Bad Nuchal Translucency results...high risk.

[wannabamommy]

Hi everyone. I just came back from my IPS testing to look for any chromasomal abnormalities like Down's syndrome, spina bifida, and trisomy 18. The baby's NT measured 4.1mm. Which is high and puts me at an increased risk for having a baby with down's, trisomy 18, or heart defect. So now I need to get more testing done...possibly amnio or cvs. Normal NT is less than 3mm. I'm soo worried, I can't stop crying and thinking the worst. Like what did I do wrong? I'm really scared about the results. I want nothing more than a healthy baby. Just can't believe this is happening to me. Anyone else have a high NT measurement and have a normal healthy baby. I'm worried b/c I'm still very young to be having such a high result. I also had blood drawn today to check for the proteins...don't know when I'll get the results....hopefully tomorrow. The wait is killing me.

[beccalee82]

lucy,
i am praying for u.  I hope everything turns out..It would have been so hard to deal with it once, but i can not imagine going through it a second time. It isnt right ..My husband and i were saying the same thing. we dont smoke or do drugs, i even made my husband give up beer for 3 months before we started to try and concieve, and i dont drink at all.
You still have a chance that it will be ok. please look after yourself..
Thinking of you.

[lucy_89]

hi im 23 years old when i was 21 with my 3rd pregnancy my doctor told us that our baby had DS and other medical problems we decided to terminate the pregnancy it was really hard for us, im pregnant again im 13 weeks and 3 days i did the NT test when i was 12 weeks its was 2.9mm the doctor told us i was in high risk of having a baby with DS i was devastated, we did the blood test and two days later the doctor call me and told me that it was abnormal and give me the risk of 1:8 for DS i was really worried and decided to do the cvs test now im wating for the results, i cant stop crying and i cant sleep... i dont know why this is happening to me i dont smoke or drink alcohol or use any drugs, and my two fist pregnancys wore perct with no problems or any conplications... PLEASE PRAY FOR US  THANKS...

[dolores86]

hi ladies: on my 20wk sonogram;  the sonogram dr found enlarged kidneys with extra fluid in them. and the dr related to down syndrome, dr said that babies with ds have this issue. so i went to my obgyn to get more answers and she said that its true, but also said that perfect normal healthy kids have this kidney issue. but she told me that my blood work came back a bit abnormal 1/500 to have a ds baby.so when u put this 2 things together kidney issues + abnormal blood results the chances of a ds baby went to 1/270. so i decided to get the amnio, i had it yesterday. it went smooth as a feather. now iam just wating for the results praying that everything would turn out just fine so that i could share the good news with u ladies. keep your fingers cross and say a little prayer for my baby and me so everything woul be ok. good luck ladies and have faith like we say in spanish "La fe mueve montanas" faith moves moountains. so good luck and lets all stay positive so good things happen in our life. i know its hard now, but lets look at this as a learning experience. good luck and u are in my prayers.

[beccalee82]

Hi,  I am 29 yrs old and i am 14 weeks pregnant with our second child.
In my first pregnancy with my 4 yr old i was given a 1:20,000 chance of having a baby with ds, so when i read the results of this test I was beside myself.
At 12 weeks 4 days my bubs nuchal fold measurement is 3.5mm. But my bloods are good and a specialist we consulted with said that there looked to be a good nasal bone present. But my calculated risk is 1:185.
It has been a week since i have received the results. And I am scared to death. My husband is thinking positive, but I cant help to prepare myself for the worst outcome. After a week of thinking we did turn down the option of a cvs as the risk was a little high for us, and the amnio seemed to be the right choice for us. My docs amnio odds are very good at 1:2000 of miscarriage. So we are trusting in her.
I can't believe this is happening to us, and my heart and soul are hurting.
I am so scarred to hear the outcome of the test as i know that i am not emotionally stable..This thus far is the worst experience of my life, and I pray to God that it turns out.
Finding this site and reading the positve outcomes has been a little comforting, but the only thing that will put my mind at ease is hearing that my baby is fine , and in roughly 6 months time , holding my precious sweetheart.
I pray ladies that your outcomes are good..

Thank you for reading

[Mommyricco]

I am 27 years old, my husband is 25. I went for my NT screening on Monday along with blood work (I was 11 weeks  & 6 days), the NT was 2.5 (which the tec saud was good because it was under 3) and we waited 2 days for the blood work to come back...apparently my blood work levels were low putting me at a risk of 1:14! I was shocked and have been crying on and off ever since, I know this is just a screening and it's just telling us our odds but it makes no sense! We met with a genetic counselor yesterday and I did schedule an amnio for March 9th but I'm really hoping and praying that the u/s prior to the amnio gives us the reassurance we are looking for. It helps reading that a lot if you had false positives and I keep praying the sand for us. We like most of you ate perfectly heathy with no family history, it's just hard to believe that my risk is the same as a 48 year old woman. I have so many mixed emotions....:(

[dolores86]

iam 18 wks pregnet and the ultrasound results show enlarge kidneys with extra fluid  in them. the worts part is that the dr related to down syndrome. my next ultrasound is in 2wks. my next obgyn apointment is in 4days so i hope to get some answers and shared them with you. blessings and good luck to you and your babies