Previous high nuchal fold at 12 wks = increased risk this time around? Or nothing to do with it?

[Belgrano]

Hi

I'v been trying to find out a bit about this but can't so I thought I'd ask on here.

My last pg was a worrying time. My 12 week scan gave a 1:46 risk of Downs and high risk of all the other chromosomal abnormalities.

DS was born healthy and is gorgeous and perfect. He is now 1.

I'd like to have a third child but am wondering if the previous high nuchal fold means any of the following:

a)higher chance of another high nuchal fold measurement with no accompanying chromosomal issues...or

b)higher chance of a higher nuchal fold and the chromosomal abnormalities which a high n fold can indicate?

c)I should hurry up and have the third baby before I get much older and increase all the risks since mine was already high (if that makes sense!). Ideally I wanted to wait a few years. I am 32 now and was only 30 when I had those v high scary 12 wk results.

Or is it completely unrelated between seperate pregnancies in the same woman?

Thanks

[xkatyx]

with my first baby i had a very high chance of there being something wrong ds was perfect and is 7 now.

I went on to have dd who didnt come back high risk and now pregnant with dc3 and my results come back low.

I dont think because you had a high result it will happen again or you are "prone" to high results just because you have had one before, unfortunetly i think it is just bad luck that some ladies get results like this and worrying for nothing.

So on that alone i wouldnt worry unless there are other factors.

[onimolap]

AFAIK, it's unrelated. I was high risk in pg1, low risk in pg2 and age typical risk in pg3. Sorry - can't remember the exact numbers.

[Belgrano]

bump.

Any more input/experiences out there please?

Thank you so much

[Hazeyjane]

it varies from baby to baby, and according to age weight etc.

I was low risk with dd1 at 37
med/high risk with dd2 at 38
very low risk with ds at 40