Twins-one has 5.5 nuchal translucency...

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Wow! So pleased for you - I bet it is such a weight off your shoulders. :hugs:
 
Wonderful news! I know not all the worry is over for you but that is really positive news. Hopefully it will yours will be one of those unexplained cases where it just goes away or be caused by something not very serious.
 
Omg im so happy for you i remember getting that call! Yay a lot of the worst of it is over you've got anything that comes your way now :D
 
I am so happy to read this thread! We went through this nightmare with DS. The NT was so high the doctor didn't even send my bloodwork to the lab because he was certain it was a chromosome issue. We opted for cvs and to my absolute surprise all was well! He had an issue with his heart which may have been the cause dor the fluid build up, but whatever it was reaolved on its own by about 24 weeks. Now he's 4.5yo and while he has a speech delay, he doesn't have any issues associated with the NT.

I hope you continue to receieve good news!
 
gigglebox said:
I am so happy to read this thread! We went through this nightmare with DS. The NT was so high the doctor didn't even send my bloodwork to the lab because he was certain it was a chromosome issue. We opted for cvs and to my absolute surprise all was well! He had an issue with his heart which may have been the cause dor the fluid build up, but whatever it was reaolved on its own by about 24 weeks. Now he's 4.5yo and while he has a speech delay, he doesn't have any issues associated with the NT.

I hope you continue to receieve good news!
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Its great to hear other peoples stories and positive results thankyou! and thanks to everyone's lovely replies. On the 17th Nov we have our next appointment where he will take a look at the heart, should I be seeing a heart specialist do you think?
 
If it looks or sounds off they may refer you to a cardio pediatric/fetal specialist. We did get referred to a second dr for a second opinion regarding his heart, but all was fine.

Also just wanted to say not to let the stats on NT scans (aka cystic hygroma) scare you. Sadly the stats are skewed because many women terminate without further investigation. This gets recorded as an "adverse outcome" even though the babies could have been healthy :( My son was given a 15% chance of survival and being healthy, but when I did my own research I found the odds were much higher. In fact I did find one medical study that concluded if the cvs is normal, a "positive outcome can be expected in 4/5 cases". That is, a healthy baby with no defects :thumbup:
 
We were also concerned about heart defects seeing as they told me there was a chance that could be our concern and the babies dad, my dad and my son all have different forms of heart murmurs so we weren't surprised with that possibility . Turns out no heart defects for this little one according to the scan yesterday. Were only having issues with my cervix sucking but being short at 2.4 and funneling, so onto rest i go till my next appointment. But hey i have a healthy baby despite all the horrible chances of something being wrong!
 
gigglebox said:
If it looks or sounds off they may refer you to a cardio pediatric/fetal specialist. We did get referred to a second dr for a second opinion regarding his heart, but all was fine.

Also just wanted to say not to let the stats on NT scans (aka cystic hygroma) scare you. Sadly the stats are skewed because many women terminate without further investigation. This gets recorded as an "adverse outcome" even though the babies could have been healthy :( My son was given a 15% chance of survival and being healthy, but when I did my own research I found the odds were much higher. In fact I did find one medical study that concluded if the cvs is normal, a "positive outcome can be expected in 4/5 cases". That is, a healthy baby with no defects :thumbup:
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I really need some advice as I really dot know what to do
. Spoke to midwife as she asked if i wanted to do an amnio incase its a rarer chromosone condition as the NIPT test only covers the three main ones. Now i dont know what to do! what if its a rarer condition? I cant seem to find threads online about whether people go and do amnio after a nipt. What to do, what to do??
 
So they didn't do all sets? For me we had the common ones done first then the full set. After that is the micro array, which looks for rarers disorders/issues, which we declined as the results aren't that reliable. What you do really depends on what you would do if the result was abnormal. No judging, but if you wanted to terminate that would probably be something to do earlier. If you wouldn't terminate but would want to know if there will be an issue to prepare yourself, it would be helpful to know earlier. If you wouldn't do anything and are comfortable waiting until the baby is born to find out, don't bother with the testing.
 
I would have the amnio done if you have concerns atleast then you can prepare for anything coming your way with no surprises. Though your chances of anything else are highly unlikely and are very uncommon. If your going to sit and do the what if and stressing and worrying thing until the baby comes i suggest getting the piece of mind. If your ok waiting and feelyou can stay calm and not let your anxiety get the best of you then i would just wait it honestly comes down to what you can mentally handle.
 
Really I think it is something only you can decide. Maybe it's important to have more information about how likely one of the rarer genetic conditions is in your case and how serious they are. Personally I wouldn't be able to accept the small but very real risk of an amino causing a MC of a healthy baby because there was a small chance of a genetic condition. If the chance of it being a serious genetic condition is still high I'd have to think about it more. In your case it's extra complicated because anything that puts one baby at risk is potentially a risk to both babies.
 
gigglebox said:
So they didn't do all sets? For me we had the common ones done first then the full set. After that is the micro array, which looks for rarers disorders/issues, which we declined as the results aren't that reliable. What you do really depends on what you would do if the result was abnormal. No judging, but if you wanted to terminate that would probably be something to do earlier. If you wouldn't terminate but would want to know if there will be an issue to prepare yourself, it would be helpful to know earlier. If you wouldn't do anything and are comfortable waiting until the baby is born to find out, don't bother with the testing.
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it was the private none invasive test, it only tests for the three most common chromosone issues, Downs, Edwards and Patau. I had this done as i could have it earlier and there was no risk to the babies. I cant have the cvs as babies placentas are too close together so I would have to wait for an amnio when I am 16 weeks. But I dont think I will do it as the risk to twins is 1 in 56 chance of miscarriage!! :-0 I am just scared because I was never going to have more kids for health reasons, I have a very bad back and ended up in a wheelchair for a year after my daughter was born. So finding out it was twins was utterly terrifying. The thought of trying to look after two babies after they are born as well as a teenager really worries me but I know we will manage one way or another but if one was disabled or seriously ill I am not sure how I would cope or the rest of the family. I also suffer with anxiety disporder and on off depression so you see for me I really wanted to know just to know what we are to deal with. I cant see me terminating as there would be a 5-7% risk of losing both but I just need to be informed. However 16 weeks for an amnio then weeks later for the results of the more rare chromosone cases is far too long into the pregnancy for me to even consider a termination. I guess I am just scared is the short answer and I dont know If I should do it just so I know the answers. I am leaning towards not doing the amnio though. Sorry if this is a jumbled message I am writing as I think and my head is a whirlwind!
 
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