Its probably a bit premature but I would probably put a complaint in about the sonographer. Even if your at a higher risk it might be 1:200 or 1:100 or something the stats the sonographer gave you is 1:10 which is probably bull S and contributed to unneccessary anxiety. As far as I am concerned it wasn't his/her area to say that to you. Obviously now you need to wait for the BT and hopefully that reassures you that bub is ok. Even if the correct NT was 2.32mm that alone would not give you a risk of 1 in 10 on its own without the BT.
Thats not real high...I am pretty sure its over 3mm. FWIW...dd1 had a 6.3mm measurement and the combined bt gave me a 1:19 of ds and 1:32 of T18. Shes a happy and healthy 3 year old.....(its her bday today)
I just looked on a medical site I have assess to from my work and it said anything below 2mm is normal at 11weeks. At 13-14weeks anything under 2.8mm is within the normal range.
Mildez - Anxiety with a capital A! I am beginning to think NT scans are a waste of time - precious time that could be better spent doing other things like enjoying being pregnant. I think if I have not heard from her by 5pm-ish, I might calll my wonderful OBGYN and speak with her. Thanks for explaining things to me. I do feel a little better.
Sorry it has taken so long to get back, but the other girls have given you good info.
The NT measurement by itself is not usually used to determine risk, because by itself it has a high false positive rate (compared to the combo of NT scan + bloods)
In saying that, below 2.5mm (or even 3mm towards 13 weeks gestation) does not usually increase the risk figure. So, your measurements were fine.
I think the sonographer was wrong in giving you some info without explaining properly, or you having someone to get the info from. Especially as you are also waiting on bloods.
When was your blood taken? Results can sometimes take more than a week to get back. It is better if you have a proactive dr who will follow up with the lab.
Please try not to worry, an accurate risk figure is based on age, blood plus NT measurement. And it is only a risk figure, even if the combo comes back with a higher risk, this is not definitive.
I JUST GOT MY RESULTS - RISK IS 1: 2750!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can breathe. She actaully sounded surprised my results were so good!
Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for being here for me today. I am crying from releif at the monment....can barely see the darn keyboard!
I love my fellow BB members so much. Not even my closest freinds are aware of yesterday or the hell I have been going through today. Thank you for your kind words, support and advice!
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Kate - I had my bloods done yesterday at 5.30pm and got the results 2 mins ago! Thank you for getting back to me. SPECIAL thanks.
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