Sorry for the long post, but I just wanted to share my recent experience in case it helps someone else.
Just after my 12 week scan, and after telling people I was pregnant, I got a call from my midwife as the results from my combined test showed a 1 in 450 chance of Down's and a 1 in 120 chance of Edward's or Patau's. I am such a worrier at the best of times so my mind instantly went to a really dark place. I opted for the NIPT test so I could get a better idea of what was going on.
After a week or so from my blood being taken, I got a call to say the lab made a mistake and needed to retest. I was so sick with worry it was awful. When the results finally came back, the test failed and I needed to submit a new sample.
The new sample was taken and, again after a lengthy wait, I was told the test failed. My midwife called the lab and was told it was due to not enough fetal DNA being in my blood. The first test I was about 12 weeks and the second 14 weeks so this worried me as according to Google there should have been enough DNA in my blood. Unfortunately I also read that low fetal DNA can mean an increased chance of Edward's/Patau. I should also mention my PAPP-A was low too which means a small placenta and again, according to Googl, with Edward's/Patau's this can also be the case. Low DNA can be caused by a 'higher' BMI which isn't the case for me so it really seemed that my baby would definitely have either trisomy. I opted for an amnio as I really needed to know what as going on.
I am not scared of needles as such but the thought of this procedure really freaked me out but it turned out to not be as bad I feared. Not exactly pleasant but the dr and midwives made it bearable. We also got a really detailed look at our baby, so detailed the sex was very clearly on display!
The wait for the results this time was only 2 days and I am so grateful my wee boy got the all clear. It took six weeks from the start of my worry to the end and it was such a scary and lonely time. My husband was great but very much wanted to wait for the results before worrying - I am very much the opposite so it was a really difficult time especially over the festive period.
I just wanted to share this as I found a lot of helpful posts here but not a lot of people like me who failed the NIPT and I wanted to give hope to anyone in a similar situation as me.
If anyone has an questions about any of it, please feel free to ask or message me ❤