Hi, I am new here. I am pregnant with our first child & they discovered echogenic bowel on our 22 week ultrasound. After a level 2 u/s showed dilated echogenic bowel, I was sent for blood work and came back as a cf carrier. My husband was just tested friday & we should know his results in a week. I am a nurse on a pulmonary floor & am familiar with cf, and although I know there is only 25% chance the baby will have cf IF hubby comes back a carrier, I also know that echogenic bowel presenting before the third trimester is a marker for cf. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced the echogenic bowel on u/s and what the outcome was. The specialist told us the baby will likely need surgery for the bowel obstruction right after birth. I have also read of people going into labor early when carrying a cf child ... any thoughts, experiences to share with me? I would really appreciate any advice too!
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echogenic bowel on 22 week ultrasound
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Hi, I am new here. I am pregnant with our first child & they discovered echogenic bowel on our 22 week ultrasound. After a level 2 u/s showed dilated echogenic bowel, I was sent for blood work and came back as a cf carrier. My husband was just tested friday & we should know his results in a week. I am a nurse on a pulmonary floor & am familiar with cf, and although I know there is only 25% chance the baby will have cf IF hubby comes back a carrier, I also know that echogenic bowel presenting before the third trimester is a marker for cf. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced the echogenic bowel on u/s and what the outcome was. The specialist told us the baby will likely need surgery for the bowel obstruction right after birth. I have also read of people going into labor early when carrying a cf child ... any thoughts, experiences to share with me? I would really appreciate any advice too!
Hi, I am new here. I am pregnant with our first child & they discovered echogenic bowel on our 22 week ultrasound. After a level 2 u/s showed dilated echogenic bowel, I was sent for blood work and came back as a cf carrier. My husband was just tested friday & we should know his results in a week. I am a nurse on a pulmonary floor & am familiar with cf, and although I know there is only 25% chance the baby will have cf IF hubby comes back a carrier, I also know that echogenic bowel presenting before the third trimester is a marker for cf. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced the echogenic bowel on u/s and what the outcome was. The specialist told us the baby will likely need surgery for the bowel obstruction right after birth. I have also read of people going into labor early when carrying a cf child ... any thoughts, experiences to share with me? I would really appreciate any advice too!
Hi, I am new here. I am pregnant with our first child & they discovered echogenic bowel on our 22 week ultrasound. After a level 2 u/s showed dilated echogenic bowel, I was sent for blood work and came back as a cf carrier. My husband was just tested friday & we should know his results in a week. I am a nurse on a pulmonary floor & am familiar with cf, and although I know there is only 25% chance the baby will have cf IF hubby comes back a carrier, I also know that echogenic bowel presenting before the third trimester is a marker for cf. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced the echogenic bowel on u/s and what the outcome was. The specialist told us the baby will likely need surgery for the bowel obstruction right after birth. I have also read of people going into labor early when carrying a cf child ... any thoughts, experiences to share with me? I would really appreciate any advice too!
Hi, I am new here. I am pregnant with our first child & they discovered echogenic bowel on our 22 week ultrasound. After a level 2 u/s showed dilated echogenic bowel, I was sent for blood work and came back as a cf carrier. My husband was just tested friday & we should know his results in a week. I am a nurse on a pulmonary floor & am familiar with cf, and although I know there is only 25% chance the baby will have cf IF hubby comes back a carrier, I also know that echogenic bowel presenting before the third trimester is a marker for cf. I am just wondering if anyone else has experienced the echogenic bowel on u/s and what the outcome was. The specialist told us the baby will likely need surgery for the bowel obstruction right after birth. I have also read of people going into labor early when carrying a cf child ... any thoughts, experiences to share with me? I would really appreciate any advice too!
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
Hello Katie,
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
Hello Katie,
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
Hello Katie,
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
Hello Katie,
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
Hello Katie,
<br />
<br />My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
<br />
<br />My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
<br />
<br />As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
<br />
<br />On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
<br />
<br />You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
<br />
<br />My little boy had level 2 echogenic bowel show up on the 19 wk ultrasound. But we didn't know it until I was 28 weeks along. I am glad you are a nurse, and seem to have an OB who cares. My first OB didn't... and therefore never informed us of the abnormality. He at least noted it my file and the new OB I transferred to at 27 weeks caught it. But the echogenic bowel didn't show up again in subsequent ultrasounds, so we thought all was well.
