NT screen

babydontforget

I'm really torn on whether to do the NT screen.

Would you mind telling me why you chose to do it, or chose not to? We were told that there's nothing about us that would indicate a level of risk higher than the average for our age, but that it's up to us whether we want to have the test. I keep going back and forth...

lnle

we wanted to make sure the babies were ok, and we just wanted to see them one more time!

identicaltwins2be

We did not have one done because the results would not have changed anything for us.  We felt even if they were found to have a genetic defect, they would still be our babies and would not have terminated.

OrangeSmoke

lnle:

we wanted to make sure the babies were ok, and we just wanted to see them one more time!

This!  I'm having mine in 3 weeks - I would do just about anything for a peek at them

kimarino13

This is going to make me sound really dumb, but I had an NT scan because my doctor set up the appointment and I thought it was "required."  The State of CA pays for the blood work component to it, so I just thought it was something everyone did.

I am so glad we did it though.  It's still my favorite u/s of all time (aside from the 3D).  It was great to see the babies in that level of detail.

I declined the AFP test, FWIW.

OrangeSmoke

kimarino13:

This is going to make me sound really dumb, but I had an NT scan because my doctor set up the appointment and I thought it was "required."  The State of CA pays for the blood work component to it, so I just thought it was something everyone did.

I am so glad we did it though.  It's still my favorite u/s of all time (aside from the 3D).  It was great to see the babies in that level of detail.

I declined the AFP test, FWIW.

My OB didn't make it sound optional either - if I didn't learn so much from all of you guys, I would've thought it was standard by the way he said it!

SoldiersGreenBean

No.  Quite honestly, I just didn't feel like it.

babydontforget

I've ben to a peri and an OB, and both have talked about it. The peri said again and again, it's up to you, but I really don't think you have anything to worry about. The OB directly said that although he'd respect our decision either way, he doesn't think we need to do it. Both talked about the risks associated with false positives, and the angst it causes women when the results are higher than normal for their age, etc.

I would LOVE to see the babies, of course, and I would feel so great (and a huge relief) if the results confirmed that the babies were more than likely OK. But then I think about what I'd do and how I'd feel if the results said otherwise.  

BeccaLandes

We did it because our insurance covered it and if we found something suspicious, we would have done further testing.  We also knew we would terminate if we found something wrong.

Fortunately, everything was perfect.

Rinnie

I had one with my DD & one with my twins.  I was 36 when DD was born and almost 38 when the twins were born.

I see nothing wrong with being prepared and being able to make informed choices.

I can only speak on the identical side since that are what my boys are.

If you twins are identical your numbers will most likely be off.  I had 1 placenta and so all my levels were high.

Meaning my numbers came back as high risk for down & T-18.

After we got the results, we ended up seeing a genetic counslor who told us flat out that since we were having identical's she would have told us not to even bother with the NT scan.

The figured out my boys were identical between the scan & the result coming in.

My numbers with my DD were that of a 28 year old - so with her pregnancy we did the normal testing through out the pregnancy.

Even after talking to the counslor & our peri, we went ahead and had the amnio on both babies to find out for sure.

It really is a personal choice and you have to do what is most comfortable for your family.  I wanted to be informed and have a choice since I already had a DD to consider.  Others say they would continue with the pregnancy so why bother.

 

Sarah&Christoph

I like pp got the impression from my ob that the test was required and I didn't have a choice.

shipoopiisforme

my dr. didn't so much give me a choice. i mean we wanted to so it wasn't an issue but he feels that for his multiples patients it's better to know if there are any additional risk factors.

mrscarroll

BeccaLandes:

We did it because our insurance covered it and if we found something suspicious, we would have done further testing.  We also knew we would terminate if we found something wrong.

Fortunately, everything was perfect.

 

This.

MrsAmyB

Its really your decision. 

We did the scan with DD and this time.  We wouldn't have necessarily aborted, we actually never talked about it.  We said we would cross that bridge when we came to it.  I'm so glad we did though because we thought we had one baby in there and the NT scan revealed THREE.  They told us that the chances of having Downs or Trisomy 18 or 21 was slim to none on all three.  With three, we are so glad that we did it now because we want to know what to expect with anything that goes on with this pregnancy.  Baby A having cord insertion at the edge of the placenta, mo-di twins and even having triplets are a lot to take in.  Having a baby with a genetic disorder is something that we would want to plan for as well.

ETA: With multiples the blood test portion of the test isn't always accurate and your Dr. should know this.  They do the blood test with twins with this in mind, but they don't do the blood test with triplets because they know this test won't tell them much.

LakeGenevaBride

My insurance covered it and I looked at it as another ultrasound to see my babies.  Nothing else.  

Purple_Butterflies

LakeGenevaBride:

My insurance covered it and I looked at it as another ultrasound to see my babies.  Nothing else.  

ditto

Nikki1007

Purple_Butterflies:

LakeGenevaBride:

My insurance covered it and I looked at it as another ultrasound to see my babies.  Nothing else.  

ditto

This exactly.

BitterOldHag

I'm glad we did. It was our first ultrasound and how we found out there were 2 babies instead of one.