Such awful news

jennyjelly

Hi, I hope you will forgive me if I unload on you a little, I'm really finding it hard to come to terms with today's news.

DS & his GF went for their 20 week scan today, excited and expecting to come away with news that the baby was fine, and whether it was a boy or a girl.

Instead they found out that the baby has a malformed cerebellum and physical deformities. Tomorrow they are having an amniocentesis to determine the scale of the problem, but from what we were told at the hospital we all have to prepare for the worst.

As you can imagine they are absolutely devastated, and as for me, I just can't stop crying.

Sorry, just needed to let that out.

busiscoming2

So sad for you all, ((((big hug)))) and be strong for your DS and his GF.

Dazi

so sorry to hear this, you must be devastated too, please have a virtual hug from me. xxx

PHYTHIAN

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Sorry ..not much more I can offer you than a bit of a group hug. Can't begin to imagine how low you must be feeling at the moment and even more so , your son and his GF. They are , at least, both young and can try again, but I don't for a moment think that's much consolation to you all at this time.

Sunny_spell

So sorry to hear....BIG HUG from me.

hitchins

So so sorry to hear this. Blessings and hugs to you all x

Spendless

I am so sorry. A similar thing happened in my 1st pregnancy. This organisation is extremely helpful and supportive.

http://www.arc-uk.org/

ailuro2

So sorry to hear your news, it's always very sad to hear that everything isn't as hoped. Can't say any more, sorry...

hitchins

Spendless wrote: »

I am so sorry. A similar thing happened in my 1st pregnancy. This organisation is extremely helpful and supportive.

http://www.arc-uk.org/

Was just going to add, I hope your son and his GF are getting all the relevant information.

lauren_1

PHYTHIAN wrote: »

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

Sorry ..not much more I can offer you than a bit of a group hug. Can't begin to imagine how low you must be feeling at the moment and even more so , your son and his GF. They are , at least, both young and can try again, but I don't for a moment think that's much consolation to you all at this time.

Refering to age and trying again is probably ranking in the top 5 of things not to say to a couple who may lose their baby one way or another. Especially as they may both carriers of a faulty gene.

I hope the amnio shows that what ever may be wrong with the baby is not hereditary.

andrealm

So sorry to hear this, it must have been a terrible shock for all of you.