September Snugglers 2016

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That's so wrong mummy, I can't believe how dismissive they are being.
 
Do you reckon if you really lay it on thick at an a&e, bleeding, pain etc, you might get scanned then? Worth a try?
 
Mummy- I'm sorry- that is so scary to go through and shame on them for not seeing you today. Could have been a small sch that wasn't seen on the scan and it resolved itself. My friend had a huge bleed at 10 weeks and has healthy baby now. I recommend bed rest if you can until tomorrow. At least non lifting or moving around much. Call in morning and demand a scan. Wishing you the best.

MumMoo- beautiful scan. Congratulations. So happy for you!

Campn and others - totally understand why wouldn't want to do nt scan. At my age (40s) I'm advised I really need to.

Finally scheduled nt scan and blood test for next Thursday.
Xanza- I am so sorry for your loss of baby with Down Syndrome. I am with you on rather knowing than not knowing. If nt scan does not look good, I will go for the cvs.

Marni- seems I am a couple days behind too! Thought I was 11 weeks now but on phone nurse told me I am at 10 wks 5 days. Every day counts!! I am counting the days til I am out of this horrible trimester. I sound so negative but enough with the sickness.
I woke up to throwing up 20 times at 5am! But at 1pm I was able to eat pizza with my parents which was just amazing!! Can't handle anything else now but pizza. So strange!

I can definitely say now the Zofran is working wonders.

Hope everyone's ms is easy on them today.
 
Last time we did it and it cost us $750 out of pocket :/ we just can't afford that right now and insurance doesn't cover it. I just don't want so many medical bills for something that isn't really necessary I guess. It'd be nice to see the baby and I think that's a good reason to do it!

Glad I'm not the only one, now I don't feel so left out! :)
 
I'm not doing the NT test either. Opted to do the cell free DNA test instead. My doc said that if the NT comes back with issues then I'd have to do the DNA test anyways so I figured I'd just skip a step. Since I'm an older mom I'm considered higher risk so the insurance will pay for it, Yay! I'm kinda bummed I won't get the 12 week scan though.
 
I had to tell someone at work today, and their response was "Um, yeah. I thought maybe you were." When I pressed them, they said "Its visible". Did not expect that from a man, never mind a man in his 70s! The other day in a meeting I looked down and thought, "Well yeah, I'm showing!" but I know what I'm looking for. I guess at 12 weeks it shouldn't be a surprise, but it was.
 
MeganS0326 said:
I'm not doing the NT test either. Opted to do the cell free DNA test instead. My doc said that if the NT comes back with issues then I'd have to do the DNA test anyways so I figured I'd just skip a step. Since I'm an older mom I'm considered higher risk so the insurance will pay for it, Yay! I'm kinda bummed I won't get the 12 week scan though.
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Funny (not ha-ha) how things are different depending on where we're from. I always thought I'd be classed as an older mum (37) so considered higher risk, but it's definitely been said that I'm low risk.
 
MummaMoo said:
MeganS0326 said:
I'm not doing the NT test either. Opted to do the cell free DNA test instead. My doc said that if the NT comes back with issues then I'd have to do the DNA test anyways so I figured I'd just skip a step. Since I'm an older mom I'm considered higher risk so the insurance will pay for it, Yay! I'm kinda bummed I won't get the 12 week scan though.
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Funny (not ha-ha) how things are different depending on where we're from. I always thought I'd be classed as an older mum (37) so considered higher risk, but it's definitely been said that I'm low risk.
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So true. I think some places if you are over 35 they classify you as a high risk pregnancy. I'm not high risk for pregnancy (yet) but high risk for Downs due to age that's why insurance will pay for the advanced testing. I was high risk with DS but that was due to blood pressure issues. I'm sure when I get about half way through this pregnancy my blood pressure is going to skyrocket again so I will have to go back to seeing the high risk dr. but for now I'm just going to the regular OB.
 
Mummy- how much bleeding is there? I had some bright red bleeding at 9 weeks with DS so I went straight to the ER, everything turned out okay but it's good to go anyway. It's probably something minor. You're in my thoughts!
 
Still shocks me that other countries have to pay for tests etc, I think it's so wrong.
We are so lucky to have the nhs here.
 
