Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Hi, My baby (due in September) also has an in-utero diagnosis of CF (left foot only). My understanding is that it is not possible to tell from the ultrasound alone whether the problem is CF or metatarus adductus. The former requires treatment, but the latter usually doesn't, and resolves on its own within a year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Hi, My baby (due in September) also has an in-utero diagnosis of CF (left foot only). My understanding is that it is not possible to tell from the ultrasound alone whether the problem is CF or metatarus adductus. The former requires treatment, but the latter usually doesn't, and resolves on its own within a year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Actually, I have heard this. I don't think that it is a matter of the foot/feet self correcting in utero, but rather, that there was never clubfoot present in the first place. From what I understand, clubfoot is difficult to diagnose from ultrasound unless they can get a very clear shot of the foot/feet. That's not always possible, especially later in the pregnancy because of positioning and size of the baby. What appears to be clubfoot may just happen to be the way the baby was holding the foot that particular moment. Does that make sense? Anyway, I do think that it is less and less common to have a misdiagnosis with the better ultrasound equipment that is being used today. Severity of clubfoot absolutely cannot be determined in utero though. The measure of severity in clubfoot is not how turned or twisted the foot is, but is how flexible the foot is. One baby could have a foot that is turned so badly that the toes point towards the head, but may have a mild easily treated clubfoot as it is quite flexible. Another may have a foot that is barely turned, but has a very severe foot because it is not flexible at all. Flexibility can't be seen on an ultrasound no matter how clear they can make those pictures. lol Hope that info helps!! Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot) misdiagnosis? ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Actually, I have heard this. I don't think that it is a matter of the foot/feet self correcting in utero, but rather, that there was never clubfoot present in the first place. From what I understand, clubfoot is difficult to diagnose from ultrasound unless they can get a very clear shot of the foot/feet. That's not always possible, especially later in the pregnancy because of positioning and size of the baby. What appears to be clubfoot may just happen to be the way the baby was holding the foot that particular moment. Does that make sense? Anyway, I do think that it is less and less common to have a misdiagnosis with the better ultrasound equipment that is being used today. Severity of clubfoot absolutely cannot be determined in utero though. The measure of severity in clubfoot is not how turned or twisted the foot is, but is how flexible the foot is. One baby could have a foot that is turned so badly that the toes point towards the head, but may have a mild easily treated clubfoot as it is quite flexible. Another may have a foot that is barely turned, but has a very severe foot because it is not flexible at all. Flexibility can't be seen on an ultrasound no matter how clear they can make those pictures. lol Hope that info helps!! Jen & Livie (10-18-01 severe left clubfoot) misdiagnosis? ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Actually, a mom posted here recently that this actually happened. Her older child has CF and new baby was supposed to as well. But baby came out with straight feet! I wouldn't get your hopes up, but sure, it's a possibility. For now however, please know that if treated properly this is so NOT A BIG DEAL. I know it's so difficult to see that right now and we've all been there feeling like you do. But looking back, I wouldn't trade this experience in for much of anything personally... it's been such an eye opener as to how little of a disability it is and the wonderful method Dr. Ponseti has found for our little ones. If Darbi could have never had to deal with it great, I'd trade it. But for me... well I'm totally ok with my experience and I value it more than one would think possible. I've met some wonderful friends, learned a lot about clubfoot and doctors, helped (with the other parents here) many other babes around the world stay with their bracing or to find a good doctor... and my daughter has a nice perfect little foot now that actually flexes more than her normal foot! Can't complain about any of that! Hugs to you! And please know we're here for you any time. We've all BTDT and we do understand the mother's feelings that go with this :~} I remember being really sad about shoes lol! Like that mattered in the long run... but for me right then... not being able to put cute shoes on her was monumental hehe... Now of course I can't stop getting cute shoes for her and her favorite thing in the world (and first real word) is shoes... and fish... which interestingly enough we can't get her to say like " fish " ... she insists they're " shoes " ! Kori At 03:32 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote: >ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of >a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one >once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to >me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Actually, a mom posted here recently that this actually happened. Her older child has CF and new baby was supposed to as well. But baby came out with straight feet! I wouldn't get your hopes up, but sure, it's a possibility. For now however, please know that if treated properly this is so NOT A BIG DEAL. I know it's so difficult to see that right now and we've all been there feeling like you do. But looking back, I wouldn't trade this experience in for much of anything personally... it's been such an eye opener as to how little of a disability it is and the wonderful method Dr. Ponseti has found for our little ones. If Darbi could have never had to deal with it great, I'd trade it. But for me... well I'm totally ok with my experience and I value it more than one would think possible. I've met some wonderful friends, learned a lot about clubfoot and doctors, helped (with the other parents here) many other babes around the world stay with their bracing or to find a good doctor... and my daughter has a nice perfect little foot now that actually flexes more than her normal foot! Can't complain about any of that! Hugs to you! And please know we're here for you any time. We've all BTDT and we do understand the mother's feelings that go with this :~} I remember being really sad about shoes lol! Like that mattered in the long run... but for me right then... not being able to put cute shoes on her was monumental hehe... Now of course I can't stop getting cute shoes for her and her favorite thing in the world (and first real word) is shoes... and fish... which interestingly enough we can't get her to say like " fish " ... she insists they're " shoes " ! Kori At 03:32 PM 6/21/2005, you wrote: >ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of >a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one >once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to >me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I have a little personal experience in this area. A third-trimester ultrasound revealed the possibility of a clubfoot when I was pregnant with my son three years ago. It turned out to be nothing as he was born with two perfectly normal feet. I am now pregnant with our second child. A sonogram at 17 weeks revealed that our daughter has RCF. I asked the perinatologist if it was possibly positional due to the experience with our son. He said it