https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 26 May 2026 22:20:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2020471 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:59:02 +0000 hcsp3 2020471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: Yes, I live in a big city so I delivered at a hospital with a big children's hospital attached to it. They were well-equipped to do the surgery. If they hadn't, I'm sure they would have transferred her to one that could. </p> <p>If you're worried about transferring to a different hospital, for what it's worth, I don't think this condition makes it difficult to transfer a baby. My DD was with me on the well-baby floor after delivery for two days, doing normal well-baby things, before anyone figured out what was wrong. The only visible symptom was she kept throwing up after I fed her and all the nurses kept telling me that her stomach was just a bit upset after delivery. They were wrong, but she was quite stable. </p> <p>I hope you get answers and that it turns out to be a false alarm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2017011 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:13:33 +0000 yellowbird 2017011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hcsp3: thank you so much for sharing your story. I keep thinking to myself that of this were my first LO I would have never known because I didn't have any ultrasounds after 20 weeks. I am glad that I have the opportunity for more information but it is frustrating that despite what they see as abnormal they still can't tell me anything. </p> <p>Were they able to do the surgery at the same hospital where you delivered? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2016760 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 11:43:39 +0000 hcsp3 2016760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A lurker coming by to post because I had this situation. My DD had a congenital bowel obstruction (stenosis) that required surgery when she was 3 days old. In her case, it was not detected before birth because there was no dilation (I understand that sometimes there is dilation and sometimes there is not). If your LO does have it, it's good that they were able to detect it before birth so you can be prepared.</p> <p>I understand your worry since I completely freaked about it when we found it. But as others have said, it is a relatively routine issue -- as one doctor put it to me -- a purely "mechanical" fix. The surgery was basically a bypass -- hook up another part of the bowel after the obstruction to the portion before the obstruction. My DD stayed in the NICU for 2 1/2 weeks after surgery but is now a thriving four-year-old. Though the experience was quite stressful for me and SO (particularly since we were not prepared for it), we have moved far past it. DD has no lasting effects from the surgery.</p> <p>Let me know if you have any more questions I could answer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015901 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:45:48 +0000 yellowbird 2015901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Pinecone316: that's pretty much the Info I'm getting. It could be nothing or it could be something, but they can't tell me.</p> <p>@Synchronicity: thank you!!</p> <p>@Mrs. Tiger: thank you for sharing your story. I've been googling a bit and I have found that if he needs surgery it should be pretty routine, but still you can't help but freak. I wish I could know before birth so that I could choose to deliver at a bigger hospital. Hopefully my ultrasound in a few weeks will give more insight </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015774 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:02:44 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2015774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope that nothing comes of it! I imagine the worst case scenario would be that your LO would need surgery to remove a section of their bowel (bowel resection). D had that when he got necrotizing enterocolitis and he had an ostomy bag for 9 weeks. Of course, I am not saying that's what will happen for you! We were in the NICU with a full term baby who wouldn't poop and they discovered they had a bowel obstruction, so one surgery later, he was out. Just wanted to provide some reassurance that even the "worst case" is a manageable outcome. Please wall me at any time if you want to talk more! Best of luck to you and your LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015700 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:57:19 +0000 Synchronicity 2015700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice but I'm hoping for the best for you and baby! Sending good thoughts :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015697 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:56:29 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 2015697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm.. I really have no idea when it comes to being pregnant with this but as a NICU nurse we see dilated bowel loops frequently on babies who we have concerns for GI wise. We follow with xrays ect and a lot of them turn out to be nothing and go away on their own so I am hopeful the same thing can happen in utero too. Hope it all works out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015603 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:23:42 +0000 yellowbird 2015603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: thank you so much :) I appreciate any good thoughts coming our way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015364 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 14:55:01 +0000 edelweiss 2015364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no advice but just wanted to say that i hope everything turns out okay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dilated-loop-of-bowel-on-ultrasound#post-2015038 Thu, 08 Jan 2015 11:50:39 +0000 yellowbird 2015038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a growth ultrasound monday at 28 weeks because I was measuring 3 weeks small. They noted a bowel obstruction and sent me to maternal fetal medicine for a followup scan. My doctor just called and says the bowel is dilated but not to an extreme level and it could be nothing, but she wants to follow up in 6 weeks to see if it's gotten larger.</p> <p>Does anyone have any experience with this during their pregnancy? Any outcomes? My main concern is that if something is wrong, I live in a small town and baby would have to be flown elsewhere for surgery unless I delivered at a larger hospital (2-3 hours away) . </p>