Gastroschisis or Omphalocele?

April 12, 2011: 16 weeks pregnant- Joe and I arrive to the doctors appointment on edge. We were so afraid of being told the worst possible news. After the ultrasound was complete, Frankie was diagnosed with Omphalocele. Our hearts were broken, shattered into a million little pieces. The doctor then went on to tell us what was next. She explained that I needed an amniocentesis as soon as possible. This would let us know if Frankie had Trisomy 13 or 18 which were the two most common syndromes seen with an Omphalocele (along with many other things they checked for, too). If Frankie is to have either of these it would be 100% life threatening. If I went full term he would most likely be still born or he would only live a month after birth at the most and he would be suffering the time that he was here. We were an absolute mess at the thought of loosing another child.

If you look at the blob above Frankie's abdomen, that is the Omphalocele.