Well where do I start..
at a 10 week scan (I went as I had symptoms of miscarriage) I have learnt that there is too much fluid behind my babies neck (NT) and abdomen. Approximately 3.6mm behind neck (3.5 is cut off) and 0.8mm around tummy (0 tolerance).
I was whisked off to a room after my scan where I was told that this could indicate a chromosome abnormality or a heart defect or some other type of problem. My world shattered. I feel completely broken after 3 miscarriages already.. this is the furthest I had got since them. This baby is so desperately wanted and I feel so heartbroken that there could be something wrong. I feel so guilty.
I have been rushed through to see foetal medicine in 3 days to have further scans and a NIPT test. I know this is not 100% accurate and I know that I may have to have the amnio test, which I know has a risk of miscarriage, another worry to add into the mix.
I dunno, my gut feeling is telling me something is wrong. If it was just the neck fluid I think I could be more positive - but around the abdomen too is not filling me with confidence.
I am a huge worrier anyway by nature, and I know that if there was something wrong with my baby, the guilt would eat away at me but I don’t think I could go ahead with the pregnancy. I don’t feel it would be fair on the baby. My mind is racing with these types of thoughts.
has anyone at all had a positive outcome with this type of thing? Even if your outcome was negative, I would rather have all the facts.
from one very worried Mommy xx