This morning we had our anatomy scan (18w5d), and I was super nervous leading up to it. The sonographer was great, explained everything that she was looking at, although she told us up front that the doctor would have to discuss any findings in detail.
After the scan, the doctor came in and asked me to lay down again so she could take a look. She told me that the sonographer had found two things that were worrisome...a nuchal fold measurement above the threshold of 6mm (I believe it was 8mm or so) and a bright spot on the baby's bowel. She said that the echogenic bowel could be infection, cystic fibrosis, or a sign of down syndrome. The increased nuchal fold could also be a sign of a chromosomal abnormality like downs.
We did do first trimester screening at 12 weeks and were given odds of 1 in 1920 for down syndrome. We were content with those numbers. Now I'm a total mess. I had blood drawn for the MaterniTi21 test today and I don't know how I can make it through the 1-2 weeks for the results.
Has anyone had these results (or similar) at an anatomy scan? I am so terrified and just a total mess.
We did get confirmation that it is a boy.
After the scan, the doctor came in and asked me to lay down again so she could take a look. She told me that the sonographer had found two things that were worrisome...a nuchal fold measurement above the threshold of 6mm (I believe it was 8mm or so) and a bright spot on the baby's bowel. She said that the echogenic bowel could be infection, cystic fibrosis, or a sign of down syndrome. The increased nuchal fold could also be a sign of a chromosomal abnormality like downs.
We did do first trimester screening at 12 weeks and were given odds of 1 in 1920 for down syndrome. We were content with those numbers. Now I'm a total mess. I had blood drawn for the MaterniTi21 test today and I don't know how I can make it through the 1-2 weeks for the results.
Has anyone had these results (or similar) at an anatomy scan? I am so terrified and just a total mess.
We did get confirmation that it is a boy.