Hello,
I am writing this post not to ask questions but rather to tell my story (of scare). This is for people going through the same events as I found myself looking for positive outcome stories.
I was looking forward to my first scan at 12 weeks, went in for the ultrasound and sonographer seemed sceptical, and kept persisting measuring the nuchal translucency thickness multiple times, thinking that the baby position was not great. After several measurements another sonographer was asked in the room for their opinion and both agreed that the measurements are on the higher end of normal at 3.1mm. They also mentioned that there was fluid in baby's abdominal/ chest area and I would need a referral to fetal medicine. I also did the combined test (that looks at the three major chromosomal abnormalities). Three days later I received a phone call from the midwives saying that my Down's syndrome risk came back at 1:32 and I would need to decide how I would like to continue and was given the option of invasive genetic testing or NIPT. An appointment was booked the same week with a consultant who did my CVS and looked at the baby confirming that there was a small amount of fluid still seen and NT of 2.8mm. I waited for the initial results 3 days and they came back all clear. Microarrays were reported two weeks later and were again all clear. At this point I was still not reassured mainly due to the fluid seen in baby. At 16 weeks an early anatomy scan was booked with the consultant who confirmed that baby seemed absolutely normal! That was a huge relief and the first time I felt more relaxed during this pregnancy. The 20 weeks detailed anatomy scan followed, which confirmed baby was fine and growing well! I was discharged by fetal medicine and I am just under midwife care currently at 22 weeks.
I hope everyone has positive outcomes and this is just a message to say that things can turn out normal even if initially they are discouraging!