Hello, this is my first post here. I'm 31 and 14+6 with my first baby (after an early miscarriage earlier this year). I'm a massive worrier and ever since finding out I am pregnant I have been consumed with anxiety - first that I would miscarry again, and now that there will be something wrong with the baby.
I just wondered if anyone had any positive stories that could ease my mind about my current paranoia. Basically my NT measurement was borderline high at 3mm at 13.5 weeks, but I've been classified as 'low risk' once they factored in my blood test, age and lifestyle etc. So I haven't been offered an amnio, just being sent for fetal echocardiogram 'purely as a matter of protocol' at 18 weeks plus the usual anomaly scan. Anyway I came across one or two pieces of research from the 1980s which said prolonged bleeding is more common in Downs Syndrome pregnancies than 'normal' pregnancies - and even though I know bleeding is v v common in all pregnancies, Im feeling paranoid as I have had lots of brown spotting (no red actual blood as such) during my 1st trimester. Basically had brown discharge on and off for a few weeks out of the 1st tri.
I know I'm being ridiculous even worrying about this as 1st of all the research is very old and I can't find anything more recent, which suggests that scientists found that trail didn't lead anywhere. And 2nd I know 30% of women spot or bleed in pregnancy and it can be perfectly normal. I would just love to know if anyone out there has also had a higher than average NT and had spotting/bleeding but had a 'normal' baby?
Ps, I love our baby no matter what and wouldn't end it if I did find it had DS. But I would just love to stop worrying..