The anatomy scan is always something to look forward to in pregnancy. Not only is it the halfway point in pregnancy, but it is also the longest ultrasound where you get to see every part of your beautiful, growing baby. They check every part of your baby, every system, to make sure everything is on track. But what if everything isn’t okay and on track?

I didn’t think anything of my anatomy scan. I was starting to feel more comfortable in ultrasounds. Yes, we had had the missed miscarriage 9 months ago and we had the bleeding in the first trimester, but we were back on track… or so I thought.

The day of the appointment went very well. Both my husband and I had the day off since he was allowed to join me again in appointments. We saw our beautiful baby boy and met with our midwife before going off to dinner. It was a great day.

Then, a week later, while I was meeting my supervisor, I got a call from my midwife asking me to call her. I assumed it was about the COVID vaccine since I had sent her a message asking about it. It was not. When the maternal-fetal medicine doctor had looked over my anatomy scan, they were concerned about one view of the heart that looks to show a heart defect. My midwife explained that it looked like our son has a ventricular septal defect, but they couldn’t be sure because it was only one picture they had of the possible defect.

I was told that we were going to be referred to the other hospital in the area to have a fetal echocardiogram done to get a full picture of our son’s heart. It has been three days since I spoke with her. We haven’t heard any updates and I haven’t heard from my OB office.

I get that there are a lot of pregnant women out there right now and I get that OB/GYN offices are busy and I am just one person, but starting a family hasn’t been easy for us. I just want to know what is going on with our son so that if there is a defect, we can make a plan.