was possible, but unlikely because the image was quite clear (especially since the baby wasn't too cramped in the uterus yet at only 17 weeks). A follow-up sonogram at 22 weeks has confirmed the diagnosis for us. The foot looks very much the same as before. It is curved like a golf club compared to the left foot beside it which appears perfectly straight. Our doctor explained that we should not be able to see both leg bones when looking at the image of the top of her foot. Clubfoot is quite common in my family, so we weren't terribly surprised when we heard the news either time. I am now 27 weeks pregnant, and feel very blessed to have the advanced notification about our daughter's condition. This gives me several months to research and prepare for her treatment when she arrives. Best of luck to you. Amye -------------- Original message -------------- ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 I have a little personal experience in this area. A third-trimester ultrasound revealed the possibility of a clubfoot when I was pregnant with my son three years ago. It turned out to be nothing as he was born with two perfectly normal feet. I am now pregnant with our second child. A sonogram at 17 weeks revealed that our daughter has RCF. I asked the perinatologist if it was possibly positional due to the experience with our son. He said it was possible, but unlikely because the image was quite clear (especially since the baby wasn't too cramped in the uterus yet at only 17 weeks). A follow-up sonogram at 22 weeks has confirmed the diagnosis for us. The foot looks very much the same as before. It is curved like a golf club compared to the left foot beside it which appears perfectly straight. Our doctor explained that we should not be able to see both leg bones when looking at the image of the top of her foot. Clubfoot is quite common in my family, so we weren't terribly surprised when we heard the news either time. I am now 27 weeks pregnant, and feel very blessed to have the advanced notification about our daughter's condition. This gives me several months to research and prepare for her treatment when she arrives. Best of luck to you. Amye -------------- Original message -------------- ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post went to the moderators instead of to the list.- We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our baby is club. The doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically commented that the only thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling infant's cast! I found a study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. I am hopeful for misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the information I found: TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is Amniocentesis Indicated? Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated clubfoot identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was available on 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight fetuses with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at birth. Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a false-positive rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post went to the moderators instead of to the list.- We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our baby is club. The doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically commented that the only thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling infant's cast! I found a study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. I am hopeful for misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the information I found: TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is Amniocentesis Indicated? Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated clubfoot identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was available on 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight fetuses with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at birth. Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a false-positive rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Thanks for the very interesting statistics. I guess it's more reason to hold out hope. I've only had one ultrasound so far and plan on having another in about a month. Either way, after all the research I've been doing on clubfoot and all of the encouraging responses from these groups, I have a much more positive outlook. > Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post > went to the moderators instead of to the list.- > > We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our > baby is club. The > doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically > commented that the only > thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling > infant's cast! I found a > study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. > I am hopeful for > misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the > information I found: > > TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; > Brigham > and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) > The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is > Amniocentesis Indicated? > Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. > > Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated > clubfoot > identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was > available on > 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having > bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight > fetuses > with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at > birth. > Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a > false-positive > rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Thanks for the very interesting statistics. I guess it's more reason to hold out hope. I've only had one ultrasound so far and plan on having another in about a month. Either way, after all the research I've been doing on clubfoot and all of the encouraging responses from these groups, I have a much more positive outlook. > Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post > went to the moderators instead of to the list.- > > We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our > baby is club. The > doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically > commented that the only > thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling > infant's cast! I found a > study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. > I am hopeful for > misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the > information I found: > > TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; > Brigham > and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) > The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is > Amniocentesis Indicated? > Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. > > Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated > clubfoot > identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was > available on > 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having > bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight > fetuses > with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at > birth. > Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a > false-positive > rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I read the same Am J Obstet Gynecol paper after our daughter was diagonsed with a left ( & possibly right clubfoot) during an 18 week ultrasound. After that, I had very regular ultrasounds (performed by perinatal specialists) to check for other defects & to monitor her growth since I was having consistent contractions very early on. The docs always agreed that the left foot was clubbed, but would go back and forth about the right. We didn't know till she was born, that her right foot was normal. So I think in some cases it's very obvious & in the more " questionable " cases you may not know until birth. Probably also depends on the level of detail of the ultrasound & the experience of the doc/tech performing it. But as others have said, if your baby does turn out to have a clubfoot the Ponseti method will very likely have it fixed in a relative jiffy. Take good care, Kim Lily, 3/28/05, lcf, P/M FAB 23/7 > Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post > went to the moderators instead of to the list.