Due January Part 4! 🎉

[Redpanda21]

I can’t see a new part 4 as part 3 is now at 1000 replies!

@Luhou good to hear your scan went well.
I feel like a baby bird with food lol tiny amounts and often 😁
@RaspberryTime great news on your scan.

I also woke up to my results through the post this morning.

1 in 748 for Downs syndrome
1 in 5000 for Edwards/pataus syndrome

I'm 32. I had a look and in comparison with ds (I was 28 at the time, almost 5 years ago)

1 in 2000 for Downs syndrome
1 in 5000 for Edwards/pataus syndrome

So I guess my age has had an impact on those chances?

@RaspberryTime Good results

@Hummusanddipdip i think it depends on various factors. What were your NT measurement and Papp A.

My last results 2 years ago at 36 was 1 in 10000 for downs and 1 in 9464 for pataus. My NT was 2.2 and Papp a was 0.89.

I’m dreading my results this time round as NT was 2.6 (but on Badger it’s 2.7). I’m 38 now. Think I’ll come back high risk.

@Hummusanddipdip on the NHS website it says that anything lower than 1 in 150 is considered low risk so that's a good result ☺️

@Redpanda21 my NT was 3!! So don’t worry. It still came back 1 in 10,000

@Redpanda21 it is based mainly on age, I'm 40 (they class as 41 cos I'm in my 41st year) my nt was 2.1, but HCG(?) Was 3.3 and they like it to be high, so we came back 1:54, NIPT has come back low risk. The NHS system is so antiquated, if we had another I'd go straight for an NIPT to save the stress! Good luck! Xx

This is probably going to highlight how little I know and how much of a novice I am! 🙈 Ar what point do we get to hear baby's heartbeat? I'm dying to listen to it!

@FirstT1meMum I'm in the same boat as you!
I believe it's the 16 week appointment.

@FirstT1meMum 16 week appointment they’ll listen with you but at 12 week scan and private scans I heard it too x

Not all trusts listen in at 16 weeks, mine doesn't!

16 weeks ish. Can still be a bit hit and miss though. I’m in York and they said 16 weeks but my first in Surrey I don’t think I heard until 24ish.

I've got my 16 week midwife appointment next week (even though ill only be 15 weeks) and pretty sure she said they will listen then, I can't wait! X

So do I! Next Friday and I’ll be 15+4. Hope they find it quickly, I HATE the wait whilst you wait for them to find it.

Then gender scan the Friday after. It’s our DD’s 2nd bday party the week after that and I’m going to make gender reveal cupcakes for all the guests to bite into at the same time. We’re way too self conscious to find out in front of everyone so going to take DD to the scan and find out there and then but keep it a secret from everyone else until the party.

@buckingmad me too! I'm especially nervous since I've had covid, just wanna make sure all is ok. Think I might have a breakdown if they cant find it! Haha

That will be lovely! Ours is the Wednesday after and we are doing the same! Finding out together then sharing at the reveal on the Sunday ☺️

Ah thank you! Hopefully not too long to wait then! 🤞 we're having a private gender scan on the 25th then 16 week appointment the day after!

@Redpanda21 my NT was 1.8 according to paperwork they gave me at scan, but I can't seem to see my Papp A details anywhere. North West Anglia don't use the badger app (well, at least Peterborough hospital doesn't) so I couldn't check in there, I do have my pregnancy notes website and grow 2.0, so would it be on either of those anywhere?

I can’t believe we’re finding out the gender of our babies soon. What on earth!!

@sashastuck I know, it's crazy isn't it?! Only feels like 2 minutes ago I was looking at that positive stick!!

I've got my next midwife appointment in just over 2 weeks so I'll be 17+2 then so I'm hoping she can find the heartbeat quickly 💓 then I've booked a private gender scan for 5 days after that at 18 weeks. Can't wait but still so long to go

Still feels like an age away until my Dating scan! Will finally be having it Wednesday 🤞

@Hummusanddipdip I also use my pregnancy notes and would like to know this! There's some information if you click 'clinical records' I think but none of my results have been uploaded x

I had no idea they might listen to baby's heartbeat at 16 weeks 😱 I really hope they do it where I am!!

What else do they do other than heartbeat at your 16 week?

Urine, blood and blood pressure probably. Might also measure fundal height.

It's so weird and actually sad for me to read you haven't heard yer babies heart beats 😔
I had my first appointment with my gp/gyne when i was 6 weeks pregnant to make sure i didn't have ectopic again. After he confirmed everything was ok he said he's gonna try to see can we hear the heartbeat. He didn't give up until we (me and my 2 teenagers) heard it.
After that I had appointment with OB when i was 7 weeks and she made sure to check the heartbeat and she's been doing that every time (every 2 to 3 weeks).
I have my next OB appointment on 25 July so really hoping we can find out the gender but if this baby is anything like my other 2 then probably not lol