Is anyone going straight for amnio without NT scan?

[Borboleta]

God bless you and baby during your amnio. My doctor said that it is funny to see how babies sense that there is a needle coming there way and they stay very still . Mine did .

 

[Ferne]

I am leaving work for my amnio in about an hour and a half. nervous.

Good luck! Keep us posted.

 

[April2012]

just got back...not too uncomfortable. the scariest part was the doctor doing the final run through of the risks...i know i am low risk for ds and trisomies, so it was difficult to decide to have the amnio in spite of the low risk. the ultrasound before had looked great...also, it was detailed enough that i know i am having a boy! i should get prelimiary results back in 24 hours...full analysis in ten days. thank you for your support. i hope all goes well in the next 24 hours (no MC)!!!!

 

[Junebug_CJ]

Good news April and congrats on team BLUE!!!!

 

[Sunshine12]

Glad it went well. Keep us posted. Just as a matter of interest why did you decide to get it done despite being low risk. Im pretty sure Im going to do exactly the same but a few people have suggested to me that I shouldnt but I dont think I would settle for the whole duration without knowing that the baby was ok. x

 

[erikab922]

just got back...not too uncomfortable. the scariest part was the doctor doing the final run through of the risks...i know i am low risk for ds and trisomies, so it was difficult to decide to have the amnio in spite of the low risk. the ultrasound before had looked great...also, it was detailed enough that i know i am having a boy! i should get prelimiary results back in 24 hours...full analysis in ten days. thank you for your support. i hope all goes well in the next 24 hours (no MC)!!!!

I'm so relieved for you that it all went well - mine is tomorrow and I was really looking forward to hearing what your experience was like.

Congrats on your little boy!

 

[April2012]

just got back...not too uncomfortable. the scariest part was the doctor doing the final run through of the risks...i know i am low risk for ds and trisomies, so it was difficult to decide to have the amnio in spite of the low risk. the ultrasound before had looked great...also, it was detailed enough that i know i am having a boy! i should get prelimiary results back in 24 hours...full analysis in ten days. thank you for your support. i hope all goes well in the next 24 hours (no MC)!!!!

I'm so relieved for you that it all went well - mine is tomorrow and I was really looking forward to hearing what your experience was like.

Congrats on your little boy!

good luck; i will thinking about you and your little one! most the the appointment is just ultrasound. the actual procedure is very quick. as i said, it wasn't too uncomfortable. it didn't really hurt. it was more like a bothersome cramping feeling. Now, I am just taking it easy and hoping for no complications in these next 24 hours.

 

[April2012]

Glad it went well. Keep us posted. Just as a matter of interest why did you decide to get it done despite being low risk. Im pretty sure Im going to do exactly the same but a few people have suggested to me that I shouldnt but I dont think I would settle for the whole duration without knowing that the baby was ok. x

I guess it is because the risk assessments for ds and trisomies are just statistics...not definitives. i felt i wanted to have the certainty rather then stressing throughout the whole pregnancy. I have heard of enough situations where the "numbers" give the all clear, but the baby is still born with ds. i know the flip side of that is that i am risking miscarriage. that scares me, too. i don't have a great answer for that.

 

[Junebug_CJ]

April, it IS a tough call...

Many women need a definite answer, I am one of them! For me, having a baby born with a severe disabililty with likely congenital defects is worse than losing a healthy baby... I'm not at all minimizing the risks associated, just trying to phrase it like it plays out in our conversations (DH and me) and in my head

 

[April2012]

April, it IS a tough call...

Many women need a definite answer, I am one of them! For me, having a baby born with a severe disabililty with likely congenital defects is worse than losing a healthy baby... I'm not at all minimizing the risks associated, just trying to phrase it like it plays out in our conversations (DH and me) and in my head

that is how i feel as well. it is such a difficult decision when faced with low risk numbers (in particular).

 

[Maple Leaf]

Great news April - congrats on team blue.
Keeping my fingers crossed all goes well for you tomorrow erikab.! From what I have read it seems the thought of the procedure is worse than the procedure itself.! x

 

[April2012]

hi ladies...i just got back my preliminary results from the amnio...normal for ds and trisomies (which I expected). confirmed boy! no bleeding or leaking of amnio, and it has been over 24 hours (most critical time).

 

[Sunshine12]

hi ladies...i just got back my preliminary results from the amnio...normal for ds and trisomies (which I expected). confirmed boy! no bleeding or leaking of amnio, and it has been over 24 hours (most critical time).

Thats brilliant news. Congratulations hun. A boy eh! How lovely. Have you got a names shortlist? When do you expect your bloods back? x

p.s Did you just know it was a boy from the scan or did they mention it? Just asking as I want to know but midwife said today I would need a gender scan as they wouldnt tell me in my NT. x

 

[Junebug_CJ]

Yay April! Another team blue Congrats hun on the normal results!!!

 

[April2012]

hi ladies...i just got back my preliminary results from the amnio...normal for ds and trisomies (which I expected). confirmed boy! no bleeding or leaking of amnio, and it has been over 24 hours (most critical time).

Thats brilliant news. Congratulations hun. A boy eh! How lovely. Have you got a names shortlist? When do you expect your bloods back? x

p.s Did you just know it was a boy from the scan or did they mention it? Just asking as I want to know but midwife said today I would need a gender scan as they wouldnt tell me in my NT. x

thanks ladies.

when i had my NT scan, my tech had a guess as to sex (boy)...but she couldn't be sure by any means. That was at 12 weeks. At my amnio yesterday, they did a pretty comprehensive scan (16 weeks) and the tech without question said it was a boy. though, I couldn't really make out the parts. Today the preliminary results just confirmed it is a boy. No names yet...i was waiting to find out the sex before thinking about names too much. It is strange because i had always wanted a girl...but when I fell pregnant, I just had this feeling that I would make a good mother to a little boy.

 

[kosh]

I didn't know you could get amnio without getting a high risk result on the NHS, unless you are planning on doing it privately?

Perhaps you cant, Im a bit clueless. I need to find out from my midwife. Ill go private if I have to. Its good to hear chances of miscarriage are very minimal. Good luck with your amnio.

Thanks everyone for the responses. Best wishes to everyone having an amnio soon and congratulations to those who have had positive results back. xxx

I work in the NHS and have never heard of having an amnio with out a medical reason for it; I am pretty sure you will have to pay privately

good luck with your decision

x

I did have a CVS done in the NHS (RVI, Newcastle) without any medical reason. I had the NT scan but did not have bloods taken for the screening. After the NT scan I was referred to one of the screening midwifes in Antenatal Care where I explained to her that I would want to have the amnio/CVS anyway. She went through all the the risks bla bla but when I said that I had done lots of reasearch about it and needed a definite answer (rather that a 'risk') she seemed ok with my decision.

Mind you, don't know if every trust/hospital will have the same policy.

Good luck!

 

[Sunshine12]

I spoke to midwife yesterday (my first appointments) and she said that if I want an amnio I can have one even if my results are low which is good news as I think Im going to have one unless the numbers are astronomically low. x

 

[kosh]

I spoke to midwife yesterday (my first appointments) and she said that if I want an amnio I can have one even if my results are low which is good news as I think Im going to have one unless the numbers are astronomically low. x

yes, that was what my community MW said to me too (and was true)
good luck!