• Xenforo Cloud will be upgrading us to version 2.3.5 on March 3rd at 12 AM GMT. This version has increased stability and fixes several bugs. We expect downtime for the duration of the update. The admin team will continue to work on existing issues, templates and upgrade all necessary available addons to minimize impact of this new version.

PAL - February 2013 rainbow babies

Forums New posts
Congrats to Flutter and NT! Great news!!! My scan is just a day and a half away now and I am so terrified. :(
 
Goodluck babydream I know it's like walking the green mile to the scan, but we've been really lucky and had sonographers that were really quick to tell us there is a hb and u just relax then, but prior to that nothing takes that nervousness away... Fc for u!!

I had the downs test done yesterday, purely because I'm a "need to know" person, how quickly did other people find out their risk factors? I know I have a measurement of 1.3 but don't know the risk factors yet...
 
personally i just think the sono lady was being polite saying she lol because i have boys my 3rd sono lady said she all the way through the scan and i got convinced it was a girl so what she says im taking with a pinch of salt lol

im having the downs test i care for kids with downs and just dont think i could personally care for a child full time like it and it would break my heart for my child to end up in a place like my work and the isn't any adult care for severe disabilty learning children here they end up in insitutes so it's no life for a person and you just cant tell how severe how bad they will be untill there here


shocker hang in there hope all is well and this is your rainbow

im telling my mom today wish me luck decided to keep it a secret tho from everyone else still :hugs:
 
NT123 my downs results took just over a week to return i was told if there was a problem they would contact in the first 3 days. I got mine back yesterday had a measurement of 1.4mm and was low risk
 
We declined the tests too Allmacs, for the same reasons you posted.

So pleased everyone is having great scan experiences. We had ours on Monday and it was lovely to see little arms and legs wiggling around. We got a very cute profile shot that I cant stop staring at.
 
NT123 said:
Goodluck babydream I know it's like walking the green mile to the scan, but we've been really lucky and had sonographers that were really quick to tell us there is a hb and u just relax then, but prior to that nothing takes that nervousness away... Fc for u!!

I had the downs test done yesterday, purely because I'm a "need to know" person, how quickly did other people find out their risk factors? I know I have a measurement of 1.3 but don't know the risk factors yet...
Click to expand...

I know baby's heartbeat is still there because I listen with my doppler, and the nurse found it right away last Friday on hers, but I still worry something isn't right. After an MMC you never take a breath until you see that baby measuring where he/she is supposed to be...just terrifying! Everyone keeps telling me the heartbeat is a great sign but I won't relax until I see little one on the screen moving and heart beating strong with my own eyes! I am also having the downs screening. I think bloodwork takes a couple weeks for me? I believe that's what they said.
 
Saysib, I'm glad it isn't just me, I was starting to feel like maybe I'd made a mistake because it just didn't seem like anyone else was passing on it... but I just can't imagine them saying ANYTHING that would change our minds, and I don't want to spend the next 6 months worrying. If there's something wrong, I guess we'll find out and cope with that when s/he's born...

I've spent years working with children who have disabilities... and if we have a child who needs more help, that's what we'll give them. BUT... is there anything the NT scan could have found that we could have FIXED? Heart problems, etc? Now I'm worried

I hate this second guessing myself.
 
hi ladies, my scan is in 2 days! i was feeling so nervous but last night i found baby's hb for the first time w/my doppler! i felt so much better. so now i'm still a little nervous but excited too. i just want to see baby and get confirmation all is well! i am having the NT scan too.
 
Evening ladies, very sorry it has been a long time since I have posted, I am so pleased to real all about the wonderful scans.

Blue, I had my NT scan yesterday and the size was 1.6 the lady said that was really low and given my age I should come back low risk, she also reminded me that the blood sample can change things quickly as you can have the low mesurement but still have the markers in your blood, she also pointed out that the test is often wrong and throws false positives but never false negatives, always something for us pregnant ladies to worry about huh!

Baby was very happy and wriggling away, I forgot my glasses and couldnt see most of it, but DP saw the heartbeat, spine, brain and hands and feet, baby also had a little suck on their thumb, my notes say that everything appears normal and noted as all seen. I was told if there is a problem I will know within 3 days, and if no problem I will get a letter in 7 days. Please don't worry I am sure everything is going to be perfectly fine. :cloud9:

And I am very pleased to say my EDD has moved back a day so I am set for a valantines baby so the 14th again! however I am sure he will arrive late just to keep me in suspence!

https://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/lauramaynard30/125-1.jpg

Here is my little one :baby:
 
Great scan news ladies.

As I posted I did have the nt measurements done and combined test. I personally wanted to know. I think pal will always make us worry.
 
AllMacsNow said:
Just out of curiosity, did anyone else pass up/refuse the NT scan/testing?

I just figured that after everything we've gone through to get this baby, there's nothing they could have told us that would have caused us to want to do anything other than HAVE the baby, and so why put ourselves through the needless worry if they saw something early that *might* indicate problems we can't do anything about right now anyways?

Anybody else, or am I way out there?
Click to expand...

I didnt get it done, I was too early for the test at my last scan in england and then moved to ireland and they dont offer the test routinely here as terminations are illegal here no matter what the reason. I was going to get one done but im not bothered that i didnt in the end, same as you allmacs it wouldnt change the fact that we're keeping our baby, my sister in law has a little girl with downs and she has brought so much joy and love to everyone around her since the day she was born! Im only going to be 22 when the baby is born so I dont think theres any point worrying as chances are quite low. Dont second guess yourself for not taking the test, the only thing the NT test can detect is downs, anything your thinking of like a heart issue would be looked at during an anomaly scan at between 20 and 24 weeks (thats how it is here anyway) I'm getting one of these scans to check for a heart defect that runs in the family at that time and was told they couldnt see it any earlier than that so theres no need to worry that your missing anything by not taking it :hugs:

Great scan pics! Big hugs to everyone waiting for their next scan :hugs:
 
Great scan pics I'm guessing team :pink: for you both xxx
 
I iddn;t get the nt test done. Was tempted so I'd get a scan as my last one was at eight weeks and have now got to wait until 20. But I knew I wouldn't have any furtehr testing if it came back high risk and didn't want to go through my pregnancy with that over my head. With Claudie I had the triple test and it cam back high risk for spina bifida and other related nural tube probs. The diagnostic for that was another scan (so no risk with the test) but it as a long five days between being told and having the scan and finding out all was well - there's no way I could feel like that for six months.

So that's why I didn't do it.

Hope everyone else isa well and congrats to all those who've had awesome scans!!!

Hello second tro to all of us - I'm there and feeling very excited by the milestone!!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

josephine3
Birth story of baby Jasper
Replies
11
Views
6K
noranoler
noranoler

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 1 (members: 0, guests: 1)

Members online

No members online now.
Total: 179 (members: 0, guests: 179)

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
1,650,364
Messages
27,147,871
Members
255,802
Latest member
samaniego

Share this page

Back
Top
monitoring_string = "c48fb0faa520c8dfff8c4deab485d3d2"