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Large Nuchel fold and no nasal bone

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whitneyleighsamuels · 28/08/2024 17:54

Hello, I went for my 12 week scan and result was no nasal bone and high nuchel fold at 3.4.

I had a nipt test done and everything came back fine which is amazing.

I'm still worried why the nuchal fold was high and no nasal bone.

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Esssa · 28/08/2024 18:00

Have they suggested any further tests?

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whitneyleighsamuels · 28/08/2024 18:11

Esssa · 28/08/2024 18:00

Have they suggested any further tests?

I've got a US OBSTETRIC FOETAL GROWTH NON-ROUTINE test on the 10th September (I'll be nearly 17 weeks)
&
A US OBSTETRIC FOETAL GROWTH test in the 8th october (I'll be nearly 21 weeks)

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Esssa · 28/08/2024 18:15

Well at least you have a further scan soon and can ask about it again. I'll admit I'd still be concerned and probably googling till then. How were your nipt results presented? 1 in something or just 0% chance of abnormalities? I've only ever had the nuchal scan and blood test so unsure how nipt works.

Rumplestiltz · 28/08/2024 18:15

The nipt is highly accurate in detecting the trisomies - the issue if anything is with false positives. Absence of a nasal bone is not unusual and doesn’t mean there is a problem. Is there a midwife you can talk to who could answer your questions? You shouldn’t really be left like this.

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whitneyleighsamuels · 28/08/2024 18:31

Esssa · 28/08/2024 18:15

Well at least you have a further scan soon and can ask about it again. I'll admit I'd still be concerned and probably googling till then. How were your nipt results presented? 1 in something or just 0% chance of abnormalities? I've only ever had the nuchal scan and blood test so unsure how nipt works.

I had 1 in 19 of Down syndrome but then got a phone call saying it's all ok but I'd like to know why it's high and if it still is :(

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Emmanuelll · 28/08/2024 20:47

It might be worth looking into the facts of what it's like to raise a child with Downs because a lot of parents who have children with downs say that the reality is not as challenging as they were expecting. And people with downs have a much better life these days and their educational provision is much better.

It sounds as if your child is likely not to have Down's syndrome at all but I do think that there is a focus of governments to encourage termination of your child has Downs and I don't understand why because there are lots of disabilities that you can't even test for...

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whitneyleighsamuels · 28/08/2024 22:26

Emmanuelll · 28/08/2024 20:47

It might be worth looking into the facts of what it's like to raise a child with Downs because a lot of parents who have children with downs say that the reality is not as challenging as they were expecting. And people with downs have a much better life these days and their educational provision is much better.

It sounds as if your child is likely not to have Down's syndrome at all but I do think that there is a focus of governments to encourage termination of your child has Downs and I don't understand why because there are lots of disabilities that you can't even test for...

Oh yess I'm completely ok with it if baby does have complications I just want to know earlier so I can make plans 🥹

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ISeriouslyDoubtIt · 28/08/2024 22:37

Emmanuelll · 28/08/2024 20:47

It might be worth looking into the facts of what it's like to raise a child with Downs because a lot of parents who have children with downs say that the reality is not as challenging as they were expecting. And people with downs have a much better life these days and their educational provision is much better.

It sounds as if your child is likely not to have Down's syndrome at all but I do think that there is a focus of governments to encourage termination of your child has Downs and I don't understand why because there are lots of disabilities that you can't even test for...

There's nothing wrong with wanting to terminate if tests find abnormalities. Many people would rather not bring a child with disabilities into the world and would rather terminate if that can be found out during pregnancy.
I 100% knew I would terminate if tests showed abnormalities as I did not want to bring up a disabled child if I could help it. Obviously if problems show up after birth you just have to get on with it, but I would never have knowingly given birth to a disabled child.

L375 · 05/09/2024 13:41

Have you been offered an amnio? I know it tests for a lot more than the NIPT. We had a NT of 5.6 and 1 in 17 chance of Down Syndrome. It was slightly lower chance of the other two syndromes. Our NIPT also came back low risk and I declined the amnio. I am currently 21 weeks and everything looked great at my 20 week scan. Also, had the heart scan as that can be a concern with high NT but all looks good. It is still worrying, especially when the medical professionals are so negative at the beginning and there is still a chance there is something that can’t be picked up on the scans. I completely understand the wanting to know as I am the same! However, I am trying to now be positive and enjoy the rest of my pregnancy.

Thomthom · 09/04/2025 07:50

Can I just ask what the outcome of this was?

and did they tell you the nasal bone was absent at the 12 week scan?

BloomingOrchidea · 11/06/2025 23:47

Emmanuelll · 28/08/2024 20:47

It might be worth looking into the facts of what it's like to raise a child with Downs because a lot of parents who have children with downs say that the reality is not as challenging as they were expecting. And people with downs have a much better life these days and their educational provision is much better.

It sounds as if your child is likely not to have Down's syndrome at all but I do think that there is a focus of governments to encourage termination of your child has Downs and I don't understand why because there are lots of disabilities that you can't even test for...

You cant tell how severe the disability will be when affected by down syndrome - the severity really does vary greatly! some are accompanied by other health problems to go alongside it so, thank our luck stars we have the choice to choose, the risk and chances we want to take or dont want to take when bringing a child with disabilities into this world

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