Due December 2026 (part 2)

[MsPussinBoots]

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Oh bless you, definitely a lot to process. A friend of mine had this result and her baby had absolutely no issues. So there’s a really good chance your results are wrong too. Hope you manage to get nipt results quick! X

@hollyhocks2 im sorry youve had a higher risk result. Please know there are so many factors taken into account when formulating risk using the combined test. One single factor could skew the results. The nipt will give you a bit more clarity. Sending strength

@hollyhocks2 I hope the NIPT can be arranged quickly for you and the results come back soon. ❤️ Even though it's a higher chance of things coming back as regular, I can only imagine how stressful it is waiting for it to be confirmed. Were there any indicators on your scan? With my eldest two the sonographer said as long as there's a clear nasal bone, normal NT & no heart issues she usually has no issues reported after.

@Alwaysgrowing just a word of warning about them moving EDD forward a week - if you go overdue you might experience increased pressure to induce. I found that across both mine; late scans + big babies moved the EDD forward a week.

I found out I have to go public today and I'm spiralling a bit. My health insurance isn't accepted, and my hospital is 1k a night so not recommended to go out of pocket in case there's emergency stays. I had a pretty traumatic induction with my first, and due to the size of my second I knew going into this pregnancy it'd be high risk clinics & induction again. Trying to put it out of my mind but not very successfully. It'd help if my local hospital group wasn't one of the worst in the country!

Yes @howluckyarewe, i had pressure to induce with my 2nd when I was nearing 40 weeks. He was small, but we're not very tall and my children have e short grandparents and one tall one. I'm listening to a podcast birth untethered and they were talking about exactly this. Babies being concidered small and needing intervention when they're until the 10th percentile when it used to be 2nd. So I'm keeping in mind my December due date, my app actually had 8th December as I sometimes have longer periods so it did a personalised average ovulation. And LMP was 2nd December.

My son was dated exactly the same as lmp, but at 40+2 he had no vernex, and dry skin like he was actually more overdue. Babies will come when they're ready and, like last tim, I will think very carefully before accepting an induction. Eg if I feel well, and baby is moving regularly, everything is fine. My 2nd birth was without induction and much better.

So sorry and thinking of those who have received bad news 🫂

I had my first scan today at 12+2 with EDD of 13 December. Feeling a lot more rough than in my last pregnancy!

Have managed to ease my worries today while awaiting 12 week scan in two weeks. I’m super lucky that my mum is a midwife! She brought her Doppler round and has found both heartbeats at 10 weeks. I feel so relieved and more hopeful everything’s going to be okay

@Alwaysgrowing spontaneous birth is so much easier IME! Even taking into account birth 1 vs 2.

@FastFish1993 glad your scan went well, though sorry you're feeling rough too. This stage is blegh, impatiently waiting on 2nd trimester vitality over here.

@frolickinglamb that's so lovely she can do that for you! What a sweet moment to share. I booked a private scan for this Thursday ahead of our holidays, to stop myself from being an anxious mess flying out. I'll be 11+3 so hopefully good news.

@hollyhocks2 I’m not sure if it’s at all comforting but I don’t put a lot of stock in the nt. my daughter came back low risk 1 in 8600….. she has Down syndrome. My son came back higher risk (although still low) he does not.

@Alwaysgrowing LOVE Kemi and Shellie, they are so knowledgeable. If you enjoy podcasts then I recommend birthing instincts and midwives cauldron