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CVS and beyond

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Gem34W · 22/11/2013 20:39

Hello I'm new to mumsnet but a friend recommended it to me. I'm writing because I don't know what to do anymore and I feel like a broken record with my partner, family and friends.
This is my first pregnancy and I'm 34, it was a total surprise (getting pregnant) but a very very happy one. I tried withy ex for quite a few years with no success. Anyway I am now 14 weeks. I had a cvs scan yesterday after three scans showed firstly a NT of 6.2 and then yesterday fluid under babies skull. I had a weeks wait between finding this out and yesterday before cvs. I should get the results early next week. I'm terrified, I nearly convinced myself that the midwife made a mistake last week and my mind would be put at ease. If hope and love would be enough then my baby will be ok but the feeling of bad news is almost to much. My partner is also very upset, he has been quite honest and said that he does not want a disabled baby. We were so happy about being pregnant and out parents and friends. I foolishly let people know too soon and now j feel like it's just going to be bad news. I feel very protective for my baby and terrified that I may have an impossible decision to make.
Sorry for rambling.

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Nyssalina · 22/11/2013 22:49

Hi Gem, sorry to hear you're in such an awful situation Sad Thanks Until you get the CVS results there's really nothing you can do, so just stay strong, and I hope it's a good result for you. I was in your situation only a few weeks ago, and I really could have written your message! All is not lost, and there is the possibility of a good outcome (read back through some of the older threads for some reassurance) but when I was going through it someone said to me - 'prepare for the worst but hope for the best' and I found that helpful. You don't want to let yourself hope too hard, but you really can't help it! My DH was really concerned about the baby's future, and very concerned about me as the chance of late MC was very high - I'm sure your DP has your welfare at heart. Unfortunately things didn't turn out to well for us and we decided to terminate at 15 after the baby was diagnosed with Turners syndrome. The experience wasn't nearly as awful as I'd thought it might be, and I'm coming out the other side now. Keep us posted, and PM me if I can help at all xx

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