is everyone getting an NT scan?

Kcirar726 · February 2011

I have never heard of this before coming on this board. My dr. didn't say anything about it, I didnt have one six years ago when I had my DD. I just wondering if this was something everyone one was getting. Am I the only one not getting one?

beewltched · February 2011

I'm not. I didn't get one with my first either. It was an option given to us by our dr though. I'm suprised that your dr didnt mention it.

princessheath17 · February 2011

It was an option for us both times, but we didn't do it with DS and we are not doing it this time either. For us, it doesn't change the outcome and I've heard a lot of people stressing over "high risk" results for no reason.

mrsannie · February 2011

I didn't get one. It was a personal choice that I discussed with my dr and DH. I am also surprised your dr didn't mention it.

84Lauren · February 2011

I'm not.

Did your doctor mention any kind of testing? Mine didn't call it an "NT scan," I forget but it was some long name with "testing" at the end of it, but it's the same thing. Yeah, I would be pretty surprised if they didn't offer you any sort of options for early testing.

shockleyh · February 2011

my Dr. never brought it up to me, after I said I wasn't interested in any unnecessary testing. I don't have any risk of it in my family or Hubby to be's, and I'm younger (22) so I think it's not needed for me.

catahoulatte · February 2011

We did, and our doctor said she recommends it for everyone she sees. It wouldn't make us terminate the pregnancy regardless, but we felt that if something could be wrong, we would like to be as prepared as possible.

sreitme · February 2011

We aren't getting one. I would love to have another ultrasound though!

betsy538 · February 2011

I'm not getting one either. I am low risk due to my age, no record of abnormalities in my family and I'm healthy. It wouldn't change my mind anyways, so why run the risk to numbers saying you're chance is 1 in 150, it's silly to worry about something that you can't change. I have a friend who's first preganacy she had the NT scan done, it came back abnormal and she stressed the entire pregnancy for no reason, her DD was born perfectly normal.

Galaxy8227 · February 2011

CatahoulaMom:
We did, and our doctor said she recommends it for everyone she sees. It wouldn't make us terminate the pregnancy regardless, but we felt that if something could be wrong, we would like to be as prepared as possible.

This is our reasoning behind doing it as well--we would never terminate but it would help us to prepare. Our doctor brought it up at our first OB appt--I had heard of it before--he said half of his couples do it and half don't--but he offers it to everyone

Themetastic · February 2011

I'm not. It was offered because they have to offer it to everyone but we are young, healthy, have no family history and nothing would change if we knew anything.

I think a lot of people get it done just to have another u/s and get an early tell on the sex.

Mrs. Stew · February 2011

I'm not. My OB recommends it for everyone, but even if the results came back abnormal, we wouldn't pursue further testing or terminate. I'm 26 and have no family history. If I were older or we had a history, I might consider it.

Matt Dvorak · February 2011

I got one - I was undecided, but after my DH did research on it he decided that he wanted to have it done. It was so amazing to see the baby so fully formed, so I was happy to have it done!

latinachica29 · February 2011

So after I looked it up I realized we were offered one at our first appt and we were given pamphlets about it. We're not doing one or any other kind of testing. I've been adamant from the beginning I don't want any extras Smile

I totally understand why others would want one though because it probably offers reassurance although not always.

cbm3228 · February 2011

I'm not getting it either. There are lots of reasons as to why- but the bottom line was I wouldn't change the course of my pregnancy and I wouldn't move forward with an amnio or anything- so we opted out.

SoBlessed2011 · February 2011

We too opted out. We were not going to proceed with any invasive testing. It would not change the outcome of our pregnancy. We don't have any history in our family.

esastephanie · February 2011

My doctor mentioned it but we opted out of it.

vstevens · February 2011

We got one. We did not have any plans to terminate, but the waiting lists for programs for kids with special needs in our city are ridiculously long. If there was an elevated risk, I would have gotten him/her signed up right away for the appropriate programs to make sure that we got the best ones.

