Nuchal Translucency

[Dalulu]

Hi Ladies at my 12 week scan our baby's nt was measured at 4.5mm I'm 40 so our odds are against us we're booked into have an amniocentesis on the 10th of January this is our 5th pregnancy but I've only 1 child to say I'm scared is an understatement, I can't stop reading things, it's awful but it's like my mind has resigned to the fact it's bad news, this really was our last chance of having a baby, fertility has always been against us, the harmony I felt wouldn't give us a definite answer we need to know for sure I'm not scared of DS but of the other 2, we've had 5 scans & every single time they say great strong heartbeat, if there was heart defects would they see that before 14 wks?
Has anyone had good news after a high nt reading 4.5 is pretty high 💔

Try not to panic lots of women have a high result and baby is fine my reading was 4.2mm I had a 1-25 chance of ds and 1in 60 for the other two I had amnio and it came back all clear found out I was having a girl I had to go for a fetal heart scan at 20 weeks as that's the best time to get checked and that was all clear midwife said it was just an unexplained high reading which lots of women get I'm currently 22 weeks and all is fine hope you get the same result x

Thank you so much for your reply oh please God we'll get good news, I'm looking at the baby's scan picture & I'm like I can't see a nasal bone, I feel so bad thinking so negative, I'm grasping onto every positive story I can hear, 10th of January seems a lifetime away, I remember seeing the lines on the pregnancy test & bawling my eyes out never thinking anything like this would be before us, I need to pull myself together for my daughter x

NT measurement is not definitive. Also DS doesn’t have to mean TFMR.

Try not to google, it’s really really hard though.
10th seems a long time off (and then there’s a bit of a wait afterwards) could they not fit you in for CVS earlier?

I'm 21 weeks with dd and she is number two but pregnancy 4. My NT was actually fine by my blood test came back 1:24. Was terrified, I had the safe test (blood test looking at the dna) which came back low risk (99% not). And 1 in a million for the other two.

It's so hard not to panic I know and your mind goes in to overdrive. Can you get a blood test sooner? It's most likely going to be ok, fingers crossed for you and try to relax even though it's easier said than done.

At our 20 week scan we got told our boy had a high nuchal fold. We did all the tests afterwards to get a definite answer and they all came back clear. We are being monitored by the consultant now but only as a precaution. I'm sorry you are going through this, especially at Christmas. The week waiting for our results was the longest week of my life, and I know it feels impossible but you really have to try and stay positive! Hoping you get a positive result xxx