Re: Frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

[Guest guest]

I also had 3 miscarriages in the past and I guess had more monitoring than the

average pregnancy.  I think I may have had 5 or 6 ultrasounds with my son. 

 

Pardon me if this sounds harsh, but I don't think feeling guilty over

ultrasounds is productive in any way.  Ultrasounds assure both doctor and

patient that the baby is growing appropriately.  They are necessary.  I don't

believe there's a link between ultrasounds and apraxia, but if there were, what

is the sense in blaming ourselves for that?  Yes, I wish my son didn't have to

be in speech therapy.  But, apraxia isn't the worst thing in the world, not by

any stretch of the imagination.  He's a beautiful, loving, happy child.  I

wouldn't change anything about him.  Personally I think this lady has a very

" glass is half empty " mentality.  After years of infertility, she was blessed

with a child to love.  That's what I would focus on, if I were her.

 

~

From: kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...>

Subject: [ ] Frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 2:58 PM

This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page we'd

be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

learning from Facebook!

Ultrasounds in Utero

Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low tone.

I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy is an

understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover " during

the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was healthy

far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was exposed to

frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

Thanks much,

http://www.facebook .com/group. php?gid=11502973 5601

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[Guest guest]

I had many more ultrasounds than normal since I had a high-risk pregnancy

(pregnant with twins, plus I have a heart condition). Our son has

apraxia/PDD-NOS, but our daughter is incredibly verbal, so in our case, I

personally don't think ultrasounds had anything to do with causing the apraxia.

Just my opinion, though!

B.

From: kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...>

Subject: [ ] Frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 2:58 PM

This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page we'd

be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

learning from Facebook!

Ultrasounds in Utero

Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low tone.

I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy is an

understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover " during

the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was healthy

far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was exposed to

frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

Thanks much,

http://www.facebook .com/group. php?gid=11502973 5601

=====

[Guest guest]

Oh yeah... since I was considered high risk pregnancy because of age and health

factors, they did so many ultrasounds, blood work and amniocentesis.... Then we

went on and had that view from the womb 3D on my mother-in-laws request (it was

her first grandchild!!!) And we had no clue how it could affect by overheating

the fetuses!!! So I was delighted back then with all the ultrasounds!!! as I was

with vaccination and all the health system!!!

Love, Gabby. :0)

http://stemcellforautism.blogspot.com/

 

" I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical. Even God had

some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin. " ~ Jerry Newport

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi, I did not have frequent US during pregnancy but in Germany an US is

performed at every prenatal visit and I have never heard of apraxia in

Germany so I doubt there is a link.

Anja

On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 12:58 PM, kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...> wrote:

> This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

> checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

> members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

>

> Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

> having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

> just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

> causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page we'd

> be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

> learning from Facebook!

>

> Ultrasounds in Utero

> Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

> has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

> therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

> He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low tone.

>

> I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

> miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy is an

> understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

> ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

> ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

> during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

> determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover " during

> the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

> The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

>

> I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

> ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

> ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

> perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

> consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

> as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was healthy

> far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

> and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

> impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

> and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

>

> Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was exposed to

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

>

> Thanks much,

>

> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115029735601

>

> =====

>

[Guest guest]

I lived in Dubai during both of my pregnancies and had ultrasounds

with every appointment as is the norm there. I wasn't high risk or

anything. Only 2 ultrasounds were the higher level ones, but I still

had 2 of those as well (one at 20 weeks and another at 36). My

second child was born with apraxia, low tone and a number of sensory

issues. She's now 32 months and doing better but has a long way to go

still. I wondered about the ultrasounds too, but I had an almost

identical pregnancy with my older child (now 5) and she's off the

scale for verbal skills. She didn't speak until she was 15 months,

but her first word was a sentence, and her articulation and clarity

is almost creepy! So I personally don't think the ultrasounds had any

impact.

[Guest guest]

I had frequent ultrasounds with both my daughter and my youngest son's

pregnancy...and they were extensive and long. My oldest son had been

born with situs inversus totalis (all internal organs on opposite of

body) and due to the genetic risk of it happening again....the docs

wanted to be extra sure that we weren't looking at the same thing with

this. Although there is a chance my youngest may have Verbal

Apraxia.....my daughter does not. She is now 8 (almost 9). I've been

assured many times over that the sonograms/ultrasounds potential risk

was minimum. I had both the typical external, and internal ultrasounds

as well. Hope this helps reassure someone!

