High NT

[May5th]

I’ve been reading this board for the last week and today’s sad news has given me to the courage to say something.

I had my 12 week scan last Monday (13 weeks) and was told of high NT 4.2, it was a complete shock. I have a son nearly 8 and I don’t remember going through the screening last time or there being anything unusual so I was completely caught by surprise. Everything else on the scan looked fine, they took bloods for combined test and explained that due to my age 36 at EDD it was likely to give high odds for combined. They also took bloods for NIPT test which my trust was now offering.

Next day the combined test came back, I was told my bloods were normal Pap A 1.41 Hcg 2.05 but because of the NT and my age the odds were high for T21 1:4 chance, T13 1:140 and T18 1:5500. I’ve been reading all these posts for the last week and it’s given me hope that maybe everything would be okay and the high NT was just one of those things. So today I got the call from the midwife to say that the NIPT had come back positive for T21 95% likely, the other two were unlikely (I don’t remember the numbers exactly). I’m so upset I cannot stop crying, I was so hopeful that it would be okay.

I have a CVS booked for tomorrow morning to confirm and will likely TFMR if it comes back with the same, I will be 14 wks 1 tomorrow. Anyway, thanks for reading through, this forum has given me lots of support over the last few days just from being able to read what others have gone through.

I didn't want to read and run, it must be so so difficult what you're going through at the moment. Sending you best wishes and prayers and strength, I hope there is some good news from your cvs..

So sorry to hear this, I too had a high NT and as a result, had a CVS and subsequent TFMR. Mine was at 16 weeks. It's a very difficult decision and one that no mother should have to make. There is a charity called ARC who is very helpful, they can chat to you over the phone and answer any questions you might have. X

I so sorry to hear you're going through this. It must be so heartbreaking for you. I hope you've got lots of loving people around you during this difficult time and that you are getting the support you need .

Really sorry @May5th. When I had my CVS they numbed it and it wasn’t bad at all, a bit uncomfortable but Didn’t hurt. They scan first to take measurements and then you do consent forms for the CVS. At the end they let me hear the heartbeat which I will forever treasure. It’s an awful awful position to be in, all that joy turns to worry and sadness. Mostly I felt like it was a blur and it wasn’t really happening. My CVS was Monday and initial results returned on Wednesday. Honestly when she said Trisomy 18 I just knew that was that. I quickly made the arrangements as I couldn’t let it drag on and my little girl get too big. They said she would probably not survive the pregnancy anyway.

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Thanks for all your kind messages. I went to the hospital in London for the CVS this morning but when they did the scan the baby’s heart was no longer beating and baby had died. Sometime after last week scan as the measurement was very similar, they said it was classed as missed miscarriage likely 13 wks. I felt sad but also a little relieved that at least it was not meant to be and it had ended naturally.

I’m now just waiting for my own hospital to contact to see what happens next, from reading articles it looks like I could just wait for it to happen naturally or go into hospital and they would give a tablet to start it off. I asked at the hospital about finding out the T21 diagnosis for certain, they wouldn’t do the CVS anymore but said that my hospital could test the remains after the miscarriage but I suppose that would mean I have to do it at the hospital. I will ask this from the midwife later, I know the NIPT was 95% likely for T21 but I just feel I want certainty in case there was something else so I would know for the future.

Ah, I'm sorry for your loss . So sad, it’s no consolation, but I'm glad you've been spared making what would have been a heartbreaking decision should your CVS have confirmed your NIPT results. Take care of yourself x

@May5th I’m so sorry to hear of what you’ve been through and the loss of your baby 😔 Sending you lots of love and strength xxx