Heart Defect Confirmed

We are now 27 weeks along in the pregnancy. We met with the sonographer and a pediatric cardiologist this week. They looked at Samuel’s heart in great depth and listened to the heart’s sound waves. They ruled out ASD or VSD pretty quickly which is one of the more common heart defects in Trisomy13/18. ASD or VSD was suggested by our last perinatologist but it was never concluded. Something different was discovered and is considered only a minor heart defect. The right side of the heart is more ‘generous’ than the left side. On this larger right side, there is a tricuspid valve prolapse -or- in laymen’s terms, there is a regurgitation of blood from the lower chamber back into the upper chamber. The blood is supposed to be pushed down and stay down, but this is not happening. There is no way of knowing at this point if this heart defect could be of any real danger to him. Additional examination will be needed after he is born.

We have our first appointment at Sharp Mary Birch next week. I am looking forward to meeting our new OB who will deliver little Samuel.

Also, we have a new picture to share! Our other son turned 2 years old this week and during the photography shoot we asked to have some pregnancy photos done. Here is our favorite!