I've just come back from my first scan. The sonographer measured the nuchal fold and was a bit concerned. She dashed off to find one of the consultants but he was delivering a baby so wasn't available. She's booked me into his clinic for another scan on Friday morning - said she wouldn't use any other consultant because some of the others were rubbish . So, here I am all worked up. She said the measurement she was getting could be because I was having a relatively late scan (I'm 16 weeks), also said the machine was the worst one for measuring that sort of thing! And the baby wasn't lying in a v. good position. So what next? Was quite upset at the hospital but feel much better now I'm home. I have a younger brother with Downs so it's not anything I feel particularly scared about but understandably I'd rather Friday's scan didn't confirm any abnormality (I hate that word - my brother is quite normal in my eyes but can't think of a better way to phrase it). I'm just a bit mad at being put through the mill by health professionals. During my first pregnancy a midwife rushed me in for an urgent scan because she detected an irregular heartbeat but when I got to the hospital the next day, after a night of worry, the midwives couldn't believe she'd sent me in as they wouldn't have expected the baby's heartbeat to be regular at that stage .
Should I be worried? Any advice, anyone?
Oooh I feel so naughty using mumsnet before 6pm but it is extreme circumstances.
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Nuchal fold worry - Please help
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bamboo · 08/03/2005 15:06
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