Who did/did not get an NT scan??

[sharnw]

Im going for a dating scan in 2 weeks. I should be 12 weeks when I have the scan.
I didnt get a referral for an NT. Just a dating scan...
Im 24 and a half years old and healthy and DH is 27 and healthy (but smoking)
we have no family history for dissorders.
Should I be worried for not getting an NT????

 

[catfromaus]

Depends on your own preference. I've never had one, if there was something wrong I wouldn't want to do anything about it anyway. The NT scan just involves taking some bloods, I am sure they can do it if you wanted

 

[destynibaby]

I got late prenatal care at 15 weeks, and missed the opportunity to get the NT scan.
I would have got it if my dern medicaid would have been approved faster.
Dont worry yourself for NOT getting it, but don't think that just because you and your DH are healthy that baby will be 100% healthy. You will have the opportunity for other testing like your AFP to test for low or high risk of some abnormalities.

 

[redbarrell]

I have decided not to have it done, I'm 37 and on consultant led care but I've waited 3 yrs for this so the outcome wouldn't change anything for me. That is just my preference though, everyone has there own thoughts on the matter. It can be a difficult one xxx

 

[theresarhuebb]

it gets done with your 12wk scan if your wantong it done!

 

[AmyB1978]

It is a very personal decision and no decision is wrong. We elected to have the 12 week scan, and they took an NT measurement, but did not do the thorough blood test/combined scan. We did not ask them to take the measurement, but I guess they do it regardless. Our's was normal, thank goodness, because if it had been thick I would probably have wanted to do more testing to make sure baby is okay. We wouldn't terminate this pregnancy no matter what (except maybe if My life was in grave danger) but if there was something that could have been done to help baby I would want to know.

I struggled with the decision to not do a combined NT or any genetic testing. I felt pressure from society/etc to do it... like I was a bad mother if I didn't. In the end DH and I talked about it a lot, read about it, and decided (I had a very very strong gut inclination to not do testing) that no genetic testing is what is right for us, for our family.

Try not to feel pressured either way and do what feels right for you/your family.

 

[MindUtopia]

I don't think you should be worried about not getting one. I think it's a personal choice depending on how you would approach things if you did find out there was an issue and there's no right or wrong answer. For us, we didn't do it. We wouldn't choose to have the amnio or CVS testing done if the screening tests came back high risk. And since you are vastly more likely to be told you are high risk than you are to actually have a baby with a chromosomal abnormality, we just didn't see the point. It sounded like there would be a lot of worrying over nothing if anything did come up abnormal. Plus, we are happy to have a child with Downs, and we'd be prepared for that even if we didn't find out until birth so we didn't feel we needed any time to come around to the idea. So it just didn't seem like something we needed to do. Now having had my scan, I'm really glad we made that choice.

 

[RKW]

I think if you want to know then they will tell you during the 12 week scan, they are not two separate scans.
I personally would like to know, not so we could terminate, as we probably wouldn't buy so the midwifed would be prepared for it during the birth and could make adjustments, downs babies are often weaker during the birthing process do you sometimes need more intervention. I would rather know in advance. But that's just my personal opinion

 

[Lou1234]

We opted to have the fluid measured at our 12 week scan on Monday but baby was not so willing and wouldn't get in the right position!

I was scanned a total of 3 times but baby was happy just chilling out and waving its arms and legs!

I've been given the choice to now have blood tests done at my 16 week appointment.

 

[meandmrb2011]

We decided not to have any other testing than the necessary bloods/scans , it would not change the outcome for us and tbh i would rather not spend my pregnancy worrying about my baby . I have no problem & i totally understand if ladies go for the testing.

 

[mjemma]

We will be having it with our 12 week scan. I would rather know so that we can prepare and get support if need it but I can understand why some people wouldn't want to.

 

[Inoue]

I had it done (with bloods) but a small part of me wishes I just had the NT measurement done. My NT was 1.2mm so well within range and I was 'expecting' a good combined score of 20,000+ but I came back at 5,700. Was taken back abit as me and DH are young and in perfect health. Im still no where near high risk and my score by standard is pretty good, but I was upset when I found out. Its up to you to decide on what to do, just dont try to compete with other peoples scores x

 

[Sarahcake]

Your dating scan should include the NT measurements should you wish to have them taken and the combined blood test. If its something you want to have then you may want to ring your midwife/doctor - whoever referred for the test in the first place and get some clarification.

I only had the combined blood test, I have a retroverted uterus so getting the measurement was impossible, she tried so hard but could not get a clear enough picture of the back of little man's neck. Out of panic, I got the blood screening as I was adamant I wanted to know and was worried I couldn't. Came back 1:50,000 so alls well.

Its a very personal decision as to weather you want the screening, you need to ask yourself if the results would change anything for you. If the answer is no, then is there any point putting yourself through the stress of waiting for results?

 

[theresarhuebb]

i had it down with all mine id rather know if my child has dissabilities or not that way i can prepare! your going to worrry about your baby anyways regardless of tests we all worry weither it be 1st 2nd 3rd ect! at least if you ahve the test done and your baby does happen to have someting wrong you can do all the research neccessary and have everything ready for when the baby eventually comes!
its is a personal choice what you do your not forced into it

 

[Cetarari]

They wouldn't do the NT scan here, just the quad test at 15/16 weeks. I did have the blood test done, but for peace of mind more than anything else. If something's wrong I would rather know and be able to prepare since my brother was born disabled and it hit my parents for six. If they'd known beforehand they would have had time to prepare.

 

[kraftykoala]

I've elected to have it done, I wouldn't terminate but I'd want to be prepared.

 

[skeet9924]

I opted not to get it done. The ob gave me the option today and re gave me all the info to so I could look it over again. When reading the info she gave me out of 1000 women 960- 980 will have a neg, 19-39 will have a false positive ( thats too high of a number for me especially with my luck) and 1 will have a true positive. i dont want the chance of having a false positive. With all the issues I've had getting pregnant and sustaining it, i figure I worry enough in a day . I dont need to worry anymore then I do for a chance of a false positive

 

[onemorebabe]

Opted to not anve any tests done that are not required.. I wouldnt terminate no matter what so no need to add stress..

 

[Beckzter]

I wasn't offered NT scan as they are not offered on the NHS in the area where I live. We could have gone private and it would cost £200.

I'm having the blood test done when i have my 16 week appointment with the midwife then if it comes back high risk we can at least prepare ourselves or have further investigation depending on what the results are.

 

[jeh7971]

I opted to have bloods and an NT scan done at my dating scan. I was 13+5 weeks, baby due 31/1/13. I am 40 years old, 41 in a couple of weeks and this is my 5th child. I had my last child when I was 32years old and have never had these tests before. I wasn't at all nervous, just wanted some re-assurance that everything was ok. The NT fluid was 1.8mm and when combined with my bloods I got a low risk result. I have opted not to have Amnio based on these results and just to keep scanning. x