is the cystic hygroma because it can block the passage to the heart and cause heart problems. That is probably one of my fears that the his heart will have too work too hard. So far his heartbeat is awesome ranging from 154-163 bpm.

So the next set of appointments will involve an echo cardiogram to make sure there are no holes in the heart and a nephrology consult to make sure we know what to do with the kidneys. We will also go back to get the cystic hygroma and femur follow up. We need the cystic hygroma to go away and the femurs to grow.

The office is so much nicer and the staff is much nicer at the fetal assessment department.

Stats:
Boy: 13oz, heartbeat 154 bpm, measures at 21w6d
Girl: 1lb, heartbeat 124 bpm, measures at 22w0d