I'm 17 weeks pregnant and I've just received a letter saying that my PAPP-A results were low at the combined screening. I have to have growth scans from 26-28 weeks until delivery. I don't know what level the PAPP-A was as I haven't received the results.
My DCs were both born premature (28 weeks and 33 weeks). It says in the leaflet that a risk of low PAPP-A is premature delivery. Given that's already a risk for me I'm terrified. I may not even get far enough in the pregnancy to have the first growth scan. If the baby is born premature, there's also a good chance that it will be small, based on this result. Both DC, although very early, were a good weight for their gestation.
I'm seeing the midwife on Monday anyway so I will discuss it with her then. But that feels like such a long time to wait while I'm feeling this anxious. I had started to have real hope that maybe, just maybe this baby might go to full term. I feel stupid for thinking that way now.