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NT Scan..Worry to Relief

nadine21404nadine21404
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The morning was good. As soon as they put the ultrasound wand on me the baby waved at us :) I felt relieved until I asked the tech what the results were. She said she couldn't really say because they needed my blood work results to do the final percentages. Then I asked what the scan results were and she said "the baby's nuchal fold is measuring at a .8 but we like to see below a .3" Holy cow.... I freaked out! We went home and I researched everything I could and didn't find anyhting that said .8 as far as the measurements. Everything talked about mm and that a good range to be in was below 3mm so I immediately thought that her .8 was really 8mm!!!! That meant my baby was going to have some sort of abnormality whether it was chromosonal or a heart defect.

THANK GOD I had an appointment at 2:40 to meet with the doctor. As soon as they walked in I started freaking out. She went and got the results and said that she checked with one of the other physicians and that my results were really .8mm and that I was in the low range for the scan part of the results. For my gestation & age they like to see below a 1.3 not a .3!  Holy moly... I started crying with relief. Techs should not attempt to give any sort of indication of a result :) (although it was my fault that I asked) She was way off in telling me that I should be below a .3.... unnecessary worry for the day. Now just waiting for the blood work :)

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  • GHBEAGHBEA member

    Thanks for the post I was hoping some one would.  Sorry the tech put you through that. Glad everything went well.

    I go for mine tomorrow did they say how long the blood work would take to come back?

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  • beachmama321beachmama321

    Glad it went well! I am soooo nervous for mine because I've read a lot online (which always gets me into trouble) about what they look for behind the neck of the baby and even in my ultrasound (before my ticker on here) the thickness looks more thick than normal to me behind my babies neck. It has me very very worried but my husband is telling me not to jump to conclusions yet. But I just have a horrible feeling in my stomach cause I feel like something is going to go wrong. I'm not a doctor and I'm probably worrying myself.

    So glad yours turned out well and it was a happy ending once you saw the doctor, guess we shouldn't ask the technician for results. I would've been scared too! Yay for seeing your baby wave to you, what a wonderful feeling that must've been! Can't wait to see my LO again :)

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  • MG7MG7
    Wow! I would have been freaked too. Holy cow I'm glad you were able to have everything cleared up, how scary.
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    Glad everything is ok!  Techs really need to shut their traps. geez!
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  • nadine21404nadine21404
    imageGHBEA:

    Thanks for the post I was hoping some one would.  Sorry the tech put you through that. Glad everything went well.

    I go for mine tomorrow did they say how long the blood work would take to come back?

    They said it should take about a week to get the bloodwork back. Good luck tomorrow! I am sure you will be ok Big Smile

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  • purpledawgypurpledawgy member
    Had my NT scan today and it is increased. The OB (who I work with and is one of the high risk OBs) came and spoke to me right away and they even had a geneticist meet with me right away. Waiting till Friday or early next week for the blood test results. Hopefully, those results come back okay, but I'm nervous especially about a possible heart defect. It was weird because I know nothing about how thick the fold is supposed to be, but when the tech measured it, I immediately thought, wow that looks kind of thick. It will be an anxious wait for the blood work results, but from what the geneticist said the risk is still very small.
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