Help me

[jaymi851]

Here's the story. So I'm about 31 weeks pregnant and today I had an appointment with my OBGYN. They checked my blood pressure, got my weight, checked the baby's heartbeat, and then gave me an ultrasound. The woman who did the ultrasound kept staring at the head, and taking lots of pictures of the brain. Okay, that gave me cause to think she was seeing something abnormal. Well, last time they said that there was a problem with the brain, I went to a specialist who told me that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the brain or the baby, and that the only thing that could be a problem was the excess fluid around the baby. So they gave me a glucose test and that came back fine. My sugar levels are normal. So, today, they told me again about there being something wrong with my baby's brain but they didn't know what, or wouldn't say what. They told me to make sure I go to my next appointment with the specialist so that they could make sure there isn't anything wrong. Okay, that's fine and dandy but I'm just so sick of feeling like my doctors don't know what they're talking about. Last time they worried me sick telling me there was a problem with his brain, only to be told by my specialist that they shouldn't have worried me like they did because my baby was fine. I just need some answers. I will give any information I can for some peace of mind. It seems like whenever I get peace of mind, they keep putting me back into this worried state and I hate it because I just want a healthy baby and not make myself sick with stress over this. It's my first baby and I just want it to go okay.

[shastas84]

There is a separate page for drs. You can go to the ask the expert section. :)

[jaymi851]

Well when I asked what problem they saw today, they said they didn't know. That just made me think, "Then why bring it up?" I'm just tired of having to explain to my family that there might be a problem, making them worry as well. Shoot, last time I told the dad's mom what was going on, she looked like she was going to have a heart attack and started saying all these things about problems that run in her family that weren't even related to the problem we were facing. I'm trying to stay positive about it all. I feel fine most of the time so I really don't think there's a problem but I expect doctors to know what they're talking about and when they don't have answers it makes me so angry. That's what their job is, to know things and to help. I'll keep checking back. Thanks for the feedback...is it just people who comment on this page? That's nice but are there doctors who can actually help answer my questions? Blah.

[shastas84]

If the specialist has already said that things look good then I wouldn't worry. My thought is, was it the same us tech as last time they thought there was a problem? If so, it could be that she doesn't have the experience. With my last pregnancy the tech I saw kept insisting that there was a defect with the placenta. So I was sent to a specialist. He took his own ultrasound and had the images from the one the first tech did. He actually started laughing. It turned out the "defect" was part of my bladder that had been pinched between the growing uterus and my pelvis. Not comfortable but a long way from dangerous. Maybe you are having a similar issue with the tech. Fingers crossed for you! Keep us in the loop.