April 2013- part 3 scan scan scan

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Started a new thread for all us April ladies.

Fingers crossed for you Aufaniae. I am getting quite stressed now about my blood test results because they are taking so bloody long. I spoke to the midwife on Monday and nothing was showing on her system yet - she said to call back Thurs. In the meantime I have called the hospital to chase the lab but they wont respond to patients. No midwives available on Wednesdays at the centre I go to and the GP is bloody useless and have said they can't chase them only the Midwife. It has been almost 2 weeks now and I really want to now what the risk is! At 14 weeks I am starting to feel like getting a result is taking forever. Rant over.

Itsaruddygame the mw told me yesterday if the results were high risk i would get a phone call within 7 days but if it was low risk i would receive a letter but that takes 2 to 3 weeks.hope that helps x

itsaruddygame thanks :)

Do you have a number for the team of midwives at the hospital, rather than the centre? Might they be open today? (I've found the number for mine on my folder). I rang them yesterday and they are putting me in contact with the one person who co-ordinates the ante-natal results at the hospital. I'm assuming she gets access to them before the MWs and could call the lab on my behalf - I wonder if they do the same at yours?

I agree that no news is probably good news, and hope that's some comfort, although I know in your position I would be going spare! That really is a long time to wait.

Fingers crossed for you too.

Mama. Great news, your dd will be so excited...am also drooling at the thought of baked Camembert and crusty bread yum!! Had my NT scan today as was too early for measurement at my scan 2 weeks ago, measurement was 1.6mm within normal range and am 13+2 today! Also baby had grown 2 cm which is amazing in 2 weeks, now just the wait to 20 week scan!!

Yay so much good scan news i hope thecwait to 20week scan doesnt drag so much!

aufaniae I am sorry that the sonographer was not very communicative. I am not sure what to encourage you to do. A nuchal translucency measuring less than 3mm is not considered high risk here. Try not to worry but DO make a few phone calls to chase the results.

Great news mama. I hope your dd is thrilled!

Hello everyone else. Sorry for being brief. Hectic day!

It's not so much the 2.5 that's worrying me (although a smaller measurement would have been reassuring) it's more that we got a 1 in 17 risk last time, and I'm nearly 4 years older now, so I'm kind of expecting a high risk again this time and just want the result so we can get on with further testing if that's what we need to do.

I find it hard not to worry about this kind of stuff, even though I'm pretty laid back usually. Sorry you lovely lot for me inflicting my worries on you!

Mmmmm baked Camembert btw!

Might have some with a thimble full of red wine.

Contraband!!

I finally managed to get mine over the phone and I am low risk - phew. Compared to some of the results I have seen on here the odds are not that amazing (1 - 950 and I am 38) but I think they are low enough not to feel that I have to take further action. Also my nuchal was small 1.2 (which I know they take into account) so am trying to focus on that!

All the best with your result Aufaniae - I hope they hurry up for you and that all is well.

1 in 950 is amazing for our age itsaruddygame, you should be very pleased with yourself and your little bump :)

The average risk at 40 is 1 in 100 I think.

Went to see introduce myself to my local midwife this afternoon. She was nice :)

Steph you were right, she confirmed that if there is a problem I can expect to hear within 4-5 working days. Otherwise it's a letter in 2-3 weeks. But she gave me the details of the person to bug if I haven't heard anything in a week, and feel I need to know, so I'm pleased with that. Will stop going on about it now!

My hospital do 1-2 working days if there is a problem and 4-5 working days if not. Starting to feel quite lucky about that.

I do think it's appalling to keep people waiting longer. The tests are quick to do, so presumably it's the admin that takes the time?

aufaniae you're not going on about it at all - that's what these threads are for.
well done itsaruddygame those are great result.
any news from usernamegoeshere?
hi mama hope you are bearing up.
xxx

My old hospital did that too. I suspect the wait here is because they don't do the testing here.

When I had DS, the inner-city hospital we were at was a large teaching hospital and they got the results from their own labs onsite.

For the one I'm at now, they need to send the results off to London, and then wait for them to come back, so it takes more time.

Hello, haven't been on for a while and it's great to see all your news.

Mama amazing news for you, what a lovely surprise for your daughter.

Ollibobs I had my scan today and they changed my dates too, even though I'm IVF.

Really noticed the difference being back in NHS care today after having had private IVF. Completely unfriendly and joyless in scanning department almost to the point of rudeness. Still got a great pic of baby and all is well, which is the main thing. Saw little hands and feet and it was wonderful as I'd convinced myself if had all gone wrong, even though 8 week scan was perfect.