- > > We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our > baby is club. The > doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically > commented that the only > thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling > infant's cast! I found a > study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. > I am hopeful for > misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the > information I found: > > TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; > Brigham > and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) > The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is > Amniocentesis Indicated? > Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. > > Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated > clubfoot > identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was > available on > 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having > bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight > fetuses > with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at > birth. > Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a > false-positive > rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 I read the same Am J Obstet Gynecol paper after our daughter was diagonsed with a left ( & possibly right clubfoot) during an 18 week ultrasound. After that, I had very regular ultrasounds (performed by perinatal specialists) to check for other defects & to monitor her growth since I was having consistent contractions very early on. The docs always agreed that the left foot was clubbed, but would go back and forth about the right. We didn't know till she was born, that her right foot was normal. So I think in some cases it's very obvious & in the more " questionable " cases you may not know until birth. Probably also depends on the level of detail of the ultrasound & the experience of the doc/tech performing it. But as others have said, if your baby does turn out to have a clubfoot the Ponseti method will very likely have it fixed in a relative jiffy. Take good care, Kim Lily, 3/28/05, lcf, P/M FAB 23/7 > Below I'm pasting a response from member " basenjimommy " as the post > went to the moderators instead of to the list.- > > We just had our ultrasound today. We were told the right foot of our > baby is club. The > doctor told us that it is easily corrected with casts. He comically > commented that the only > thing to worry about is getting " clocked " in the head by a wiggling > infant's cast! I found a > study that found a 12% chance of ultrasound misdagnosis of club foot. > I am hopeful for > misdiagnosis, but if not, the treatment sounds promising. Here's the > information I found: > > TD Shipp, BR Benacerraf (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; > Brigham > and Women's Hospital, Boston; Harvard Med School, Boston) > The Significance of Prenatally Identified Isolated Clubfoot: Is > Amniocentesis Indicated? > Am J Obstet Gynecol 178:600-602, 1998. > > Patients: The 9-year review included 87 fetuses with isolated > clubfoot > identified on prenatal Ultrasound. Follow-up information was > available on > 68 fetuses. At birth, 38 fetuses were correctly identified as having > bilateral clubfoot and 15 as having unilateral clubfoot. Eight > fetuses > with a ultrasound diagnosis of clubfoot were found to be normal at > birth. > Ultrasound used prenatally for the detection of clubfoot has a > false-positive > rate of 12%; the false-negative rate is unknown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi. Yes, we've thought of getting a 3D/4D ultrasound in about a month or so - just to make sure. The first ultrasound I had was at just under 19 weeks. I'm thinking another ultrasound a little further along (23-24 weeks) would be a better indicator. > > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard > of > > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having > one > > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this > to > > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little > skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 Hi. Yes, we've thought of getting a 3D/4D ultrasound in about a month or so - just to make sure. The first ultrasound I had was at just under 19 weeks. I'm thinking another ultrasound a little further along (23-24 weeks) would be a better indicator. > > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard > of > > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having > one > > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this > to > > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little > skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 The 3-d is where we first saw Janelyse's. We didn't get a second opinion though because there's nothing you can do until they're born anyway. Marcia Re: misdiagnosis? I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 The 3-d is where we first saw Janelyse's. We didn't get a second opinion though because there's nothing you can do until they're born anyway. Marcia Re: misdiagnosis? I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 We did not get a second opinion for the clubfoot but the perinatologist automatically looked at it using 3d and 4d. If you haven't seen it that way yet then I would suggest a second opinion too. Remember that they cannot really diagnosis the severity until the baby is born...from what I've read it all depends on the flexibility to determine severity and they can't really see that in any type of ultrasound. -kelly ) 31 weeks pg with baby boy, left cf basenjimommy wrote: I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 We did not get a second opinion for the clubfoot but the perinatologist automatically looked at it using 3d and 4d. If you haven't seen it that way yet then I would suggest a second opinion too. Remember that they cannot really diagnosis the severity until the baby is born...from what I've read it all depends on the flexibility to determine severity and they can't really see that in any type of ultrasound. -kelly ) 31 weeks pg with baby boy, left cf basenjimommy wrote: I don't know if you were considering getting a 2nd opinion now rather than waiting for birth. We are. I spoke to Dr. Herzenberger and he suggested getting a 3D ultrasound to confirm the diagnosis. He said that generally, 3D u/s aren't really useful except for diagnosing clubfoot. Did anyone else who had a prenatal diagnosis get a 3D u/s or another test for a second opinion? > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard of > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having one > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this to > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little skeptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 I will be having a 3D/4D ultrasound in about a month to confirm the clubfoot. I will keep everyone posted on the results. > > ok..maybe i'm still in denial, but has anyone experienced or heard > of > > a baby showing a clubfoot in ultrasound and turning out not having > one > > once born? Possibly fixing itself in utero? Someone mentioned this > to > > me and even though I would like to believe it, I am a little > skeptical. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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