Of course, it seems to be all moot now because our risk came back as 1:10,000+

jenmarshall88 · February 2011

My doctor never mentioned it, I didn't know even what it was until I googled it a little while ago. I'm getting screening done in a few weeks called Quad screening to see if the baby has a possibility of having down syndrome or not but I'm only doing it because it's not much of an option. She never really gave me one for this. But my mom had the quad screening done while she was pregnant with me and it came back abnormal and she was so terrified for no reason, I came out perfectly healthy.

jennpin · February 2011

I'm not getting one, and I didn't have one w/ DS 4 years ago, either. We're low risk, so I guess that's why it wasn't offered. Even if it was I would have turned it down because I don't view it as necessary for me.

tourqeyes · February 2011

We will not be getting an NT scan.

jntaylor11 · February 2011

No we are not. It still relatively new, so I think at practices where it isn't offered you actually have to ask...? It wasn't mentioned to me either, but my BF told me to ask about it, and sure enough my practice doesn't offer it, and we would have to travel fairly far to get it and idk if it was cover by our insurance so we'd have to pay more out of pocket. My practice doese offer blood testing that will give us our chance of several of the most popular birth and genetic defects so we opted for that instead.

LaSpoon0614 · February 2011

DH and I opted out of NT screening as well. However we did decide to go ahead and schedule the old school Quad Screening. At least it will give us basic insight into the health of the baby.

JKIndo · February 2011

we're getting one cause my brother has down syndrome and they recommeded it and frankly, I'd like another ultrasound. It won't change anything for us, and I debated even doing it. I talked to my mom and she had my brother with DS when they were 27 and it was their first baby. They didn't know until a day after he was born that he had it and she said it was so shocking and they were in no way prepared for it. She recommended it cause she thinks it would have made a world of difference to be more prepared to care for him and emotionally to be ready for such news.

UnicornBee · February 2011

DH and I are getting one. My family is so full of health issues that I want to be sure.

lob · February 2011

No, our insurance didn't cover it and we decided to save money for other things for our baby. I am not sure what we would of done if it was covered. DH and I didn't have a long conversation about it.

September2007 · February 2011

We had it done... Well, ours does integrated screening, so it's not just the scan but also blood markers at weeks 12 and 15. We went for part 1 with the blood marker tests and the ultrasound about 3 weeks ago. I go back tomorrow for part 2, which is blood marker testing only. It's not invasive whatsoever.

Our nuchal folds (what the ultrasound measures) were low risk, but they combine that measurement with the blood markers from weeks 12 and 15 to give you an actual 1:xxx odds.

We wanted to know what we'd be facing, if anything, but it wouldn't change the outcome of our pregnancy. However, with twins, we felt like we needed to know, especially if both were born with special needs.

It's a very personal choice...

megd06 · February 2011

I'm not--didn't with DS either. My practice doesn't offer them.

missdelica · February 2011

I won't be getting a NT scan either. Actually my doctor told me that at his office they only do about 6 per year. He says they are not very accurate and he doesn't like to do them unless there is probable reason to do so. It was offered to me because they have to offer it. So I opted not to get it. I will be getting all the blood work that they offer and if something comes up in the bloodwork I will opt for more testing. But until then I would rather not worry myself anymore than I already am.

robnnoel · February 2011

missdelica:
I won't be getting a NT scan either. Actually my doctor told me that at his office they only do about 6 per year. He says they are not very accurate and he doesn't like to do them unless there is probable reason to do so. It was offered to me because they have to offer it.

Pretty much this! Also, most insurance companies do not cover the testing and I am sure this pregnancy is going to cost us enough without added expenses.

Duckieer · February 2011

I'm not getting one.

2BWEDN2007 · February 2011

We were offered one with all three of our pregnancies and declined.

Kcirar726 · February 2011

Wow, well thanks for all the responses. I guess I would probably turn it down even if it was offered because the last thing I need is to worry for the next 6 month.

lovelymissautumn · February 2011

Nope.

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