Hi all, popping in after my first U/S this morning. Baby measuring 8w5d which is actually right on the dot (I'm officially 8w3d but I O a little earlier than the assumed 2 weeks). hb 176. Couldn't be happier.

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I also did the prenatal screening and my urine came back high in glucose! Like 200mg/L instead of the normal 30 mg/L! Never had any issues with glucose level before and I don't even like sweets. So now I'm worried about gestational diabetes :wacko: Oh well, I'll see what my gyno says, i guess that's why they do these screenings, so we can be prepared.

Congrats on all the good scans.

mummy: Keeping tabs on you, sounds really terrible honestly. My gyno tells me to tell her immediately if there's any bleeding or cramping. Something like that at least needs someone to keep an eye on it. Especially since you had one M/C I would've assumed they'd be even more vigilant this time. Ugh
 
Psy that's a great pic! Never fails to amaze me how they go from a little dot to actually looking like a proper baby!
 
xanzaba said:
Hi ladies, the scan went well and everything looks good. Baby measuring one week ahead, but they still aren't messing with my due date :) I couldn't leave you snugglers anyway. NT measurement was spot on (1.7cm) with my big baby (64cm). There was a nasal bone, so much better than last time when NT was >4 and there was no nasal bone. Head size is spot on for size of fetus too. Still haven't gained any weight, which is fine by me as I'm a bit heavier to begin than I would have liked. Cell free DNA will take about 2 weeks, but I am breathing a bit easier already.

xan - SO happy to hear your scan went well ! Exciting news.

I had my NT scan last night. The sonographer was very nice, but a bit confusing. I told her I was nervous before she started, and as soon as the baby popped onto the screen she said... tons of movement ! She started her exam, but When I asked about NT measurement she said you're getting the cell free DNA, I am just looking at anatomy. WHAT? So I pressed her and she said its thin. I asked her next if the baby had a nasal bone... she said she would try to get a shot of it.

After a few more checks she then showed me the nasal bone, and took the NT measurement it was 1.2. I thought that was why I was there?


The Blood work was next, and my veins would not cooperate. I had to go back after work today to try again. Luckily..success !

Reading your post made me feel better... these are good signs? Do some people stop at the NT scan or is the combo needed to rule out problems?
Does this mean I can relax a bit and hope for good results from cell free DNA test? I am so wanting to tell people and relax and be excited.
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Littledreamer- That sounds like a fantastic scan and sounds like you don't have to worry based on those measurements. You can find online calculators- you put in your age, NT measurement and size of baby in cm (if you don't know you can look it up by how far along you measured), but 1.2 is pretty small. The blood tests give more information, but NT and nasal bone are the major predictors.

According to one study, the cell free DNA has 1/12 the number of false positives, so my doctor wouldn't do the blood test part of the NT scan. He said a lot of women worry about 1st trimester screening even if the cell free DNA is negative for chromosomal problems, that's why they don't do the whole test.
 
Psy- So happy you got a lovely scan hun! Glad everything is going great. Sometimes pregnancy can throw the body out of whack, just limiting your carbs will get your sugar greatly down. When I failed my 1 hour glucose test I had to be retested in a week so I cut carbs way down and I passed.
 
Little dreamer, obviously not an expert but given what my sonographer was telling me with my scan, all sounds very good with your baba, 1.2 is very thin - mine was 1.9 and she was happy with that, also nasal bone being present and clear, and she mentioned the shape of the skull too, being nice and round. I think the bloodwork combined with the scan and other factors like age etc gives a better "risk factor". They don't give a yes or no answer as to whether there are problems, it's a ratio thing, and class as high risk or low risk. With Sophie my results came back as 1:17000 for there being a problem.
I was very much reassured by the sonographer, but still had the bloods done, but like I said before, I'm odd and love having my blood taken :)
 
Great pic psy! Loving all the scan pics on here at the mo, making me very excited for mine!
 
I am so excited about hitting 10 weeks tomorrow! A quarter of the way through ... Madness!

Loving all the scan pics. My scan appointment hasn't come through yet ... I'm resisting the urge to phone the hospital until next week though.

I am hoping my scan is at some point before 6 march as it's Mother's Day here and we want to surprise them with an announcement present x
 
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