Worrying about scan measurements, advice please x

[susiesue]

Hi, I am 39 and expecting first baby after ICSI.
I had nt scan and was put at low risk, nuchal measurement was 1.6 at 13 weeks and nasal bone was present. I declined bloods as I had heard lots of stories of them being skewed at my age.
Had 20 week scan and no concerns were noted. I noticed head measurement was ahead of everything else but was told all was in normal ranges. I noticed when I got home that femur length was on small side 29.5mm, I am only 5ft4 and oh is taller but has long body. I have stupidly googled all this and see that short FL is a soft marker for downs. I hope I am worrying over nothing as surely if it had been short enough for a marker they would have said at the scan??

Thanks for reading xxx

 

[Mabythistime]

I'd say if no concerns were noted at your 20 week scan you have nothing to worry about.

I have tried to delete "google" from my computer, but it just comes up every time again!

Lol

 

[susiesue]

Thanks for your reply I know what you mean about google, I try and stop myself but it's so hard!!

Good luck with your pregnancy x

 

[susiesue]

Bump

 

[SabrinaKat]

I am 44 (43 when I conceived) and my bloods/NT and anomaly scan were pretty good, so we chose not to do amnio, etc., and every scan since (I get at every appointment) has been fine. There are a number of soft makers for downs (I have obsessively checked google as well!), the femur is only one. There's also hands/feet, nasal bone, heart, etc., so 1 marker probably don't mean a thing. Oh, at 24 wks, baby's head is always larger than 'normal'; it will take another few weeks before everything balances out!

I can't 100% reassure you that everything is 100% fine, but did YOU notice the femur length on your own or was it pointed out as a point of concern at the scan? If they (the doctor/mw, etc.) didn't refer to it, then they probably are not worried about it.

best wishes