They said I couldn't have nuchal scan as midwife had put that I'd declined it. I hadn't, what I'd said was that we didn't want an amniocentesis. Never mind, what will be will be I guess.

Very jealous of those if you feeling movement already and salivating at thought of baked Camembert. I shall hotfoot if to Sainsbury''s with glee!

Thanks Somewherebecomingrain :)

I'm coming to squat your due date btw - SneezySnatcher and EssexWelsh you too!

They changed my EDD at the scan.

12+6

Hello everyone,

How are you all? Mama so glad to hear you are home, take things easy though.

Aufaniae try not to worry too much about the tests, I'm sure everything will be fine.

I have my scan tomorrow and I'm really scared about it. I'm not feeling pg at all anymore and have had very painful cramping on and off for a week now No bleeding which is a good thing but I'm feeling quite anxious.

Aufaniae can I ask if you needed a full bladder for your scan? Everything appears to have changed since my last baby and I've been told that some hospitals like you to have a full bladder and others don't

Ooop I forgot...

11+5

Hallelujah! I've got my scan date!

So, I didn't sleep all night as I was so geared up for a day of relentless arguing about scan appointment. While it wasn't exactly easy, we got there in the end. Called the ultrasound department and after several hours of going back and forth, we settled on a next Friday. I will be 12+2, so that works for me.

The problem was exacerbated by the EDD debate as they said I must go by LMP (which would have put me further along) but as I'd had an NHS scan at seven weeks, the sonographer went with those dates (the IVF dates - ahem)

So it's all sorted. Thanks everyone for the support, it made me feel more confident knowing I was not being unreasonable!

Roll on October 12th!

So apparently the pregnancy isn't a figment of my imagination and there is a very definite baby looking thing in there! Was fast asleep in a ball so I had to be painfully poked & prodded for a while but once it was awake started doing lil starjumps & bouncing around.

157bpm, so according to the old wives should be a girl, though my friend thought it looked "boyish"

I hope your scan goes well tomorrow Jaqueline I don't feel pregnant anymore either, I think its quite normal.

Aufaniae, I hope you get your results back soon so can have mind at rest again, must be horrible to be so worried, although I think no news is usually supposed to be a good thing.

My dates were almost correct, am 12+2.

magictorch I've also found it quite the contrast going from the IVF clinic to the NHS ante-natal care. After months of such close monitoring, this whole not seeing anyone until 11/12 weeks has been a shock. My clinic did warn me of that though...

Although, saying that, the women at the EPU were really lovely.

hiya Jaqueline. Not sure if I can answer that reliably, but I'll try!

I asked if I'd need to have a full bladder as I had to call them anyway (I had to phone the day before to ask what time as I'd totally forgotten )

I was told that some sonographers like you to have a full bladder, some don't (I always thought it was down to the type of scan machine, not the sonographer - but perhaps I'm wrong ) So, she said to turn up with a full bladder but maybe go to the loo if the sonographer asked me too.

I absently mindedly went to the toilet not very long before we were dure to leave for the scan. So I downed loads of water, hoping to refill my bladder! When I got there I don't think much of it had got to my bladder.

The sonographer didn't mention bladders at all. About 10 minutes after the scan I was desperate for a pee!

We got seen really quickly. Worth mentioning perhaps the form they give you with scan results e.g. nuchal measurement & length of baby, they take off you a few minutes later when they take blood (they get sent off together) so if you want to read it, do it there and then. I would have studied it harder (or perhaps taken a pic) if I'd realised it was about to disappear!

Good luck, I hope all goes well :)

jaqueline it's best to go with a full bladder, it can help lift the baby up to make the scan easier, I carry a bit of flab cuddle down there.

They may ask you to release a bit of your bladder [it is agony to stop mid pee if your bladder is busting] as it can also pin the baby in one position and not allow them to get into a better position for the nuchal check.

I agree with taking a note of the results quickly before they go out your hands.

Our hospital text you the results! last time they called you if there was high risk and sent you a letter in the post a couple of weeks later if you were low risk. Now it's 2-3 days for high risk, a week for low risk.

Sneezy, hallelujah for your baked camembert discovery! Had a shit day at work so I will be gorging on bubbling liquid cheese tonight.

Mama so pleased your out of hospital! I bet your family are thrilled. Take it easy x

Yay for the great scan news! username I'm not feeling pg at the moment so your experience gives me hope my scan reveal a real little baby and not one made of cake and wotsits.

7 days (or 168 hours) to go until my scan, not that I'm counting.

username what does 157bpm mean? Haven't heard of that old wives' tail.

Its the heart rate. Apparently over under 140 bpm is a boy & over is a girl, but in fairness the heart rate generally matches dates rather than the sex, I'm all about those old wives though.