I still have not gotten the issue of who the heck is delivering my baby staightened out yet but late last week I sent (imho) an articulate, yet heartfelt email to my current ob/gyne practice (not the "high risk" perinatologists but my "normal" doc/midwife practice) explaing my displeasure in the perinatology group, my desire to give birth at a higher-level nicu hospital, and my interest in getting a referral for an mri or ct scan with a pediatic neurologist to get more info about the baby's apparent ventricular dialtion in his brain. Oh, I haven't mentioned it but I later found out, after asking my regular doc's office for the info, that his dialtion is only at 12mm. Normal is 10mm or less. The perinatologist who told me that my son is going to be 'more retarded" and has "hydrocephaly that will need shunting" was not wholly correct in his pronouncement. Furhter research on the part of me, tenacious mama bear that I am, noted that ventricular dilation, as measured on ultrasound, is considered "mild ventriculomegaly" if its measuring between 10 and 15 mm. Sometimes this is referred to as "mild hydrocephaly" which is somewhat of a misnomer. Unless an mri or other diagnostic actully finds elevated CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) pressure readings, thenthe dialtion is more or less an anomaly. Its also imporant to note that measurements of 12mm or less usually cause ZERO problem (no brain/neurological damage). AND that incrsed dialtion is more common in MALE babies (check!) and trisomy 21 babies (double-check!). So, as long as things stay the same or get better (which it certainly cna do) and as long as there is no evidence of pressure, this whole brain part of the overall health equasion is just something to be aware of and nothing more.

So...guess what? Do you know I asked repeatedly during that 21wk level II Ultrasound for the ventricular mesurements but the doc would not tell me?!?! I also asked to see my full amnio report and was DENIED. These dopey eugenicists don't know WHO they are up against! hahahah.

So when I asked my doc for the measurements and they told me "ventricular measurement of 12mm and no additional brain anomaly or head enlargement" I was both HAPPY (for baby's sake) and IRATE that yet again I was given this horrible, and clearly misinformed gloom-and-doom prognosis from an obviously risk-adverse chicken-sh*t doctor. Cripes.