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NT Scan Update PIP
We had our NT scan this morning, mostly I wanted to do it because my doctor sends everyone for it, plus it was at the hospital with better u/s equipment than the portable machine my doctor uses and used at our first appointment. Well, what a morning it was, and if I had known better, I wouldn't have done it. First off baby did not want to cooperate and was sitting straight up, the sonographer could not get the little bugger to move. So she had me drink a my huge bottle of water to fill up my bladder more and walk around a bit in hopes he/she would move. She comes back, baby is laying down now, but not the right way. She leaves again and makes me walk more. Comes in the third time, and she just decides she's going to measure the NT anyway, even though she's not getting good pictures and can't get the baby in the exact right position.
After she's done with these measurements the genetic counselor comes in and tells us that the NT is measuring 3.9 mm and the baby is at increased risk for all kinds of things, and basically goes over all our options and takes a detailed family medical history. I'm freaking out about now. I keep asking if she was sure she got the measurements right since the baby wasn't cooperating and the sonographer seemed to give up, at least to me. So after they scare us with all this talk, telling us that something may be wrong with our baby, and we're now at such an increased risk, the MFM doctor comes in and says the pictures were not good, the range was too off for them to want to believe its accuracy (3.2-3.9 mm) and she wants to repeat the scan.
She comes in with the sonographer this time and baby still isn't cooperating, but finally moves, and they measure it again a few times over, this time it's 2.5 mm. The MFM leaves, then comes back and tells us that it's in the normal range. Everything else looked great, and that we have no cause for concern and see when the blood work comes back, and we'll do the anatomy scan early at 17 weeks. Yeah, thanks for freaking us out before, telling us we would need a fetal echocardiogram and getting the genetic counselor to tell us we should have an amnio and all kinds of other tests.
I'm still a nervous wreck, and I still can't believe they would put us through all that. I'm trying to calm down now and believe that everything is normal and fine and our little Jellybean is perfectly healthy and just stubborn. Sorry for the novel post!
Re: NT Scan Update PIP
It's a boy! Boy's are stubborn!
That is one of the reasons why I didn't do the NT scan. Sorry you had to go through that.
Pardon my ignorance, but what does NT stand for and what is an NT scan?
Sorry you had all that stress! Baby looks so cute though in those pictures!
NT stands for nuchal translucency. Basically there's a fluid filled pouch at the back of baby's neck, and they measure it on an ultrasound between 11-13 weeks. Supposedly, babies with Down Syndrome, Trisomy 13, and Trisomy 18, as well as some other chromosomal abnormalities show a thicker NT. The cutoff for me was supposed to be 3.0 mm, so when it was over that that's when they started to get concerned that the baby has some kind of abnormality or defect and suggest further, sometimes invasive, testing to determine what's going on so we would be prepared for a baby with any kinds of problems, as well as further monitoring. They also do a finger prick, and with the u/s the results are supposed to tell you the risk of the baby having any of these problems, but they got concerned right off when just the NT measurement was so high, the genetics counselor was "sure" my bloodwork would also be high and show a much increased risk. I'm waiting for the bloodwork to come back next week.
Thanks... That's what I was thinking it was.
Ugh! I'm sorry they put you through that, but glad to hear that the Mfm dr figured out the correct reading.
Have a glass of sparkling cider and take a nice bubble bath. I miss bath time in silence.
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That is awful. Moms-to-be worry enough as it is without have to hear things like that just because someone didn't get a good picture, and knew it. Ugh. My LO didn't cooperate either but I was on the last date that was acceptable to do it so we didn't get to try again.
Your baby is beautiful! I can't wait to see him/her :-)