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Amy

I'm so scared and I have been crying all day, for the past 25weeks my babies ultrasound has been perfect only to be called back to today that something was off with the baby and they said it could be dolichocephaly, I'm so scared, what do I do

Nothing was detected at the Anomaly scan , this was just a routine scan and I'm this heartbroken

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Ra

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I'm sorry to hear about this. No one ever wants to hear that there is something wrong with their baby when there is still months to grow before you meet them. I'm 25.5 weeks and my Daughter has a small hole in her heart but it should resolve itself before or just after birth. My older daughter(3 years old) had plagiocephaly just after birth but with some extra effort on my part it worked itself out. From what I understand in mild cases it can work itself out with repositioning and worst case scenario a helmet. I pray that your child is going to be perfectly healthy and that it will all work out.

Am

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Just realized I never updated anyone.. it turned out she did not have it

Am

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Sending prayers

Je

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First, i'm so sorry! I was 24 weeks when I found out my baby had ancephaly last year, and it was very heartbreaking. Especially after hearing over and over that everything was fine. I really hope it was just the way the baby was positioned, and everything's perfect. Will be praying for you and the baby. Please keep us posted.

Je

Je • Jul 18, 2022
Thank you! I was a mess for about a month, or two. My OB prescribed anxiety meds because my blood pressure was dangerously high. I'd take my son to daycare, and come home to do nothing, but watch tv/sleep. My house was a disaster, but tbankfully my husband never said anything. Eventually, I knew I had to pull myself together and not lose myself in my grief. I leaned more into my faith. I started reading my Bible, and praying alot. Writing in a journal helped me get my emotions out. I started running because it helped me feel better, but was also the only way my chest didn't feel so tight. Then I started focusing on being healthier with my diet, and cooking dinner vs fast food all the time. Cleaning then became a release for me, and a form of control. Looking back it's a miracle I pulled through. Give yourself alot of grace its not an easy road. It's not even a day by day thing it's a moment by moment getting through it. There were days I would cry the whole day away, and others I felt nothing. Days I felt I was done being sad, and then something would happen to release all the emotions.

Am

Amy • Jul 18, 2022
Thanks dear... I'm sorry about yours too. How did you cope?