[Cookie78]

Andrea, hang in there with the wait. Will you find out the gender from the nipt results? I was dreading the waiting but was happy to think I would be finding out the gender too. So I spent some of that time thinking about names.

Onepinkstar, the amnio should rule out the downs so you could probably go back to standard care. Good luck with your assignments in the meantime and at least those will keep you busy.

Nervous mama and worriedmama, good luck with your scans today.

I spoke to my obst and I am now taking aspirin. The obst previously recommended calcium tablets but I was having problems with keeping elevit down so didn't start on it, I will purchase some caltrate and omega3 the next time I am at the pharmacy. Thanks for the recommendations, worriedmama. My morphology scan is on 31 may, so I must be a couple of weeks behind the both of you, I am 16w6d.

Lilseads, I am sorry about your results. Take care of yourself.

[Nervousmama]

Well my scan went pretty well today - everything looked good but have to go back in 4 weeks so they can get a good look at the heart. Baby is measuring well but still a bit early to see everything they need to in her heart. My OB assured me this wasn't code for "there's something wrong", just that they have to be cautious when there's a a family history of heart defects.
I asked whether I should be on aspirin too but he said this was most beneficial when the blood vessels in the placenta are developing during week 10-13 and wouldn't really make a difference at this stage. But he did say my numbers weren't THAT bad, bad enough to throw up the bad NT result but no further treatment is needed except that he'll be monitoring growth a bit more closely in the later stages.
So all in all, good news. Just a shame we could not get a more definitive answer about the heart.
Pinkstar - my NT result was 1:45 and now that I'm clear, I'm not considered high risk anymore. It's only the low Papp-a at 0.303 Mom that warrants closer monitoring but no other change to my antenatal care is necessary. I'm planning on delivering at Mercy but if there does turn out to be a heart prob, I'll have to go to KEMH or maybe just a bigger hosp like SJOG depending on the severity. There's only a question of the heart prob because my husband was born with a VSD - nothing to do with my NT result.
How did you get on Worriedmum?
Hope everyone is coping okay with the hideous waiting game xx

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