Good luck to you!
How old are you? I am 38 and my first scan as well as NT scan is next week.
I am 36 years old.
My doctor is the one insisting on these scans because of my age (being so close to retirement, and all
). I feel she is competent, and knows better than I what I should have done.
And the NT scan went AWESOME!!! We saw the baby kicking, squirming, and flopping around. We actually saw it lift it's hand and start sucking its thumb!!
We also saw the heartbeat, spine, and the placenta.
Baby was not being cooperative with showing off its nose. LO basically kept the hand at its face the entire time, lol, sucking away, but the tech saw the nasal bone.
The fluid around the neck measured 1.3mm, which she said is excellent, and within perfectly normal range. Heartbeat was 164 bpm for both the tech and about 30 min later when the doctor checked.
I had my blood drawn and will get the results later this week. My next appt. is not until mid January and that is going to be another ultrasound, except more indepth. I was told they will look at all the internal organs, and it would take about an hour.
Word of advice, ladies: Don't stress or be nervous. Like my husband LOOOOVES to remind me, the odds are in YOUR favor. I think I wasted my time being scared that something was wrong when I should have been just excited about what I was going to get to see.
Feeling very positive!!