For those of you who have been following Mom2′s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer.

So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life.

I’ve hit the 20 week mark, the halfway point. Also, my husband and I discovered yesterday at out 20 week ultrasound that we’re having a boy. So, now we will have one of each and will be done.

There are 10 fingers and 10 toes accounted for, all other measurements are falling into the correct ranges. The one finding on the ultrasound showed a choriod plexus cyst on one side of the brain. According to the site OBFocus, these cysts are found in about 1% to 3% of all mid-pregnancy ultrasounds and normally resolve by 28 weeks.

For those who read my first post “The second time around”, we had this same scare with our daughter, which required us to have an amnio. If that is the case again, well, so be it. We overcame a 50-50 chance last time. All the other “soft markers” of Edwards Syndrome (a trisomy disorder in the 18th set of chromomosomes, which normally results in fetal death) were not there. Those include:
- closed fists with over lapping fingers
- clubbed feet
-strawberry shaped head
-thicker nuchal fold at the back of the neck

For more information on Choroid Plexus Cysts and Edwards Syndrome markers visit:
http://www.obfocus.com/high-risk/birthdefects/choroidplexus.htm.

Until my next update, wish us luck. I’ll keep everyone posted.

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