February '16 approaching and conquering the 12 week mark!

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Hi all - had a bit of a stressful scan at hospital. Was pretty relaxed thinking all would be ok as was fine two weeks ago. Just got the vibe from the lady it wasn't as she was taking ages doing it. Could see baby wriggling etc. she then goes to get a colleague so DH & I obviously pretty concerned. More scanning etc then the lady tells us I'm high risk for my age (30) of Down's 1 in 154 chance, but just low overall as 1 in 150 is cut off. But v close. Obviously scary to hear so DH is asking about further tests etc. we then ask what reading (bloods or Nuchal fluid) pushed us up the risk - blood results or Nuchal fluid. She then finds out that they hadn't put the blood results into the system (it's like an excel formula I guess) so once she put them in the risks went down to 1 in 3048! I couldn't help but cry as found it all v stressful! Feel very weird now about it xx

Hi ladies - had a bit of a stressful scan at hospital ???? Was pretty relaxed thinking all would be ok as was fine two weeks ago. Just got the vibe from the lady it wasn't as she was taking ages doing it. Could see baby wriggling etc. she then goes to get a colleague so DH & I obviously pretty concerned. More scanning etc then the lady tells us I'm high risk for my age of Down's 1 in 154 chance, but just low overall as 1 in 150 is cut off. Obviously scary to hear so DH is asking about further tests etc. we then ask what reading (bloods or Nuchal fluid) pushed us up the risk - blood results or Nuchal fluid. She then finds out that they hadn't put the blood results into the system (it's like an excel formula I guess) so once she put them in the risks went down to 1 in 3048! I couldn't help but cry as found it all v stressful!

Glad all ok but feel weird about it and a bit guilty for getting upset.

My scan has finally been booked, not til August 13th though. It will probably sound both negative and self indulgent, but I've booked another private scan for Thursday. I'm so sure things have gone wrong, I can't bear to wait two weeks to hear bad news when everything should be starting to get exciting.

That's terrible Ratty! Glad it ended well though.

Not self indulgent at all. I have had huge problems trying to get a booking appointment so have a private scan on friday. If you can spare the money it is worth keeping yourself sane

ratty I think most people would get very upset, glad it is all ok

I've got my nuchal scan tomorrow. I haven't had a blood test so could someone please explain how they calculate at the scan the risk of downs on blood and scan numbers? Do they process the blood that quickly or did you have the bloods at an earlier date?

Finding the maternity bra great for my belly haquoi, no pain at all today and have been having lots of gassy pain recently, think the softer bras just given that extra bit of give. Not attractive though! Definitely miss the lift from a normal underwire bra!

Sorry about your scan ratty, awful to go through that stress to find out that they aren't working off the right info.

rufus I had my bloods a week before the scan so they could tell me the results/odds at the scan. If you have the bloods with your scan I imagine they post you the results?

My midwife was saying in years to come she thinks Harmony style tests will be on the NHS... But would that mean no scans? They'd become an unnecessary luxury surely, if the blood tests are more reliable. Seems such an iconic moment to lose!

Pagerty I'm so so sorry - thinking of you

Rufus I had my nuchal measurement as part of my scan and nuchal was 1.3mm.

Also had bloods taken and that is what gives you the result. Not had my through post yet so clearly in no rush to contact me!

pog you have a scan as part of the harmony etc. as they need to check how far along you are, you have to be 9 weeks for panorama and 10 for Harmony, they won't just go by dates.

Plus I imagine they want to check the viability of the pregnancy before they send the bloods off.

Oh and also- they need to know if it's twins. So all in all I'm sure the scan element will remain

rufus at my hospital they do scan and take blood at the same appointment, then you get a letter in the post a couple of weeks later with your risk.

Good luck for tomorrow bigfox! Hope the cramps ease. I have a belly ache this evening too, but I think it's probably nerves for tomorrow

Of course! Thanks Nomontagues, forgot about dates and multiples.

Good luck tomorrow bigfox let us know how you get on

Just think, if Harmony becomes standard then the scan.will be at 10 weeks instead of 12 weeks.

but then it would be a 10 week wait to the 20w rather than 8 weeks so it would still be a horrible wait somewhere!

arent we all so impatient

Morning all! I had such a strange dream :s I dreamed that I was 12 weeks pregnant with my baby, but also a surrogate for my friend's baby which was full term. I gave birth to her daughter, painlessly and at home, and then waited for the placenta which then didn't arrive. When I called 999 they first told me off for having the baby at home and then expressed fear for my baby, at which point I completely freaked out and started screaming. Not sure what happened next... :s happy to be awake

Morning all. Hope everyone is doing ok :)

Oh man and I also gave birth to worms as well, the baby was fathered by a zombie. Amazing the detail that comes back to you!

Oh Ratty that doesn't sound like a pleasant experience. I'm glad everything was OK in the end

Hacquoi I've been having some pretty vivid dreams as well! I dreamt the other night that I intentionally drove OH and I off the road on a tight bend and up an embankment then the car sort of takes off into the air. Normally you would wake up ages before but I just remember us sort of floating in the air and OH saying 'WTF are you doing?' Weird. I think its because we're getting up so much more in the night to pee so we're in that REM sleep so much more than we would normally be. That and the prodigious amount of cheese I've been eating (cheese is so good, even when not preggers!)

I hope your scan goes smoothly today rufus. I think a good 5 or 6 of us have scans tomorrow! I'm off to the cinema after work tonight to distract myself from the waiting!

Am I the only one who's rejected Downs testing? I figured if my risk was high and they wanted an amnio, I would refuse due to MC risk. I also wouldn't abort for Downs. I dunno. Just seemed like a lot of stress involved.

Anyhoo. Woke up in the small room for the first time today and a bit of a cry this morning. Feel guilty for ousting DDs but they're excited about having the big room and picking their new wallpaper etc.

I still have a rancid sore throat and I'm constipated. This never happens. I have IBS and 99% of the time have dire rear so this is a new and unpleasant experience

I'm finding anything long sleeved really annoying and any too tight trousers including jeggings/leggings horrid too. Fx all goes well at the scan next Weds and I'll be buying some harem pants. DGM said she'd have DDs, yay. My next sister down is too unpredictable/unreliable to be asked, the next one down (DNephs Mum) is on holiday, and 3 teenage sisters are ALL AT WORK. What sort of teenagers work?! Shouldn't they all be dossing about in bed till midday?

Hardly any sleep for me, the nausea was unrelenting last night! Didn't help that I was woken up from the little sleep I did get by a police helicopter going up and down the rail line, a street away with their huge search light, somebody must have been running around on the line. Got my scan at 12, so nervous, although I know baby was ok on my Friday scan, I'm very scared of this scan. DH and I made the decision before we even got married that we would not continue a pregnancy where something was wrong. Wish I had know the blood tests would take a least a few days to process as I could of had it done on Friday when I had my repeat Panorama.

Best of luck at 12 rufus