12 week screening test

[ThirdTimeLuckyIHope]

Hey ladies has anyone had the 12 week screening test? I'm trying to find out exactly how they do it. The leaflet I got wasn't very clear thanks

Blood test for you from the arm plus measurements taken from a scan.

They take some bloods from your arm and they scan the fluid at the back of the babies neck.

They take your bloods to check for antibodies, blood type, for screening for down, etc. The scan is to check how the pregnancy has progressed, heartbeat, single/twins, measuring fluid at back of baby neck, etc.

@Tomatoandbasil @Oneandabean @Meomeomeo thanks ladies I was getting a bit worried because I had read that they inject you with a needle to take fluid from the baby to do the tests but maybe they just scan now 🙂

@ThirdTimeLuckyIHope that’s amniocentesis or CVS which they would offer if the screening tests showed up a high risk of the conditions screened for.

That’s the invasive screening you would be offered if your non-invasive screening comes back with a high chance of Down’s syndrome or the other trisomy syndromes, OP. It isn’t the first line of screening.

@Tomatoandbasil @Iwouldlikesomecake thank you I feel much better now x