High risk for down syndrome

[Mamatobe2025]

Hello!

I am currently 14 weeks pregnant. The fetal medicine midwife phoned me and told me my baby is at increased risk of down syndrome.
The interpretation states that the chance is 1:114.

I am terribly worried. 😟

Has anyone experienced this?

thanks

Yes. Because I was 39. It increases with age. Everything was ok here. If you need to know more, there’s only one answer - a further test. Which I had.

I was offered to do NIPT. Btw, I am 36 years old.

I have read the combined test is not to confirm DS diagnosis but it makes me very anxious.

All the best!

I was offered to do NIPT. Btw, I am 36 years old.
I have read the combined test is not to confirm DS diagnosis but it makes me very anxious.

All the best!

How long should you wait for the NIPT results?

I had odds on1:110 and was worried sick. I had the NIPT and it came back low but risk 1:10,000 and it was a massive relief. NIPT results took about 10 days but that did fall over bank holidays which delayed it. Sadly given that Christmas is next week, you might also encounter a delay. I'd definitely go for the NIPT though.

I know it's a huge worry, but you still have more than a 99% chance that all is ok. I know it's hard to rationalise it like that, I struggled too, but there is a much higher chance that everything will be ok.

Those are about the odds I had. Which is still a 99.12% chance your baby doesn't have Down's.

The NIPT doesn't give an absolute definitive yes or no but it does give you a result that is at the top or bottom of the range instead of the middling one you have now. So something like 1:5 or 1:10,000.

Mine took less than a week to come back as 1:10,000

Thanks for the words of encouragement. That is what I needed the most right now.

My beta hcg is 0.80 MoM and Papp-a result is 0.60 MoM. I have searched the normal results online and mine is within the normal range.

I know stress is not good for my baby but I can’t help to look for answers 😓

Thanks again!

I actually had an amnio but I’d do the NIPT privately. But asap.

I was 1 in 60 at 34 i had amnio and dd is now 27 and doesnt have DS

I had 1 in 4 (I was 40 at the time) and had an amino, as it's the only way to get a definite result. It came back as negative three days later, and DS is now a very healthy two year old.

I had a risk of 1:14 for Down syndrome for one of my twins, plus other markers (bilateral clubfoot, increased NT at 6.1mm and short long-bones). They thought he had all sorts wrong with him. Had amniocentesis at 30 weeks to get a definitive result and all negative. They're 8 next week and perfectly healthy (clubfoot fully corrected).

I am feeling exactly the same as you. I'm 38, and I had my 12-week scan on Tuesday and had a raised NT of 4.3mm. I haven't had the results of my blood test back yet, but I am booked in tomorrow to have the CVS. I opted out of the NIPT as I wanted a definitive yes/no answer, and I couldn't bear the anxiety of waiting. In my last pregnancy, I was 35 and had a normal NT but raised blood results, which gave me odds of 1/30. Again, I declined the NIPT and had the amino, and thankfully, I got the all clear. He was born perfect in January 2022 and is almost 3.

I think I am more anxious this time, though, due to being older and having a raised NT.

I wish you all the best OP.

So sorry you're having a stressful time. Your odds aren't very high, so there is a good chance that your baby has no chromosomal difference. The group www.facebook.com/share/g/15c54aKdPG/?mibextid=wwXIfr was very helpful for me when I had a high chance with my second pregnancy, hopefully you might find it helpful too. Sending you big hugs, hope you're taking care of yourself xxx

I had about 1 in 64 chance for DS with my 1st at age 36. I got the NIPT and it came back negative and it's very accurate so I trusted it. He's a healthy 4yo. It stressed me out so much that with the second pregnancy I skipped screening and just did the NIPT.

This feed has been just what I needed as just had the same call this morning at 14 weeks with a 1:100 chance (which sounds so small but you just can't help but worry can you). Will have the NIPT on Thursday but with early pregnancy bleeding and a couple of inconclusive early pregnancy scans before finally having the relief of seeing a heartbeat.. this pregnancy is sooo much more stressful that my first DS 😰

So sorry you're having a stressful time, I can relate - first pregnancy like textbook, second was like yours, a few scares which really wobbled me: hoping things settle down for you soon xx