calcium deposit on babies heart in ultrasound

These blogs helped me so much! i'm 30 yrs old, 22 weeks pregnant. a few weeks ago my ultrasound dr. found a calcuim deposit on our ultrasound. he said we can do an amno but i decided not to do it, i called my obgyn and she said i shouldn't worry, calcium deposits are normal, i thought she was just telling me this to keep me calm but now i know that she was in fact telling me the truth. i'm going to trust God that i'm going to have a healthy baby. after reading what other mothers and fathers to be had to say i feel even more better than before. i have to admit that i still worry about this at times, guess that's normal but for the most part i'm enjoying my pregnancy. i have two older boys that are healthy, this one is a girl, i'm sure will be healthy as well!

There is NOTHING wrong with a downs baby they are loving, caring and yes more challenging but they give the greatest love anyone could get and a love no one will understand, don't let that be the fear of calcium deposits.

I just had a level 2 ultrasound at 20 weeks. I am 36 years old and pregnant with my fourth child. Every thing on the ultrasound looked good except a small calcium deposit on the baby's heart. The dr. told me this could be a high risk for down's syndrome. Any thoughts out there?

Hi, I'm 32 and I had my first baby last October. I had my anomalies scan at 23weeks and was told that my baby too had these calcium deposits. The ultrasound nurse went to great pains to explain to me that these deposits are extremely common but not all health authorities would disclose the fact that they were present. She went on to say that they were only cause for concern when they appear in conjunction with other signs such as enlarged kidney's. There were several others but my brain fails me. She went out of her way to reassure me and was completely right to do so as my little girl is perfectly healthy.
There are so many things to take in and think about during pregnancy so to anyone else out there who is worrying about this, please try not to panic. Take a deep breath and try to enjoy the whole experience. Our bodies really are quite brilliant!

I am 22 years of age, this is my second baby (a boy this time :-] ) I was told there was a calcium deposit on his heart as well. Although my bloodtest for DS came back negative my doctor informed me that the blood tests arent %100 accurate. I've had one detailed ultra sound in which I was reassured aside from the calcium deposit everything looked and measured just fine. I dont understand why my Doctor keeps mentioning DS though as if my other tests that came out normal didn't matter. I'll keep my fingers crossed until my echocardiogram in two weeks

im 27 pregnant wit my second child and i just fond out my baby had 2 bright white spots on his heart yes its a boy.everything else was ok on ther ultrasound nothing seem to be outta place or nothing. But when i looked it up it said possible DS but my quads test came back neg. my boyfriend is so worried and so am i this is j=his first child. i was told not to worry nut i cant help it. i go back next week for another ultrasound. im so scared been trying to have a baby for 12 years what am i to do.

Hey ladies! I'm 22wks pregnant with our second, and am going for my second ultrasound because of shadows on our babies heart. Here's my take...

First off, 98% of the time, and yes that [i]is[/i] the literal statistic, it is absolutely nothing. If it turns out to be something, it can often take care of itself before the baby is born. Don't stress... it's not in our hands anyway! What will freaking out about it do? Cause us to lose sleep and cry too many tears over what is probably a non-issue! Babies react to a mothers stress while they're in the womb, so you won't be doing anybody any favors by melting down. Just keep yourselves healthy and wait until they tell you to start worrying to do it!

Secondly, Downs Syndrome isn't the worst thing that could ever happen to you, your family, or your baby. Love your child for who he or she is, regardless of their abilities and appearance. For a care providor to have legitimate concerns about Downs, they need to find at least three markers on your ultrasound anyway. Even if your baby is born with Downs, they don't need anything but your love, to be fed, hear your voice, and to feel your heartbeat as you hold them... no different than any other newborn. My cousin was told her chance of having a baby with Downs Syndrome was 1 in 350, yet her chance of miscarrying from the amniocentisis was 1 in 300. I was so proud when she decided it wasn't worth the risk. Think carefully about the decisions you make, because they do affect you and your babies health, not to mention your psychological well-being.

A baby is a blessing, and we all made the decision to love and care for our children the moment we started trying to have families! If I, at 22 years old, with a toddler, a new puppy, a husband who owns his own business, and a job of my own can choose not to let this bring me down, certainly all of you with ten more years life experience can make the same choice! I don't want to look back on my pregnancy and think that I wasted weeks worrying instead of truely enjoying the life growing inside of me. Soon enough, pregnancy will be in the past and we'll all be holding our children, regardless of whether or not they saw shadows and calcium deposits on our ultrasounds.

Hi all, I am 22 yrs old future mummy.. I am 19 weeks 5 days pregnant..Yesterday in level two ultrasound i found that their is calcium deposit in my baby's heart..I am worried.. Is it common?? My doctor told it will fade away naturally in 26 weeks.. Is it so..????

As a 32 year old mother of an awesome, bright, and charming two year old daughter with Down syndrome, I would like to respond to the following post:

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I went rhough all the overwhelming feelings of hearing that you "might"have a DS baby. I felt horrible for so many reasons, fortunatelly my baby is very healthy. This is the way I udnerstood this situation. CAlcium deposits in hearts are very common in healthy babies, but more commonly found on DS babies. If you are young, healthy, and with no family history of DS, your chances of a sick baby are 1 in 360,000, if an ultrasound spots a deposit on your babies heart, the chances of it being DS are 1 in 300,000, so even thought your chances are bigger, they are still very rare.... After I heard this from the Geneticist (sp?), we decided not to get an amnio, the risks of causing something even worse (miscarriage) toa possibly healthy baby, were too high... and Thank GOD! my baby is healthy and very smart. I know its hard, I was never able to do it 100%, but try to get the idea out of your mind as much as possible and relax,,, GOOD LUCK!
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Let me just remind us all how fortunate we are to be mothers to our children. In many cases, there are couples who are unable to have children. Secondly, as I may have been prior to having our daughter, your the lack of knowledge and respect for children/adults with Down syndrome is evident in this post. "Fortunately," our daughter is absolutely healthy, too. Children with DS should not be considered unhealthy or damaged. As well, our daughter is not an "it" nor is she "a DS baby"; she is Lillian Elise who happens to have DS. As well, she is the most treasured person in her family/extended family's life. Please remind yourself that a child with Down syndrome can be, and in our case is, the greatest treat, gift, and pleasure that my husband and I have the honor of raising. I actually have grown to feel sorry for people who don't get to raise a child with Down syndrome - talk about amazing. So, I am glad to hear that your daughter is "healthy" and "smart" - sounds like our girls are a lot alike. Anyone out there that is concerned about having a child with Down syndrome, please feel free to write. And know that if you do have a baby with Down syndrome, you are blessed beyond words!