Several months ago on one of our first sonograms, a small bright spot appeared on William's heart. Over the weeks, the bright spot persisted. Earlier today, we went to see a different doctor to get William checked out. (Our doctor has only a half million dollar sonogram machine, whereas this other doctor has a million dollar machine, so he'd be able to tell us more.)
After meeting with this doctor, this is what we've learned. William appears to be completely intact and fully developed. There are no structural abnormalities, e.g., no spina bifida or holes in the heart. He also measures well.
The bright spot appears to only be a small deposit of calcium in the heart tissue. If the doctor had seen it 12 weeks ago, he would have doubled whatever chance of Down Syndrome we had. But the blood screen we had 12 weeks ago came back normal. Also, the 12 weeks of development since then also shows that William is not exhibiting any characteristics of Down Syndrome.
To all appearances and with the best of abilities, William is a perfectly healthy boy.
1 comment:
Maybe that bright spot is his love for you shining through.
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