Did you have your NT scan?.. Thinking I wont...

[[M]umma[M]ia]

yep i had it done. Also i only had it done just to see bubs coz when ur 12 weeks ur not really showing so i needed to make sure it was really happening. it was mainly for mine and DP's peace of mind.

[Beach Mama]

I didn't have it done with Izzy, and I worried all the way to my 20 week scan off and on about it. I m/c at 12 weeks before I had her so I always stress during pg and I don't know that I would terminate however this time around I didn't want the stress that I had with Izzy and not knowing if that makes sense. Although I had a whole new lot of stress waiting to have the appointment, getting my scan results and waiting for my blood/combined results. In hindsight I probably had just as much stress but in a lesser amount of time. Fortunately our results came back with very low risk, 1 in 11,500 for downs, and 1 in 65,000 for Trisomy 18. As the other posters have said, I guess you need to decide that if you do the stress and results may still not be conclusive and will that just make your stress and worry even higher? It's a tricky one hun - good luck deciding.

[Rouge]

I wouldn't terminate but there are other things that can be picked up other than what the scan is designed for. For example I have had a few friends who didn't have the scan and then their baby had to be birthed shortly after their 18 wk scan due to deformities as the babies would have died in the womb regardless. Both of these people had gone to all the efforts of decorating nursery's, baby showers the works. Then one day out of the blue when they least expect it they are told their baby is so severely deformed that it is amazing it survived this far and it will die either in the womb or they can go ahead with labour now. I would want to know that before the 18-20 week scan. Its a hard situation regardless but I'd still want to know. Also having had miscarriages I would hate to find out at 20 weeks that I had a missed miscarriage early on and I had been carrying an angel bubba for that long iykwim? But I am a worrier with regards to all this stuff, and after seeing the suffering some of my friends have gone through it may not have been any easier but some parts of the grief would have been easier managed had it been earlier.

Keep in mind though, everyone is different and what may be a concern for one may not be for another.

[PinkPalace]

HI girls with DD #1 i did have it done although in a low risk but really wanted to see bub
WIth #2 we didnt mostly because we didnt have any money to pay for it.

Csab i totally agree with you. It is a big decision and something that needs serious thought so you can mame the decision right for you when deciding to bring a child in to the world with possible disability.