<br />
<br />My son ended up having meconium ileus at birth. They didn't realize what the problem was until his first exploratory surgery at 3 days old. It took 4 hours to clear the blockage. The ped. surgeon said it was the consistency of dried caulk. That was the beginning of our story... but many other things followed- supposedly unrelated to his Cystic Fibrosis. Midgut Vovulus with malrotation at 2 months, followed immediately by deep vein thrombosis that caused necrotizing enterocolitis. He had a 93.5 cm resection of the small bowel. But the anastomosis wasn't good so the damaged tissue strictured and he had to have a surgery to clear that.
<br />
<br />As doctors put it, it was the perfect storm of circumstances for all this to happen. What has happened to him is very rare, so try not to worry too much in the mean time.
<br />
<br />On a positive note, he has had zero lung issues and he turns one next month. He's doing incredibly well considering just 6 months ago he was having a multiple organ transplant evaluation (for liver/small bowel/pancreas). He will not need transplant at all as long as things keep going well.
<br />
<br />You will be in my prayers. The best advice I can give is to read up on CF and only consider info from accredited sources...but you know that since you are a nurse. And get yourself a good support system of friends, church, and family- because we all need that whether we are parents of children with CF or not! Take care and please update.
On the topic of an echogenic bowel as a marker for MI and CF, when is this detected by? Is there a definitive time frame via ultrasound that it will appear if there is going to be a MI? If not present by X number of weeks, does that mean that a child with CF won't have MI at birth?
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
On the topic of an echogenic bowel as a marker for MI and CF, when is this detected by? Is there a definitive time frame via ultrasound that it will appear if there is going to be a MI? If not present by X number of weeks, does that mean that a child with CF won't have MI at birth?
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
On the topic of an echogenic bowel as a marker for MI and CF, when is this detected by? Is there a definitive time frame via ultrasound that it will appear if there is going to be a MI? If not present by X number of weeks, does that mean that a child with CF won't have MI at birth?
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
On the topic of an echogenic bowel as a marker for MI and CF, when is this detected by? Is there a definitive time frame via ultrasound that it will appear if there is going to be a MI? If not present by X number of weeks, does that mean that a child with CF won't have MI at birth?
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
On the topic of an echogenic bowel as a marker for MI and CF, when is this detected by? Is there a definitive time frame via ultrasound that it will appear if there is going to be a MI? If not present by X number of weeks, does that mean that a child with CF won't have MI at birth?
<br />
<br />I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
<br />
<br />I can't believe Zeke is almost a year old!! He looks great!
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
According to my OB and several pediatric surgeons I've talked to, there is never a definitive answer from an ultrasound that a child will or won't have meconium ileus at birth. It's such a hard thing to see on film that sometimes even after the child is born it takes days to figure out what is wrong, as it did with my son. Most times, the indicator that MI is happening is the lack of the first meconium stool shortly after birth, which is then followed by emesis.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
According to my OB and several pediatric surgeons I've talked to, there is never a definitive answer from an ultrasound that a child will or won't have meconium ileus at birth. It's such a hard thing to see on film that sometimes even after the child is born it takes days to figure out what is wrong, as it did with my son. Most times, the indicator that MI is happening is the lack of the first meconium stool shortly after birth, which is then followed by emesis.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
According to my OB and several pediatric surgeons I've talked to, there is never a definitive answer from an ultrasound that a child will or won't have meconium ileus at birth. It's such a hard thing to see on film that sometimes even after the child is born it takes days to figure out what is wrong, as it did with my son. Most times, the indicator that MI is happening is the lack of the first meconium stool shortly after birth, which is then followed by emesis.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
According to my OB and several pediatric surgeons I've talked to, there is never a definitive answer from an ultrasound that a child will or won't have meconium ileus at birth. It's such a hard thing to see on film that sometimes even after the child is born it takes days to figure out what is wrong, as it did with my son. Most times, the indicator that MI is happening is the lack of the first meconium stool shortly after birth, which is then followed by emesis.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
M
Mommy2Zeke
Guest
According to my OB and several pediatric surgeons I've talked to, there is never a definitive answer from an ultrasound that a child will or won't have meconium ileus at birth. It's such a hard thing to see on film that sometimes even after the child is born it takes days to figure out what is wrong, as it did with my son. Most times, the indicator that MI is happening is the lack of the first meconium stool shortly after birth, which is then followed by emesis.
<br />
<br />If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.
<br />
<br />If an indication for MI does show up, it usually happens in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy.