awaiting NIPT results... so worried

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This is my first post on here and I didn’t know where else to turn.
I’m 16 weeks pregnant with my first baby, a little boy. (We has an early gender scan at 14 weeks 💙)
I went for my 12 week scan at the hospital and baby was wriggling and bouncing on his head so the Doctor couldn’t get the NT nuchal neck measurement. I was instead told to return after 14 weeks to have my blood screened instead.
I did this and on Monday I had a phone call to say we had a positive screening result (any odds of 1/150 or higher are classed as positive I have since discovered) - our odds were 1/11. To receive this news via phone, my world just shattered. Please do not think that I a baby with DS is any less of a baby but to hear this news was such a shock and something I’m not dealing with at all. I’m 32 so not sure how much my age has been factored in...
I found a private clinic and booked an app the next morning. We had a detailed scan where everything looked as it should which was of some comfort. My bloods were then taken and I am currently awaiting results.
I could really do with some help or advice, my mental health is deteriorating massively as is my partners and I just feel numb. Has anyone experienced anything similar and with such frightening odds?
Thank you xxx

Thank you for your reply. Yes I have been offered an amnio by the NHS but not for another week as the consultant is on holiday. I know that comes with a risk and also the wait was a little too much to take mentally so that’s why we opted to pay for a private NIPT. I’m trying to be positive but when I see other people’s odds which many have been in the thousands, I’m really struggling to be positive. This baby is very much wanted, I’m a primary school teacher and had told the children this week then an hour after telling them the hospital rang me with the news...
Does anybody know anything about the resin illy of the quad blood test that the NHS gave me? Nuchal was ‘normal’ / typical at the private scan this week but after 12 weeks fluid can be absorbed so unable to be seen so still feel in limbo. Xx

As far as I'm aware the quad screening is less accurate than the combined screening but the NIPT is the most accurate, although will not give a diagnosis. You can also google the risk of DS by maternal age although all the sites I found vary slightly.
There is a charity called ARC which people speak very highly of for advice and support with screening results. Also there is a section of this forum specifically for antenatal test results. I can't remember exactly what it is called but think it's also in the becoming a parent section.
I'm really sorry you're going through this. At the end of the day no one can put your mind at rest until you get your results through but you need to remember that even at 1 in 11 the odds are very much in your favour. Also your baby looks physically healthy. Having said that I know I would be really worried too so don't feel guilty.
Best of luck xxx

I had 1/17 chance, and she did not have DS. It was an awful awful week waiting for the NIPT results, one that I’ll never forget. I felt so guilty for wanting her not to have it so much, if that makes sense.
My mum went through similar 28 years ago with my brother and still cries when she relives it. My bro also didn’t have DS.
It’s a horrible wait and really nothing can help, you’re posting on here because you are desperate to hear something to make you feel better, but other peoples results don’t change yours... I remember that horrible feeling. I just felt so out of control for a week!
Best of luck. Massive sympathies for the tough wait you are going through right now