>

> This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

> checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

> members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

>

> Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

> having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

> just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

> causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page we'd

> be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

> learning from Facebook!

>

> Ultrasounds in Utero

> Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

> has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

> therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

> He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low

tone.

>

> I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

> miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy is an

> understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

> ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

> ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

> during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

> determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover " during

> the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

> The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

>

> I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

> ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

> ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

> perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

> consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

> as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was healthy

> far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

> and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

> impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

> and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

>

> Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was exposed to

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

>

> Thanks much,

>

> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115029735601

>

> =====

>

[Guest guest]

I would like to chime in here.

First, I would like to state that ultrasounds are NOT essential to

monitoring a pregnancy and they often give a false sense of hope to

the pregnant woman. I had extensive ultrasound and AFP blood testing

and NEITHER of these detected Mosaic Down Syndrome in my son.

Second, some people do not completely understand what happens during

an ultrasound. (So, I want to tell you.) The individual cells being

scanned are heated up via the ultrasonic waves, sound bounces off of

them, and then the individal cells being scanned collapse. The result

is cells that are forever changed. How are they changed

specifically....science is not for certain (yet).

Third, I did numerous ultrasounds on all my children. Some are just

incessant talkers!! Only one has Apraxia as a diagnosis and it can

specifically be pinned to lack of oxygen after birth (lay midwife

caused).

Ultrasounds have never been linked to Apraxia, which (apraxia) is

caused by damage to the neural pathways in the brain. Did the

ultrasonic waves cause the damage? It is possible. Is it probable?

No, not with the information we currently know about ultrasounds and

apraxia.

Did your child have a lack of oxygen during labor or after delivery?

Was there a nuchal cord (cord around neck)? What was your child's

APGAR scoring after birth at 1 minute and 5 minutes? ---How long was

your labor? I would look at these questions before I worried myself

to death about the ultrasounds. (which is past tense...so don't

worry!) And besides, it would be your doctor's fault, not yours, if

it were the cause.

Most of my research has implicated traumatic brain injury (one of

which is lack of oxygen around birth) as a primary cause of Apraxia.

Stop feeling guilty....you did nothing to cause it. Spend more time

helping your child fix the Apraxia by creating new experiences, which

will build new neural pathways to bypass the damage.

:0)))

In , " kiddietalk "

<kiddietalk@...> wrote:

>

> This question came up at our Facebook page (question below) and in

> checking through the group I found this hasn't come up often -but 2

> members did attempt polls to find out more about it. I didn't have

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy -did anyone here?

>

> Wouldn't flight attendants have a higher risk of

> having a child with apraxia due to the radiation from flying? It's

> just sad because she's " wracked with guilt " and we don't know what

> causes apraxia. See here I thought that having the Facebook page

we'd

> be able to share some of what we learn here -and as a group we are

> learning from Facebook!

>

> Ultrasounds in Utero

> Hi all. I'm new to this Facebook forum. My son is 23 months old and

> has not been formally diagnosed with Apraxia, but his SLP and other

> therapists believe this is what is causing his severe speech delays.

> He has good receptive language, but also has sensory issues and low

tone.

>

> I become pregnant with my son after years of infertility and 8

> miscarriages over 7 years. To say mine was a high-risk pregnancy is

an

> understatement. Because of this, I received upwards of almost 20

> ultrasounds during my pregnancy. Only two of them were Level II

> ultrasounds which took five minutes or more. All others were weekly

> during the first trimester and some into the second and third to

> determine fetal growth and viability, as he was a " slow mover "

during

> the majority of my pregnancy. He was born full term, via c-section.

> The majority of the scans were one minute long or less.

>

> I've been wracked with guilt over the possibility that these

> ultrasounds have somehow contributed to his delays. I researched

> ultrasounds when I first started getting the, and often consulted a

> perinatologist regarding the safety of so many scans. I was

> consistently reassured that there was no proof of harm in even twice

> as many scans, and the benefits of ensuring the pregnancy was

healthy

> far outweighed any possible harm. The most I've found on ultrasounds

> and possible harm to the fetus was one or two studies on hearing

> impairment with children exposed to frequent high-level ultrasounds,

> and his hearing is perfect - it's been checked twice.

>

> Anyone else out there who has a child with Apraxia who was exposed

to

> frequent ultrasounds during pregnancy?

>

> Thanks much,

>

> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115029735601

>

> =====

>