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Bad NT test results
| Tue, 02-20-2007 - 2:24am |
Well I just got a call from my doctor with my results from my Nt scan and bloodwork tests. My chances for a baby with downs syndrome are 1 in 249 which he said was alot highter than he had expected. I am totally stunned. I have an appointment to see him again on Thursday to discuss what to do from here. He said we can do an amnio or another test that takes a small sample of the placenta and see what happens from there. But I am scared because I know that amnio has a risk of miscarriage. Oh I don't know what to do, I was not expecting this, I'm only bloody 29!!!
And if we do the amnio and it says the baby has downs what then?? But at the same time I don't think I could go through the next 6 months worrying because I don't know one way or the other.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, anyone who had bad test results how did you decide what to do??
Emma
edd#3 31 August 2007
And if we do the amnio and it says the baby has downs what then?? But at the same time I don't think I could go through the next 6 months worrying because I don't know one way or the other.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated, anyone who had bad test results how did you decide what to do??
Emma
edd#3 31 August 2007

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Emma,
Hugs to you!
Emma,
I am so sorry that you recieved this questionable news.
I'm so sorry for your bad NT results. I really hope everything turns out well.
I wouldn't worry too much yet if I were you - just to keep it all in perspective, a 1/249 chance is equivalent to 0.4%...that is LESS than one half of one percent. There is a 99.6% chance that your baby is perfectly fine.
Big hugs, and stay strong until you meet with the doctor and do more tests!
Hugs,
Amanda
Hang in there sweetie.
Emma,
I am so sorry that you are going through all this and I will keep in you in my prayers. I can not tell you what to do as I have not been in this situation, but ask your doctor about a Level II ultra sound. I know that many of women go this route and it of course is a lot less high risk as Amino.
I don't have knowledge of the NT results--I am 34 and was not offered it. However, I am in the same boat as you for the risk of Downs. Our Triple Screen at 16 weeks came back with a slightly elevated risk of Downs for my age. I went on to have a Level II U/S which also showed 1 subtle marker on the heart--from what I understand, the marker found is at the bottom of the list.
We decided against Amnio for a vareity of reasons--even though our risk factor is now at 1:100. We are looking at the bright side that we have a 99% chance of having a healthy little boy.
Please believe me when I say we have been living this worry and decision now for about 4 weeks--but my OB doesn't seem concerned at all.
If you would like to pick my brain or chat more --feel free to email me at lbonjo@hotmail.com. Hang in there!!!
Love,
Lori
I know 1 in 249 is a big difference from what you are expecting but it is still just a chance not a definite. When I was in your shoes we were going to go ahead with further testing so that we could terminate if the condition was incopatible with life like trisomy 13 I think or prepare ourselves if we were having a down's baby. After chromosomal testing after the m/c we discovered that all the U/S were wrong and the baby appeared fine, so while we lost the pregnancy the U/S had us terrified over non-issues.
Hang in there and I hope you get some great news and great test results soon.
Kelly
My dh and I talked about it yesterday and I think we are going to have further testing, simply because we don't want to be worrying about it for the next 6 months. If we got a positive for downs I really don't know what we would do, I would have a very hard time deciding to end a pregnancy because of downs but i feel sure my dh would want to terminate, and we are a family so what he thinks counts as much as what I think in these things as far as I am concerned.
Well I will keep you all posted and let you know what happens with the doc tomorrow.
Thank you all for your support.
Emma
edited to add: At the NT ultrasound the tech had a trainee with him so was talking alot and he also said there was a definite nasal bone as well, so now I'm wondering what exactly gave me the bad results??
Edited 2/21/2007 12:36 am ET by ozgirls2006
Emma- I am so sorry try and not worry.
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