Raised NT 4.6mm

[YellowDaisy7]

At my 12 week scan I was told I had an increased NT of 4.6mm and my pregnancy is ‘high risk’, my NIPT test came back as low risk for the T13, T18 and T21. Currently awaiting my 16w scan and amnio

looking for cases where baby has been born with no abnormality / chromosomal disorder? I fear metal medicine miss something and baby is unwell, I currently have 1 child under 2 and am a single parent so I fear how could I split myself in 2 for hospital appointments. Endless worrying

My son had a 6.5mm nuchal and they gave him a higher than 1 in 2 risk of chromosome abnormalities from that. Because it was so high we didn’t bother with the NIPT, and went straight for a CVS which very surprisingly came back all clear. We then had some detailed specialist fetal heart scans as thick nuchal can be an indicator for cardiac issues. They were also all clear. We were scanned regularly throughout pregnancy. The nuchal went down eventually.

He’s nearly 12 now and all is well. Very stressful times. Hang in there…

@embarrassedimaprat thanks very much for your positive reply, as I come closer to 16w my fear is growing and I feel like suddenly everywhere I look is not so positive outcomes so this really helps

There were many positive outcomes to be found when I was going through it. Of course lots the other way too but don’t give up hope. With a low chance on the NIPT there is definitely a chance all will be well. It’s very scary but take the positive that you have control. The nuchal scan is just a risk factor and there are many women whose baby had a normal nuchal and then they find at birth their child has a chromosome abnormality which of course is a big shock no matter what comes after that.

Hello,
my result for little one was slightly lower at 3.9 but didn’t want to read and run. We were worried with panic as hospital were very realistic about the possibility if problems. Baby had NIPT and amnio as we wanted to know as much as possible and all came back clear. Newborn is here now and all seems well, including the results for the heel prick. I know it doesn’t help me saying it but try and keep busy until the results come back and go from there, don’t worry yet about what May or may not happen. Thinking of you