Nuchal Blood Test Result - Confused, scared and feeling alone.

[reneenay]

Hi everyone,

I had the amnio on the 30th and it was absolutely awful. It wasnt painful at all but it was very intense, all those weeks of waiting led up to that moment and I felt literally paralised with fear during the proceedure. When the Ob pulled the needle out white stuff (I was looking at the ultrasound image) started flowing into the sac. I could see the ob looked.....a little too interested in that image but she continued on as normal. It was only when I asked "what's that what stuff" she said...."I think it's blood". I think.....ahh so comforting no? It turns out "she thinks" she nicked a vein on the way in and as she pulled the needle out blood flowed into the sac. So before this happened she agreed I could book in my 20 week ultrasound at my local hospital but after she asked I come back to her. Apparently because the baby will now be swallowing the amnio fluid combined with my blood the bladder & bowel will appear bright on the ultrasound. To someone who doesnt know what happened at the amnio it will look like a condition called Echogenic bowel. She didnt mention if this was harmful to the baby, which I'm sure she would have if it indeed was.

We got our fish results back 4 days later and we have been cleared for (Trisomy 13,18 & 21 DS). What a huge relief! We will be getting our full amnio results this Friday. I just want to get these full results and the 20 week scan done (in just over a week) to feel completely safe.

[Maruschke]

Hi everyone,

I had the amnio on the 30th and it was absolutely awful. It wasnt painful at all but it was very intense, all those weeks of waiting led up to that moment and I felt literally paralised with fear during the proceedure. When the Ob pulled the needle out white stuff (I was looking at the ultrasound image) started flowing into the sac. I could see the ob looked.....a little too interested in that image but she continued on as normal. It was only when I asked "what's that what stuff" she said...."I think it's blood". I think.....ahh so comforting no? It turns out "she thinks" she nicked a vein on the way in and as she pulled the needle out blood flowed into the sac. So before this happened she agreed I could book in my 20 week ultrasound at my local hospital but after she asked I come back to her. Apparently because the baby will now be swallowing the amnio fluid combined with my blood the bladder & bowel will appear bright on the ultrasound. To someone who doesnt know what happened at the amnio it will look like a condition called Echogenic bowel. She didnt mention if this was harmful to the baby, which I'm sure she would have if it indeed was.

We got our fish results back 4 days later and we have been cleared for (Trisomy 13,18 & 21 DS). What a huge relief! We will be getting our full amnio results this Friday. I just want to get these full results and the 20 week scan done (in just over a week) to feel completely safe.

Sooooo glad you got the all clear!

[Trillian]

Oh that is such a huge relief Renee! I'm sure the full report and 20wk scan will show nothing bad either.

[sunshine 11]

I just found this thread and am so pleased you got a great result. You have been through a really stressful time with waiting and the procedure itself, so be kind to yourself. I am sure the 20 week scan will be fine. Congrats on your little healthy boy! xx

[Frangipani Lou]

Congratulations Reneenay!
I had Cvs last week and I understand the stress and trauma of waiting and not knowing. The 12 week scan and bloods are really are just screening. But omg such a terrifying process to go thru!
We got the all clear for trisomy 13, 18 and 21 and also learnt the gender. Our risk went down with the bloods for downs and up to 1/29 for trisomy 18.
Are they doing the full chromosomal testing too? We have a week or so to wait for the full test. Let me know how you go.

[Three Graces]

Just read your thread now. We had bloods come back as 1/24 and I decided not to do the amnio. The 16 week ultrasound came back with good nasal bone and soft markers, but a bright white bowel (as bright as bone). Which indicated either down's, cystic or the baby had swallowed blood when I'd had a bleed in first trimester. We did blood testing and saw a genetic counsellor and managed to rule out Cystic. The 20 week scan was pretty good and the bowel wasn't as bright white. I've had the 34 week growth scan and the placenta and blood flow is fine and they're not so concerned about the echogenic bowel. I'm pretty sure it was just the blood that the baby ingested and that's where it sits in the bowel. It doesn't do any harm, but does come up bright white on the scan.
Good luck for the rest of your results and the20 week scan.

[EsJay]

thats great to hear, goodluck with everything hun