Thanks for the new thread purple :)
Fantastic scan news purple and baby
finally back from avery loooong day at foetal medicine. I was asked yet again if I wanted the amnio, and again asked to reiterate my reasons for declining, however, hopefully this is the end of that line of questioning. I think that they have accepted that I am not prepared to take the risk of another MC, and that that it wouldn't affect any decisions anyway.
They repeated the detailed scan today. The inter hemispheric cyst remain unchanged, so I have been referred to a neurologist for an in utero MRO of the baby's brain, and a specialist opinion. n the meantime, foetal medicine will keep a close eye on me. No other abnormalities were seen however, and this does not constitute a marker for DS, but a different problem in its own right... Not sure how I feel about that, but will have to wait and see until seeing the neurologist in 6 weeks time.
Another upshot of todays scan was that baby refused to keep still, or lie the right way, so the scan took over an hour. However, whilst awkward, baby is also an exhibitionist, and whilst I didn't actually want to know, he made a full somersault with his legs wide open, waving his testicles for all to see.
silver, I certainly would have considered th harmony or NIFTY test if I had had concerns raised earlier - I was over 17 weeks by the time they recommended an amnio and feeling regular movements. DH and have agreed that should we have any more, we would opt for the one of these tests as early as possible for peace of mind. DH and both agree that an diagnosis of DS would not be an issue to us, and we would continue, however I suspect I might feel differently and would like to be aware of more sinister abnormalities. I hope that you get the results you want, and that your wait passes as quickly and uneventfully as possible xx