NUCHAL size 2.6 - normal?

[mrsfazruns]

Hi everyone. Considering I'm a nurse im struggling to get my head round the numbers and meanings for the NT screen! Had scan yesterday at 12+2 and baby measuring 13 weeks! Nuchal size was 2.6 (not got bloods back yet) .... Is this normal!?

[SaulGood]

Utterly. Here, anything under 3.5mm is considered normal. The further on you are, the thicker it tends to be. I had my NT at 13+6 for example and DS's nuchal fold was 2.9mm.

The bloods are necessary however, to give you an actual figure. Anything below 1:150 is low risk.

[mrsfazruns]

Brilliant thank you! Seems like pregnancy is a list of worries that start as the lasts one finishes! Should get bloods in 10 days so will wait to see. Thanks again

[SaulGood]

Don't panic if you get a results letter earlier than that and open it with your heart in your mouth. I was told 10 days with mine and it was more like 3. Same with smear tests actually. The letter appears on the doorstep within a couple of days and you panic that it's a rushed notice of everything being terribly wrong. IME, it's just that the NHS is far more efficient than the time frames estimated.

[mrsfazruns]

Oh good hope so! My scan appt was like that .... Went to gp on a thurs with BFP and had had scan date by the monday

[crispiecrunchie]

A positive story, I had a nuchal of 2.6 too and I'm 42. Came back low risk when combined with blood tests. Harmony test gave 10000 to 1 risk. I was amazed at nhs risk given my advanced years!!