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I had my results back today from the combined screening test.
My scan was on Friday and that went so well.
The bit where they measured the fluid in the back of neck was normol.
Everything looked great.
But my blood test results came back
1 in 7 thousand chance for Edwards or Patous syndrome.
But 1 in 33 chance for downs syndrome which is a Higher risk result.
I have been dreading getting this phone call and was just counting down the days to get to the point where I new it was low risk.
But it's not.
They have given me 4 options.
1 is to leave it and hope
2 is to have a needle put in belly to take a piece of the placental tissue.
3 is to have a needles put in belly to take some anamatic fluid.
(Both of these can cause a MC)
4 is to have a privet NPTL test where they do another scan (a more detailed one) and take more blood which actually checks the genetics and will give me a yes or no answer.
It's pricey at £400.
But not avasive.
And can take up to 10 working days for results. Sometimes less but they have to say 10 working days to cover themselves.
So that's the option I have chosen and I'm booked in for tomorrow for the ultrasound and bloodtest.
Then it's the agonising wait for results.
I'm feeling very overwhelmed right now and obviously very upset.
I know it doesn't mean the baby definitely has downs but to get a high risk result is very scary.
All I've done is cry.
Has anyone got any stories or has had a similar results and what was the outcome.
I know babies with downs can live and have a okish life but I also know the risks.
Baby can die in utro (which is my main worry)
And babies with DS have problem with the heart and digestive system. And the obvious learning difficulties and facial abnormalities.
Please keep my baby in ure prayers and pray my baby doesn't have DS.
I had 4 early miscarriages last year and 7 losses in total all first trimester losses.
To lose a baby at this point or further down the line is really frightening me.
I just really hope I get good news in the next 2 weeks.
I'm so scared and I don't know what to do with myself
My scan was on Friday and that went so well.
The bit where they measured the fluid in the back of neck was normol.
Everything looked great.
But my blood test results came back
1 in 7 thousand chance for Edwards or Patous syndrome.
But 1 in 33 chance for downs syndrome which is a Higher risk result.
I have been dreading getting this phone call and was just counting down the days to get to the point where I new it was low risk.
But it's not.
They have given me 4 options.
1 is to leave it and hope
2 is to have a needle put in belly to take a piece of the placental tissue.
3 is to have a needles put in belly to take some anamatic fluid.
(Both of these can cause a MC)
4 is to have a privet NPTL test where they do another scan (a more detailed one) and take more blood which actually checks the genetics and will give me a yes or no answer.
It's pricey at £400.
But not avasive.
And can take up to 10 working days for results. Sometimes less but they have to say 10 working days to cover themselves.
So that's the option I have chosen and I'm booked in for tomorrow for the ultrasound and bloodtest.
Then it's the agonising wait for results.
I'm feeling very overwhelmed right now and obviously very upset.
I know it doesn't mean the baby definitely has downs but to get a high risk result is very scary.
All I've done is cry.
Has anyone got any stories or has had a similar results and what was the outcome.
I know babies with downs can live and have a okish life but I also know the risks.
Baby can die in utro (which is my main worry)
And babies with DS have problem with the heart and digestive system. And the obvious learning difficulties and facial abnormalities.
Please keep my baby in ure prayers and pray my baby doesn't have DS.
I had 4 early miscarriages last year and 7 losses in total all first trimester losses.
To lose a baby at this point or further down the line is really frightening me.
I just really hope I get good news in the next 2 weeks.
I'm so scared and I don't know what to do with myself
