Really needed to share this after my experience with them on Monday evening. I decided to opt for the new NIFTY test following my previous pregnancy 5 years ago. During that pregnancy it was picked up at my 12 week scan (done at 13 weeks) that the nuchal measurement was 9mm so something was clearly wrong. Following an immediate amnio, test results confirmed that I was carrying a little girl with Down Syndrome. Following genetic counselling we decided we wanted to continue with the pregnancy but a further test revealed that she was hydropic and would die during pregnancy or after birth. It was a very traumatic time and the memories haunt me of ending her life. It wasn't my decision to make and I wanted God or nature to end it. To be fair to all, to her, to us, hospital staff, resources and my 9 month old daughter we did end her life and I gave birth to her following an induction.
So, this time, despite the outpouring of grief during my booking and not being offered anything other than the normal 12 week scan, I got online and booked a NIFTY test. The midwives I spoke to in Cornwall and Devon had never heard of this particular test which I was pretty surprised about and when I turned up for my appointment at 6pm in Cardiff and the doors were locked with no sign of life I thought I'd been conned out of £300. When a man and woman arrived at 6.15, unlocked, turned on all the lights and took me through for a scan I still thought this was very odd!! The chap immediately told me the nuchal measurement was 0.79 and said it looked like a perfectly healthy baby, printed of some stats and then sent me off with the lady for bloods!! They were both very nice but I still wasn't quite sure if this was part of the scam!! Googling him on the way home I found he's a very highly acclaimed obstetrician and a pioneer in fetal medicine!!!! I couldn't believe I'd just been scanned by such an expert and it massively put my mind at rest, he obviously knew what he was talking about just by looking at the scan. So, despite having to wait 2 weeks for the results of the baby's DNA from my blood, he has lifted the cloud hanging over me and I can start to enjoy this pregnancy. I would thoroughly recommend to anyone affected in the same way.
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loubieloo76 · 26/03/2014 17:14
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