advise please on nt scan results

[michelle1985]

hi ladies any advise would be great i got my nt results back at 1:75 so very high for my age (25) i am in 2 minds weather to have cvs or amnio test as this can cause mc my partner doesnt want me to have it as he said we will love our baby regardless. but i would like to no what we will be facing if there is a problem. i have read up on edwards syndrome and i wish i never as the baby may not live past birth or a few months old and this is the only thing that makes me want to have the test, as it would not be fair for our baby to suffer but the risk of loosing my baby is terrifying me, if anyone has been or is in this situation it would be nice hearing from you, or any advise from anyone.

 

[Peril]

You need to remember that there are 74 chances that your baby is fine. I assume that the 1:75 has come from bloods (possibly combined with scan result)? (Also you say that you have read up on Edwards - is this the chromosomal disorder that the bloods indicated?? or was it Downs?)

What was the NT measurement on the 12 week scan??

Were there any other 'soft' markers that indicated a problem? If they have not checked these on a scan, then my suggestion would be to first ask for a scan to see if they can see any other indicators of problems. (With Edwards the hands and feet are malformed, and they may also see tumours etc). With most chromosomal defects the babies growth is restricted - the LO i had with a chromosomal disorder the head measured spot on, but the body was two weeks small.

My blood results indicated 1:3 possibility of Edwards syndrome. I opted to have the amniocentesis (I was 16 weeks when they discovered the problem and that was too late for a CVS), i was advised that they say that there is a risk of miscarriage because legally they are not allowed to say that it is 100% safe. If your Dr is good they will do it with no problems, and be able to give you a preliminary answer within 2-3 days, and a definitive answer within 2 weeks. I was unlucky and my LO had every type of chromosomal disorder (Triploidy).

If you have any questions then please ask, i asked a lot of questions at the time, and have done some research. I am not an expert by any means, but i have been where you are now and i know how scary a place that is.

 

[michelle1985]

hi thanks for your reply it didnt defineately say edwards they just said to me on the phone downs 1:75 but wont know what abnormality it is without cvs or amino so asked what else it could be and she listed about 3-4 chromosone abnormalitys edwards being one of them. my nt measurements were 2.8 so the high end of normal. it was my hcg 4 times higher than it should be that made it high risk. was your blood work or nt measurement if you dont mind me asking

 

[michelle1985]

the answer about the soft markers they saw babys hands feet legs arms and nasel bone but i didnt get results till after scan to i didnt reallt think to ask about anything else

 

[Peril]

I wasn't able to have the NT scan, as the baby was laying awkwardly, it was due to that fact that i had bloods at 16 weeks which returned the problem. They said to me when they initially phoned and asked me to come to the hospital that they were concerned that my HcG indicated that i had likely miscarried as they were so low, they never gave an exact figure though they thought my placenta failed. The baby was hanging in there, but the other indicator was Edwards, when they did the scan at 16 weeks looking for confirmation of the Edwards they could see that the hands weren't opening and closing like they normally see etc.

I would say that with an NT measurement of 2.8 you have a lot to be hopeful for. That is not a bad measurement at all. The normal chromosomal problems are Turners, Edwards, Downs and Patau's. Please please please don't google any more though. It just gets worrying, and hopefully it would be for nothing.

I would ask if they can do a level 2 scan for you to look for soft markers before going for the cvs/amnio. Unfortunately the scan can not say for definite but it may help make your mind up as to whether the CVS/amnio is worth the potential risk.

 

[lottie77]

hi I KNOW EXCACTLY HOW YOU FEEL my risk after nt and bloods was 1 in 28 risk and the nt measurement was 2.5mm , I was given a detailed scan twice by my consultant and everything looked perfectly normal , heart , nasal bone, femur length etc I am 33 so not too old I decided not to get the amnio done because even though it is a very small risk of misscarige I decided it was not worth taking so I had to sweat out the next 26 weeks and my daughter was indeed born with Down Syndrome and luckily for me she was born very healthy ( a wopping 8lbs 12oz at 39 weeks) with none of the associated health problems that come with a downs child .

My advice is that if you really need to know then get the amnio done because its a very long stressful time when you dont know I spent evey day thinking about it and in the end it was for nothing because she is a wee smasher no different in our eyes form our other kids, also detailed scans don't always pick up any soft markers infact I was told by the consultant that the scans are very unreliable and im proof of that , I wish you all the best

 

[mafiamom]

i JUST went thru something like this. i was told that i had a 1:5 chance of edwards. after the level 2 u/s they found that the baby has choroid plexus cysts on his brain. very common actually, but b/c of my blood work, my results went down to 1:3. i opted for the amnio b/c i just couldnt handle the stress.

my initial results came back perfectly FINE! and, to be honest, if i ever get pregnant again i will NOT do all the testing. as young as you are, i cant even believe they requested that you do it.

for ME - i had to have the amnio, but my results were MUCH more grim than yours. if you are a worrier - do it. if you can hang in there for awhile ..... and be ok with all scenarios than i wouldnt.

huge hugs. i HATE these tests. i think they cause many many women a lot of undue stress.

 

[genies girl]

i dont know if your still looking for replys but heres mine i my measurement was 2.8 on twin 2 and the risk was 1;16 we were shocked at being so high but decided against testing but had lots of scans a echogenic focus in the heart made the risk 1;10 at the 20 week scan but we somehow pushed it to the back of our minds until the birth and the extra stress turned into releif when we saw that Amelia was fine no abnormalities.

its a very worrying time and if i was to do it again im not sure id have the nt scan done because it lays a lot of stress on computer generated numbers and if you wouldnt change anything abour your pregnancy then id just have the scans to tell me .

hope all is well x